Outbreak Fest in Manchester took place this past weekend, 13-15 of June. The well-known music festival, which began in 2011, has become a major event in the UK’s alternative music scene, featuring art, food, and skateboarding throughout the weekend. The Manchester-based festival held a day-long debut event in London on June 13, as part of the LIDO Festival in Victoria Park, before heading to Manchester for the official Outbreak Festival on June 14-15 .
The London headliners included artists Turnstile, Alex G, Sunny Day Real Estate, Glassjaw, and Knocked Loose. The majority of them also performed on the Manchester days of Outbreak Fest, including other artists, Danny Brown, Flesh Water, Superheaven, and Pest Control.
Turnstile, the rock band from Baltimore, Maryland, headlined on the 13th of June at Victoria Park. The band recently released their new album, titled ‘NEVER ENOUGH’, in early June, performing some of their new songs, including ‘SEEIN’ STARS’, ‘BIRDS’, ‘DULL’, and ‘NEVER ENOUGH’. They also performed songs from past albums, including ‘BLACKOUT’, ‘Come Back For More’, and ‘WILD WRLD’. Turnstile also brought out Blood Orange as a guest appearance; the two performed their song ‘ALIEN LOVE CALL’ together.
Alex G, American singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania, headlined two back-to-back days in London and Manchester. The singer has an upcoming album set to release on July 18, titled ‘Headlights’, and debuted a new, unidentified song both nights at the festival. Alex G also released a song featured on the new album, titled ‘Afterlife’. He performed well-known songs, ‘Harvey’, ‘Advice’, ‘Forever’, ‘Headroom Piano’, and ‘Immunity’.
New album Headlights out July 18
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Pest Control, a punk band from Leeds, England, gave a high-intensity performance to their fans on the 3rd day of Outbreak Fest with a backdrop on stage quoting ‘I wondered when metal bands would run out of cool names and I guess if finally happened (There is a band called Pest Control)’. They performed songs including ‘Time Bomb’, ‘Year of the Pest’, and ‘Don’t Test the Pest’.
Glassjaw, a post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York, performed all three days of Outbreak Fest. During their Manchester sets, they performed a full run-through of their album ‘Worship And Tribute’ on day one, and the complete run-through of their ‘Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence’ album on day two.
Outbreak Fest was successful and unique for adding a London show this year before the scheduled festival in Manchester. Don’t miss out on important dates and information for next year.
