Wales’ biggest music festival is almost here, and once again Green Man Festival is completely sold out.
Thousands of music fans will descend on the beautiful Glanusk Estate near Crickhowell for several days of live music, late-night parties, comedy, food, arts and everything else that makes Green Man one of the highlights of the Welsh summer.
With a huge line-up spread across the festival, choosing who to see isn’t easy. From Welsh-language drill and Cardiff grassroots acts to rising indie bands and one of Britain’s biggest alternative bands, we’ve picked out some of the performances worth making time for.
Sage Todz
Essex-born and Welsh-raised Sage Todz brings together South London trap and drill with the Welsh language, creating a sound unlike almost anything else on the line-up.
Tracks including Rownd â Rownd and O HYD have helped him stand out from the contemporary rap scene, while his live CV already includes Tafwyl at Cardiff Castle, FOCUS Wales and supporting Irish hip-hop trio KNEECAP.
Many of Todz’s songs carry social and political messages inspired by violence, threats and the realities of life, giving his performances a real intensity. But this isn’t just music with a message. The beats are catchy, memorable and made to get a crowd moving.
Chai Wallahs, Saturday 22 August, 3pm
Westside Cowboy
Want to catch a band before they get seriously big? Put Westside Cowboy on your Friday list.
Formed in 2023, the Manchester four-piece have quickly become one of the most exciting emerging names in the UK’s alternative scene, particularly after winning Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2025.
They’ve since released their second EP, So Much Country ‘Till We Get There, and supported GEESE on the European leg of their Getting Killed tour. With a debut album on the way, Green Man could be a chance to catch them on their way up.
Mountain Stage, Friday 21 August, 2pm
Spit Hood
Cardiff’s grassroots scene is getting its moment on Green Man’s biggest stage courtesy of Spit Hood.
The South Wales four-piece have been building a reputation for frantic, heavy live performances, bringing their combination of digital hardcore and noise-rap to venues including Clwb Ifor Bach and Boho.
Their latest release, DOLL, arrived in April 2026, and now they’re taking that chaos to a considerably bigger crowd. Green Man describes them as “sexy, violent, noisy, dancey”, which gives you a pretty good idea of what you’re walking into.
Mountain Stage, Sunday 23 August, 7pm
Wolf Alice
One of the weekend’s headline performances and surely one of the must-see sets of Green Man 2026.
Wolf Alice have spent years moving effortlessly between huge alternative rock, dreamy melodies and euphoric pop, building themselves into one of Britain’s best live bands in the process.
Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell commands a festival stage, and with tracks from The Clearing joining an already impressive back catalogue, their Sunday night headline slot has all the ingredients for one of those Green Man performances people will still be talking about on Monday morning.
Mountain Stage, Sunday 23 August, 10.15pm
CVC
There’s another big Welsh connection in CVC, or Church Village Collective, who emerged from the South Wales music scene with their distinctive take on psychedelic rock.
There’s a definite nod towards the harmonies and free-spirited sound of Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Beatles, mixed with the experimental Welsh character you might associate with Super Furry Animals.
Their debut album Get Real arrived in 2023 and was mixed and produced by Ross Orton, whose credits include Arctic Monkeys. After a quieter period and a change of drummer, their Thursday night Green Man appearance should be a great opportunity to see what comes next.
Walled Garden Stage, Thursday 20 August, 10.45pm
Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon
You never quite know what you’re going to get from Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon, and that’s exactly the point.
The Cardiff singer’s cult live show tears through pop classics, rock anthems, guilty pleasures and unexpected covers, jumping between genres with a full band and plenty of theatrical energy.
It’s become a festival favourite over the years and should provide one of Green Man’s biggest Welsh singalong moments.
Tall Child
Another name worth catching early is Tall Child, this year’s Green Man Rising winner.
The competition has become a brilliant platform for emerging artists, with the winner earning the opportunity to open the Mountain Stage at the festival. There’s something particularly special about seeing a new act step onto Green Man’s main stage for the first time, especially knowing you might be watching an artist at the very beginning of something much bigger.
More Than Just the Headliners
Of course, half the fun of Green Man is stumbling across someone you’ve never heard of and leaving with a new favourite artist.
Away from the headline performances, there are hundreds of acts, pop-up performances, DJs and late-night parties to discover across the site, alongside comedy, literature, science, film, food and drink.
Set beneath the Bannau Brycheiniog near Crickhowell, Green Man has a setting few UK festivals can compete with. Add a sold-out crowd and another huge line-up into the mix, and it’s shaping up to be another brilliant few days in the Welsh countryside.
