{"id":173226,"date":"2025-11-10T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/173226\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:24:11","slug":"lily-allen-and-scissor-sisters-to-headline-huge-might-hoopla-2026-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/173226\/","title":{"rendered":"Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters to headline huge Might Hoopla 2026 line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lily-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Allen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/scissor-sisters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scissor Sisters<\/a> have been announced as headliners for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/mighty-hoopla\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mighty Hoopla<\/a> festival \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"367\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/lily-allen-west-end-girl-review-3901723\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Lily Allen \u2013 \u2018West End Girl\u2019 review: a vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A host of other names have also been added to the bill at next year\u2019s two-day event over the weekend of May 30-31 at London\u2019s Brockwell Park, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jessie-j\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessie J<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/five\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JLS<\/a>, Todrick Hall, Agnes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/alexandra-burke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra Burke<\/a>, Louise, Cascada, Estelle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/heather-small\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Small<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tulisa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tulisa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-wanted\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Wanted 2.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/liberty-x\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liberty X<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Allen will headline the first night before Scissor Sisters top the bill the following night. Over 100 more acts will be announced across the weekend in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend and day tickets for the 2026 Mighty Hoopla festival go on sale tomorrow (November 11) from 10am GMT and can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/go.kaboodle.co.uk\/mightyhoopla2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full line-up so far on the poster below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_mighthoopla_press.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Co-founder Jamie Tagg said: \u201cEvery year we strive for pop perfection and next year\u2019s mix of international artists, boybands, girlbands, live acts and DJs delivers just that. We still have some huge names to announce, so we\u2019re very confident this will be our most in demand year yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the festival in 2026 is The Bump, which welcomes a host of DJs and live performers including headline sets from Trixie Mattel and Horse Meat Disco, alongside Jodie Harsh and fka.m4a.<\/p>\n<p>The two day bash will also see the return of Queertopia, a \u201cspecially crafted stage showcasing the best up and coming names within the queer space\u201d featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/empress-of\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empress Of<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mykki-blanco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mykki Blanco <\/a>and many more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kesha-and-ciara-to-play-uk-festival-exclusive-shows-at-mighty-hoopla-2025-3805266\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Last year\u2019s event<\/a> saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kesha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kesha<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ciara\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ciara<\/a>\u00a0headline alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kate-nash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Nash<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pixie-lott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixie Lott<\/a>, Loreen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/vengaboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vengaboys<\/a>, Mutya, Jamelia, Jojo, Erika Jayne,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/g-flip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G Flip<\/a>, Daniel Bedingfield and more.<\/p>\n<p>During last year\u2019s event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jake-shears\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Shears<\/a> made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-jake-shears-join-kesha-for-we-r-who-we-r-and-scissor-sisters-lets-have-a-kiki-at-mighty-hoopla-3866648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a surprise appearance during Kesha\u2019s headline performance on the closing night<\/a> as they played \u2018We R Who We R\u2019 and the Scissor Sisters classic track \u2018Let\u2019s Have A Kiki\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The event came under threat in the weeks running up to the festival after local resident Rebekah Shaman,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/locals-crowdfund-legal-action-against-mighty-hoopla-wide-awake-field-day-and-other-unlawful-festivals-in-londons-brockwell-park-3857082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a member of the Protect Brockwell Park group<\/a>, took legal action against Lambeth Council, arguing that organisers Brockwell Live did not have the correct planning permission for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brockwell-park-music-events-potentially-in-jeopardy-after-campaigner-wins-high-court-case-3863051\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a judge ruling in her favour<\/a> the Mighty Hoopla along with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/wide-awake-festival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wide Awake<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/field-day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Field Day<\/a> all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brockwell-live-confirm-wide-awake-field-day-the-mighty-hoopla-and-more-will-go-ahead-despite-losing-court-case-3863420\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">went ahead<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters have been announced as headliners for the 2026 Mighty Hoopla festival \u2013 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