Katherine Priddy

About the show

One of Britain's most captivating voices returns with something extraordinary.

Katherine Priddy brings her headline show to Alton Arts Festival in celebration of These Frightening Machines: her stunning third album released March 2026 on Cooking Vinyl.

Following two critically acclaimed records that cemented her place among the finest artists on the contemporary British music scene, this new chapter is her most ambitious yet: sonically wide-ranging, emotionally searching, and utterly unmissable live.

Praised for her haunting vocals and distinctive fingerpicking guitar style, Priddy has sold out headline tours across the UK, graced the stage of BBC's Later… with Jools Holland, and has recently collaborated with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

These Frightening Machines asks the questions many of us carry: how do we keep going when things fall apart? How do we hold onto each other in a world that pulls wants to divide us? Where do we fit in the machines and systems that surround us? Expect an evening of rare intimacy and power.

With her momentum showing no signs of slowing, the release of These Frightening Machines is set to take Katherine Priddy's star even higher.

Don't miss one of the UK's most treasured singer-songwriters at the peak of her powers.