Since 2013

UNDERCOVER
FESTIVAL

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No Festival in 2026

After a difficult review, we've taken the decision not to hold an Undercover Festival during 2026. This is the first time since 2013 that we haven't held a festival — and it hurts.

2027? No decision has been taken either way. Watch this space.

Meanwhile — excellent Undercover gigs continue across Surrey!

Festival 2025

Location & Dates

Battlesbridge Showground, South Essex

26th & 27th September 2025

Undercover was on the road for 2025! A packed weekend of punk, ska, post-punk and alternative music featuring The Skids, Subhumans, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Menace, Popes Of Chillitown and dozens more.

Camping, showers, parking, a motorcycle museum, record shops, vintage sellers, merch stalls, festival bar and food stands — all included.

Punktuation Review — Day 1 ↗ | Punktuation Review — Day 2 ↗

Headliners

  • The Skids
  • Subhumans
  • Eddie & The Hot Rods
  • Menace
  • Popes Of Chillitown
  • Dakka Skanks
  • Eastfield
  • Codename Colin

2025 Lineup

Alphabetical order

Friday

  • Subhumans Main Stage
  • Popes Of Chillitown Main Stage
  • East Town Pirates Main Stage
  • Dakka Skanks Main Stage
  • Codename Colin Main Stage
  • Destroy The Idols Main Stage
  • Monumental Main Stage
  • Rage DC Main Stage
  • The Dirty Ugly Punk Monkey and His Laughing Gnome April's Den
  • Gripper Lee April's Den
  • Joe Bitter April's Den
  • Shell The Alternative Folkie April's Den
  • Static Kill April's Den
  • The Hedge Inspectors April's Den
  • Wyrd Sisters April's Den

Saturday

  • The Skids Main Stage
  • Eddie & The Hot Rods Main Stage
  • Menace Main Stage
  • Eastfield Main Stage
  • Dharma Hounds Main Stage
  • Rat Hole Main Stage
  • Red Anger Main Stage
  • Hinge Main Stage
  • The Assassination Bureau Main Stage
  • The Fanzines Main Stage
  • The Stereotypes Main Stage
  • Cherry & Peesh April's Den
  • Fraser Morgan April's Den
  • Gripper Lee April's Den
  • Joe Bitter April's Den
  • Shell The Alternative Folkie April's Den
  • Static Kill April's Den
  • The Hedge Inspectors April's Den
  • Wyrd Sisters April's Den

DJs & MC

Jerry Lunn — Both days Mick Moriarty — Friday Trev Bossom — Both days Keith Woodhouse (MC) — Both days

Roll Of Honour

Since 2013, Undercover Festival has hosted hundreds of bands, DJs and performers across southern England — from Guildford's Holroyd to coastal venues and now Battlesbridge in South Essex. Every band, every DJ, every year — a legacy built on passion for live alternative music.

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