Gloucester's annual new music festival showcasing emerging UK artists and local talent across four city-centre stages.
Underground Festival returns to Gloucester Guildhall on Saturday 27 March 2027. It's Gloucester's annual new music festival, and this year it's spread across four stages in the city centre, with the Guildhall remaining the heart of the whole thing.
The festival is built around showcasing the UK's most exciting emerging artists alongside standout local talent. It's a one-day event, so you've got a full day of music to work through across the different stages. The line-up covers a broad stretch of indie, rock, pop, folk and ska, so it's not just one sound — you'll find plenty of variety to pick from throughout the day.
Underground has a bit of a track record for catching acts before they hit the mainstream. Over the years, Bastille, Lower Than Atlantis, Peace and George Ezra all played early sets here, so it's a good place to see who's coming up next. That same focus on new music is what it's still about now, with the 2027 edition continuing to spotlight the next wave of breakthrough acts across those same genres.
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In its early years, the festival grew through some of the city's most characterful spaces — Gloucester Guildhall, Café Rene, Blackfriars Priory, Thirsty Pine and the legendary Cavern — and while the Guildhall has stayed as the main hub, the whole thing still reaches across the city centre. The day is open to ages 14 and over, with under-18s needing to be accompanied.
