Beyond the Pale 2026

Held on the grounds of Glendalough House in County Wicklow, Beyond the Pale has carved out a niche as Ireland’s most carefully curated weekend festival. The 2026 bill leans into electronic music done with a club’s seriousness rather than a stadium’s bombast, with Caribou, Ben Klock, Honey Dijon, Moodymann and 2manyDJs spread across the weekend. Primal Scream and Father John Misty headline the band side alongside Of Monsters and Men, while Max Cooper’s 3D audiovisual show, an Irvine Welsh appearance and a Dublin Disco All-Dayer give the festival its trademark willingness to mix music with literature, comedy and the kind of left-field programming you don’t usually find on a main stage.