Simple Minds, Adam Ant, Soft Cell Playing 2026 Darker Waves Festival
More than 35 artists will perform across three stages, with ticket presales starting April 2 and payment plans beginning at $19.99 down.
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Simple Minds, Adam Ant, Soft Cell playing 2026 Darker Waves Festival
Darker Waves 2026 lineup. (Darker Waves Festival) Simple Minds, Adam Ant and Soft Cell are among the artists set to play the Darker Waves Festival, taking place Nov. 14 at Huntington Beach City Beach in Huntington Beach, California. The festival, which mostly focuses on ’80s and ’90s alternative music, will be headlined by Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey, and feature 35 artists across three stages. Other artists on the bill include Gary Numan, T…
SoCal's Darker Waves Festival Lineup Announced: Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins to Headline
Darker Waves has just announced its 2026 lineup, with Morrissey and Smashing Pumpkins topping the bill. The one-day festival will take place Saturday, November 14 at Huntington City Beach. People know it does get cold(ish) here, right? Dress accordingly, beach goths! (Why is “beach goth” even a thing? We’ll never know, but I do like the Portlandia episode where Glenn Danzig guest stars.) No Danzig here—damn it—just Moz and The Pumpkins, plus Bad…
Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins to Headline Darker Waves 2026
Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins will headline Darker Waves Festival on November 14, 2026 in Huntington Beach, CA. Returning to Huntington Beach City Beach at Huntington Street and Pacific Coast Highway, the ocean-side festival will feature legendary performances from over 35 artists across three stages including Simple Minds, Bad Religion, Adam Ant, The Psychedelic Furs, […] The post Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins to Headline Darker Wav…
The Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Bad Religion playing 2026 Darker Waves festival
Darker Waves 2026 lineup. (Darker Waves Festival) Artists including The Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey and Bad Religion are playing the 2026 Darker Waves festival, taking place Nov. 14 in Huntington Beach, California. The bill, which mostly focuses on ’80s and ’90s alternative music, also includes Simple Minds, Adam Ant, The Psychedelic Furs, Soft Cell, The Damned, Manic Street Preachers, Gary Numan, Silversun Pickups, Buzzcocks, EMF and Spacehog.…
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