CATERWAUL: one week away

CATERWAUL: 2026 festival kicks off June 5th in Minneapolis

One week from today, the fifth installment of Caterwaul is set to ignite. The annual festival, celebrating a diverse array of artists from the noisiest fringes of rock, kicks off Friday, June 5th at Zhora Darling in Minneapolis and runs through Sunday, June 7th. This year's stellar lineup is stacked with iconoclasts of old and new, from Dazzling Killmen and Rye Coalition, to Stress Positions and Muscle.

Caterwaul has been hailed by BrooklynVegan as "a unique mix of noise rock, punk, metal, post-punk and beyond" and by New Noise as "a gathering of some of the best underground bands existing today."

Co-founder Rainer Fronz, who organizes Caterwaul alongside Conan Neutron and Melanie Thomas, gave this statement to New Noise in a recent interview, reflecting on the communal vibe that makes the fest special: "It has a DIY spirit and a grassroots feel. You’re part of it when you’re there. You’re not just a dollar sign or an influencer."

Buy tickets here: https://www.caterwaul.org/

Friday, June 5:

01:15 am - The Crosses
12:15 am - Didjits
11:15 pm - Mike Watt + The Missingmen
10:30 pm - Season to Risk
09:45 pm - New Brutalism
09:00 pm - Resurrectionists
08:15 pm - Birdhands
07:30 pm - Mad Mojo Jett

Saturday, June 6:

After Party:
12:30 am - Muscle
11:45 pm - ¿Watches?
11:00 pm - The Thirsty Giants
10:15 pm - Art Star

09:00 pm - Rye Coalition
08:05 pm - Great Falls
07:20 pm - Whippets
06:35 pm - Heet Deth
05:50 pm - Panel
05:05 pm - Orlock
04:20 pm - The Hammer Party
03:35 pm - Burned or Buried
02:50 pm - Bone Bag
02:05 pm - H.E.A.T.

Sunday, June 7:

08:00 pm - Dazzling Killmen
07:10 pm - Point Line Plane
06:25 pm - Body Stuff
05:40 pm - Bronson Arm
04:55 pm - Stress Positions
04:10 pm - Buio Omega
03:25 pm - We Are the Asteroid
02:40 pm - Cani Sciorri
02:05 pm - Baby Gurl
01:20 pm - Flesh Narc
12:35 pm - Battery Eyes

Poster by Aesthetic Apparatus