2026 Schedule Announced For Wrexham's Focus Wales Festival
Tuesday, 07 April 2026
Written by Laura Johnson
Focus Wales will return to Wrexham in North Wales later this spring with a stacked musical line-up.
Now in its 16th year, the international showcase festival will host over 250 acts across 20 stages between May 7 and 9, with the bill led by Fat Dog, Idlewild and Shame, as well as featuring Deerhoof, Gwenno, The Moonlandingz, The Bug Club, Moonchild Sanelly, Bill Ryder-Jones, Lime Garden, Tristwch Y Fenywod, Cery Hafana, Ben Ellis, CLT DRP, Gans, Congratulations, Yard, Gallops, Slate, Baby Berserk and Bucket.
Elsewhere on the line-up you'll find (in alphabetical order) Alpha Male Tea Party, Baby Brave, Becky Sikasa, Breichiau Hir, Campfire Social, Charlotte Carpenter, Chroma, Deerhoof, ELEV8, Elin a Carys, Freyja Elsy, Gwenifer Raymond, Hawa B, Hiraeth, His His, HMS Morris, KEYS, Kidsmoke, Kirara, Lionstorm, LUVLY, Man Of Moon, Mari Mathias, Mellt, Modern Woman, OGUN, Only Fools And Corpses, Osgled, PINS, Piss, Queen Chubby, Roscoe, SHLUG, Skunkadelic, Telgate, Two Tonne Machette, ValleyBoyZero, Waterpistol, XANDEGA, Ynys, ZXHRA and loads more.
Continuing its commitment to introducing patrons to artists from across the the world alongside Welsh talent, the festival will feature acts from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, The Philliippines, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the US and more.
Stereoboard are once again happy to host the Focus Wales schedule so you can get to clashfinding and planning what's sure to be one of your favourite weekends of the year! First time in Wrexham? Not quite sure where the venues are? Paid â chynhyrfu, because we've also got a venue map for you below.
Alongside its impressive musical line-up, Focus Wales will again host a music conference featuring panels, seminars and discussions with experts, all under the umbrella of this year's A Fairer Future for Music theme, to "shine a light on how artists, organisations, and communities can build a more representative and sustainable ecosystem for music – one that values accessibility, cultural diversity, and social justice at its core."
Delegates for this year's conference include (in alphabetical order again) Abbey Raymonde (Bella Union Artist Management LTD), Ai Jing (A.J) (Haze Sounds, China), Aly Gillani (Bandcamp), Ani Glass (Artist), Antonia Lines (LIVE Trust), Ben Ling (CNM France), Bethan Elfyn (BBC Wales - Horizons/Gorwelion), Connor Williams (Under Construction Records/Fuel Rock Club/Cardiff Psych & Noise Festival), Dom Alessio (Sounds Australia), Elisha Djan (Le Pub), Gruffydd Owen (Libertino Records & BWGiBWGAN), Hayden Merrick (The Line Of Best Fit), John Hendrickse (PRS Foundation), Jim McBride (Gigantic), Laviea Thomas (Music Journalist), Megan Evans (Deer Shed Festival), Nick Duncan (Sub Pop Records, USA), Professor Uzo Iwobi (Race Council Cymru), Ruth Barlow (Beggars Group/Association Of Independemtn Music), Sam Dabb (Le Pub), and Scott Kennedy (Live Nation, England), among many others.
The BAFTA-Cymru Qualifying Focus Wales Film Festival will also return between May 7 - 9 to showcase new Welsh and International films. It will take place across the Grove Park Theatre, Wrexham's Odeon Cinema and Hwb Cymraeg.
Focus Wales Upcoming Dates are as follows
Thu May 07 2026 - WREXHAM Various Venues
Fri May 08 2026 - WREXHAM Various Venues
Sat May 09 2026 - WREXHAM Various Venues
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