12 - 14 June 2027
O2 Manchester

James Earnshaw | Main Stage | HairCon

Main Stage Monday

Explore the Monday Main stage line up

The Immersive Wig Experience

Darrel and The Wigtorship Weekenders students present Connection, an immersive wig experience exploring disconnection through transformation, collaborative artistry, and boundary pushing design, revealing unique creations never seen before, brought to life on stage through teamwork, innovation, and bold creative expression.

Rain Dance: The Language of Movement

K18

Aminata Kamara presents Rain Dance, a live sculptural hair performance exploring movement within the language of Afro hair. Structured silhouettes shift through rhythm and performance, transforming textured hair into expressions of freedom, identity and kinetic artistry.

We Are The Canvas – Freedom To Create

ASP Expert Haircare

Enter “We Are the Canvas – Freedom to Create” with Terri Nadin, Let Lew, Sheree Gough, Paul Farr and Jon Aherne – where living sculptures awaken, colour ignites, and art, fashion and hair collide in a breathtaking live transformation you…

Dyson Hair In Motion: The Fashion Edit

Dyson

Dyson presents a live fashion led showcase as hairstylist Jake Unger unveils the season’s most influential hair trends on models. Discover bold shapes, texture and movement, powered by Dyson technology, as editorial inspiration and modern styling take centre stage live…

The Modern Supermodel: Live Runway Hair

Unity Rollers by Jack Mead

Jack Mead, Lydia Wolfe, Jack Ralphs and Ben Brazzo present The Modern Supermodel live with Unity Rollers. A 17-minute high-energy styling performance builds sculpted volume and movement, culminating in a three-minute runway catwalk finale.

The Retouch Reframe

L’Oréal Professionnel with Jack Howard

Hair colour that ages with the client, not against her. It’s time to change the conversation about grey. From the industry’s master, Jack Howard, comes a live show dedicated to the art of French Blending. Learn to create hair colour…

ARKIVE BY ADAM REED: In Real Life

L'Oréal Professionnel

A monochromatic collision of beauty and strength influenced by archival moments. An exploration of polished perfection and raw human instinct. In real life. Softness meets grit. Precision meets chaos. Past meets present.

Fellowship XPerience Hair Live X Project Colour

The Fellowship For British Hairdressing

Project Colour live and breathe all things hair colour. Led by colour maven Zoë Irwin, the Project Colour team consisting of Tina Thomson, Annie Bristow, Emma Fraser, Bernice Hoepfner-King, Lauren Hackett, Kayley Coppin, Isabella Finnis, Chloe Houston, Finlee Spearing, Cameron…

Elevating the Classic Cut

Andis

Elevating the Classic Cut witness Baldy, Roxanne Batt and Jim Williams turn classic cuts into modern statements. Precision fading, clean structure, and meticulous attention to detail bring their unique vision to each style, bridging traditional foundations with contemporary flair.

Texture Mosaic

Design Essentials®

Step into a runway experience that redefines the spectrum of hair beauty. From sleek straight strands to sculpted coils, every texture takes its place in a bold, artistic narrative — proving that true beauty lives in diversity, dimension, and design….

TOGETHER WE CHANGE THE WORLD. Net Zero. Nature Positive.

Olivia Garden

What if sustainability wasn’t a limitation, but a liberation? In 20 minutes, Anne Veck will take you from the silence of the wasteland to the roar of a new creative frontier. This is part show, part manifesto, a call to…

BEHIND THE ROUGE

Fresha

Behind the Rouge strips back the illusion of beauty, exposing the raw artistry behind it. Inspired by the spirit of Montmartre, Paris Ella Fisher’s debut main stage show reveals the process, precision and rebellion at the heart of session hair.

UNVEILED: Sassoon x Wella Professionals Premiere

Sassoon X Wella Professionals

Sassoon invites you to an exclusive first look at Wella’s next major advancement in professional colour. We won’t tell you what it is yet, only that it’s been years in the making! Join us for the reveal that will shape…