Music fans ready to queue for Record Store Day 2026

Record Store Day – tomorrow – is the one day of the year when over 260 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture.

Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion.

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Customers can’t place an order in advance – they have to take their chance and queue up on the day.

Music fans at Truck Store in Oxford (Image: Oxford Mail)

Truck Store in Cowley Road, Oxford, this year celebrating its 15th birthday, is looking forward to one of its busiest days of the year, with staff sorting out about 500 Record Store Day releases. Truck Store in Witney is also taking part.

“There will definitely be queues outside both stores and both will open at 8am,” said Truck’s Harry Gledhill.

“It’s going to be a very busy day and then there will be an after party at The Bullingdon in Cowley Road, with Willie J Healey playing a set.

“I know some people queue up all night to try to make sure they get what they want.”

Carl Smithson, left at Truck Store for Record Store Day in 2019 (Image: Oxford Mail)

Among the big sellers will be a 7 inch Taylor Swift release of her song Elizabeth Taylor, priced at £19.99.

And a five album Bruce Springsteen boxset of a homecoming show at Asbury Park from 2024 will cost more than £80.

Special editions and reissues have become increasingly popular in recent years as vinyl fans look to upgrade their collections.

Releases by Charli XCX and Elton John are also expected to be big sellers this year.

Record Store Day officially launched in California in 2008 and now it is celebrated by music fans across the globe.