Harry Styles has unveiled the full lineup for his curation of Meltdown Festival 2026, confirming a genre-spanning roster for the 11-day event at Southbank Centre. The festival runs from June 11 to June 21, marking the institution’s 75th anniversary with one of its most eclectic editions to date.
Announced earlier this year as the 31st curator, Styles steps into a lineage that includes David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Grace Jones, Chaka Khan, and Nile Rodgers. His edition follows Little Simz, who curated the 2025 program.
Styles will headline the festival with a performance at the Royal Festival Hall, anchoring a program that leans into jazz, alternative, electronic, and experimental pop. The selection reflects both established innovators and rising names, positioning the 2026 edition as a cross-generational showcase rather than a traditional festival bill. Tickets have yet to go on general sale.
Full lineup
- Harry Styles (headliner)
- Mulatu Astatke
- Yussef Dayes
- Erika de Casier
- Beverly Glenn-Copeland
- Devonté Hynes Ensemble
- Warpaint
- Kamasi Washington
- James Murphy
- Ninajirachi
- Bar Italia
- Fousheé
- Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams
- Shabaka & Friends
- Orlando Weeks
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Stephen Fretwell
- Getdown Services
Styles’s Together, Together Tour kicks off just weeks before the Meltdown Festival 2026. Supporting his chart-topping new album Kiss All the Time, the tour begins on May 16. It’s a massive 67-show extravaganza across Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Asia. A rotating lineup of opening acts will join him, including Robyn, Jamie xx, Shania Twain and more. Kiss All the Time, released on March 6, was a massive success. It spawned the hit singles “Aperture” and “American Girls” and topped charts like the UK Albums chart and Billboard 200.
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