Foy Vance at Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

What to Expect

Foy Vance brings a folk, soul and southern blues-influenced set to the Fortuna Spiegeltent as part of the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival, in a seated rather than standing show that suits his songwriting-led material. The Northern Irish artist is touring behind his seventh album, The Wake, produced by the Brit Award-winning Ethan Johns, a record billed as the completion of a seven-album cycle he began back in 2007 and described as the culmination of years of tireless soul-searching. His voice and guitar-led songs have long made him a favourite for intimate rooms rather than festival main stages, and the Spiegeltent’s raked timber floor and mirrored panels give exactly that kind of close, cabaret-style setting. The over-18s restriction and seated format mark this out as a more contained listening experience than some of the festival’s other, louder bookings. Falling on a Tuesday rather than a weekend night, it is also one of the quieter, easier-to-get-into dates in a programme where the Friday and Saturday shows tend to sell fastest.

The Spiegeltent programme runs music alongside comedy across its full fortnight, and Vance’s date sits roughly midway through the closing week, after Gavin James and The Scratch have played and just ahead of Paul Brady’s show two days later. That run of dates gives the festival’s back stretch a strong, song-focused character, distinct from the pop and rock-leaning acts earlier in October.

Good to Know

• Tuesday 27 October 2026, evening show, Fortuna Spiegeltent, Wexford quayfront
• Strictly over-18s, seated show
• Tickets sold per show through wexfordspiegeltent.com
• Touring in support of his seventh album, The Wake, produced by Ethan Johns
• Part of the wider Wexford Spiegeltent Festival programme running 16 to 31 October 2026

Getting There

The Spiegeltent is set up on Wexford’s quayfront in the town centre, close to O’Hanrahan train station and within walking distance of the National Opera House and the main car parks. Wexford is about 1 hour 40 minutes from Dublin on the N11/M11, with Irish Rail and Bus Éireann both serving the town directly.