End of the Road Festival Details Stage Splits for Sold-Out 20th Edition

End of the Road Festival has locked in its stage splits for this year’s sold-out 20th anniversary edition, confirming the placement of headliners Pulp, CMAT, Mac DeMarco and Geese across the weekend of 3–6 September at Larmer Tree Gardens. The announcement fleshes out a programme that moves well beyond indie rock into experimental electronics, hip-hop and left-field folk.

The festival’s Effing Forest area will open on Thursday for the first time, giving early arrivals access to the Boat stage and its selection of more adventurous acts. The Woods stage programming puts Geese on Thursday, Mac DeMarco on Friday, Pulp on Saturday, and CMAT closing Sunday — a slot that nods to her celebrated 2024 performance at the festival.

Across the Garden stage, caroline, a joint set from Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE, and Kurt Vile & The Violators take headline duties. The Big Top, known for high-energy bookings, will see Working Men’s Club, Bassvictim, and Anna von Hausswolff among the names topping the bill, with a reunion from Brakes and appearances from Kelly Lee Owens, Ela Minus, and Los Thuthanaka adding further breadth. Secret sets and late-night discoveries remain central to a festival that, after two decades, still trades on the unpredictable.