SLIFT have been on quite the journey since they were last at Roadburn – as our Artists In Residence back in 2022. Riding high on their post-pandemic freedom and the praise that followed the release of 2020’s Ummon, they performed three incredible and memorable sets with us that year. And then continued to loop their way round the world as they further propelled themselves forward with the release of 2024’s ILION.
The infectious energy of this French trio fizzed at Roadburn during their last visit, and we’re thrilled that they’ll be returning for 2026 with a new album in tow. Whilst details on the album remain under wraps for now, we can tell you that they’ll be playing it in full for us when April rolls around – we’ll tell you more about it when we’re given the nod to do so. You can dig into their back catalogue for clues until then; it seems reasonable to expect undulating groove, hypnotic experimentalism, and world class psychedelia, such is the way of SLIFT.
It is with high expectations of interplanetary investigations, psychedelic conjurings and an unforgettable, ground shaking performance that we prepare to welcome back SLIFT to Roadburn.
– Becky Laverty
