Festival

Pretty Pissed 2026

Line-up: Aerial Salad / C'est Qui? / Deki Alem / Kid Kapichi / Martial Arts / Swim School / The Meffs / & more

Sa 23 May15:30CINEMA MAX OZ UP

Tickets

Price:
€ 46 young punks (<21)
€ 51,75 regular
Excl. € 4,50 (month)/€ 25 (year) required membership.

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Pretty Pissed is back! Get ready for a day packed with (post-)punk in its broadest sense—as long as it’s angry! Immerse yourself in the energy of gritty guitars, relentless drums, raw lyrics, and we're not afraid to embrace some electronic beats! With plenty in this world to rage against, a new generation has found its voice of dissent and protest in punk. This third edition of the festival is your chance to unleash that anger in the mosh pit, as unapologetic acts take aim at the status quo.

Line-up
- The Manchester trio Aerial Salad fires up the pit just as fiercely as genre peers Soft Play, High Vis and Idles. Their debut album Dirt Mall sounded like melodic Britpunk. Its successor, R.O.I., introduces a new direction — the energy is still there, but now you get jagged post‑punk guitars and hefty rock riffs. The lyrics are sharper too, full of criticism of today’s Great Britain, the establishment and capitalism. They call themselves a “Madchester punk band”: “because we like the Mondays and the Roses as much as we like Title Fight and Shame.”
  
  “In a society plagued by uncertainty and division, AERIAL SALAD are the band that we need. They’re exactly what punk is all about – authenticity, and not being afraid to stand up for what you believe in. (9/10)” - Distorted Sound on R.O.I.
- Straight out of the Utrecht punk scene, we’re bringing C’est Qui? to Amsterdam!
  The quartet delivers blistering garage punk that hits like a ten‑ton truck to the face, smells like red glossy pumps fresh out of the box — and makes you question your nine‑to‑five.
  With tracks that lay bare misogyny, femicide and genocide, we couldn’t be happier to have this fierce foursome on our line‑up.
- At the first edition of Pretty Pissed, Joe Unknown already proved that hip-hop does deserve a place at a (post-)punk festival. Deki Alem refuses to be put in any box. The Swedish duo — twins, even! — made a big impression at Lowlands and ITGWO. Is it punk, rap, or drum & bass? Who cares — it’s raw and unfiltered above all. And that’s exactly what we love to hear at Pretty Pissed.
- Melkweg is no stranger to Kid Kapichi. On their previous albums, the band used their sneering, abrasive Britpunk to take a critical look at Great Britain. On 16 January, their new record — and the last album made with the familiar line-up — ‘Fearless Nature’ will be released. It’s an album where their political message remains as uncompromising as ever, but one that also makes room for lyrics rooted in personal emotion. First track ‘Stainless Steel’ introduces us to the new, two-piece version of Kid Kapichi.
- Martial Arts delivers intense post‑punk straight from Manchester’s underground scene. With festivals like Left Of The Dial, The Great Escape and a support slot for Bloc Party on their résumé, the five‑piece is well on its way to becoming a major name alongside bands like Shame and The Murder Capital.
  About their intentions as a band:
  “We’re trying to build ourselves a platform to be heard with an emphasis on positive change instead of self-indulgence, despite the world itself feeling selfish. This encapsulates the motive behind not only our lyrics but also us as a collective.”
- swim school hails from the indie scene of Edinburgh. From this city, the band absorbed a wide range of sounds, from ‘90s grunge to indie pop. You can hear just as much Hole as Fontaines D.C. in their music. At the end of 2025, swim school finally released their self-titled debut, recorded with Iain Berryman (Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Pale Waves).
- “LOUDER THAN A FOUR PIECE.” The Britpunk of The Meffs needs nothing more than Lily Hopkins and Lewis Copsey to sound absolutely fierce. The duo uses its voice to challenge norms with messages about equality and society, wrapped in riffs that stick in your head for days.
  
  "I fucking love this band” – Fat Mike, NOFX
- Unfortunately, The Pill has decided to stop as a band and cancel all their performances, including the show at Pretty Pissed 2026. Read the full statement here.