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 — past edition; next edition details need official confirmation
- 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 The move note makes it exactly the kind of festival where source-aware curation prevents outdated venue assumptions.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 Infest pages list the 2026 festival for 21–23 August at Manchester Academy. Those dates have passed, and no later edition was announced on the official website when checked on August 29, 2026.
Manchester Academy is the confirmed festival venue for the represented edition.
Official sources
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