Antifolk Fest 2026

Now in its fifth year at the Windmill, the festival of everything DIY promises performance over polish, arch, anarchic songwriting, and a line up with everything from protest-folk-punk to indie slacker-rock.22:00 - Lucy’s Diary - psychedelic ghost stories, sexual misadventures and emotionally exposed songwriting. https://blangrecords.bandcamp.com/album/barefoot-in-needlepoint-park21:00 - David Cronenberg’s Wife - inhabit uncomfortable territory between dark humour, abject sadness and the grotesque.

Three BBC 6 Music sessions, tours with Jeffrey Lewis and a support slot for The Fall. https://www.instagram.com/cronenbergswife/20:00 - End of Life Care Plan - Sheffield noise-nuisance-garage-skronk trio https://www.facebook.com/E0LcP/19:20 - En Heat - avant-garde antifolk disco-psych rock’n’roll https://enheat.band/18:40 - Too Close to Vomit - aka New York antifolk songwriter Ben Garber. https://tooclosetovomit.bandcamp.com/18:00 - Murphy’s Medicine - hooky, slightly wonky indie pop https://www.instagram.com/murphysmedicineband/17:20 - Steve White & The Protest Family - acoustic folk-punk https://protestfamily.com/16:50 - Alex Hale & The Private Sector - literate, funny, slightly awkward alt.rock https://achband.bandcamp.com/16:10 - Gene Vincent Price & The Gorehounds Crampsesque horror show. https://www.instagram.com/genevincentprice15.45 DAMFLASK - https://damflask.bandcamp.com/Hosted by Gary Paradiso, South London’s premier chanteur extraordinaire.Presented by Windmill Brixton.This is an 18+ event