The festival has attracted mainstream press coverage from such sources as The Independent,[1] The Daily Telegraph[2] and Kerrang.
[4] Festivals have also been held under the Rebellion and earlier brand names in Australia, United States, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, the Basque Country, Ireland and Austria.
Each year, over 300 acts perform at the festival over a four-day period, usually spread over the first weekend in August from Thursday to Sunday.
[10] The full festival resumed in 2022 with an additional event: R-Fest, held outdoors on the seafront on the Comedy Carpet.
[11] The 2024 festival coincided with beginnings of the 2024 United Kingdom riots, during which attendees staged an anti-fascist counter-protest to a gathered far-right group in the city.