Mogwai, Wolf Alice lead first wave for Green Man 2026

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Mogwai by Steve Gullick

Mogwai will headline on the Thursday.

Mogwai, Wolf Alice and Four Tet are leading the first wave of artists to be confirmed for Green Man Festival 2026.

They’re joined by the likes of Cat Power, Sparks, The Beta Band, Anna Calvi, Baxter Dury, Cate Le Bon, Dry Cleaning, Shame and Tyler Ballgame with the event set for the Brecon Beacons between August 20th-23rd.

For Mogwai, it will continue their live work behind last year’s The Bad Fire album, given a 4* review from Live4ever:

“The Bad Fire – the phrase is a Glaswegian slang for hell – is then a metaphor for what was around them during its making, but the symphonic tones of opener God Gets You Back rise and fall almost joyously, a reminder that Mogwai’s many qualities include a subtlety which many outsiders would dismiss,” it reads.

“Whilst the phrase ‘post rock’ now means almost nothing in substantive terms, the following Hi Chaos leans more closely towards it, a spidery riff repeating itself over and over whilst waves of effects build gradually to a crescendo.”

At the other end of spectrum, Pale Vegan Hip Pain rejoices in its simplicity; a wordless, tenderly picked Sunday 6am interlude that radiates a contemplative aura. It’s hard to think of this music as vulnerable, but this is so.

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