UK’s biggest tribute festival returns to Stockport, promising to be 'bigger and better'
By Alasdair Perry 17th Feb 2026
Rockstock Festival - featuring more than 30 live tribute acts for some of the greatest bands of all time - will return to Woodbank Park in May this year.
At the price of just £16 for adults and £10 for children, this festival provides access to top-quality musicianship and the opportunity to hear non-stop favourites from these legendary bands.
A statement on the UK Tribute Festivals website states: "Our ethos has always been for you to come and experience two days of the best tribute bands on the planet.
"We spare no expense in creating the best possible festival experience possible, and deliver high production values in an extremely fun-filled, safe, family environment.
"We attract like-minded festival revellers of all ages from all corners of the UK and beyond!

This safe, friendly environment is an excellent place for young rockers to attend their first festival, as well as an opportunity to hear quality tribute acts perform in this near unimaginable lineup.
The full lineup, with each respective tribute act, is as follows:
Saturday 23 May:
- Metallica (Metal Militia)
- Limp Bizkit (Chocolate Starfish)
- Green Day (Green Days)
- Gojira (Forjira)
- Ghost (Popestars)
- Lamb of God (Eleventh Hour)
- Tool (Tool Shed)
- blink-182 (One Eighty Two)
- Sum 41 (Some 41)
- Machine Head (Machine Heed)
- System of a Down (Toxicities)
- The Offspring (Offspin)
- Rage Against the Machine (Rage)
- Bowling for Soup (Bowling for Who)
- Jimmy Eat World (Jimmy Ate World)
- Motorhead (Motorwrecked)
- Rush (Rushette)
Sunday 24 May
- Coldplay (Ultimate Coldplay)
- Eminem (Michael Mathers)
- Lady Gaga (Born Gaga)
- Kasabian (Kazabian)
- Fontaines DC (Fontaines CD)
- Arctic Monkeys (Artic Manckeys)
- The Verve (Urban Hymns)
- Elvis (Tommy Holland)
- Radiohead (Not Radiohead)
- The Doors (Strange Doors)
- Velvet Revolver (VR)
- Iggy Pop (Iggy Popz)
- Kings of Leon (Kings of Leighton)
- The Police (5'0)
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (AKA Noel Gallagher)
- Jimi Hendrix (Are You Experienced)
Find tickets HERE.
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