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26 July 2026 – Hayley Williams Turns Newport Into A Giant Group Project
By Editorial Team - July 26, 2026
Summary
Hayley Williams headlines Newport Folk Festival with an all-star collaborative set featuring Jenny Lewis, Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Remi Wolf, and more.
Key Facts
- Hayley Williams headlines Newport Folk Festival with a guest-filled collaborative performance.
- Special guests included Jenny Lewis, Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Remi Wolf, and Karly Hartzman.
- Set featured covers of Rilo Kiley, Bleachers, and a grand finale of 'Lean on Me'.
- Entities: Hayley Williams, Newport Folk Festival, Jenny Lewis, Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Remi Wolf, Karly Hartzman, Madi Diaz
- Tags: hayley-williams, newport-folk-festival, jenny-lewis, jack-antonoff, lucy-dacus, remi-wolf, live-music
<a href="/tags/hayley-williams">Hayley Williams</a> transformed her Newport Folk Festival headline set into an unusually generous celebration of friends, collaborators and songs moving freely between artists. Guests included Karly Hartzman of Wednesday, Nate Amos of This Is Lorelei, Jenny Lewis, Jack Antonoff, Madi Diaz, Kelsey Lu, Remi Wolf, Lucy Dacus and several others.
Williams performed only a small portion of the set alone, instead using the stage like an open creative workshop where her own material sat beside songs by Rilo Kiley, Bleachers and her guests. The evening concluded with a large communal performance of ‘Lean on Me’. This set sounded like genuine enthusiasm made public, showing how collaboration can expand a performance without reducing the headliner’s identity. Read more festival highlights in our <a href="/genres/indie-pop">Indie Pop and Folk</a> coverage.