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Liverpool's celebration of Alternative/Underground
Goth, EBM, Post-Punk, Darkwave, Coldwave & Electronic Music
is back for 2026 - now with 2 stages.

Saturday 15th August 2026
District & Lost Art | Liverpool
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About Frogfest

International Underground Meets Liverpool


Each year, Frogfest curates a lineup that bridges Liverpool's thriving alternative scene with the most exciting corners of the European underground plus the most exciting acts from Manchester and Liverpool.


For 2026, the festival continues that mission with artists from Germany, Spain, Holland as well as London and Glasgow - plus a second stage that opens up space for more of the experimental, electronic and noise acts.


Frogfest is presented by Moonfrog and Sound Night Out Liverpool - promoting alternative, underground and electronic music across Merseyside.


Stage Times
District
Lost Art
StartStageBand
14:00Lost Art
District		Doors
14:20DistrictFactory Set
14:55Lost ArtLong Fiend
15:30DistrictTender Claws
16:05Lost ArtLiminal Project
16:40Districtbloody/bath
17:15Lost ArtVeve
17:50DistrictThose Holy
18:25Lost ArtPlastic Estate
19:00DistrictMouth Ulcers
19:45Lost ArtStatic Palm
20:20DistrictPol
21:05Lost ArtDie Verletzt
21:40DistrictCosey Mueller
23:00DistrictSDH
00:20DistrictMercy Girl
01:00DistrictDJ

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Lineup

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Mercy Girl

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Glasgow | Scotland

Glasgow's Mercy Girl draw on EBM, darkwave and electro-pop to create something that sits between the solace of a dark empty highway and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor. Since forming in late 2024, they've won Best Newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, had singles championed by BBC 6 Music, and built a global following - with their music now a staple of dark scene club nights from Los Angeles to Berlin. Their shows are selling out fast, so don't miss this opportunity to see them live.

Mouth Ulcers

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London | England

London's Mouth Ulcers make music for vampires to dance to. Atmospheric guitars, tribal percussion and cavernous baritone vocals channel the darkness of The Cure and Bauhaus through something urgent and fresh. Championed by John Robb, The Mission and many others as one of a new generation reshaping dark post-punk, they made their live debut at The Hague's Grauzone festival in February 2026 - and promptly had a packed room nodding along. Now signed to LAB Records with sell-out shows already behind them and a debut EP on the way, they're clearly a band you need to see.

Cosey Mueller

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Berlin | Germany

A colourful fixture of Berlin's underground, Cosey Mueller cut her teeth as co-founder of synthpunk duo Das Das and hardcore experimentalists Glaas before stepping out solo. Across three albums - Interior Escapes, Irrational Habits and last year's Softcore on Static Age - she's honed a sound that fuses driving synth loops, abrasive guitar and magnetic vocals with a punk attitude and a deep love of rock 'n' roll. Fine art graduate, DIY to the bone, and impossible to stand still to.

Pol

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Alphen aan den Rijn | Holland

If the Blitz Club was a little before your time, fear not - Dutch brothers Ruben and Matthijs Pol have channelled the cold romanticism of Visage, Japan and Duran Duran into something that feels entirely alive again. Their singles are mixed by Dave Bascombe (Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Erasure), they've played SXSW and sold out their headline show in Amsterdam with Visage's Logan Sky, and when they're not making music they're modelling for Saint Laurent, Gucci and Dior. Pol are crossing the channel exclusively for Frogfest - their only UK date this summer.

SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms)

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Barcelona | Spain

Barcelona duo SDH make what they call "music to cry to in late night clubs" - synth-pop laced with EBM, techno and darkwave that's mysterious, danceable and impossible to pin down. Andrea P. Latorre and Sergi Algiz are key figures in their city's underground, running the Cønjuntø Vacíø label and playing together in post-punk outfit Wind Atlas. Two albums on AVANT! Records - their self-titled debut and 2023's Fake Is Real - have taken them across Europe and beyond, with remixes from Phase Fatale and Pablo Bozzi along the way. Dark, sarcastic and utterly compelling.

