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26 July 2026 – Lucy Dacus Brings Friends And ‘Time In A Bottle’ To Newport
By Editorial Team - July 26, 2026
Summary
Lucy Dacus delivers a memorable Newport Folk Festival set with guest appearances from Hayley Williams, Madi Diaz, and Brandon Flowers covering 'Time in a Bottle'.
Key Facts
- Lucy Dacus plays Newport Folk Festival set featuring high-profile collaborative duets.
- Brandon Flowers of The Killers joins Dacus for a cover of Jim Croce's 'Time in a Bottle'.
- Hayley Williams guest stars on 'Bullseye' while Madi Diaz joins for 'Heavy Metal'.
- Entities: Lucy Dacus, Newport Folk Festival, Brandon Flowers, Hayley Williams, Madi Diaz, Jim Croce
- Tags: lucy-dacus, newport-folk-festival, brandon-flowers, hayley-williams, madi-diaz, jim-croce, live-music
<a href="/tags/lucy-dacus">Lucy Dacus</a> used her Newport Folk Festival appearance to turn an already intimate catalogue into a series of unexpected conversations. Hayley Williams joined her for ‘Bullseye’, Madi Diaz appeared for their version of ‘Heavy Metal’, and Brandon Flowers stepped into Dacus’s carefully observed world for a cover of Jim Croce’s ‘Time in a Bottle’.
The combination sounds improbable on paper: an indie songwriter known for emotional precision, the frontman of The Killers and one of the softest songs ever written about time disappearing. Onstage, however, the collaboration made perfect sense. Dacus’s set demonstrated that surprise guests work best when they serve the emotional logic of a song. Explore more live stories in our <a href="/genres/folk">Indie Folk</a> coverage.