Weather among the highlights at Wicklow festival headlined by Father John Misty and Mike D of Beastie BoysPeople enjoying themselves during a performance by Prymary Colours on the last day of the 2026 Beyond the Pale festival in Glendalough estate, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Alan Betson
Sun Jun 14 2026 - 20:00 • 3 MIN READSome 12,500 music lovers landed on Glendalough estate in Co Wicklow on Friday for a weekend of live bands, DJ sets, camping and craic at Beyond the Pale. The first of the big summer camping music festivals in the packed Irish music calendar got plenty right this year, but wasn’t without lows. HIGHSWeatherFestivalgoers were blessed with sunny weather all weekend – kicking off with 19 degrees and bright sky on Friday and ending with 17 degrees and scattered clouds on Sunday. Not a single shower rained on fans – a fact that kept everyone in good spirits.Princess Nokia’s bewitching setThe Puerto-Rican rapper delighted fans by performing her hits Spit and I Like Him in a set that coincided with her birthday. She also unexpectedly closed out her slot by playing B*witched’s C’est La Vie, much to the delight of her Irish fans.Kojaque’s mosh pitThe Cabra’s man’s commanding energy and physical rapping style was a Saturday-night highlight, leading to a propulsive mosh pit in which each man was out for himself in headbanging glory. Sisterly LoveDisco group Sister Sledge’s feel-good set had the crowd feeling the sisterly love. People relax near the main stage on the last day of the 2026 Beyond the Pale festival in Co Wicklow. Photograph: Alan Betson
