The new year only just began, but festival season will be here before you know it — and with BottleRock Napa Valley announcing that Sombr, the Backstreet Boys, Lorde and dozens more artists will be on its 2026 lineup, there’s certainly a lot to look forward to.
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The California festival unveiled its full bill on Tuesday (Jan. 13), revealing that — in addition to the breakout “Back to Friends” hitmaker, reunited boy band and New Zealand pop star — Foo Fighters, Teddy Swims and LCD Soundsystem will also headline this year. Other major acts on the lineup include Lil Wayne, Zedd, Ludacris, Papa Roach, Mt. Joy, Slightly Stoopid, Rilo Kiley, AJR and Busta Rhymes.
The 2026 BottleRock festival will take place across three days from May 22 to 24, with its tagline promising that the music fans take part in will give them their “first taste of summer.” Throughout the weekend, attendees can enjoy sets from BigXThaPlug, Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kool & the Gang, Del Water Gap, Tom Morello, Natasha Bedingfiled and more before each night’s headliners.
Tickets for the annual event will go on sale at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
Year after year, BottleRock gives locals a diverse palette of music to experience. In 2025, Green Day, Justin Timberlake and Noah Kahan were the headliners, while the year prior, it was Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Stevie Nicks and Maná.
In the month leading up to BottleRock, two other major Cali festivals — Coachella and Stagecoach — will take place as well. The first will see Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G headlining, while the country-music showcase has tapped Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Post Malone to lead its bill a few weeks later.
See the full BottleRock 2026 lineup below.
