Previous Artists

Explore the Previous Artists who have graced the stages of HowTheLightGetsIn Hay

From Grammy award nominees to folk festival favourites, genre-blurring innovators to intimate live performers, HowTheLightGetsIn has it all. Explore a few of our previous artists and stay tuned as we release our Hay 2026 music line-up!

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Clean Bandit

Clean Bandit
The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party
Sea Power

Sea Power
Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy
Groove Armada (Tom Findlay)

Groove Armada (Tom Findlay)
Joe Goddard (Hot Chip)

Joe Goddard (Hot Chip)
Zero 7 (DJ set)

Zero 7 (DJ set)
James Holden

James Holden
Molotov Jukebox

Molotov Jukebox
Ella Clayton

Ella Clayton
Cable Street Collective
New

Cable Street Collective

Camille O'Sullivan

Camille O'Sullivan
Crazy P Soundsystem

Crazy P Soundsystem
Baba Ali

Baba Ali
Ruth Lyon

Ruth Lyon
Deptford Northern Soul Club

Deptford Northern Soul Club
Chinwe

Chinwe
Fyfe Dangerfield

Fyfe Dangerfield
Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson
Bleach Lab

Bleach Lab
Mr Bruce

Mr Bruce
Ghalia Benali

Ghalia Benali
Ewan Pearson

Ewan Pearson
Funke and the two tone baby

Funke and the two tone baby
DJ Max Galactic

DJ Max Galactic
Lindsay Clark

Lindsay Clark
The Activators

The Activators
Maddie Ashman

Maddie Ashman