# 2026 Newport Folk Festival performances

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/2026-newport-folk-festival-performances
> Updated: 2026-07-26T02:11:07.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

The festival opened with Hayley Williams headlining a collaborative set on the Fort Stage on July 24, featuring guests such as Karly Hartzman, Lucy Dacus, Kelsey Lu, Remi Wolf, and Jack Antonoff. The show debuted new material, revisited tracks from Williams’s 2020 album, and closed with a group cover of Bill Withers’s “Lean On Me.”

The following day the lineup expanded to include The Lumineers closing the Fort Stage, with earlier sets from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Lizzy McAlpine, Punch Brothers, Cat Power, Vulfpeck and others across multiple stages. Local and emerging acts like Princess June, Madi Diaz, and Morgan Nagler also performed. Nathaniel Rateliff & Friends headlined the finale, joined by Brandi Carlile and others. Hayley Williams made a guest appearance with Deer Tick, underscoring the festival’s emphasis on collaborations between established and newer talent.

## Timeline

### 2026-07-26: Newport Folk Festival 2026 Day 2 Highlights The Lumineers and More at Fort Adams

Day 2 of Newport Folk Festival 2026 saw The Lumineers close Fort Stage, with performances by Gillian Welch, Cat Power, emerging artists, and a Hayley Williams–Deer Tick collaboration at Fort Adams, Rhode Island

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/newport-folk-festival-2026-day-2-highlights-the-lumineers-and-more-at-fort-adams

### 2026-07-25: Hayley Williams Leads Star-Studded Set at Newport Folk Festival

Hayley Williams delivered a collaborative set at Newport Folk Festival, joined by guests like Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf, debuting new songs and closing with a group cover of “Lean On Me.”

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hayley-williams-leads-star-studded-set-at-newport-folk-festival

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