We might slowly be dipping into the colder months of the year, but ArcTanGent are bringing the heat with this announcement.
Heading today’s announcement are arguably two of the most requested headliners in ATG history: Blood Incantation and Neurosis. Arguably two of the finest names in left-field heavy music, the announcement comes at a crucial time for both acts, with Neurosis dropping their latest record, An Undying Love for a Burning World, earlier this year and Blood Incantation recently releasing the soundtrack album for their documentary All Gates Open. 2027 will be the first time both bands play the festival, with Blood Incantation headlining Thursday and Neurosis closing the festival on Saturday.
The undercard is absurd as well. Special one-off sets will see The Wildhearts performing an exclusive prog set and Employed To Serve performing their 2017 release The Warmth of a Dying Sun in full to celebrate its tenth anniversary. They will be joined by the likes of Slift, The Ocean, Holy Fawn, Smote, IAN, Ronker, Sans Froid, Messa, Cowboyy and loads more from all corners of the alternative left-field scene.
On today’s announcement, festival head honcho James Scarlett says: “There’s no better way to kickstart the new chapter of ArcTanGent, for the first year at our new location in the Cotswolds, than with two of our most requested headliners. Both bands are absolutely solid gold headliners – anyone that listens to 2 Promoters, 1 Pod will likely be sick of hearing me wax lyrical about the new Neurosis album. To have them along with Blood Incantation – a band it’s frankly criminal they haven’t played before – is the dream way to kick off a new edition of ArcTanGent. We’re also unleashing the vast majority of our Wednesday line-up, bringing back some of the most exciting acts from previous years. There are a lot of bands here that stood out with huge crowds in 2026, so we’re stoked that they want to return and help us kick off the early entry day of ATG 2027. As always, this announcement is simply a list of artists I’m extremely excited about from top to bottom and can’t wait to watch live at our new Cotswolds home.”
From its humble beginnings in 2013, ArcTanGent has become the biggest event in experimental music and a favourite for many – us included. Next year’s festival will take place at its new home of Todenham Manor Farm, Moreton-In-Marsh, between the 18th and 21st August. Find tickets here and peep the line-up thus far below.
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