Rochdale Feel Good Festival releases early bird tickets

Posted by on 30 Jan 2026

Ticket details for this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival main stage have been confirmed and they go on sale next Friday.                                               

The popular festival returns on Saturday 8th August, for another showcase of music, food and entertainment, with line-up details to be announced soon and main stage tickets on sale from 10am on Friday 6th February. 

Early bird tickets are £15 each, before another phase of tickets are released at £25. Once again, to cut single use plastic, tickets include a re-usable drink cup to be collected upon arrival at the festival site. 
Book online at rochdale.gov.uk/FeelGoodFestival or phone QuayTickets on 0161 876 2015.   

The festival, which is being organised by Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) on behalf of the council, again includes live music across indoor venues, the main stage on Rochdale Town Hall Square, a quality food and drink village and other entertainment. 

Councillor Sue Smith, the council’s cabinet member for communities and co-operation at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “We’re putting the finishing touches to our main stage line-up and will have some big announcements soon. Without giving too much away, it’s going to be another fantastic day. Amongst the acts on our main stage, we already have two BRIT Awards, a previous Glastonbury main stage headliner, 13 top ten albums and 28 top 20 singles. As always, to make it as good value as possible, we begin with these amazing early bird tickets, and the earlier you secure your tickets the more you save.” 

Line-up details will start to be confirmed in the next few weeks. Previous main stage performers include Ocean Colour Scene, Razorlight, The Coral, Feeder, Lottery Winners, The Fratellis, Heather Small, Cast, Scouting for Girls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Toploader, The Feeling, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Beat, Badly Drawn Boy, The Selector and The Lightning Seeds. 

It will be the 15th edition of the festival, which is funded by the council together with ticket sales and sponsorship from local businesses. If you would like to get involved with the festival, email FeelGoodFestival@rochdale.gov.uk. 

The night before the festival (Friday 7 August) synth-pop icons Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are performing a headline show at Rochdale Town Hall Square alongside post-punk legends Peter Hook & The Light, and Manchester’s post-punk/funk band - A Certain Ratio. 

More information, when announced will be available at www.rochdale.gov.uk/FeelGoodFestival 

For festival updates on Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/feelgoodfestival find @RochdaleFeelGoodFestival on Instagram and connect with @FeelGoodFest on X.