FOCUS Wales announces 105 more acts for 2026

The Wrexham-based, multi-venue festival for new music that is FOCUS Wales has announced a fresh round of 105 acts for its 16th anniversary edition. Newly announced acts include the likes of North Wales band Bau Cat, Canadian hip-hop group Boutique Feelings and Palestinian artist BASYL.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by FOCUS Wales (@focuswales) The fresh […]

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FOCUS Wales announces 2026 conference theme and first speakers

The international showcase festival FOCUS Wales has unveiled its conference theme and first speakers for 2026. The 16th edition of the Wrexham-based festival will highlight ‘A Fairer Future for Music’, which the festival says will question “how can fairness become a genuine guiding principle rather than a buzzword or a gesture of good intent?“ The […]

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FOCUS Wales reveals the first acts for its 16th edition

FOCUS Wales has unveiled 76 acts from 18 nations, including Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, South London post-punk quintet Shame and alt-indie band FatDog. The Welsh showcase takes place in Wrexham from 7-9 May 2026. Following its 15th anniversary in 2025 that welcomed 25,000 music fans, 260 performing artists and 422 international delegates—and which saw […]

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