In a relatively brief span of time, Detroit's Tied Down has earned a rep as one of the biggest, best annual festivals on the hardcore landscape. Yesterday, Tied Down's organizers announced (most of) the lineup for next year's festival. Blood For Blood, the newly reunited '90s Boston OGs who just shared their first new song in 21 years, will headline one night. The other headliner is a secret now, as are a few other names on the poster. Speculate away on those. Tied Down's late additions are no joke. Last year, the festival had a last-minute Turnstile set.
This particular lineup is heavy on underground legends who are active once again. Beyond Blood For Blood, Tied Down 2026 will feature the return of Negative Approach, the Detroit hardcore originators who gave the fest its name. Nails aren't really a reunited band, but they did recently return from a long hiatus with a new lineup. Revived acts like Bane, Kickback, and Forced Order are also on the lineup.
But the real reason to go to Tied Down is to see a whole lot of the current hardcore world in the same place at the same time, and this poster has plenty of that. The bill includes Angel Du$t, Pain Of Truth, End It, Missing Link, Never Ending Game, PeelingFlesh, Skinhead, Warthog, Kruelty, Skourge, Firestarter, Bayway, Final Resting Place, Shattered Realm, Start Today, the Sissy Boys, Pluto's Kiss, and local heroes Bad Beat, whose members booked the fest. There are also a couple of band logos on there that I simply cannot decipher. Get yourself some tickets here.