Bloody/Bath

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Northampton | England

Northampton five-piece bloody/bath make menacing, spaced-out post-punk that's earned them airplay from three BBC 6 Music DJs and comparisons to Bauhaus, Protomartyr and Molchat Doma. Their debut album In An Empty Space, I'm Screaming - produced by Matt Peel (Eagulls, Yard Act) - is dark, uncompromising and utterly compelling. A cult favourite turning into something much bigger.

Liminal Project

Liminal Project

France / Ireland

Liverpool darkwave trio Liminal Project blend insistent bass, cascading guitar and deep Francophone vocals into something that sits between post-punk drive and chanson française elegance. They've toured the UK and EU and have supported Lydia Lunch, VR Sex, Nuovo Testamento and Mareux, and their long-awaited self-titled debut album dropped in December on Swedish label Inåt Bakåt Records. Now with a new lineup - Laura Shea on bass, Michael Coates on guitar, Roxane Bigot still commanding the mic - and fresh from shows in Sweden, they return to Frogfest with a full album to draw from.

Plastic Estate

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Cardiff | Wales

Cardiff duo Plastic Estate bring their shadowy blend of coldwave and synth-pop steeped in classic '80s influence. The duo have built a reputation for atmospheric, romantic songwriting that nods to Depeche Mode, Joy Division and The Cure while carving out their own sleek, contemporary sound. Their music has earned airplay on BBC Radio and KEXP, plus praise from Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, and seen them play sold-out sets at major UK festivals. Expect lush, moody synths and hook-laden melancholy on the day.

Those Holy

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Liverpool | England

Those Holy make what they call "cold Celtic electronics" - goth-laden electro that warps the dancefloor from somewhere between industrial noise and dark pop. The Liverpool duo of Chrissy Connor (FEND, co-founder of QUARRY) and Lucy Grey (Majia, Dubs Club) draw on their Irish and Welsh roots to create something that feels both ancient and club-ready. Already opening for Liturgy, Autumns and Tolouse Low Trax, with a limited-edition remix 10" featuring a live Swans cover to their name, Those Holy are one of the most exciting acts emerging from Liverpool's underground right now.

Die Verletzt

Die Verletzt

London | England

London duo Die Verletzt - Hudson and Stefania - make electronic post-punk steeped in '80s new wave, '70s punk attitude and Berlin electronica. The name translates as "the wounded" and the music lives up to it: cold, driving and built to make you dance hard and cry harder. Their recent single "Kreuzberg" caught the attention of the dark synth world, and with an EBM/coldwave edge that nods to the continent while staying rooted in London grit, they're a name to watch.

Veve

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Liverpool | England

Liverpool's Veve makes dreamy, danceable indie-pop inspired by Grimes, Björk, Crystal Castles and George Clanton. She released her debut album Meraki recently and brings an energy to the stage that sits somewhere between ethereal pop and dancefloor abandon. A homegrown addition to the Frogfest bill and one of Liverpool's more intriguing emerging artists.

Static Palm

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London | England

Static Palm is the new wave/post-punk project of London singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist James Burgess. Elegant, moody and built on years of gigging London's underground circuit, he's shared stages with Girls Names, Kælan Mikla, Qual and First Hate. His self-titled debut album - written and recorded over five years - blends crepuscular atmospherics with driving post-punk, and already has Moonfrog form, having previously played the Kazimier Stockroom alongside Liminal Project and V.

Tender Claws

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Liverpool | England

Liverpool's Tender Claws makes dark alt-rock that pulls from grunge, industrial, shoegaze and goth in equal measure. Think the fuzz-heavy weight of Queens of the Stone Age crashing into PJ Harvey's intensity and Nine Inch Nails' serrated edges. In 2025 she supported Rosegarden Funeral Party, Bonnie Trash and Dog Race, and has been picked up by BBC Introducing. Powerful vocals, crushing guitars, and a live energy that's already turning heads across Liverpool's underground.

