Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From iconic genre-defining headline artists to the young upstarts kicking up a racket in 2024. A recent and thrilling addition to the line-up this year is Chicago’s Smoking Popes who will appearing on Sunday 4th August. Smoking Popes have built a relationship with their legion of fans by melding raw songs about bittersweet heartache with soaring melodies, power chords and infectious energy. From their early indie releases to their critically acclaimed major label albums, Smoking Popes developed a unique blend of buzzsaw guitars, caffei...