Kate Nash confirmed for Sound City as over 30 new, established and emerging artists commit to May’s festival of new music
Outspoken singer-songwriter, actor and activist Kate Nash is confirmed to play a full set and offer a conference Q&A weeks after telling British MPs, “I sell pictures of my bum” to fund touring.
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Bringing two-decades of songs and tirelessly promoting the rights of artists, Kate Nash is announced for Sound City 2026, the UK’s inner-city festival of new music discovery and the first event of Liverpool Music Month, taking place throughout Liverpool City Centre between Sat 2 – Sun 3 May 2026.
Heading a newly revealed list of over 30 bands and artists, Nash arrives on Merseyside to perform and speak in a special in-person Q&A at the Sound City+ Conference.
Hit-maker and headline-grabber, Nash adds her name to the list of female artists featured as part of the lead festival for Keychange, the global movement focused on the restructuring of the music industry to achieve gender equality.
Nash’s notable contributions to the fight for improved access to the arts and grassroots music and marginalised artists have included her Butts For Tour Buses protest and releasing her “feminist and trans ally anthem” GERM in 2025.
Alongside Kate Nash, the following artists have been announced:
Charlie Noordeweir
Dovegate
The Lags
The Way Off
The Kasms
The Days
Korova
Michael Aldag
Marina Josephina
SSJ / Wrkhouse
Mercy Girl
Martha May & The Mondays
Acolyte
CUSP
Cowboy Hunters
James Emmanuel
The New Cut
Courting
Permanent(Joy)
The Rosettis
Bones
Green's Dining Room
The Catalouge
Danny Griffiths
Jasper Hodges
Loose Content
East Exchange
The Solaas
Fool Nelson
The Sick Fix
Garage Flower
Michael Robert Murphy
All eyes, however, will be on Nash, whose hits include the iconic early-00’s smash, Foundations, and controversial efforts to fund her own tours include establishing an OnlyFans account, which led her to tell British MPs last month that “I sell pictures of my bum on the internet” just to stay on the road.
Sound City is shaping up to be a monumental year, with the likes of KEO and Jalen Ngonda already announced as headliners, and Keyside, Westside Cowboy, The Molotovs and Basht also making an appearance high up on the bill.
Sound City is Europe's leading independent new music festival and conference, based in Liverpool. Over eighteen editions, the festival has spotlighted thousands of emerging acts.
Information about remaining tickets for the Sound City festival, taking place over Sat 2 – Sun 3 May 2026, following early bird tickets selling out a year in advance, can be found at www.soundcity.uk.com
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