Dub Festivals 2026-2027

135 upcoming festivals feature Dub, 33 where it dominates; 49 with tickets on sale.

Dub at festivals

Dub began in Jamaica in the late 1960s, when engineers such as King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Scientist stripped the vocals off reggae tracks and played the mixing desk like an instrument, heavy on echo and delay. It first lived through sound systems, which prized exclusive versions. A dub festival is therefore often about sound systems and speaker stacks rather than a standard stage, especially in France and the UK.

In France, Télérama Dub Festival works as an autumn tour: its 2026 edition visits Marseille, Lyon, Paris, Toulouse and, for the first time, Barcelona, from mid-October to early December. In the UK, dub has a place at summer festivals such as Shambala in August and The Beat-Herder in July. In the US, Reggae Rise Up Florida in March books dub acts too. Bring earplugs: people dance right by the speakers.

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Text updated on September 29, 2026

The most Dub festivals

Ranked by the share of the lineup tagged Dub (at least 5 identified artists).

  1. 1
    NIORT DUB NIGHT
    60% Dub
  2. 2
    Reggae Rise Up Florida 2027
    40% Dub
  3. 3
    The Beat-Herder Festival 2027
    29% Dub
  4. 4
    INSOLENT COLLECTION AUTOMNE
    25% Dub
  5. 5
    Reggae Land Festival
    23% Dub
  6. 6
    Shambala Music Festival 2027
    19% Dub
  7. 7
    Forbidden Kingdom Festival 2027
    17% Dub
  8. 8
    HEX 2026
    17% Dub
  9. 9
    Haunted Fest Pittsburgh 2026
    17% Dub
  10. 10
    INVISIBLE
    17% Dub

Full calendar of Dub festivals

The 33 upcoming festivals where Dub dominates (at least 20% of the identified lineup, or 3 artists of the genre), month by month. The percentage is the share of identified artists in the lineup tagged Dub.

October 2026 (10)

November 2026 (5)

December 2026 (1)

March 2027 (2)

April 2027 (3)

May 2027 (2)

June 2027 (1)

July 2027 (5)

August 2027 (3)

  • Boomtown

    Aug 11 – Aug 15, 2027

    Materley Estate, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    6% Dub98 artists

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  • We Out Here

    Aug 19 – Aug 22, 2027

    We Out Here Festival, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    5% Dub150 artists

  • Shambala Music Festival 2027

    Aug 27 – Aug 30, 2027

    Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    19% Dub16 artists

December 2027 (1)

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🇬🇧 Dub festivals in the UK

9 upcoming festivals in the UK where Dub dominates the lineup; 7 with tickets on sale. Next up: No Bounds Festival 2026, Sheffield, October 9, 2026.

🇺🇸 Dub festivals in the US

12 upcoming festivals in the US where Dub dominates the lineup; 11 with tickets on sale. Next up: Day Trip Festival 2026, Long Beach, October 17, 2026.

Also featuring Dub (a minority of the bill) — 102

Dub festivals by country

Ticket prices

Entry from €7; median entry price €103 (across 74 festivals with a known price).