Portishead Music Festival

31/05/2026

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer for this year’s festival and be part of something awesome 🤩

30/05/2026

We are honoured to announce the line‑up for Portishead Music Festival – BOPFEST 26.

The range of bands performing this year is fantastic, featuring plenty of new acts alongside firm Portishead favourites, many of which you’ll recognise from the list below.

We’re especially proud to support the original music scene and Somerset Hall will host a full day of live music on its main stage throughout the afternoon and evening on the Saturday. We hope you’ll come along and discover bands you haven’t seen before and we’ll share more details about all the artists in the coming months, so you can start planning your weekend.

A huge thank you to the venues that are hosting our events and their donations to help run the festival. More news on sponsorship will also follow in the months ahead.

We’d also like to thank every act that applied to play. We simply couldn’t run this festival without you, and we’re incredibly grateful for the time, effort and talent you will be sharing with us.

With over 70 applications received, we worked hard to include as many artists as possible, but sadly, we weren’t able to offer a slot to everyone this time. We have created a reserve list, and we’ll be in touch straight away if a space becomes available.

We will arrange some busking events with our colleagues at the BOP Club and Bands On in Portishead to help promote the event so keep a look out for when these will be taking place.

02/05/2026

📢📢EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!

We are so excited to invite young musicians to our 2026 Battle of the Bands!

🎤Taking place on Friday 29th May 2026
🏆WIN a slot to perform at BOP-Fest

Get involved today and get all your friends along to support‼️

See you there!👇🏼

28/04/2026

Last chance to register your interest in playing at the festival ends on Thursday 30th April - apply here -

Thanks for your interest in taking part in the Portishead Music Festival! Please complete and return the form to provide details of your act and your availability. The festival takes place across 25-27 September and welcomes all ages, genres, originals and covers, and size of band to apply. All even...

24/03/2026

Registration for playing at the Portishead Music Festival BOPFEST 2026 is now open!

https://forms.gle/Txyz5nRW5WCaoyEEA

Please complete the form by 30th April.

We hope to accommodate as many acts as possible and look forward to showcasing all of the amazing talent we have in the town and local area!

12/03/2026

Bands On in Portishead will be hosting the Portishead Music Festival for 2026 across the 25-27 September weekend - follow this page for more information about how to register to perform and the full schedule when it’s released.