Some of the hottest young acts of 2025 and Mumford & Sons have been confirmed as performers for the Upper Midwest’s trendiest music festival, Hinterland, in 2026.
Lorde, Katseye, Kali Uchis, Jessie Murph, Muna and Santigold are on the lineup announced Tuesday for the 11th annual Iowa campout alongside the Mumford crew. The festival takes place the first weekend of August deep in farm country, about a half-hour south of Des Moines and four hours from the Twin Cities.
Previously held over three days, Hinterland will expand to a four-day run in 2026. It’s scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 30, and run through Sunday, Aug. 2.
Festival organizers also expanded and reconfigured the event’s layout last year to accommodate more people. Around 35,000 showed up each day in 2025 for a lineup that included Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey and Kacey Musgraves.
Other acts listed in the newly announced 2026 lineup include Geese, Beabadoobee, Wet Leg, Young Miko, Ashnikko, Suki Waterhouse, CMAT, Snow Strippers, the Format, Paris Paloma and Minneapolis-based indie-pop singer Samia. The full daily schedule is posted below.
Pre-sale access to Hinterland’s 2026 festival passes begins Thursday at 10 a.m. via hinterlandiowa.com. Four-day passes are priced at $365 for general admission, $520 for GA+ and $910 for VIP. Camping sites are extra, ranging from $145 to $1,010. Single-day tickets will go on sale later if passes do not sell out.
An unusual byproduct of being held deep in the heart of corn-sweat territory, Hinterland offers a special refund clause for fans who are afraid of the event getting too hot. If weather forecasts in the days leading up to the festival point to temperatures getting into the 90s, ticketholders can get their money back. No kidding.
Hinterland is on the early side of festivals announcing their 2026 lineups. Coachella’s April rundown was announced in September, but many of next summer’s other big music shindigs are still under wraps.