Factory Set

Factory Set

North Wales / Liverpool

Five-piece Factory Set originate from North Wales but have spent years embedded in Liverpool's underground, crafting a sound that evokes industrial decay and wide-open spaces in equal measure. Dreamy, chorusing guitars and driving rhythms sit beneath vocals that deal in social commentary and the darker side of the human condition. Drawing on The Stone Roses, Interpol and Fontaines D.C., their live shows are ferocious - guitar feedback, infectious rhythms and between-song ramblings that make every gig feel like an event.

Long Fiend

Long Fiend

North West | England

Based in the North West, fusing dark EBM with the cold atmospheres of post-punk and Coldwave. Built on distorted synthesizers, machine rhythms and stark melodic contrasts, he creates the soundtracks for fractured realities. These are the hymns from the slums of utopia.

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Where to Stay

For hotels, try Booking.com, Travelodge.co.uk and Premierinn.com.

Hotels can get pricey in Liverpool on a Saturday night at this time of year. Prices are much more reasonable if you go further out to Warrington, Wirral etc, but you will need to factor in cost of taxi to get there.

Getting Home

Live curfew is around 1am. Most trains and local buses stop running around midnight, and start again around 5.20am, so if you want to stay to the end, but don't want to stay out in town until then, the best option is either an Uber or Liverpool One Bus Station

Liverpool ONE Bus Station is a 14-minute walk or 4 minute taxi ride from the venue. See Google Maps

Coaches from Liverpool ONE Bus Station
PLEASE NOTE: MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE
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Departs Service Calling at
01:45 National Express 421
  • Liverpool (Edge Lane Drive)
  • Manchester, Chorlton St
  • Birmingham, Digbeth *
  • Milton Keynes Coachway
  • London, Marble Arch
  • London Victoria
02:30 National Express 170
  • University of Liverpool (Brownlow Hill)
  • Liverpool (Botanic Park, Edge Lane)
  • Liverpool (Edge Lane)
  • Liverpool (Edge Lane Drive)
  • Manchester Airport
  • Manchester, Chorlton St
  • Leeds (Gt Wilson St)
  • Leeds, Dyer St
03:30 National Express 170
  • University of Liverpool (Brownlow Hill)
  • Liverpool (Botanic Park, Edge Lane)
  • Liverpool (Edge Lane)
  • Liverpool (Edge Lane Drive)
  • Manchester Airport
  • Manchester, Chorlton St
  • Leeds (Gt Wilson St)
  • Leeds, Dyer St)


Nightbus (Merseytravel)
Departs Service Calling at
01:25
02:25
03:25
04:25		 Stagecoach
N1 to Birkenhead
(£2 pay on bus)
  • Liverpool ONE Bus Station, Strand Street, James Street, Lord Street, North John Street, Victoria Street, Sir Thomas Street, Whitechapel, Crosshall Street, Victoria Street, Byrom Street, Scotland Road, Kingsway Tunnel, Gorsey Lane, Dock Road, Tower Road, Argyle Street, Conway Street, BIRKENHEAD BUS STATION
01:30
02:30
03:30
04:30		 Stagecoach
N1 to Allerton
(£2 pay on bus)
  • Liverpool ONE Bus Station, Hanover Street, Ranelagh Street, Renshaw Street, Leece Street, Hardman Street, Myrtle Street, Catharine Street, Upper Parliament Street, Smithdown Road, Allerton Road, ALLERTON ROAD, WEMBLEY ROAD

Location


Main Stage: District
61 Jordan Street, Liverpool L1 0BE
2nd Stage: Lost Art
15 Brick Street, Liverpool L1 0BL
(Less than 1 minute walk between venues)
Saturday 15th August 2026
Doors Open: 2 PM

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