Harry Styles Curates London Music Festival: Summer Lineup Revealed
Harry Styles will act as curator for Meltdown 2026 at the Southbank Centre. He has revealed the first wave of performers for the festival this June.
Festival overview
This is the 31st edition of Meltdown. The event will run for eleven days across Southbank Centre venues.
Styles curates a London music festival this summer, and the initial summer lineup has been revealed. The roster mixes established names and rising talent.
Lineup highlights and dates
- Warpaint — Thu 11 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall. (Their only live date in 2026.)
- Stephen Fretwell — Fri 12 Jun, 7.45pm, Purcell Room.
- Shabaka & Friends — Fri 12 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- Ninajirachi — Fri 12 Jun, 11pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.
- Erika de Casier — Sat 13 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- Foushée — Sat 13 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- Kamasi Washington — Sun 14 Jun, 3pm and 8pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- Nilüfer Yanya — Sun 14 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- Getdown Services — Tue 16 Jun, 7.45pm, Purcell Room.
- Mulatu Astatke — Wed 17 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- Beverly Glenn-Copeland — Thu 18 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- bar italia — Thu 18 Jun, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- Devonté Hynes Ensemble (with Tariq Al-Sabir, Adam Tendler and Cæcilie Trie) — Fri 19 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- Orlando Weeks — Fri 19 Jun, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. (His only solo show in 2026.)
- Yussef Dayes — Sat 20 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
- Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman and Leo Abrahams — Sat 20 Jun, 4pm and 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- James Murphy — Sat 20 Jun, 11pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. (Late-night closing set.)
Special performances and collaborations
Several shows are billed as one-off or collaborative events. Shabaka Hutchings will invite guest musicians for a special set.
Dev Hynes debuts experimental material with his Ensemble. Jon Hopkins will perform improvised sets with instrumentalists.
Tickets and extras
General sale for tickets opens on Friday 10 April. Southbank Centre Members get an advance presale on Thursday 9 April.
Details and ticket windows for Harry Styles’s own headline show will be announced later. Filmogaz.com will publish updates as they arrive.
Free programme and family events
The festival will include free outdoor performances and family-friendly activities. Workshops and hands-on events will run across the site.
Organisers say the schedule celebrates musical diversity and creativity. Audiences can expect unique and intimate performances throughout the eleven days.
Styles described curating the festival as a personal honour. He praised the chance to program both trailblazers and new voices for London audiences.
