Harry Styles has shared an indie-packed line-up for his forthcoming Meltdown 2026 curation.
The ‘Aperture‘ singer’s takeover at London’s Southbank Centre from Thursday June 11 until Sunday June 21, was confirmed last month.
Now, along with confirmation of Styles’ own headline show at the Royal Festival Hall on March 16, a host of artists have joined the bill including Warpaint who will open the event on June 11, Stephen Fretwell, Nilüfer Yanya, Orlando Weeks, Bar Italia, Dev Hynes, Jon Hopkins, Getdown Services and LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy, who will close the event on June 21.
Tickets go on sale to Southbank Centre members at 10am on Thursday (April 9) here before they go on general sale at 10am this Friday (April 10) here.
Further line-up details, including on-sale details for Harry Styles’ own headline gig in the Royal Festival Hall, will be announced soon.
“Music is my life, every artist involved in this year’s Meltdown festival means so much to me, both as a fan, and a musician,” said the former One Direction frontman.
“It’s a true honour to host legends who have paved the way for the generations that follow them, as well as new acts that have inspired me to push my creative boundaries. There are some incredibly unique, one-of-a-kind performances planned and the Southbank Centre is such a special place to experience live music. I hope attendees and performers have an unforgettable time this year at Meltdown. I can’t wait!”
Styles joins the huge list of legendary names that have curated Meltdown at Southbank Centre in the past, including David Bowie, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Grace Jones, Christine and the Queens, Nile Rodgers, Robert Smith, David Byrne, Yoko Ono, Anohni, Massive Attack, Little Simz and Jarvis Cocker.
Harry Styles’ Meltdown 2026 line-up is:
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11 – Warpaint (Royal Festival Hall)
12 – Stephen Fretwell (Purcell Room)
12 – Shabaka & Friends (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
12 – Ninajirachi (Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer)
13 – Erika de Casier (Royal Festival Hall)
13 – Fousheé (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
14 – Kamasi Washington: Jazz Legends Reimagined (Royal Festival Hall)
14 – Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement Live (Royal Festival Hall)
14 – Nilüfer Yanya (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
16 – Getdown Services (Purcell Room)
17 – Mulatu Astatke (Royal Festival Hall)
18 – Beverly Glenn-Copeland (Royal Festival Hall)
18 – Bar Italia (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
19 – Devonté Hynes Ensemble (Royal Festival Hall)
19 – Orlando Weeks (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
20 – Yussef Dayes (Royal Festival Hall)
20 – Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman and Leo Abrahams (Queen Elizabeth Hall)
20 – James Murphy (Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer)
Earlier this year, Styles confirmed a huge, seven-city ‘Together, Together’ tour, which includes a 12-night residency at London’s Wembley Stadium and an impressive 30 dates at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
When tickets went live for UK dates, there were queues of up to 250,000 people for each of the shows. It was also revealed that Styles broke several records at both Wembley and Madison Square Garden thanks to huge demand.
The Wembley gigs will see the ‘As It Was’ singer donate £1 from every ticket sold to LIVE’s levy, helping to protect UK grassroots music venues and support emerging talent. You can visit here for any remaining UK tickets, and here to get international tickets.
His recent album ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’, scored four stars in NME, which described it as “an album that you’ll really want to spend a lot of time with, letting all its layers envelope you”. It added: “It’s the most exploratory album of his career so far, trying out new things and steering his ship in new directions.”
