The three-day music festival at Wicklow’s Glendalough estate was bathed in sun from Friday to SundayMickey Chaos Fans on the lats day of the 2026 Beyond the Pale festival in Glendalough estate, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Alan Betson
Sun Jun 14 2026 - 18:55 • 1 MIN READNow in its fifth year, the Beyond The Pale festival took place this year from Friday to Sunday with more than 12,000 music fans attending. Acting as the cool younger brother to some of the blockbuster festivals in the Irish music calendar such as Electric Picnic and Altogether Now, it attracted fans to Wicklow’s Glendalough estate to enjoy a mix of DJ sets, dance workshops, food talks and live music. Headliners included Mike D of Beastie Boys, whose highly anticipated set was to be delivered in advance of his debut solo album release later this year. For indie music fans, the bill featured Father John Misty and Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, while rap aficionados enjoyed high-octane sets dealt by Kojaque and Princess Nokia. Disco was celebrated by Sister Sledge, and night owls enjoyed the trad rave at the Puc Fada and Club Cu-Cú in the forest. That said, the main headliner of the 2026 Beyond The Pale was not on any of the stages – it was the weather. Escaping an all too familiar downfall, Glendalough was gloriously sunny from Friday through to Sunday without a single shower: that’s almost unheard of at Irish music festival. People enjoying a performance by Prymary Colours on the last day of the 2026 Beyond the Pale festival in Glendalough estate, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Alan Betson
