Meltdown 2026: Harry Styles reveals line-up including Nilüfer Yanya and Getdown Services
The line-up for this year’s Meltdown Festival, being curated by Harry Styles, has been revealed, featuring performances from the likes of Nilüfer Yanya and Getdown Services.
The bill for the festival was announced on April 7th, ahead of the event taking place between June 11th and 21st at the Southbank Centre in London.
The festival is celebrating the special 75th anniversary of the Southbank Centre this year, with Styles at the helm as curator, joining an illustrious line of previous musicians including David Byrne, Yoko Ono, and Little Simz, who have all taken on the role.
As part of his duties overseeing the event, Styles has put together a line-up of some of the most exciting talents emerging on the scene right now, which features Yanya, Getdown Services, Orlando Weeks, Bar Italia, Stephen Fretwell, Warpaint, and Yussef Dayes.
The bill is also rounded out by Mulatu Astatke, Erika De Casier, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, the Devonté Hynes Ensemble, Kamasi Washington, James Murphy, Ninajirachi, Fousheé, Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman and Leo Abrahams, and Shabaka and Friends.
Styles himself is set to headline the festival, with the Southbank Centre saying in their announcement post for the line-up that details of his special performance will be released soon.
When it was previously announced that the ‘Aperture’ singer would be curating Meltdown last month, he said in a statement at the time: “I’m deeply honoured to curate the Meltdown festival, especially for the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary year. My goal as the curator is to share the music and art that I love, and to celebrate the rich history of the venue. We both share a passionate belief that music is a vital part of life.”
He added: “It brings us together and the Southbank Centre has been at the heart of it, providing easy access to great music for the past 75 years. I’m incredibly grateful to Southbank for having me, it’s really exciting for me to have this opportunity in such an iconic venue.”
The timing of the festival will coincide with Styles’ own separate residency at Wembley Stadium in London as part of his Together Together tour, which he will play from June 12th until July 4th.
Tickets for the separate gigs at this year’s Meltdown Festival will go on sale to Southbank Centre members on April 9th at 10am local time, while general sale will begin on April 10th at 10am local time.
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