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24/05/2026

Had a great day with some of our Sonic Boom Spark artists yesterday at Bearded Theory Festival.

The Spark programme is all about assisting local creative people with skills, knowledge and opportunities.

To be honest, they all nailed it!

18/05/2026

Here’s your Main Stage lineup for Sonic Boom Festival 2026

If you applied to play, thank you! We haven’t forgotten about you - and will be in touch soon about the Aftershock.

There’s much more to announce, so subscribe to our mailing list, discover and join our groups and channels, and be amongst the first to know everything.

Believe in the Power of Music

17/05/2026

First Festival Week 2026 - and we’re thinking about the future.

Everything Everything headlined Sonic Boom Festival last September. But festivals like ours are built on spotting what comes next.

We genuinely believe some of the artists lower down our 2026 bill are the ones you’ll be talking about in five years.

Come and see them first. Free main stage. Burton Upon Trent. 12 September.

Check out our listing at firstfestival.info

17/05/2026

WE NEED YOUR MEMORIES! 📸

It’s First Festival Week 2026 and we’re raiding the archive - but we need your help.

Sonic Boom Festival has always been a launchpad for artists on the rise. Burton Upon Trent has hosted some incredible talent so far, before the rest of the world caught on. None of that happens without YOU showing up.

Do you have photos or videos of artists like from their early sets at Sonic Boom?

Tag or retag us in your posts

Tag the friend you were standing next to in the front row
We’ll be sharing your memories!

Find out more: firstfestival.info |



📸 Oolay Photography

15/05/2026

Main Stage Lineup Announcement.

Monday 18th May.

10am.

SonicBoom.org.uk

10/05/2026

RUMBLE 3: 25 July · Prince of Brewers · Burton upon Trent

Made You Look / Made You Stare started as friends jamming in a rehearsal room. Four releases in, they’re one of Burton’s most exciting alt-rock acts - clever, hook-laden, and impossible to pin down. The kind of band that gets into your head and under your skin.

Dirt Bloom hit different. Grunge grit meets pop-punk hooks meets riffs that feel urgent and alive. A sound that’s both nostalgic and completely their own.

The Velocettes are the Derby psych-rock outfit you need to experience live. Layered guitars, atmospheric bass, trippy soundscapes with a raw edge.

Three bands. One night. All original music.

Early bird tickets available now. LINK IN BIO

RUMBLE is curated by local musicians and co-produced by Sonic Boom Music CIC.

This gig follows our Safe Venue Policy. [email protected] for more details

28/04/2026

25/04/2026

We are putting on shows all summer.

This one will be fantastic.

Tickets in bio.