Love Saves the Day 2026 lineup has been announced

There’s something about the end of May in Bristol that just feels different. The city’s been holding its breath through spring, and then the bank holiday arrives and suddenly everyone remembers how to breathe again. Ashton Court gets this golden light in the afternoon, the kind that makes you think someone’s turned the saturation up, and for two days it plays host to what might genuinely be the official start of summer round these parts.

Love Saves the Day is back on the 23rd and 24th of May, and honestly? The lineup’s got people talking already.

They’ve pulled together a proper mix this time. Sammy Virji will be up there doing what he does best, bringing that garage sound to a field full of people who’ve been waiting all year to dance like no one’s watching. Sub Focus is on the bill too, which means you can probably expect the place to go absolutely off at some point in the evening. Rizzle Kicks are back at it, which feels like a bit of a moment actually—there’s something about those two that just puts a smile on your face. Confidence Man are bringing the DJ set, which if you’ve ever seen them live you’ll know is basically controlled chaos in the best possible way. Throw Hedex into the mix and you’ve got a weekend that’s pulling from all sorts of directions. They’re saying there’s more to come on the lineup front too, which is genuinely hard to get your head round because it’s already looking stacked.

But here’s the thing about this festival that’s always got it right—it never forgets where it lives.

Bristol’s got this ridiculous amount of talent just bubbling under the surface, always has done, and Love Saves the Day makes a proper point of shining a light on that. All through the site you’ll find local artists, local selectors, people who’ve been shaping the sound of this city for years without ever needing to leave it. It feels right, you know? Like coming home to a party that’s been thrown in your honour.

The stage takeovers this year are something else. FUSE are bringing their whole vibe, which if you know you know. SWU, Dubtendo, Active Scenes—these are names that mean something round here. The Blast, RUN, Firmly Rooted, Teachings In Dub, each one bringing their own crowd, their own energy, their own little world within the bigger one. Girls Don’t Sync have been killing it lately and seeing them on the lineup makes total sense. And Pineapple Records? That’s Bristol history right there. Full stage lineups are still under wraps but honestly just knowing who’s involved is enough to get you excited about what they might be cooking up.

If you’re the type who likes to plan ahead—or maybe you’ve just got FOMO about clashes already—the day splits are up on the Love Saves the Day website now. Worth a look.

It’s going to be one of those weekends. The kind where you wander between stages with a drink in your hand, bump into people you haven’t seen since last summer, discover something unexpected from a stage you only wandered past because you heard a sound you couldn’t place. Bristol does that to you. And Love Saves the Day’s been doing it long enough to know exactly how it works.