Festival News: ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL announces 7 bands as its 'Advent Calendar'

With the most recent announcement to the ATG line-up, This festival just keeps pushing the boundaries. Over the years, many rising and prestigious bands have dominated the stages at ArcTangent and this year, things just turned up to 11.

With the recent addition of HEILUNG, who bring their blend of experimental folk music, which is strongly based of runic inscriptions and text from many historic ages of the past and CONVERGE, the legendary American hardcore punk band, bringing their chaotic & innovative brash riffs back to ATG as top of the bill headliners, they will bring their two opposing genres together to unite everyone under the mainstage. Other acts such as PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS, Pupil Slicer, Birds in Row, And so I watch you from afar, Russian Circles, Brutus and the almighty DEAFHEAVEN (Performing Sunbather in full) among the stacks of other bands on this already immense and dynamic line-up, we can’t wait to what else is due for future announcements.

This is one of the most exciting announcements so far from a UK festival underdog, we are so excited. DON’T MISS OUT!

Words by Robert Tilbury

Featured

Spanish Love Songs - 'Doom Tripping'

Bright, synth-driven, and anthemic, Spanish Love Songs' brand-new single blends an ambiguous sound with scarring and irate lyrics to form ‘Doom Tripping’.

Live Review: Death Cab For Cutie - Troxy, London 26/09/2026

Death Cab For Cutie enrapture Troxy.

Album Review: Keo - 'Put A Smile On For Me'

The perfect call-to-arms for anyone who thinks guitar-led music is dead.

Album Review: Gurriers - 'Nobody's Coming To Save You'

Scathing both in musical approach and lyrical outlook, Nobody’s Coming to Save You isn’t for the faint of heart, but Gurriers know that being artists who can locate their spine speaks volumes.

Introducing #293 - Sonia Elisheva

Let us introduce you to Sonia Elisheva - who has just released her new single 'Playground'.

Artist Of The Week #330 - Gia Ford

This week's Artist Of The Week is alt-pop singer-songwriter Gia Ford - who has just released her incredible sophomore album 'A Room Within A Room' via Chrysalis Records.

Live Review: Spiritbox - OVO Wembley Arena, London 19/09/2026

Spiritbox deliver an arena show that returns to London; this time at Wembley Arena for a full-circle show at the end of the Tsunami Sea tour that readies audiences for the next chapter.

Anxious - 'Secret Weapon'

Grandiose and thorough, Anxious’s new single sounds like the jumpy grunge tracks of a bygone era with a fresh coat of paint.

Album Review: Freak Slug - 'Amulet'

Freak Slug turns a past life reading into her most complete album yet.

Album Review: Lizzy McAlpine - 'Angel'

Tears of happiness, grief, catharsis and heartbreak - feel it all with Lizzy McAlpine’s ‘Angel’.

Cage The Elephant - 'Dying In Reverse'

Cage The Elephant, known for hits “Cigarette Daydreams”, “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”, and “Come a Little Closer” just released their latest single “Dying In Reverse” on September 10th. The track will also be a part of the EA SPORTS FC™ 27 soundtrack, launching globally on September 25th.

Album Review: Ezra Collective - 'Here Because Of Hope'

With a spirit of joy, freedom and possibility at it’s heart, Ezra Collective prove once again that music is medicine with their album ‘Here Because of Hope’.

WTHB OnlineDecember 12, 2022Features, News