Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2026 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 51 acts for Newport Folk 2026. 34 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

51acts
67%first time at Newport Folk
Amble Courtney Marie Andrews Courtney Barnett The Barr Brothers Tim Bernardes Brother Wallace Brandi Carlile Cat Power
Clover County CMAT Mark Cutler Lucy Dacus Brittany Davis and Black Thunder Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Dawes Deer Tick and friends Kathleen Edwards Dove Ellis The Fearless Flyers Brandon Flowers Hudson Freeman Fruit Bats Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover Lauryn Hill Evan Honer Honest Charlie Hot Tuna Infinity Song Kirby Lizzy McAlpine The Lumineers Father John Misty Medium Build Tom Morello The Olllam Punch Brothers Princess June Matt Quinn +13 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Amble
  2. 2Courtney Marie Andrews
  3. 3Courtney Barnett
  4. 4The Barr Brothers
  5. 5Tim Bernardes
  6. 6Brother Wallace
  7. 7Brandi Carlile
  8. 8Cat Power
  9. 9Clover County
  10. 10CMAT
  11. 11Mark Cutler
  12. 12Lucy Dacus
  13. 13Brittany Davis and Black Thunder
  14. 14Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
  15. 15Dawes
  16. 16Deer Tick and friends
  17. 17Kathleen Edwards
  18. 18Dove Ellis
  19. 19The Fearless Flyers
  20. 20Brandon Flowers
  21. 21Hudson Freeman
  22. 22Fruit Bats
  23. 23Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover
  24. 24Lauryn Hill
  25. 25Evan Honer
  26. 26Honest Charlie
  27. 27Hot Tuna
  28. 28Infinity Song
  29. 29Kirby
  30. 30Lizzy McAlpine
  31. 31The Lumineers
  32. 32Father John Misty
  33. 33Medium Build
  34. 34Tom Morello
  35. 35The Olllam
  36. 36Punch Brothers
  37. 37Princess June
  38. 38Matt Quinn
  39. 39Nathaniel Rateliff (with Courtney Marie Andrews, Joan Baez, Brandi Carlile, Brandon Flowers, Dave Matthews, David Rawlings, John C. Reilly, Mavis Staples, and Gillian Welch)
  40. 40Peter Rowan (with Sam Grisman, Sierra Hull, Larry Campbell, and Teresa Williams)
  41. 41Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy
  42. 42Strongboi
  43. 43This is Lorelei
  44. 44Tiny Habits
  45. 45Trousdale
  46. 46Leif Vollebekk
  47. 47Vulfpeck
  48. 48Wednesday
  49. 49Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
  50. 50Hayley Williams (with Jack Antonoff, Liam Benzvi, Lucy Dacus, Madi Diaz, Annie DiRusso, Karly Hartzman, Jenny Lewis, Kelsey Lu, Joy Oladokun, Phoenix Rousiamanis, This is Lorelei, and Remi Wolf)
  51. 51Yasmin Williams and William Tyler
On this bill

Their festival histories

Father John Misty 21 appearances Courtney Barnett 16 appearances Dawes 16 appearances The Lumineers 15 appearances · headlined 2× Cat Power 11 appearances Gillian Welch 11 appearances Brandi Carlile 10 appearances Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats 10 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2026

AmbleThe Barr BrothersBrandon FlowersBrittany Davis and Black ThunderBrother WallaceClover CountyCMATDeer Tick and friendsDove EllisEvan HonerThe Fearless FlyersHaley Heynderickx and Max García ConoverHayley WilliamsHonest CharlieHot TunaHudson FreemanInfinity SongKathleen EdwardsKirbyLauryn HillLizzy McAlpineMark CutlerMatt QuinnMedium BuildMichael Shannon and Jason NarducyO TernoThe OlllamPrincess JuneRyan Davis & the Roadhouse BandThis is LoreleiTiny HabitsTrousdaleVulfpeckYasmin Williams and William Tyler

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Peter Rowanlast played Newport Folk in 199630 years
  2. Cat Powerlast played Newport Folk in 200818 years
  3. Punch Brotherslast played Newport Folk in 201214 years
  4. Tom Morellolast played Newport Folk in 201214 years
  5. The Lumineerslast played Newport Folk in 201313 years

Other festivals in 2026

Coachella 2026 2 sharedReading & Leeds 2026Lollapalooza 2026 2 sharedAustin City Limits 2026 2 sharedOutside Lands 2026 3 sharedGovernors Ball 2026
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Questions about Newport Folk 2026

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2026 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 51 acts for Newport Folk 2026. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2026?

34 acts on the 2026 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Amble, The Barr Brothers, Brandon Flowers, Brittany Davis and Black Thunder and Brother Wallace.

Source: Wikipedia, "Newport Folk Festival lineups by year" (revision 1378953340), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This festival's source lists acts alphabetically, so the order says nothing about billing. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.