Color Fest 15: exploration and discovery – first announcements on 15 November at 3 pm

Three times fifteen. At the 15th edition, Sunday 15 November at 3.00 pm, here come the first announcements of Line-up for Color Fest 15, the festival which returns on the’11, 12 and 13 August 2027 on Riviera of Sunsets by Lamezia Terme. Before listing the names, we wanted to explain the vision that has guided us for the past few years: the research e the discovery.

Research. Discovery.

This is the title of the poster with which the Colour Fest presents the 15th edition, published in Italian and in English. Here it is in full.

Over the years, Color Fest has been developing a strategy to internationalise its programme, leading us to select an increasing number of bands from various parts of the world to perform in Calabria, presenting cutting-edge artistic acts exclusively and for the first time in the region and in the South, alongside the best Italian projects.

Our audience shares our desire to experience the festival as a profound moment that goes beyond music alone and becomes an all-encompassing experience for three days.

Together, we are building our wellbeing community in the name of art.

Bands from all over the world, performing in the South for the first time

The journey of internationalisation as reported in the latest editions. Every summer they arrived in Calabria artists from different countries, often with rare performances for the Southern Italy, alongside some of the most interesting names on the Italian scene.

• 2023, 11th edition: i Franz Ferdinand (Scotland) at the only date in Central and Southern Italy, then Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria) and the Verdena.
• 2024, 12th edition: ekkstacy (Canada) together with Fulminacci, Cosmo e I Hate My Village.
• 2025, 13th edition: the first year at sea, with The Murder Capital (Ireland), Shame (England) and Lucio Corsi.
• 2026, 14th edition: Apparat (Germany) for the first time in Calabria, Sébastien Tellier (France), Django Django e Deadletter (United Kingdom), Yīn Yīn (Netherlands), James Holden & Wacław Zimpel (the United Kingdom and Poland), with Cosmo at dawn, The Zen Circus, C'mon Tigre e Dimartino.

The Colour Fest 15 carry on along this path: cutting-edge artistic projects from various parts of the world, brought to exclusive and for the first time in the region and at the South, combined with the the best Italian projects. All the stages are on the past editions.

More than just music: a three-day festival

The poster also mentions those attending the festival. Ours public has the same desire to experience the festival as a a profound moment, which goes beyond concerts and for three days become a’an all-encompassing experience.

On the Falcone and Borsellino promenade This experience has a distinct setting, somewhere between the pine forest and the sea: the stages, the sunsets over the Tyrrhenian, live performances at unusual times, such as the concert on Cosmo at dawn in the 2026, the nights in campsite. The venues and stages are described on the venue.

A community dedicated to wellbeing in the name of art

The last line of the manifesto ties everything else together: to build together one wellness community in the name of the’art. Alongside those who return every August and those visiting for the first time, from Lamezia Terme, from the rest of the Calabria and from all over Italy. It’s the same spirit as this year’s slogan, «Those who live in Calabria live for love», presented with the launch of the 15th edition.

15 November, 3.00 pm: the first announcements

I first names of Line-up for Color Fest 15 will be announced Sunday 15 November 2026 at 3.00 pm on the festival’s social media channels. Follow the Colour Fest on Instagram, @color_fest_, to find out who they are live: the names will also be posted on the page line-up.

They’re the first: the line-up for the 15th edition It will be finalised with announcements over the coming months.

Early Bird: last day is 14 November

L’Early Bird closes the day before the first announcements. It is the’Full Subscription on all three days of the Colour Fest 15, at lowest price of the season, and is available until 14 November 2026 at Ticketmaster, from the link on the page Tickets and Info.

It’s the last chance to get hold of it before the names are announced, for those who already know that in August it will be on the Riviera of Sunsets.

Looking forward to August: Supernova

If you play in a band or have a music project, until 23 November 2026 You can sign up for Supernova, the competition organised by the Colour Fest for emerging artists. The 3 winners will be playing at the Colour Fest 15.

Frequently asked questions about the first announcements for Colour Fest 15

When will the first names in the Colour Fest 15 line-up be announced?

Sunday 15 November 2026 at 3.00 pm.

Where are they advertised?

On the festival’s social media channels, starting with Instagram @color_fest_, and on the page line-up of the website.

Which artists will be performing at Color Fest 15?

The names have not yet been announced. The line is as set out in the manifesto: international bands cutting-edge, in exclusive and for the first time at Calabria and the South, together with the the best Italian projects.

When and where is Colour Fest 15 taking place?

L’11, 12 and 13 August 2027 on Falcone and Borsellino promenade, along the Riviera of Sunsets, a Lamezia Terme (CZ). How to get there: How to get to the Color Fest.

How long can you buy the Early Bird ticket for?

Until 14 November 2026, the day before the first announcements. It is the’Full Subscription, valid for all three days.

What is the «Research. Discovery.» manifesto?

This is the text with which the Colour Fest The management of the 15th edition: artists from all over the world, exclusively for the South, a festival that goes beyond music and a wellness community in the name of art.

Three times fifteen: 15th edition, 15 November, 3.00 pm. We’ll be in touch on Sunday with the first names, and we’ll see you on’11, 12 and 13 August 2027 on Riviera of Sunsets.