With just months to go until its sixth edition, Pitchfork Music Festival London has unveiled its second wave of artists joining the city-wide celebration of forward-thinking music, taking place across independent venues from Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th November 2026.
The newly announced acts join an expansive lineup that already features the likes of The Avalanches & Friends, Tortoise, Jacob Alon, ear, Hania Rani, Noname, aja monet, Actress, The Radio Dept., Lido Pimienta, Los Thuthanaka, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Mandy, Indiana, and Olof Dreijer.
Leading the second announcement is influential American indie rock band DIIV, who join the Dalston Takeover bill on Saturday 7th November alongside Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Mandy, Indiana, and Working Men’s Club, with additional new names including Sarah Meth and Sex Mask.
The festival also welcomes acclaimed duo Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, who will join legendary Australian group The Avalanches at the Roundhouse on Friday 6th November, alongside a DJ set from modular ambient artist Arushi Jain. Elsewhere on the weekend, Drain Gang-connected rap innovator Thaiboy Digital headlines a special standalone show at Village Underground on Saturday 7th November, while cult American songwriter Robert Lester Folsom plays an intimate show at the ICA on Thursday 5th November, supported by Star Moles and Sean Solomon. On Saturday 7th November, Scottish artist Steven Hall brings his pseudonym Nirosta Steel to the ICA to perform his archival double LP My Skyscraper, charting a sonic landscape through disco, folk, and synth-pop recorded from 1984 to 2025.
Several previously announced events across the week have also expanded to meet demand. MGNA Crrrta and daine’s show on Wednesday 4th November has upgraded to Village Underground with rising artist Touching Ice added to the bill. Meanwhile, ear’s sold-out takeover of The Cause on Thursday 5th November welcomes Charlie Osborne and Ship Sket, and MOTH Club’s Pitchfork London Selects residency completes its lineup with a Wednesday showcase featuring Rockie Rode, The Healing Power of Horses, and Any Young Mechanic.
