Record Store Day 2026 has fans flocking to stores for limited edition releases with exclusive Taylor Swift and Slipknot records up for grabs

    Record Store Day 2026

    Record Store Day has returned for its 19th year today (April 18), with fans queuing from the early hours to get their hands on special edition releases from their local independent record shops.

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    This year’s annual event sees some huge names putting out special one-off collectable vinyl and cassettes, with the likes of Charli XCX, Muse, Suede, David Bowie, The Cure, KPop Demon Hunters, Paramore, and many more sharing exclusive releases.

    Artists including The Snuts and Nilüfer Yanya, as well as Fleetwood Mac, Divorce, Primal Scream, and Bring Me The Horizon, are among those dropping one-off records for the benefit of RSD’s charity partner War Child.

    CMAT, Gigi Perez, Air, HAIM, Olivia Dean, PinkPantheress, RAYE, Rose Gray, Self Esteem, Sleep Token, The Last Dinner Party and Wolf Alice are also among the acts participating this year.

    With more than 300 UK and Ireland record shops taking part alongside thousands more indie retailers worldwide, a huge slate of exclusive physical releases were made available to fans this morning on a first-come, first-served basis.

    As usual, today’s event has already brought huge numbers of fans to record stores across the UK early this morning, with some even camping out 24 hours before stores opened, armed with camping chairs and flasks of tea.