BottleRock Napa Valley 2026 Lineup
The First Taste of Summer
May 22–24, 2026
This is the BottleRock Napa Valley 2026 lineup. For dates, tickets and trip planning for the next edition, see the current BottleRock Napa Valley guide.
Venue: Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd St, Napa, CA, 94559, Napa, CA
BottleRock Napa Valley 2026 Lineup
Friday · May 22, 2026
- Teddy Swims
- Lorde
- Lil Wayne
- Tash Sultana
- Chaka Khan
- Jon Bellion
- Papa Roach
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Del Water Gap
- Rev Run
- BØRNS
- Men at Work
- The Beths
- Chevy Metal
- Melt
- Treach
- Penelope Road
- The Paradox
- New Constellations
- Meredith Marks
- Indy
- Malick Koly
- The Rookie5
- Hannah Cohen
- Khatumu
- The Chin Chins
Saturday · May 23, 2026
- LCD Soundsystem
- Foo Fighters
- Zedd
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Bush
- AJR
- Busta Rhymes
- Rilo Kiley
- flipturn
- Better Than Ezra
- Arrested Development
- Maoli
- Paris Jackson
- Midnight Generation
- almost monday
- The Warning
- The Return of Jackie and Judy
- Charlotte Lawrence
- DJ Pauly D
- The Alive
- Folk Bitch Trio
- Moonalice
- Zinadelphia
- Saxsquatch
- Bettina Maureenji
- DJ Umami
- Jake Zimma
Sunday · May 24, 2026
- sombr
- Backstreet Boys
- Ludacris
- Kool & the Gang
- Mt. Joy
- BigXthaPlug
- Slightly Stoopid
- Larkin Poe
- Paulo Londra
- Matt Maeson
- The California Honeydrops
- Cut Copy
- Buffalo Traffic Jam
- Paco Versailles
- Good Neighbours
- Sons of the East
- Girl Tones
- Izzy Escobar
- Absolutely
- The Paper Kites
- The Heavy Heavy
- Jess King
- Alec Shaw
- Betty Taylor
- Napa Valley Youth Symphony
- Nat Myers
- The Silverado Pickups
Why Bottlerock 2026
The 2026 lineup is a generational vise grip. Lorde headlining Friday alongside Lil Wayne and Teddy Swims. Foo Fighters Saturday with LCD Soundsystem and Zedd. Backstreet Boys closing Sunday alongside Ludacris and rising artist sombr — a 90s pop reunion sharing a marquee with one of the breakout names of the past year. Three days, three headlining moments, and one festival that ranges from gen Z to gen X without a generational dead zone in between.
Tickets across every tier — 3-day passes, single-day GAs, VIP — are sold out at the box office, which tells you something about demand. The only paths in now are the official waitlist and the Official Festival Ticket Exchange (Ticketmaster Resale). BottleRock prohibits third-party resale; wristbands sold through StubHub, Vivid Seats, or SeatGeek may be deactivated and rejected at the gate.
The lineup isn't actually why anyone goes to Bottlerock more than once. The reason is the festival sits in downtown Napa. You can finish a set, walk five blocks to a wine bar, and be back for the next one. Williams Sonoma runs an actual culinary stage with named chefs working alongside named musicians. The Wine Garden, the Culinary Garden, and the food trucks operate at a quality you don't see at a festival anywhere else. The music is the headline. The trip is the reason.
Best For
Travelers who want a long weekend in wine country with three excellent concert nights folded in. People who'd rather stay in a real hotel, eat at real restaurants, and walk to the festival than rough it in a tent or RV lot. Couples and groups of friends from their late 20s through their 50s. Anyone who bought tickets to a Foo Fighters or Backstreet Boys show in 2026 and now wishes they'd bought a multi-day festival pass instead.
Less ideal for
Less ideal for: budget travelers without a car. Bottlerock weekend rates in downtown Napa start around $400 per night and run past $1,200 for anything close to walkable. The cheapest play is staying in Fairfield (about 15 minutes east of Napa) or commuting from the East Bay, both of which mean driving each day.