Winter has officially been evicted. The mighty Winter’s End Festival 2026 has dropped its full stage times, and it’s a four-day riff buffet designed to keep your neck sore and your heart happy. Afternoon scorchers, evening monsters, and not a single wasted slot — this is how you do a winter rock festival properly. Proper tidy. 🔥🍺
Below is everything you need to plan your days, your beers, and your inevitable “how did it get to 11pm already?” moments.
🗓️ Thursday 29th January 2026
Doors open: 5.30pm
- Pyrogaric — 6.00pm → 6.30pm
- Chez Kane — 7.05pm → 7.40pm
- Rosalie Cunningham — 8.15pm → 9.15pm
- Sophie Lloyd — 9.50pm → 11.05pm
Thursday doesn’t mess about. Glam swagger, psych-rock sorcery, and guitar heroics to kick the doors clean off Winter’s End weekend 🤘
🗓️ Friday 30th January 2026
☀️ Afternoon Session
Doors open: 12.30pm
- Sleazy Money — 1.00pm → 1.30pm
- Brave Rival — 2.00pm → 2.30pm
- Chantel McGregor — 3.00pm → 3.30pm
- Gin Annie — 4.00pm → 4.30pm
Daytime riffs hit different. Sunshine through the windows, cold pints on the go, and blues-rock grooves warming the bones 🍻
🌙 Evening Session
- Perfect Beasts — 6.00pm → 6.35pm
- Lucie Sue — 7.05pm → 7.50pm
- Tailgunner — 8.20pm → 9.20pm
- GUN — 9.50pm → 11.20pm
Friday night turns feral. Big riffs, raised fists, and choruses bouncing off the walls 😈🔥
🗓️ Saturday 31st January 2026
☀️ Afternoon Session
Doors open: 12.30pm
- Saffron Gorman and The Black Eagle Band — 1.00pm → 1.30pm
- Ransom — 2.00pm → 2.30pm
- Jack J Hutchinson — 3.00pm → 3.30pm
- Black Lakes — 4.00pm → 4.30pm
From bluesy swagger to crushing alternative heaviness — Saturday afternoon is stacked wall to wall 🖤
🌙 Evening Session
- Seven Sisters — 6.00pm → 6.35pm
- Preyrs — 7.05pm → 7.50pm
- The Damn Truth — 8.20pm → 9.20pm
- Orianthi — 9.50pm → 11.20pm
Saturday night closes with a full-throttle guitar clinic. Neck braces advised 🎸🔥
🗓️ Sunday 1st February 2026
☀️ Afternoon Session
Doors open: 12.30pm
- Straight for the Sun — 1.00pm → 1.30pm
- Blue Nation — 2.00pm → 2.30pm
- Matted — 3.00pm → 3.30pm
- The Hot One Two — 4.00pm → 4.30pm
Sunday afternoons are all about grit, groove, and that “one more band before tea” energy 🤘
🌙 Evening Session
- Fury — 6.00pm → 6.35pm
- Preacher Stone — 7.05pm → 7.50pm
- These Wicked Rivers — 8.20pm → 9.20pm
- Tyketto — 9.50pm → 11.20pm
A Sunday night finale soaked in melody, muscle, and pure hard-rock joy. Curtains close. Goosebumps remain 💥
🎸 Riff Report Verdict
Winter’s End 2026 has nailed it — perfectly paced days, savage evenings, and a lineup that refuses to dip. If you’re into riffs, community vibes, and escaping January misery in the loudest way possible, this is your spiritual home.
Start planning, start stretching, and we’ll see you down the front, mun 🤘❄️🔥
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. Always chasing the next great riff. 🤘
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