Wet Leg, Underworld, Kneecap, TV on The Radio and Beth Gibbons have been announced as headliners for Wales’ Green Man festival this summer (Aug. 14-17). The event, which is already sold-out, will host an array of U.K., Irish and International acts in the Black Mountains in Wales’ Bannau Brycheiniog National Park over four nights in August.
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Kneecap will headline the opening night’s bill, with indie duo Wet Leg following on the Friday, and dance icons Underworld topping the lineup on Saturday. On the final evening, TV On The Radio and Portishead’s Beth Gibbons (solo) will close the festival with co-headline slots.
Elsewhere there’ll be performances from Wunderhorse, Greentea Peng, CMAT, Perfume Genius, MJ Lenderman, English Teacher, Fat Dog, Yard Act, Nilüfer Yanya, Warmduscher and more. See the full lineup below.
It’s the latest show announced for Wet Leg as they gear up for their highly-anticipated sophomore album. The band’s self-titled 2022 debut was nominated for best alternative album at the Grammys the following year, and saw them support Harry Styles extensively on his most-recent world tour.
Green Man festival was established in 2003 and has been held annually (aside from 2020) ever since. 2024’s edition was headlined by Big Thief, Sampha, Jon Hopkins, Sleaford Mods, while previous headliners across the two decades include Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, The War on Drugs, Father John Misty, Fontaines D.C., Kraftwerk and more.
The 25,000 capacity event will also host comedy and theatre performances, literature discussions, science workshops in its wide-ranging program. An accompanying statement by the festival reports that Green Man generates £28 million into the Welsh economy, and is one of the largest independent festivals in the U.K.
