The first wave of artists for Deer Shed Festival 2026 have been confirmed, with Sleaford Mods, Stewart Lee and Everything Everything leading the way.

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Next year’s edition of the festival will take place at Baldersby Park in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, between July 24 and 26.

On the heels of the sold-out 2025 instalment, which marked the event’s 15th anniversary, the first artists for the bill have been confirmed by organisers today (Thursday December 4).

At the top of the poster are the post-punk icons Sleaford Mods, who are set to headline and will be breaking out tracks from their critically acclaimed 2023 album ‘UK Grim’. The slot also comes as they are gearing up to share their 13th album, ‘The Demise Of Planet X’, early next year.

Joining them as headliners are Manchester art-rock legends Everything Everything, who will be returning to Deer Shed a decade after their last performance at the festival. For their set, they will be further celebrating 10 years of their third album, ‘Get To Heaven’.

Completing the headliners for 2026 is New York band Say She She. The upcoming appearance will mark their UK festival headline debut, and follows on from their unforgettable performance at Glastonbury 2023, and the release of their third album ‘Cut & Rewind’ earlier this year.

Other artists set to perform across the upcoming edition are Scottish gothic indie-rock veterans The Twilight Sad, festival favourites Fat Dog, as well as bar italia, Working Men’s Club, Bill Ryder-Jones, Getdown Services, Sorry, Jasmine.4.T, Brógeal, The New Eves and many more.

Beyond their commitment to sharing live music, Deer Shed is also known for its devotion to comedy as well, and will be hosting live stand-up from some big name comics at the Big Top Tent.

For 2026, the tent will be headlined by stand up icon Stewart Lee, who is revisiting the festival for the first time since he held a screening and Q&A for his King Rocker documentary in 2023. Joining him at the stage will be The Adam Buxton Band. That will see the comedian and podcaster performing songs from his recently released album ‘Buckle Up’, accompanied by an all-star live band featuring members of Metronomy.

Others on the new line-up include Mash Report star Rachel Parris and Comedian’s Choice Award winner Laura Lexx, and more names are set to be announced soon.

“We are incredibly excited to be able to share the first names for 2026 today,” said co-founder Oliver Jones. “From returning favourites and friends of the festival like Everything Everything and Stewart Lee to some people who have been at the top of our hit list for years like Adam Buxton and Sleaford Mods!

“This year’s 15th anniversary edition was really special for us and returning to selling out in what is a challenging environment for events like ours makes us all feel so grateful for the community that has been built around Deer Shed. We’ve still got lots more up our sleeves for next year and we can’t wait to welcome everybody back for year 16.”

The theme of the upcoming edition has been confirmed as ‘Into The Labyrinth’, and aims to provide visitors with their “most adventurous journey yet”.

In the new design for 2026, which is set to be their biggest build to date, organisers will offer escape rooms, maxes, pixels to crack and more. Visit here to get tickets to Deer Shed.

This year’s instalment of the festival was headlined by Wunderhorse and The Big Moon, and other names on the line-up included Moonchild Sanelly, Anthony Szmierek, Big Special and Kae Tempest.