Mighty Hoopla 2026: Americans' First Time at the UK's Biggest Pop Festival

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. Join us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/CCTVPOPS Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cctvpops 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