Bazooka! Fest, a Brooklyn-based independent music festival founded and curated by former Matador Records A&R head Jake Whitener, has announced its 2026 lineup. The two-day event returns to two Brooklyn venues, The Meadows and The Wood Shop, offering a bill focused on independent and alternative acts, which matters to fans of that scene as a curated alternative to larger commercial festivals.

The festival will take place on 22 and 23 August 2026, with headline names including the newly reunited Times New Viking, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, Destroyer, Cloud Nothings, and Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz), alongside Joanna Sternberg, Kiwi Jr., 2nd Grade, Colleen Green and Asher White. Single-day, two-day general admission and VIP passes are now on sale via the festival's website.