Awarded ‘Best Festival for Emerging Talent’ UK Festival Awards
‘a global launchpad’ The Line of Best Fit
‘one of the UK’s most cutting edge music festivals and conferences’ CLASH
‘a major platform for rising international acts’ Billboard
‘one of the most pivotal events of its kind’ Under The Radar
‘an amazing festival’ BBC Radio 6 Music
‘the greatest international showcase festival on the planet’ God Is In The TV zine
‘the best and boldest of new UK noise and beyond’ Rock Sound
‘an amazing weekend’ Radio X
‘Wales’ leading music conference & showcase’ IQ
‘life-affirming music from the very top drawer’ BBC Introducing
‘quite simply one of the best festivals out there’ Echoes and Dust
FOCUS Wales was established to provide the annual new music showcase event for the Welsh Music Industry. Our core work centres around the delivery of our international multi-venue showcase festival taking place in Wrexham each year, which places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe.
FOCUS Wales 2027 will mark the festival’s 17th year, and will welcome over 25,000 people to Wrexham, building upon 2026′s record attendance across a jam-packed weekend of events. There’s no place like Wrexham during FOCUS Wales, as we showcase 250+ artists from across the world, fill out a variety of spaces and music venues, using 20 stages, and hosting a full schedule of interactive industry sessions, arts events, and film screenings, throughout the festival. In addition to the delivery of the FOCUS Wales festival, we also deliver a number of international FOCUS Wales events throughout the year under the #WelshMusicAbroad banner.
Previous FOCUS Wales performers include: ADULT DVD | ADWAITH | A GUY CALLED GERALD | ANTONY SZMIEREK | BABY BERSERK | BALIMAYA PROJECT | BENEFITS | BC CAMPLIGHT | BILLY NOMATES | BOB VYLAN | BO NINGEN | BOY AZOOGA | CATE LE BON | CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN | CATRIN FINCH | CERYS HAFANA | CHALK | CLT DRP | CONGRATULATIONS | CRAWLERS | CVC | DAMO SUZUKI (CAN) | DAS KOOLIES | DEERHOOF | DON LETTS | DREAM WIFE | ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN | EUROS CHILDS | FAT DOG | GALLOPS | GANS | GAZ COOMBES | GETDOWN SERVICES | GOAT GIRL | GRUFF RHYS | GWENNO | HENGE | IDLEWILD | ISLET | JANE WEAVER | KATE RUSBY | KELLY LEE OWENS | LIME GARDEN | MCLUSKY | MELIN MELYN | MICHAEL ROTHER (NEU!) | MOONCHILD SANELLY | MUIREANN BRADLEY | NECK DEEP | NEUE GRAFIK ENSEMBLE | NOVA TWINS | PIP BLOM | POM POKO | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING | RICHARD HAWLEY | SAHRA HALGAN | SELF ESTEEM | SHAME | SKINDRED | SKINNY PELEMBE | SNAPPED ANKLES | SPIRITUALIZED | SPRINTS | SQUID | STELLA DONNELLY | THE BUG CLUB | THE CORAL | THE MYSTERINES | THE ROYSTON CLUB | THIS IS THE KIT | YARD + MORE
