Hayley Williams Announced as First Newport Folk Festival 2026 Artist

Hayley Williams is the first artist to be announced for Newport Folk Festival 2026. She’ll perform a Friday set dubbed “Hayley Williams & Friends,” which we can only presume will be a headlining performance.

The July 24th date will mark Williams’ return to Newport after she made a surprise appearance during Jack Antonoff’s headlining set last year. It will follow the completion of her spring/summer tour dates, one of our most anticipated tours of the year. That run comes in support of one of last year’s best albums, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, as well as her newly announced indie-grunge project Power Snatch.

Tickets for Newport Folk ’26 sold out almost instantly, but you can join the waitlist for the event’s fan-to-fan ticket exchange via the NFF website. Revisit our Festivals of the Year Cover Story on the 70-year history of Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals.