Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands

Who to know

Ranked by festivals still to come, then tour dates, then every booking we have on record.

• DIIVLaneway Festival Sydney · Feb 2027Brooklyn band led by Zachary Cole Smith, playing shoegaze in long, chiming guitar washes. 'Frog in Boiling Water' (2024) pushed the haze toward heavier, darker ground.
• Jane RemoverCamp Flog Gnaw · Nov 2026Digicore prodigy turned noise-pop auteur, abrasive and gorgeous at once, with walls of distortion hiding devastating melody.
• LoatheWelcome to Rockville · May 2027Liverpool heaviness that swings between crushing metalcore and gorgeous shoegaze drift, with Deftones lineage carried somewhere genuinely new.
• AfterBeyond The Valley · Dec 2026Los Angeles duo Justine Dorsey and Graham Epstein, making dreamy, Y2K-tinted trip-pop out of breezy synths and hushed vocals.
• Silversun PickupsDarker Waves · Nov 2026Fuzz-forward LA alt-rock with Brian Aubert's androgynous yelp cutting through the swirl, and 'Lazy Eye' still the slow-burn standard.
• WednesdayBig Ears · Apr 2027Asheville's country-gaze storytellers with lap steel, feedback, and busted-truck poetry, narrating the South's weird corners in high fidelity.
• The xxCorona Capital · Nov 2026Whispered minimalism that somehow fills a festival field, with intimacy at headline scale and 'Intro' still raising arm hair.
• Love SpellsHoliday Hootenanny · Dec 2026Narcotic dream-pop duets with slow-motion romance in the Cigarettes After Sex register, candlelit vocals over slow-blooming guitar.
• Choir BoyDarker Waves · Nov 2026Adam Klopp's falsetto over sax-flecked '80s pastiche that lands as sincere rather than kitsch: Salt Lake City synth-pop with a choirboy's ache, literally.
• Atlas SoundKilby Block Party · May 2027Bradford Cox's solo outlet away from Deerhunter: looped guitars, drifting ambient haze and pop songs half-dissolved into reverb.
• Slow PulpTreefort · Mar 2027Madison-born, Chicago-based quartet led by Emily Massey, mixing '90s alt-rock fuzz with acoustic heartbreak and power-pop lift; third album Melodie is out on ANTI-.
• Strawberry GuyCorona Capital · Nov 2026Alex Stephens writing soft, keyboard led dream pop in Liverpool, the sound of a slow Sunday afternoon.
• FleshwaterSonic Temple · May 2027Vein.fm side project gone huge, with grunge-gaze heaviness for the new generation and Deftones worship refracted through hardcore muscle.
• WishyTreefort · Mar 2027Indianapolis band led by Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites, whose intertwined voices ride sugary grunge and dream-pop.
• She's greenBest Kept Secret · Jun 2027Minneapolis shoegaze-pop with a devoted early cult: gauzy vocals over slow-blooming walls of guitar, patience rewarded in full.
• Horse LordsBig Ears · Apr 2027Baltimore quartet building hypnotic, interlocking polyrhythms from guitars refretted for just intonation, with saxophone and krautrock repetition pushing the grooves toward trance.
• James KHoliday Hootenanny · Dec 2026Pop songs submerged and left there, with vocals dissolving into blur and structure implied rather than stated.
• GlixenInnings Festival · Feb 2027Gauzy new-school shoegaze riding the revival's crest, with Phoenix pedals-and-whisper bliss aimed at the genre's dreamiest register.
• DeftonesKilby Block Party · May 2027The band that dragged heaviness toward dream-pop: Chino Moreno's croon-to-scream over guitars tuned for atmosphere as much as impact.
• Hannah CohenHoliday Hootenanny · Dec 2026Sixties-pop scaffolding with the reverb of a much later record, plus a clear, unhurried voice that makes a small room feel enormous.
• Avalon Emerson & The CharmHoliday Hootenanny · Dec 2026Techno DJ turned dream-pop bandleader, with DJ-Kicks grace rebuilt at song scale and club-honed instincts smoothed into gauzy, sophisticated pop.
• Have a Nice LifePrimavera Sound · Jun 2027Connecticut duo whose bleak, lo-fi double album Deathconsciousness became an internet cult record, all fuzz-drowned drums and funereal drone.
• HelenBig Ears · Apr 2027Portland trio fronted by Grouper's Liz Harris, burying sweet, hooky pop melodies under thick layers of fuzz and tape hiss.
• JesuPrimavera Sound · Jun 2027Justin Broadrick's project after Godflesh: huge, slow walls of distorted guitar softened into something closer to shoegaze melancholy.

On tour now

24 Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands with dates on sale, soonest first. From Ticketmaster, refreshed daily.

• TurnoverNext: Nov 12 · Berkeley, CA28 dates →
• WednesdayNext: Nov 12 · Houston, TX5 dates →
• Slow PulpNext: Nov 13 · Brooklyn, NY10 dates →
• Strawberry GuyNext: Nov 13 · Washington, DC8 dates →
• A Place to Bury StrangersNext: Nov 18 · Columbus, OH1 date →
• Men I TrustNext: Nov 19 · Brisbane, QLD1 date →
• The xxNext: Nov 20 · México, CDMX3 dates →
• Choir BoyNext: Nov 29 · London, GB3 dates →
• WishyNext: Dec 1 · Denver, CO6 dates →
• Alice Phoebe LouNext: Dec 6 · New York, NY1 date →
• Suki WaterhouseNext: Dec 8 · Sydney, NSW12 dates →
• James KNext: Dec 9 · Houston, TX1 date →
• She's greenNext: Dec 11 · Ft Lauderdale, FL5 dates →
• Just MustardNext: Dec 13 · Belfast, GB1 date →
• GlixenNext: Dec 19 · San Diego, CA1 date →
• FleshwaterNext: Feb 2 · Amsterdam, NL7 dates →
• DIIVNext: Feb 15 · North Hollywood, CA22 dates →
• Jane RemoverNext: Feb 16 · Melbourne, VIC1 date →
• Beach VacationNext: Feb 19 · Manchester, GB1 date →
• Love SpellsNext: Feb 22 · Cardiff, GB3 dates →
• Silversun PickupsNext: Feb 26 · Austin, TX17 dates →
• DeafheavenNext: Mar 18 · San Antonio, TX5 dates →
• Horse LordsNext: Apr 5 · Vancouver, BC3 dates →
• LoatheNext: Aug 9 · Commerce City, CO3 dates →

Playing festivals next

Every festival still to come with Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands on the bill, soonest first. The Shoegaze and Dream Pop festival guide ranks them by how deep they book.

• Darker Waves 2026November 14, 2026 · Huntington State Beach, Huntington Beach, CASilversun Pickups, Choir Boy
• Camp Flog Gnaw 2026November 14–15, 2026 · Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CAJane Remover
• Corona Capital 2026November 20–22, 2026 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, MexicoThe xx, Strawberry Guy
• Holiday Hootenanny 2026December 11–12, 2026 · Austin, TXLove Spells, James K, Hannah Cohen, Avalon Emerson & The Charm
• Beyond The Valley 2026December 28 – January 1, 2027 · Barunah Plains, Hesse, VIC, AustraliaAfter
• Laneway Festival Sydney 2027February 12, 2027 · Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDIIV, Jane Remover
• Laneway Festival Brisbane 2027February 13, 2027 · Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaDIIV, Jane Remover
• Laneway Festival Melbourne 2027February 19, 2027 · Flemington Park, Flemington, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaDIIV, Jane Remover
• Laneway Festival Auckland 2027February 21, 2027 · Western Springs, Auckland, New ZealandDIIV, Jane Remover
• Innings Festival 2027February 26–28, 2027 · Tempe Beach Park & Arts Park, Tempe, AZGlixen
• Lollapalooza Brasil 2027March 19–21, 2027 · Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, BrazilPaira
• Treefort 2027March 31 – April 4, 2027 · Boise, IDSlow Pulp, Wishy, Narrow Head
• Big Ears 2027April 1–4, 2027 · Downtown Knoxville, TNWednesday, Horse Lords, Helen, One Leg One Eye
• Coachella 2027April 9–18, 2027 · Empire Polo Club, Indio, CAAfter, Love Spells
• Welcome to Rockville 2027May 6–9, 2027 · Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FLLoathe
• Sonic Temple 2027May 13–16, 2027 · Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, OHLoathe, Fleshwater
• Kilby Block Party 2027May 14–16, 2027 · Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City, UTSilversun Pickups, Wednesday, Choir Boy, Atlas Sound, Deftones
• Boardwalk Rock 2027May 14–16, 2027 · Ocean City Inlet, Ocean City, MDLoathe
• Primavera Sound 2027June 2–6, 2027 · Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, SpainDIIV, Atlas Sound, Have a Nice Life, Jesu
• Best Kept Secret 2027June 11–13, 2027 · Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, NetherlandsDIIV, After, She's green
• BBK Live 2027July 8–10, 2027 · Bilbao, SpainThe xx

Most headline slots

The names printed in the biggest type, trusted to send everyone home.

