Wunderhorse confirmed to top the bill at Rock N Roll Circus 2026 in Sheffield

Wunderhorse have been confirmed as the headline act for Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus in 2026. All the key information can be found below.

The group will close out the Steel City event on Saturday August 29. The appearance will be one of only two outdoor shows in the UK for Jacob Slater and his bandmates this year, before they head out as support for Twenty One Pilots at All Points East 2026.

They will be joined at Rock N Roll Circus by a strong line up of special guests, with Baxter Dury named as the main support. Also appearing across the day are Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, alongside former NME Cover stars Fat Dog.

According to organisers, additional acts will be announced closer to the event.

Tickets for Wunderhorse at Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2026 will go on general sale at 10am GMT next Friday February 6. Fans will be able to purchase tickets here.

There will also be a pre sale available from the same time on Wednesday February 4, with access granted to those who sign up before 5pm GMT on Tuesday February 3. You can do so here.

Ali O’Reilly, Festival Director at Rock N Roll Circus, shared her thoughts on the announcement, saying: “Wunderhorse are one of the most exciting British bands to emerge in recent years, and bringing one of their only outdoor UK shows to Sheffield feels incredibly significant.

“We are huge fans of the band and tried really hard to get them over the line. We’re also super excited about the line up.”

She continued: “Our programming has always been about championing artists who are shaping the future of live music and giving audiences outside of London access to truly special shows.”

Wunderhorse join previously revealed headliners The Streets and Richard Ashcroft at Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus. The run of shows will take place at Don Valley Bowl in South Yorkshire.

Last year’s edition of the festival featured sets from Queens Of The Stone Age, James, Bryan Adams, Reverend And The Makers and more.

Wunderhorse released their widely praised second album ‘Midas’ in 2024. The record was included in NME’s list of the 50 best albums of the year, where it was described as “visceral [and] impulsive”. The write up added: “Whispers of Britain’s next great guitar act rightfully turned into a racket when Wunderhorse unleashed ‘Midas’.”

The band discussed the impact of the album during an interview with NME at Glastonbury 2025, while also teasing that new material is already taking shape.

“There’s a few ideas flying around, but nothing concrete yet,” Jacob Slater told us at the time. “We’re just focusing on doing shows and getting those to a high standard.”

When asked about the direction he would like to take the band’s eventual third album, the frontman replied: “I’ve got a couple of ideas but I’ll keep them under here”, gesturing to the hat he was wearing.