We flew from New York to London for our first-ever Mighty Hoopla, and Brockwell Park did NOT play around. This is our full Mighty Hoopla 2026 recap: two Americans taking on the UK's biggest pop festival for the very first time, breaking down the sets that wrecked us, the surprise guests nobody saw coming, and everything we'd do differently next year.
From Bardot on the Hoopla stage (the whole reason we booked the flights) to Appleton's first full set together in 23 years (and yes, THAT Heidi Range "Round Round" moment), plus Alexandra Burke commanding the main stage and Louise reminding everybody exactly who she is, we're giving you the honest, fan-first rundown.
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:51 - Why did we go to Mighty Hoopla?
- 1:53 - Overall Thoughts
- 5:56 - Day 1
- 7:30 - Diana Vickers
- 11:45 - Say Now
- 14:40 - Meeting Steve Anderson
- 16:10 - Joel and David from Right Back At Ya
- 18:00 - MNEK
- 20:39 - Agnes
- 21:34 - Appleton (with Heidi Range)
- 28:03 - Matty from Can't Stop the Pop
- 28:50 - Todrick Hall
- 30:50 - Delta Goodrem
- 32:33 - Jessie J
- 35:37 - JLS
- 36:40 - Meeting MNEK
- 38:54 - Lily Allen
- 39:34 - Day 2
- 39:50 - JORDY
- 40:18 - Cascada
- 41:25 - Bardot
- 44:45 - Meeting Belinda and Tiffani of Bardot
- 45:30 - Jane McDonald
- 46:24 - Meeting Louise
- 47:00 - Meeting Heidi Range
- 48:00 - Liberty X
- 50:00 - Kerry Katona's Kerry-oke
- 50:40 - Estelle
- 52:25 - Five
- 55:30 - Louise
- 59:15 - Alexandra Burke
- 1:03:15 - Scissor Sisters
- 1:04:13 - Booty Luv
- 1:05:00 - Superlatives
- 1:09:20 - Would we go back to Mighty Hoopla
References:
- Diana Vickers - “My Wicked Heart” Live on X Factor (with subtitles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnOsAI_XuLs&pp=ygUnZGlhbmEgdmlja2VycyBteSB3aWNrZWQgaGVhcnQgc3VidGl0bGVz