Wanderlust Festival 2026

It’s SHOWTIME! Southampton’s multi-venue festival, Wanderlust is back for its third year with art rock quintet Squid as headliners! 

Also joining the first wave announcement are adrenaline fuelled rhythm makers, SCALER; Stoke-On-Trents’ answer to Devo, Formal Sppeedwear; Swedish indie-rockers, Girl Scout; filthy, fuzzy psychedelic band The Family Battenberg; sonic cauldron masters Blood Wizard; and many more…

Taking place across the Saturday, 23rd and Sunday, 24th May 2026 Wanderlust will again be hosted by three of the most pinnacle live music venues in Southampton - Heartbreakers, The Joiners & The 1865. Presented by leading south coast promoter Psych, Wanderlust is set to once again showcase some of the most exciting and emerging artists in the indie/ alternative scene. 

SoYoung Magazine: “Wanderlust [has] cemented itself as an additional jewel in the crown of the Southampton music scene”

DIY Magazine:”It seems that festival season kicks off earlier and earlier these days, but who…