Madness announced as festival's fourth headliner

Alex McIntyreWest Midlands
News imageBBC The band Madness perform on stage at a BBC Radio 2 concert. One man is holding a microphone while the others are playing various instruments.BBC
Madness will perform at Trentham Live 2026 on Friday 21 August

Pop and ska icons Madness have been announced as the fourth headliner for Trentham Live 2026.

The band known for hits including Our House, It Must Be Love and Baggy Trousers, will perform at the Trentham Estate music festival in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday 21 August.

They will join fellow headliners The Fratellis, Five and The Human League, who play on the Thursday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Primal Scream were originally booked to headline on the Friday but they were dropped by the festival following a row over a video screened during a concert in London.

Madness will be supported by Merseyside indie rock band The Coral, whose hit singles include In The Morning, Pass It On and Dreaming Of You.

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