LEVITATION Festival Returns to Austin: Lineup, Dates and Venue Details

LEVITATION has unveiled the lineup and key details for its 2026 return to Austin, bringing together artists from across the psych rock, punk, metal, darkwave, indie, and electronic music worlds. The four-day event will once again take over multiple venues throughout the city, with Radio/East serving as the festival’s central hub alongside a packed schedule of club and late-night shows. Fans can explore more than 20 announced performances or opt for a full festival pass as LEVITATION continues its tradition of celebrating independent music, art, and immersive live experiences.

A press release from the organizers of LEVITATION announced that the 2026 edition is set for September 10–13, 2026.

This year, the festival brings another epic four-day weekend of music and art to the city’s Red River District, East Side venues, and beyond.

The festival is excited to share the 2026 lineup, which is an eclectic, genre-spanning showcase of psych rock, punk, metal, darkwave, indie rock, electronic music, and everything in between–a celebration of independent music and art from across generations.

Radio/East will serve as the festival’s central hub, featuring an expanded two-stage layout, while LEVITATION’s beloved late-night and club shows continue across Red River and throughout Austin.

For over a decade, LEVITATION has delivered lineups spanning psych, dream pop, punk, indie, metal, darkwave, and electronic music. It’s a beloved record collection manifested as a four-day weekend: a heady amalgamation of vintage gear, immersive light shows and visuals, buzzing amps, moody synths, and good times in Austin, Texas.

The multi-venue format encourages fans to choose their own adventure throughout the weekend–grab single-show tickets for over 20 shows announced so far, or go all in with a 4-Day Pass and experience the full festival.

4-Day Passes and Single Show Tickets are available now here. 

Additional will be added, including a secret Sunday headliner to be announced soon! For updates and additional information, follow LEVITATION on Instagram here.

Below are the dates, venues and performers:

THU. SEPT 10

AMERICAN FOOTBALL • TANUKICHAN • NINE PERFECT LIVES @ STUBB’S – TIX

SMERZ • MIETZE CONTE • ACOPIA @ RADIO/EAST – TIX

ARLO PARKS @ MOHAWK – TIX

GURRIERS • RADIUM DOLLS @ 29TH ST. BALLROOM – TIX

BUZZ KULL • MAX FRY • KONTRAVOID @ ELYSIUM – TIX

FRI. SEPT 11

BIKINI KILL • DIE SPITZ • GIBBY HAYNES: BUTTHOLE SURFERS MANIA • SWEEPING PROMISES • MELT-BANANA • POWERPLANT @ RADIO/EAST – TIX

THE GARDEN • & MORE @ STUBB’S – TIX

TEMPLES • FRIKO • POPPY JEAN CRAWFORD • VILLAGERRR  @ MOHAWK – TIX

EVENING ELEPHANTS • JACKSON MARSHALL @ 29TH ST. BALLROOM – TIX

LOS THUTHANAKA • & MORE @ ELYSIUM – TIX

EL TEN ELEVEN • & MORE @ 13TH FLOOR – TIX

SAT. SEPT 12

MOLCHAT DOMA • CABARET VOLTAIRE • PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT • AUTOMATIC •  DITZ • NOVULENT • I SPEAK MACHINE @ RADIO/EAST  – TIX

ANGINE DE POITRINE • MAN OR ASTRO-MAN? @ STUBB’S – TIX

MONOLORD • REZN @ MOHAWK – TIX

TAKUYA NAKAMURA • & MORE @ 29TH ST. BALLROOM – TIX

NITZER EBB • SINE • CURSE MACKEY @ ELYSIUM – TIX

CROZ BOYCE (AVEY TARE & GEOLOGIST OF ANIMAL COLLECTIVE) @ CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – TIX

ALI • PEARL & THE OYSTERS @ 13TH FLOOR – TIX

SUN. SEPT 13

????? • UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS • PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS • ELDER • PRIMITIVE RING • MESSA • EARTH TONGUE @ RADIO/EAST – TIX

REHASH • MAKEOUT REEF @ MOHAWK – TIX

LUNAR VACATION • CLOSEBYE @ 29TH ST. BALLROOM – TIX

IGUANA DEATH CULT • & MORE @ 13TH FLOOR – TIX

About LEVITATION

Founded in 2008 as Austin Psych Fest by members of The Black Angels and friends, the independent event sparked a movement, inspiring the creation of similar events across the globe. Austin Psych Fest was renamed LEVITATION in honor of Austin’s psychedelic rock pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators, who reunited and performed at LEVITATION 2015 for the band’s 50th anniversary. The event has stayed true to its original mission – to be a hub for the psych rock scene – while expanding into the worlds of metal, electronic music, punk, and all manner of independent and underground music.

Through Austin’s famed music venues and live music scene, and a host of collaborators and friends from Austin and beyond, the event continues to be a pillar of the global music scene. LEVITATION fosters a thriving community, pushes genre boundaries, and continues to shape the cultural landscape of Austin as a hub for cutting-edge and alternative sounds. 

THE REVERBERATION APPRECIATION SOCIETY (RVRB), the record label and creative collective that started the original event, has released records by key bands in the psych and garage rock scene, and kicked off its Live at Levitation archive series in 2021 with live releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kikagaku Moyo, The Black Angels, Primal Scream and more. Levitation Sessions, the imprint’s live album + film series, captures bands like Osees, Windhand, Ty Segall, SLIFT, Death Valley Girls and more, performing in unique locations and pressed to limited edition vinyl. RVRB’s online shop offers an ever-expanding selection of limited edition vinyl from other labels, guitar pedals, turntables, art prints, one of a kind tie-dyes, and more.

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