INNINGS FESTIVAL 2026 PREVIEW
The 2026 Innings Festival is shaping up to be one of those weekends where Tempe Beach Park basically becomes a giant time machine, and honestly, the lineup is a total flex of late-90s and early-2000s nostalgia. It feels like every era of your favorite radio station is hitting the stage at once, starting Friday with Mumford & Sons and the Goo Goo Dolls—which, let’s be real, is going to be one massive, desert-wide sing-along. But don’t sleep on the earlier sets like OK Go; their live energy usually brings some of that creative chaos they’re famous for. By the time Saturday rolls around, things get a bit more theatrical with Twenty One Pilots headlining, but for anyone who lived through the “emo” or indie-rock boom, seeing Dashboard Confessional and The Fray on the same day is going to be a major trip down memory lane. Sunday is where the energy really peaks, though. Closing out with Blink-182, Sublime, and Public Enemy is a wild, high-octane choice that hits every corner of the punk, ska, and hip-hop world. Throw in the MLB legends like Mark Grace and Miguel Montero hanging around for the Baseball Jam, and it feels less like a structured festival and more like a massive, sun-drenched block party where the music is loud and the vibes are just right. It’s the kind of weekend that’s going to leave you exhausted, sun-kissed, and humming “All The Small Things” for the next week.
