Anna Swiechowska

Jul 2, 2024 | kerrang.com | Sam Law |Anna Swiechowska |Nat Wood

For a minute there, it looked like Outbreak might become a victim of its own success. 2022 saw the rowdy Northerners bounce back from COVID with a line-up that felt like an authentic who’s-who of modern hardcore: Knocked Loose, Turnstile, ZULU, Scowl… Then in 2023 they somehow topped it, branching out with edgy hip-hop superstars Death Grips and Denzel Curry alongside hardcore legends Converge and Bane. This wasn’t just a sweaty festival anymore. It had become an event.