First announcements of the lineup for the 14th edition in Lamezia Terme

Apparat, Cosmo, Django Django, The Zen Circus, La Niña, Tutti Fenomeni and many more: these are the first 14 artists confirmed for 11, 12 and 13 August 2026 in Riviera dei Tramonti. The lineup is being updated with more than 20 acts expected.

The Color Fest returns for its fourteenth edition with a lineup that mixes international names and the best of the contemporary Italian scene. Three days of music on the Lungomare Falcone e Borsellino beach in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, from 11 to 13 August 2026. This year's subtitle is Summer on a Solitary Beach, and perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the festival: music, sea and the magic of the Riviera dei Tramonti.

With 14 acts already announced out of over 20 planned, the lineup is taking shape day by day and new names will be added for each of the three days. Here is everything we know so far, day by day, with exclusives and unique dates in Calabria.

11 August 2026 - Day 1: Apparat for the first time in Calabria

The first day of Color Fest 14 opens with a name that alone is worth the trip: Apparat. Sascha Ring, one of the most influential artists in global electronic music of the last twenty years, is coming to Calabria for the first time ever. His sixth album, A Hum of Maybe, released in February 2026 by Mute Records, six years after its predecessor LP5 (Grammy nominated), was enthusiastically received by international critics. A live set that promises to be an immersive experience between electronics and orchestral melodies, with the sea and the sunset as the natural backdrop.

Alongside Apparat, Day 1 presents C'mon Tigre, a project that fuses world music, electronics and jazz with a unique visual and performative approach. To complete the day, James Holden & Wacław Zimpel, a collaboration combining the British producer's cosmic electronica with the clarinet and sounds of the Polish artist, and Gaia Banfi. The lineup for the first day is still being finalised: more artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

12 August 2026 - Day 2: Cosmo in the morning, Zen Circus and Tutti Fenomeni in the evening

The second day of Color Fest 14 is the richest in surprises, starting with a completely new format: the Cosmo's morning concert, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Marco Bianchi will present his new album The Source, to be released in April 2026 by Columbia Records/42Records, in a version specially designed for the morning hours. After years of experimentation - from Cosmotrain to the more than eight-hour long Love Feasts - Cosmo once again reinvents the concept of live with his matinee concerts: a sound journey that accompanies the audience from waking up to the beginning of the day, between dilated atmospheres and moments of pure energy. An experience to be lived with the sun rising over the sea of the Riviera dei Tramonti.

The morning concert is included in the full season ticket, in season tickets that include 12 August, in the day ticket for 12 August and in a ticket dedicated exclusively to the morning event.

The evening of 12 August continues with The Zen Circus at only date in Calabria. Appino, Ufo and Karim, among the most representative bands of Italian indie rock, will bring their new album to the Color Fest stage. The Evil, confirming a career that has made them inseparable companions for an entire generation.

Always in only date in Calabria, arrives All Phenomena. Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio returns after three years of discographic silence with Monday, his third album produced by Giorgio Poi for 42 Records/Epic Records Italy. An album that critics have already ranked among the best Italian releases of 2026: cultured songwriting, sharp irony and pop melodies that stick in the head.

The Day 2 programme also includes Yīn Yīn, the Dutch duo that brings an irresistible mix of psychedelia, funk and south-east Asian sounds to the stage, and Nico Arezzo + Anna Castiglia as special guest. Anna Castiglia, by the way, is the winner of the Targa Tenco 2025 for best debut work with her album Likes. Further announcements are also planned for the second day: the lineup is not yet finalised.

13 August 2026 - Day 3: La Niña, Django Django and the grand finale

The third and final day of Color Fest 14 closes the festival with an evening that promises to be unforgettable. The protagonist is La Niña at only date in Calabria: Carola Moccia, Neapolitan singer-songwriter and winner of the Targa Tenco 2025 as best album in dialect for Furèsta, will bring her show with the sea, Stromboli and the full moon behind her. Defined by Rolling Stone as a hybrid between Teresa De Sio and Rosalía, La Niña has built a project that blends Neapolitan tradition and contemporary sounds in a choral record of great strength and impact, capable of winning over critics and audiences alike. A concert that will have a unique and unrepeatable atmosphere on the Riviera dei Tramonti.

The international closing of the festival is entrusted to the Django Django, the British quartet that for more than a decade has represented one of the most original realities of the worldwide indie-rock scene, capable of mixing art-rock, electronica and psychedelia in an instantly recognisable sound.

Day 3 also presents the Deadletter, an explosive British post-punk collective with great live energy, and Mai Mai, an experimental and industrial electronic project by Italian artist Toni Cutrone, which explores the sound roots of the Mediterranean with a ritualistic and hypnotic approach. The third day's lineup is also being finalised, with more acts yet to be revealed.

Color Fest 2026: practical information

Where: Lungomare Falcone e Borsellino - Riviera dei Tramonti, Lamezia Terme (CZ), Calabria, Southern Italy

When: 11-12-13 August 2026

Tickets available: full three-day season tickets, two-day season tickets (11/12 August and 12/13 August), single day tickets and a dedicated ticket for Cosmo's morning concert only (12 August).

How many artists? 14 acts announced so far out of more than 20 planned. The lineup is being updated for all three days: with the next announcements, the price of season tickets will increase.

Tickets and info: colourfest.co.uk/tickets-info/

The Color Fest is organised by the association What Are Clouds APS, active since 2012 in cultural production in Calabria. Since 2013, the year of the first edition of the festival, Color Fest has become one of the reference points for independent music in Southern Italy, bringing artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Editors, Brunori Sas, Afterhours, Marlene Kuntz, Fulminacci and many others to its stages.

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