1. 1Deftones7The band that dragged heaviness toward dream-pop: Chino Moreno's croon-to-scream over guitars tuned for atmosphere as much as impact.
2. 2The xx6Whispered minimalism that somehow fills a festival field, with intimacy at headline scale and 'Intro' still raising arm hair.

Most places played

Whose year reads like a world tour that happened to be made of festivals.

1. 1Jane Remover9Digicore prodigy turned noise-pop auteur, abrasive and gorgeous at once, with walls of distortion hiding devastating melody.
2. 2After8Los Angeles duo Justine Dorsey and Graham Epstein, making dreamy, Y2K-tinted trip-pop out of breezy synths and hushed vocals.
3. 3The xx8Whispered minimalism that somehow fills a festival field, with intimacy at headline scale and 'Intro' still raising arm hair.
4. 4Deftones7The band that dragged heaviness toward dream-pop: Chino Moreno's croon-to-scream over guitars tuned for atmosphere as much as impact.
5. 5Men I Trust7Quebec trio making impossibly smooth bedroom dream-pop that is bass-forward, hushed, and quietly enormous online, a headphone act that scaled to festivals.
6. 6Loathe5Liverpool heaviness that swings between crushing metalcore and gorgeous shoegaze drift, with Deftones lineage carried somewhere genuinely new.
7. 7Love Spells5Narcotic dream-pop duets with slow-motion romance in the Cigarettes After Sex register, candlelit vocals over slow-blooming guitar.
8. 8Night Tapes5Gauzy London dream-pop: midnight-drive music, synths blurred to streetlight smears, soft-focus songs that glow in the dark.
9. 9Alice Phoebe Lou4Berlin-via-Cape Town dream-folk: honeyed, unhurried songs that grew from street-performance beginnings into a quietly devoted worldwide fanbase.
10. 10DIIV4Brooklyn band led by Zachary Cole Smith, playing shoegaze in long, chiming guitar washes. 'Frog in Boiling Water' (2024) pushed the haze toward heavier, darker ground.

Most saved to a plan

The Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands people are building a Saturday around.

1. 1Cor de LuxOuter Banks post-punk dream-pop with politically charged atmospherics shot through with garage and progressive fury, coastal isolation turned up loud.
2. 2WednesdayAsheville's country-gaze storytellers with lap steel, feedback, and busted-truck poetry, narrating the South's weird corners in high fidelity.
3. 3A Place to Bury StrangersNYC's loudest band, with strobe-and-feedback annihilation through homemade pedals, carrying the Jesus and Mary Chain's torch straight into the noise floor.
4. 4Men I TrustQuebec trio making impossibly smooth bedroom dream-pop that is bass-forward, hushed, and quietly enormous online, a headphone act that scaled to festivals.
5. 5DeftonesThe band that dragged heaviness toward dream-pop: Chino Moreno's croon-to-scream over guitars tuned for atmosphere as much as impact.
6. 6Suki WaterhouseHazy, vintage-toned dream-pop: cinematic sad-girl songs with a wink, screen-star mystique earning its music credentials.
7. 7The xxWhispered minimalism that somehow fills a festival field, with intimacy at headline scale and 'Intro' still raising arm hair.
8. 8LavedaWidescreen shoegaze with glistening walls of guitar, hushed boy-girl vocals, and melodies that cut through the haze, upstate New York dream-noise on the rise.
9. 9SettingDurham trio (Nathan Bowles, Jaime Fennelly, Joe Westerlund) spinning shimmering acoustic-electronic drone, with patient, radiant improvisation that rewards surrender.
10. 10Art School GirlfriendWelsh dream-pop noir with slow-burn electronics and 3 a.m. honesty, building club pulses into songs that stay whisper-close no matter how big the room gets.

All 62 Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands

Sized by how many of the festivals we track have booked each act.