Hayley Williams Welcomes Jack Antonoff, Jenny Lewis, Remi Wolf & More At Newport Folk

Hayley Williams performed on opening day of the 2026 Newport Folk Festival playing the festival’s Fort Stage at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. The set was part of the Paramore frontwoman’s Hayley Williams At A Bachelorette Party Tour and featured a rotating cast of guests throughout the performance.

The set opened with the title track to Williams’ 2025 solo album, “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” followed by fellow album track “Kill Me.” Wednesday's Karly Hartzman then arrived to sing “Mirtazapine.” Williams went on to perform This Is Lorelei's “I’m All Fucked Up” with This Is Lorelei, Joy Oladokun's “I’d Miss the Birds” with Joy Oladokun and Liam Benzvi's “Thin Air” with Liam Benzvi.

Annie DiRusso was brought out for “Disappearing Man.” Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis came on for a version of Rilo Kiley’s “Silver Lining.”

Williams’ pulled from her 2020 solo album, Petals For Armor, for the debuts of “Leave It Alone” with Kelsey Lu and “Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris,” with Lucy Dacus also onstage for the latter. Williams summoned Remi Wolf to sing her new song “Twiggy Little Butt,” which will officially be released this Friday (July 31).

Phoenix Rousiamanis was tapped for “True Believer,” and Madi Diaz and Kelsey Lu came out for “Find Me Here,” another live debut. Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff then accompanied Williams for an acoustic performance of Bleachers’ “I Wanna Get Better,” followed by “Good Ol’ Days.”

The set closed with a cover of Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me,” performed with many of the prior participants and others re-taking the Newport stage for the finale. Tap the videos below to watch highlights of Williams’ collaborative set.