What time does TRNSMT 2026 start? Here's when gates open and when the Glasgow festival ends
Here is when gates open at TRNSMT 2026, early set times, last entry and what time the festival will finish.
TRNSMT 2026 is officially here, with fans from around the UK heading to Glasgow Green for a weekend jam packed with music.
Taking place from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, this year’s festival will take place a month earlier than usual - with the opening day coinciding with Scotland facing Morocco at the World Cup.
Football fans will be able to watch the home team’s game on the big screen live from the festival with special guests and GBX tunes - all following Richard Ashcroft on the Main Stage.
Ashcroft’s fellow headliners include Kasabian and Lewis Capaldi, who will play Saturday and Sunday respectively, with the weekend’s line-up also including Wolf Alice, Sonny Fodera, Amy Macdonald, CMAT and many more.
But if you are more interested in getting there to see some of the acts on early at TRNSMT, such as Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Brogeal. Rianne Downey, or Jacob Alon here are the opening times for TRNSMT 2026.
What time does TRNSMT start? Here’s when gates open
Gates open for TRNSMT 2026 at 12 noon all weekend - from Friday to Sunday.
The first performances of the festival will kick off around the same time, with the earliest acts on the Main Stage from around 12.25pm.
You can read more about TRNSMT 2026 stage times here.
However, this year this is also a unique late entry ticket which grants ticketholders access to the festival from 7.30pm on Friday only.
TRNSMT Starts
- Friday to Sunday: 12 noon
- Friday only - late ticket: 7.30pm
Last Entry
- Friday to Sunday: 9.30pm
TRNSMT Finishes
- Friday: 1am
- Saturday and Sunday - standard tickets: 11pm
- Saturday and Sunday - VIP: 12am
When is last entry to TRNSMT 2026?
Regardless of which ticket you have, last entry for TRNSMT is at 9.30pm.
This is around the same time that each Main Stage headliner will begin their sets in front of tens of thousands of fans.
What time does TRNSMT finish?
For the most part, performances at TRNSMT will end just before 11pm each night with the festival grounds closing around the same time.
That is unless you are a VIP ticket holder, as the VIP Garden will stay open until midnight.
These are the standard opening times for TRNSMT on Saturday and Sunday. However, on Friday timings are slightly different due to Scotland’s World Cup game against Morocco with the party set to continue until 1am.
To find out more, you can visit the official TRNSMT website.
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