Darker Waves Festival Returns with 2026 Lineup Headlined by Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins

The first Darker Waves festival happened in 2023 and now it’s finally returning to Huntington Beach with a second edition, featuring headliners Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins. The lineup also includes Simple Minds, Adam Ant, The Psychedelic Furs, Soft Cell, Manic Street Preachers, Gene, Spacehog, Modern English, Gary Numan, Silversun Pickups, Buzzcocks, EMF, and more.