Amyl And The Sniffers, Little Simz to play this year's Forwards Festival in Bristol

Amyl And The Sniffers live at Alexandra Palace (Alex Elms for Live4ever)

Amyl And The Sniffers are confirmed to play the Sunday at Forwards Festival 2026.

Amyl And The Sniffers, Little Simz, Tems and Self Esteem are some of the artists who’ll be playing this year’s Forwards Festival in Bristol over the weekend of August 29th-30th.

For Amyl And The Sniffers, it’s another festival booking as the band stays busy following the 2024 release of their Cartoon Darkness album.

“Chewing Gum – about our constant oscillation between moods and modes of life – showcases the control and power of an outfit willing to let things play out beyond two or three chords,” Live4ever’s review reads.

Fans of progress will like it, and if so they’ll probably love U Should Not Be Doing That, a new wave mining piece that goes out swinging at trolls both foreign and domestic, and a track rounded out by a bit of skronking sax, whilst the feral power of It’s Mine is a nod to a female-led hardcore scene now proudly festering across many countries.

“If we’re doing honesty however (and at the risk of ending up getting hexed on the next album), there are a couple of vibe-breaking duds here, Bailing On Me a soporific tale of relationship strife whilst the apocalyptic Doing In Me Head loses a handful of points for wrapping boldly minded ideas up in a bruising football terrace chorus.”