{"id":151440,"date":"2025-11-21T05:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151440\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:59:10","slug":"breaking-laois-summer-music-festival-reveals-lineup-and-site-change-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151440\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Laois summer music festival reveals lineup and site change for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Organisers of a popular Laois music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leinsterexpress.ie\/section\/386\/events-listings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">festival<\/a> have released their first lineup announcement for 2026, and Laois locals are excited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leinsterexpress.ie\/news\/local-news\/1858214\/in-pictures-forest-fest-fun-in-laois.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emo&#8217;s Forest Fest Music and Arts festival<\/a> will take place from July 24 to 26 next year, promising a weekend of great music.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 line-up brings together an exceptional mix of iconic and era-defining artists, including post-punk pioneers Echo and the Bunnymen, beloved Scottish pop-rock outfit Deacon Blue, and indie stalwarts The Charlatans.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Fest will also be graced by acts from beloved alt-rockers The Lemonheads, anthemic rock outfit Feeder, high-energy trailblazers The Wonderstuff, genre-bending groovers Black Grape, era-defining indie band The Fratellis, cult alt-rock heroes Ned\u2019s Atomic Dustbin and the acclaimed singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This sets the tone for what promises to be the standout festival bill of next summer,&#8221; organisers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From wonderfully moody classics to full-on sing-a-long anthems, Forest Fest 2026 is set to be an absolute feast of music for all to enjoy!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers have also announced that the festival has moved to a different site- but don&#8217;t worry, it will still be within the confines of Emo village. Forest Fest heads have hailed the move as &#8216;a new home with the same magic&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Forest Fest remains entirely within the picturesque confines of Emo Village, we are thrilled to announce our site has moved to Bee\u2019s Wing Farm,&#8221; they explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This move allows for improved facilities and a smoother, more enjoyable flow throughout the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The updated layout includes expanded amenities, more toilets, additional food and drink vendors, and increased space in the arena, camping, and campervan areas.<\/p>\n<p>The festival had previously taken place in Emo Park.<\/p>\n<p>For all updates on Laois festivals as they come, keep an eye on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leinsterexpress.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> the Leinster Express \/ Laois Live<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Organisers of a popular Laois music festival have released their first lineup announcement for 2026, and Laois locals&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[85617,93,39828,61,60,8285,85616],"class_list":["post-151440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-emo","tag-entertainment","tag-forest-fest-music-arts-festival","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-laois","tag-laois-festivals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}