CATERWAUL: Minneapolis festival confirms Dazzling Killmen, Point Line Plane, for 2026 lineup; 3-day passes on sale now
With news outlets reporting this week on the Trump administration's decision to end the surge of immigration agents in Minnesota, the organizers of annual Minneapolis music festival Caterwaul reveal the first details of their upcoming 2026 fest.
3-day passes are one sale now: https://ticketstripe.com/caterwaul2026
In a city still reeling from tragedies connected to the federal government's heavy-handed immigration actions, Caterwaul stands as a beacon of "independent-minded, iconoclastic" art, aiming to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit in the face of all forms of tyranny.
With a full lineup announcement coming soon, Fronz, Neutron, and Thomas kick things off by revealing just two of this year's artists: both recently reunited, and both with Skin Graft Records affiliations, post-hardcore game-changers Dazzling Killmen and synth-rockers Point Line Plane will descend upon Caterwaul 2026 as part of their spring US tour.
Founded in 1990, Dazzling Killmen melded hardcore venom and prog chops into new and challenging configurations that would inspire hordes of younger bands in the decades to come – The Dillinger Escape Plan, notably among them. Bred in the early-2000s electro-punk freak scene populated by the likes of Trans Am and Lightning Bolt, Point Line Plane has been described by SF Weekly as "aggro keyboard-core of the highest and most demented order."
ICE out, Caterwaul in. Stand by for more Caterwaul 2026 announcements.
In a city still reeling from tragedies connected to the federal government's heavy-handed immigration actions, Caterwaul stands as a beacon of "independent-minded, iconoclastic" art, aiming to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit in the face of all forms of tyranny.
Now in its fifth year, the fest has hosted a stellar list of artists in years past, representing the noisy, countercultural fringes of rock – Brainiac, Chat Pile, Couch Slut, Flipper, Oxbow, Pissed Jeans, and Uniform, to name a handful. BrooklynVegan has hailed Caterwaul as "a unique mix of noise rock, punk, metal, post-punk and beyond," while New Noise Magazine has named it "a gathering of some of the best underground bands existing today."
Scheduled for the weekend of June 5-7, Caterwaul 2026 promises to continue its mission of championing the underground, while making some logistical adjustments to improve the experience for all. Where past years saw the fest spread across numerous Minneapolis stages, the organizers – Rainer Fronz (Learning Curve Records), Conan Neutron (Seismic Wave Entertainment), and Melanie Thomas – have chosen this year to focus the event in one location, Northeast Minneapolis venue Zhora Darling, and to streamline the lineup to a leaner, meaner list of artists.
Scheduled for the weekend of June 5-7, Caterwaul 2026 promises to continue its mission of championing the underground, while making some logistical adjustments to improve the experience for all. Where past years saw the fest spread across numerous Minneapolis stages, the organizers – Rainer Fronz (Learning Curve Records), Conan Neutron (Seismic Wave Entertainment), and Melanie Thomas – have chosen this year to focus the event in one location, Northeast Minneapolis venue Zhora Darling, and to streamline the lineup to a leaner, meaner list of artists.
With a full lineup announcement coming soon, Fronz, Neutron, and Thomas kick things off by revealing just two of this year's artists: both recently reunited, and both with Skin Graft Records affiliations, post-hardcore game-changers Dazzling Killmen and synth-rockers Point Line Plane will descend upon Caterwaul 2026 as part of their spring US tour.
Founded in 1990, Dazzling Killmen melded hardcore venom and prog chops into new and challenging configurations that would inspire hordes of younger bands in the decades to come – The Dillinger Escape Plan, notably among them. Bred in the early-2000s electro-punk freak scene populated by the likes of Trans Am and Lightning Bolt, Point Line Plane has been described by SF Weekly as "aggro keyboard-core of the highest and most demented order."
ICE out, Caterwaul in. Stand by for more Caterwaul 2026 announcements.
Caterwaul logo, by Whitney Does
Photo of Dazzling Killmen, by Adam Bubolz
Photo of Point Line Plane, by Lucy Fur
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