Who is racking up the most UK festival headline slots this summer? We counted every confirmed headline billing across the 154 festivals we have lineups for. Top of the pile: Scissor Sisters, headlining 6.
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Scissor Sisters
most headline slots of any UK act in 2026
16
Scissor Sisters
26
The Proclaimers
35
Kaiser Chiefs
44
Soul II Soul
54
Loyle Carner
64
Wolf Alice
74
Madness
84
Fatboy Slim
94
Self Esteem
104
Faithless
114
Jessie J
124
Skerryvore
134
Lewis Capaldi
143
Cast
153
Groove Armada
163
Zara Larsson
173
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
183
Lucinda Williams
193
Two Door Cinema Club
203
The Libertines
213
Razorlight
223
Kasabian
233
CMAT
243
Richard Ashcroft
253
The Streets
263
Peat & Diesel
273
Sammy Virji
283
Dougie Maclean
293
Wet Leg
303
Calvin Harris
312
Saxon
322
Tems
332
The Human League
342
Fontaines D.C.
352
Skepta
362
Levellers
372
Super Furry Animals
382
Skindred
392
Bastille
402
De La Soul
412
Sally C
422
Hannah Laing
432
Oasish
442
Craig David
452
Boney M
462
Fulu Miziki
472
BCUC
482
Frank Turner
492
Rebecca Ferguson
502
Joy Orbison
512
Everything Everything
522
Say She She
532
Rudimental
542
Biffy Clyro
552
The Kooks
562
Hollie Cook
572
Orchestra Baobab
582
Craig Charles
592
Julie McKnight
602
Gabrielle
612
Call Super
622
Lukas Wigflex
632
The Bluetones
642
Pulp
652
Four Tet
662
Nightmares On Wax
672
Emma-Jean Thackray
682
The Wildhearts
692
Darwin
702
Jane Fitz
712
Move D
722
Snapped Ankles
732
The Pigeon Detectives
742
Lily Allen
752
Pendulum
762
High Contrast
772
Beans on Toast
782
Nile Rodgers & Chic
792
Goldie
802
Gentleman's Dub Club
812
Example
822
Pitbull
832
Teddy Swims
842
FM
852
White Lies
862
Skunk Anansie
872
The Last Dinner Party
882
Soulwax
892
War
902
Blossoms
912
Emmylou Harris
922
Valtos
932
Good Charlotte
942
Sublime
952
Taking Back Sunday
962
Knocked Loose
972
I Hate Models
982
Little Simz
992
Joy Crookes
1002
Richard Thompson
Method: counted from confirmed headline billings across the 154 UK festivals in our directory with published 2026 lineups (out of 261 total). This ranks headline slots, not every set an act plays, and it grows as more lineups are confirmed, so the table will shift through the season. Spot a billing we have missed? Tell us.