Long-awaited returns, new albums and tours, festival headliners, fresh faces… here are just 26 reasons to be cheerful in 2026.

Buckle up because 2026 is shaping up to be one helluva ride. We take a look into the prog crystal ball and find out what live releases, reissues and shows are expected in the next 12 months.

Soen and The Ocean will headline the 2026 edition of the Barcelona-based festival.

It’s time to start planning for an already busy-looking 2026 on the classic scene

BOWLERS EXHIBITION CENTRE, MANCHESTER

The tour hasn’t even happened yet, but if 2025 is remembered for one thing, it most likely will be Rush announcing they were going back out on the road, with German drummer Anika Nilles, for their R50 shows.