Kesha, Becky Hill and Delta Goodrem are among the acts set to play the first ever Mighty Hoopla Sydney in 2026. Find all the details below.
- READ MORE: Mighty Hoopla 2023 review: a joyful celebration of all things pop
The Australian edition of the iconic London festival is set to take place on February 21 2026 on Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Now, the entire line-up has been unveiled, which includes Australian pop star Jessica Mauboy and The Real Housewives of New York City’s Countess Luan, as well as Bimini, Absolute., Big Wett, Tom Aspaul and more.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale on Wednesday (October 22) at 10am local time, and you can sign up here. After that, general sale will commence on Thursday (October 23) also at 10am local time, here.
See the poster below.
This year’s Mighty Hoopla saw performances from Kesha and Ciara, as well as Kate Nash, Pixie Lott, Loreen, Vengaboys, Mutya, Jamelia, Jojo, Erika Jayne, G Flip and Daniel Bedingfield.
JADE made headlines at the event this year as she led a chant from the crowd and said “fuck you” to JK Rowling. It took place as she played ‘FUFN (Fuck You For Now)’, and took aim at the controversial Harry Potter author following anti-trans comments.
Elsewhere, Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears made a surprise appearance with Kesha to perform ‘We R Who We R’.
In a four-star review of the festival’s 2023 instalment, NME wrote: “The feel of the place hits somewhere between a daylight version of Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow, the world’s messiest hen party and the unofficial annual summit for every queer person living within the M25 (and indeed beyond).
“Founded by the team behind the much-loved club night Sink The Pink, Mighty Hoopla isn’t an LGBTQ+ festival per se, but celebrating queer culture forms a huge part of its ethos. While women and queer artists remain woefully underrepresented on the majority of festival bills, that’s not the case here: instead, the line-up is packed with throwback noughties fare, newer dance-adjacent pop music and a number of pop culture deep cuts. In other words, it’s a winning formula.”
