Beyond The Pale, Ireland\u2019s acclaimed boutique festival set in the beauty of Glendalough Estate, unveils its full day\u2011by\u2011day music lineups for this year\u2019s fifth edition, announces 30 new music acts, and shares the first teasers from its arts, food, and experience programme. With three months to go, the award-winning three day festival continues to build one of its most ambitious editions yet, spanning world\u2011class music, artist\u2011led performance, chef\u2011driven dining, and a truly memorable weekend in the Glendalough Valley.<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\nThe three\u2011day festival reveals its full day\u2011by\u2011day lineups for the first time, marking one of the biggest moments of this year\u2019s programme and confirming that limited Sunday day tickets, including Sunday night camping, will be available alongside weekend camping tickets. The announcement is amplified by 30 new music acts, with Dutch electronic favourite Tinlicker, global techno giant Ben Klock, and breakthrough Irish artist Dove Ellis, whose Beyond The Pale performance will be his only Irish show of summer 2026.<\/p>\n
Friday opens with a huge electronic\u2011leaning lineup led by headliner Caribou, joined by Groove Armada (DJ set), Moodymann, and newly announced Tinlicker (live), setting the tone for a weekend built on world\u2011class live and late\u2011night energy. They\u2019re joined by a powerful mix of international and homegrown names including Sama\u2019 Abdulhadi, Jan Blomqvist Band, Princess Nokia, \u03a3tella, Jenny Greene, DUG, Chalk, Al Gibbs, Ela Minus, Dose, AliA and Souzac, Nicole Spagnol, Dublin Disco All-Dayer making for an opening day and night that spans high-energy live sets, late-night club culture, and breakthrough talent.<\/p>\n
Saturday brings one of Beyond The Pale\u2019s biggest days to date, headlined by Primal Scream and Soulwax, two era\u2011defining acts whose live shows have shaped generations of festival\u2011goers. They lead a stacked Saturday lineup featuring Kojaque, Sister Sledge, BIIRD, Bricknasty, just announced Ben Klock, 2Many DJs, Christian Loffler, Marie Davidson (live), The Sabres of Paradise, Gui Boratto alongside Kittin, Cliffords, Mr Scruff, Kormac, Fejka, CC:Disco!, Curtisy, Maykay, SexyTadhg, Cail\u00edn, Lullahush, Shark School, Jake Fitz, Melodic DJs, Maic\u00edn, Sei Green, Boolaboom, Zeztra, (ART)IFICIAL, JB the Deejay and Stomptown Brass performs Jamie xx. From iconic disco and rock energy to some of Ireland\u2019s most exciting new voices, Saturday is set to be a landmark day in the Valley.<\/p>\n
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Sunday closes the festival with an unmissable finale led by Father John Misty, whose acclaimed live performances make him one of the must\u2011see headliners of the summer festival season. He\u2019s joined by Honey Dijon, Of Monsters & Men, NewDad, and one of the most anticipated new lineup additions, Dove Ellis. Sunday also features Max Cooper (3D\/AV Live), Claptone, Horace Andy & the Dub Asante Band feat. Matic Horns, Irvine Welsh, Nouvelle Vague, R\u00f3is, Madra Salach, TSHA, Gabriels (DJ set), Elaine Mai, Overhead The Albatross, Bedlam, Malix, Cro\u012fthe, Absolute Lilt, Evan Gildersleeve, Dreamboy, Starlight Project, and Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space performed by Glasshouse Ensemble & Dublin Gospel Choir. With limited Sunday day tickets available later this month, including Sunday night camping, the festival\u2019s finale brings together standout live performers with the ideal festival daytrip just 30 minutes from Dublin.<\/p>\n
Beyond The Pale unveils the first look at this June\u2019s arts lineup, with artist\u2011led programming taking centre stage across the Valley. This year\u2019s arts and family programme will feature more than 75 artworks and events, with the full reveal landing in April. Early highlights include Shane Daniel Byrne\u2019s Comedy Shithouse, a who\u2019s who of alternative Irish comedy; Steo Wall presents The Pavee Club, showcasing outstanding talent from the Irish Traveller community; We Are Griot host a special festival edition of their ferocious spoken word event Talkatives; Outstraight Records bring their high-octane hip-hop takeover to the paddock; and Burning Circus debut a new dedicated area packed with headline fire shows, flow workshops and DJ sets. Bang Bike: Analogue Bubble Bath returns as the much\u2011loved battery\u2011powered pop\u2011up party, while the festival\u2019s after\u2011dark world expands with cult spectacle EGG Cabaret, Climbwallsweird, Boolaboom, and sizzling club night TENDER.<\/p>\n
Arts programme director Jenny Jennings, renowned co\u2011creator of acclaimed theatre company THISISPOPBABYcomments \u201cSpecial commissions and events remain at the heart of Beyond The Pale with Una Mullally\u2019s Grianstad: The Trip, an immersive audio journey inspired by the land and myth of St Kevin, and Undercurrent, Ireland\u2019s first bespoke festival flag commission created by Amyrose Bryan. Paahto & The Bull, John Frances Flynn\u2019s new band, is also announced to spearhead an incredible Puc Fada lineup. These early teasers hint at the scale and ambition of the programme that stretches from circus and cabaret to theatre and spoken word, offering a tantalising taste of what\u2019s to come in April\u2019s full reveal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond The Plate also returns with Ali Dunworth, one of Ireland\u2019s most celebrated food writers and curators, at the helm and a new theme for 2026, The Spice Bag Edition, celebrating the global influence on Irish food through tastings, collaborations, and food and drink storytelling. Three of Dublin\u2019s most exciting restaurants join the programme, with pre\u2011booking for festival\u2011goers opening in the coming weeks. Ranelagh\u2019s Host brings primal, fire\u2011led cooking and generous shared plates; Reggie\u2019s, the cult Rathmines pizzeria, brings its signature pies to the festival; and Ib\u00edle serves bold West African flavours and spice\u2011driven dishes designed for sharing. Capacity for these sit\u2011down dining experiences is limited, with registration now open for first access before bookings go public via itsbeyondthepale.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The Wicklow festival continues to elevate its boutique experience with luxury glamping, pre\u2011pitched bell tents, saunas, cold\u2011water dips, and the return of the Acushla wellness area, whose full programme will be announced in the coming weeks. A new karaoke pop\u2011up debuts in the main arena hosted by official charity partner Dublin Simon Community, alongside the return of the charity\u2019s Beyond The Trail, with over half of this year\u2019s places already snapped up following last year\u2019s Wicklow Way hike that raised \u20ac19,000.<\/p>\n
Weekend camping tickets are now on sale at www.itsbeyondthepale.ie<\/a>\u00a0 and Ticketmaster<\/a> with instalment plans available until March 31st while allocations last.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n