Seven bands announced for Planet Rock presents Winter's End 2026

We’re delighted to announce the first seven bands playing Planet Rock presents Winter’s End 2026.

The ninth iteration of Winter's End takes place at Trecco Bay Holiday Park in Porthcawl, South Wales on the weekend of Thursday 29th January to Sunday 1st February 2026.

Always a formidable force in the live arena, New York City hard rock icons Tyketto will headline next year’s Winter’s End.

Led by powerhouse vocalist Danny Vaughn, Tyketto create rock music alchemy on stage, and with songs like ‘Forever Young’ and ‘Lay Your Body Down’ in their musical arsenal, it promises to be a memorable bill-topping set.

Also among the first wave of artists playing Winter’s End 2026 are old school British heavy metal revivalists Tailgunner, Montreal psychedelic blues rockers The Damn Truth, and lampshade-loving Derby rockers These Wicked Rivers.

Completing today’s line-up announcement are Belfast alternative metallers PREYRS, North Carolina southern rockers Preacher Stone, and twin-guitar driven London metallers Seven Sisters.

We’ll bring you more Winter’s End line-up announcements in the coming weeks and months.

Planet Rock presents Winter's End Early Bird tickets:

Early Bird weekend tickets (both accommodation and non-accommodation) to Planet Rock presents Winter’s End 2026 are on sale right now!

Available until Monday 30th June, all Early Bird accommodation tickets come with an extra night’s stay on Thursday 29th January 2026 at no extra cost.

The Thursday is an official warm-up night with three yet-to-be-announced bands playing the main stage.

Once the Early Bird offer ends, the Thursday night accommodation will cost £75 per booking. All weekend ticket prices will also increase slightly during the general sale.

Echoing our sister event Planet Rockstock, three different levels of accommodation are available - Gold, Silver and Bronze. All Gold tickets come with a free event T-shirt for each member of the party.

As always, a payment plan is available to help spread the costs.

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The Winter's End 2026 line-up so far:

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