On the Waterfront announces even more acts for 2026

Liverpool’s summer concert series On the Waterfront has announced even more acts for this year’s festival at the iconic Pier Head.  

Leading the new announcements is Miles Kane, who returns for a special homecoming guest appearance on Thursday 18^th June, joining the opening show headlined by the legendary Paul Weller.  Kicking off this year’s series in style, the night promises to be a standout celebration of British guitar music, with Kane bringing his signature songwriting and swagger to the waterfront, alongside fast rising Manchester band Arkayla completing the bill.  

Also revealed is the full line up for Cream Classical’s 10^th Anniversary special, taking place on Saturday 20^th June. As one of the city’s most beloved live music events, Cream Classical returns to Liverpool’s iconic waterfront to celebrate its 10^th Anniversary with a spectacular open-air show.   The anniversary event will once again unite the Kaleidoscope Orchestra and Sense of Sound singers, and to mark this milestone year has invited some of dance music’s most iconic vocalists – voices that defined a generation of Cream anthems with Alison Limerick, Robin S, Julie McKnight and Saffron (N-Joi) and Bobbi Depasois (K-Klass) all performing live with the orchestra, bringing these timeless tracks to life. 

The celebration continues with DJ sets from Cream legends Todd Terry, Chicane, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul, J Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago, Jon Pleased Wimmin, Rob Harnetty and Sean Hughes, completing a jam-packed day and promising an unmissable anniversary celebration on Liverpool’s waterfront.

Set against the stunning backdrop of the River Mersey and the city’s world-famous Three Graces, On the Waterfront 2026 which returns for its fifth edition from Thursday 18^th – Sunday 21^st June and is shaping up to be a truly special weekend.

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