What to expect for this year’s BottleRock Napa Valley

For 14 years, Napa Valley has hosted the music festival known as BottleRock. This festival features over 60 bands across three days and has been a tradition since 2013. The first BottleRock featured an electric, rock-heavy lineup of Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band, Train, and The Shins. Since then, it has become more mainstream, featuring all varieties of artists.

The 2026 lineup headliners will include Foo Fighters, Backstreet Boys, Lorde, Teddy
Swims, and LCD Soundsystem. Other popular artists include Sombr, Slightly Stoopid, BigXthaPlug, Kool and the Gang, Men at Work, and Natasha Bedingfield, allowing for a contrast between newer and more established artists.

San Marin junior Valen Ongaro, who has attended Bottlerock for several years, feels that this year will be a little different.

“I highly recommend going to Bottlerock. I think that they’re definitely trying to cater to a younger crowd. In the previous years, they’ve been leaning towards older generations,” Ongaro said. “I think that they’re definitely trying to cater to a younger crowd. In the previous years, they’ve been leaning towards older generations.”

This allows for potential growth for the BottleRock music festival. It not only holds a strong wine country tradition but also introduces newer music artists, expanding the community. This brings together a large group, regardless of age and musical taste, to enjoy the featured artists.

Junior Lucy Cade-Galvez believes that BottleRock creates a strong community that gets stronger every year.

“It’s a very diverse and welcoming community,” Cade-Galvez said. “The lineup incorporates a lot of different genres and ages of music.”

BottleRock 2026 will allow for a mixture of both socializing and music.

Tickets and more information can be found at www.bottlerocknapavalley.com.