Curated atlas entry
Infest Festival
Infest Festival is a curated RetroAltFest atlas record for EBM, industrial, noise, synthpop travelers, located in Manchester · England · United Kingdom. This entry keeps official sources, status notes, and mapping cautions close to the surface so visitors can evaluate the festival without relying on scraped or guessed data.
- Location
- Manchester · England · United Kingdom
- Dates
- 21-23 August 2026
- Venue
- Manchester Academy, The University of Manchester Students' Union
Editorial context
Why this festival matters
Infest is important because it carries a long-running UK identity around EBM, industrial, synthpop, noise, and dark electronic culture while now pointing travelers toward Manchester. The move note makes it exactly the kind of festival where source-aware curation prevents outdated venue assumptions.
Verification notes
Official pages confirm 2026 dates and venue. Festival moved from Bradford to Manchester.
Single known venue suitable for future exact geocoding.