Wales’ largest independent music, science, and arts festival, Green Man, has just revealed the line up for the already sold-out festival. In its twenty-second year, Green Man will take place from August 20th to the 23rd in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.
The headliners for the festival include Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, American rockers Wilco, electronic producer Four Tet, and the 2026 BRIT Award Winners Wolf Alice. The full line up is detailed in Green Man’s post below.
Mogwai will open the festivities on Friday the 20th, in their third Green Man appearance. Their music known for its distinctive lack of lyrics and immersive soundscapes have carried the band through a nearly 30 year career.
British DJ, Four Tet, will also be making a return to Green Man in 2026, but for his fourth appearance. Once called by critics ‘the definitive indie electronic artist,’ Four Tet will bring his ‘experimental yet highly accesible’ sound back to Bannau Brycheiniog.
American rock band, Wilco, is set to make their second appearance at Green Man this August, with their first being in 2009. The Independent described their 2009 performance as ‘masterful’ and that they ‘played the best of their vast catalog.’
And to close out the festivities, Wolf Alice is set to headline on the 23rd. Just off their 2026 BRIT Award win for Group of the Year, they are set to be headliners at Green Man for the first time. Widely celebrated for their blend of indie rock, dream-pop, shoe gaze and grunge, the band won the Mercury Prize in 2018 and received their historic fourth nomination in 2025 for their fourth studio album, ‘The Clearing.’
Elsewhere on the bill, Green Man stays true to its commitment to celebrate local Welsh talent with showings for Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon and songwriter Cate Le Bon. Cardiff-hailing newcomers, Panic Shack as well as Welsh-native songwriter Neve Caraid are seen on the bill as well, showcasing festival organisers’ dedication ‘to booking and platforming the future of live music talent.’
Headliners Wolf Alice remarked on their own beginnings as a band in their acceptance speech for their Group of the Year BRIT Award. Lead vocalist Ellie Rowsell said, ‘starting a band can be the hardest part and we couldn’t have done it without all the people who lent us money, drove us around the country, let us sleep on their floors, bought tickets to our early shows and even bought a piece of our atrocious merch.’ Rowsell went on to thank all the ‘pubs and clubs and grassroots venues across the country’ and then thanked ‘those who continually fight to keep them open.’ Rowsell turned to a call to action, citing recent closings of independent live venues versus the ‘billions of pounds live entertainment contributes to our economy.’ She said surviving as a band and an artist ‘shouldn’t be a battle.’
This echoes a sentiment shared by the Green Man Rising competition, as festival organisers say the contest in which a panel of judges selects an emerging act to open the Mountain Stage ‘offers grassroots artists an opportunity to submit music for a chance to receive essential insight from music professionals who are actively working within the industry.’
Though Green Man 2026 has sold out, with no future ticket sales coming in 2026, official resale tickets can be purchase exclusively through Tixel. More information on that can be found here.
