FestivalPast event

Left of the Dial 2026 - vrijdag

Part of Left of the Dial 2026

Date: Friday, 23 October 2026

Venue: Left of the Dial · Rotterdam

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Lineup

Alice Costelloeindie pop

Babe Havenriot grrrl · queercore

Bloodwormalternative rock · punk rock

Ferguson Hi-Fireggae

Flowers for the Deadindie rock · alternative rock

Glasshouse Red Spider Miteslowcore HHammoknoise rock · norsk rock · mathcore

Hydhyperpop · art pop

Iskandrblack metal

Jana Hornfolk · folk rock

Jawdroppedbedroom pop · alternative r&b

Juni Habelfolk · indie folk · psychedelic folk LLatternoise rock

Lawn Chairalternative r&b · bedroom pop

Lemonsuckrindie electronic

Melanie Bakerindie rock · alternative rock

Milo Korbenski

Monde UFOegg punk MMonksgarage rock · punk rock MMy Purseindie rock · indie pop

Nina Winder-Lindfolk pop · indie pop

Ringletsindie rock · alternative rock

ShitKidlo-fi · no wave · riot grrrl

Spike Fuckpost-punk · new wave

Sunkenindie rock · alternative rock

The Guest Listindie rock · alternative rock

The Sewing Clubshoegaze

ugly ozo WWyatt

Yoo Doo Rightexperimental · krautrock · post-rock

Berthip hop · jazz rap

Cordelia Gartsidealternative rock · post-rock

girlfriend.GGoodbyebedroom pop · alternative r&b

Gordifolktronica · indie pop · singer-songwriter

Insider Tradingmidwest emo · post-punk · post-rock

Jackson Roy

JJ Bull

La Flemmegarage rock · psychedelic pop · psychedelic rock LLacuna

MF Tomlinsonart rock · baroque pop · chamber folk

Michael Ian Cummings

Midscale

Milkweedalternative folk · experimental

MINDSIGHalternative rock · grunge

mry

Palesalternative rock · garage rock · indie rock

pyncherpost-punk · garage rock · psychedelic rock

The Healing Power of Horses

The Jump Cuts

the north

The Paris Matchacid jazz · soul · blue-eyed soul

The Slow Countrycountry · folk

Tooth

Tough Cookie

Tracey Nelsonindie folk · bedroom pop · alternative r&b

Trip Westernsindie rock

Turnspitelectronic

villagerrrslowcore · alt country

Wesley & The Boys

wing!

Zilcho Hamblin

Venue

Left of the Dial

Rotterdam

Left of the Dial is not a single building but a showcase festival that takes over the centre of Rotterdam. It began in 2018 as an annual event and has since grown into a springboard for emerging international artists. Rather than centring on one fixed concert hall, the programme moves between locations across the city centre, so visitors spend the weekend walking from one stage to the next. The scale of that venue hopping has increased over the years. In recent editions, around 25 venues in the centre have served as stages, and the historic concert hall De Doelen is among them. Other settings are more unusual. For the 2026 edition, one stage was set up at a location called Leiper Rotterdam, built with a platform sunk about half a metre into the floor. The festival is generally held in October, and recent editions have been described as running over several days, with the programme listing more than 150 artists spread across 30 or more genres. The festival's approach is deliberately even handed. It runs without headliners and gives every band equal attention, which suits its purpose of putting up and coming alternative acts in front of a curious audience. That focus on new names has made it a draw for thousands of music lovers, and local recommendations for rock and alternative live music in Rotterdam regularly point to it alongside permanent venues such as V11 and Roodkapje. For artists, it works as an introduction to the city and its listeners. For audiences, it offers a way to discover a wide range of new music in one concentrated stretch, across rooms that differ greatly in size and character.

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