Ascendancy

A New Era Rises
Breaking Bands Festival has taken its final bow after a decade of championing grassroots music. The journey that began in 2015 attracted a loyal following and earned the title of Best Grassroots Music Festival at the UK Festival Awards 2023. With that chapter now complete, it is time to evolve into something greater.

Ascendancy Festival rises from that legacy, not as a replacement but as the next chapter. It is a home where emerging artists grow, where fans discover their future favourites, and where the community that built Breaking Bands continues to thrive.

This is the future of the movement.
This is Ascendancy

From Breaking Bands to Ascendancy
For 11 years, Breaking Bands Festival stood as a beacon for new talent. It proved that the underground is alive, loyal, and powerful. With its final edition near completion, the foundation it built becomes the launchpad for something bigger.

Ascendancy Festival carries that spirit forward, expanding the vision, strengthening the platform, and creating a long‑term home for the artists and community who made Breaking Bands what it was.