Rock en Seine snaps up The Cure for 2026

Plus: Festival lineup news from Finland's Provinssi, Belgium's inaugural Werchter Parklife and Saudi Arabia's Soundstorm 2025

News By James Hanley | 17 September 2025

With the 2025 festival summer only just in the rearview mirror, the pieces are already starting to fall into place for next year's season.The UK's BST Hyde Park and inaugural Roundhay Festival, as well as Germany's Hurricane & Southside made their first announcements over the past few days, while Coachella also unveiled its 2026 lineup this week.Portugal’s Rock in Rio Lisboa was first to show its hand earlier this year, confirming Linkin Park as its first 2026 headliner in early June – 12 months in advance. Germany’s Rock am Ring/Rock im Park also followed suit.Also fast out of the blocks is France's Rock en Seine (26-

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