Smoking Popes Confirmed For Rebellion Festival

Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From iconic genre-defining headline artists to the young upstarts kicking up a racket in 2024. A recent and thrilling addition to the line-up this year is Chicago’s Smoking Popes who will appearing on Sunday 4th August.

Smoking Popes have built a relationship with their legion of fans by melding raw songs about bittersweet heartache with soaring melodies, power chords and infectious energy. From their early indie releases to their critically acclaimed major label albums, Smoking Popes developed a unique blend of buzzsaw guitars, caffeinated rhythms and heartfelt crooning vocals, combining the angst of punk with the smooth sophistication of Frank Sinatra, creating music both urgent and timeless, and influencing a generation of musicians in their wake. Rebellion Festival is excited to finally have them hitting the festival in 2024. The Smoking Popes will also be appearing at Northwich’s Salty Dog on Monday 5th August, with further UK dates to be confirmed.

You can view the full four day line up here and purchase day and weekend tickets here. Since its original inception in 1996 as the then named Holidays In The Sun Festival, Rebellion has always aimed to bring together the best punk and alternative music from across the globe, and is still a family run, family orientated all ages event with children under 12 admitted free of charge (accompanied by an adult).