
NWOBHM heavyweights Saxon and reformed rockers The Temperance Movement will headline next year's fourth Maid Of Stone festival.
Other acts confirmed for the three-day event – held at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent from July 17-19 – include A Thousand Horses, FM, Anthony Gomes, Danko Jones, The Wildhearts, The New Roses, Tailgunner, Cobra Spell, Häxan, Morganway, Cassidy Paris, Kit Trigg, Silveroller, Crow Black Chicken, The Virginmarys and Chez Kane. Local acts Queen Horizon and Battle Born, who both had to pull out of this year's festival, return to the bill in 2026. The opening night headliner has yet to be announced.