Wall of Sound PR

Brand new multi-venue festival LOUD & CLEAR are today delighted to announce the first wave of acts for their inaugural year, including their headliner and seven other names from the bill.

Held across Liverpool’s vibrant creative district The Baltic Triangle utilising beloved local independent venues Camp & Furnace, Lost Art, and 24 Kitchen Street, the festival will take place on 21st November 2026, with Tier 1 tickets on sale now.

Headlining the event will be legendary New Jersey emo band Saves The Day playing their 2001 classic album Stay What You Are in full, as a UK festival exclusive.

Also added to the bill on the first wave of announcements are HELD.—a new supergroup featuring Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria) alongside Sal Mignano and Douglas Robinson (The Sleeping).

They will be joined by Canadian punks Chastity, Swedish alt-metal/grunge outfit Grommet, Manchester post-hardcore trio Big Problem, London screamo band incaseyouleave, abrasive London punks Rifle, Sheffield emo-rockers Jetski, the Norwich folk/emo of SUDS, local Liverpool alt-rock/grunge newcomers East Exchange, London shoegaze electronic pop artist Sunbrella, rising London hardcore crew Turn of Phrase, and Northampton post-shoegaze trio thistle.

A second wave of acts will be revealed over the coming months.

Brought to you by veteran local promoters Good Times and HSP Present—the organisers behind Liverpool’s recent hugely successful So Long Good Friday festival, Liverpool Psych Fest and hundreds of memorable gigs over the years—LOUD & CLEAR is a communal celebration of noise, shining a spotlight on Liverpool’s tight-knit local alternative community and world-renowned love of music.

Showcasing the best in established and breaking international artists from the emo, punk, post-hardcore, shoegaze and alt-rock genres, it’s a rare chance for the city to host some of the hottest international names from the global alternative scene.

Tickets will be deliberately priced to be accessible to as many people as possible, with the team behind the festival intent on bringing something affordable, inclusive, and community-focused to the thriving Liverpool alternative music scene.

LOUD & CLEAR first wave line up:

Saves The Day
Held.
Big Problem
Chastity
East Exchange
Grommet
incaseyouleave
Jetski
Rifle
SUDS
Sunbrella
thistle.
Turn of Phrase