Meltdown Festival 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

Meltdown is an annual artist-curated festival held at the Southbank Centre in London, inviting a musician of international standing to programme a week of concerts, collaborations, and events across the complex's stages. Each edition takes on the cha…

Website

southbankcentre.co.uk

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Genres

IndieElectronicJazzRockSoulAlternative

Date

11 - 21 June, 2026

Location

Southbank Centre, London

Size

Small · 1k-5k

Established

1993, Running 33 years

Vibe

It's a proper concert hall setup rather than a muddy field, so you move between ticketed evening shows and free riverside wandering during the day, and the whole thing shifts character night by night depending on who's curating.

Tags

city centrearenaday tripperstrain-friendlycity-accessiblelots of food optionscome as you aresensible bedtimeintimate

WHAT PEOPLE SAID

“Seated venues, surprisingly raucous energy”

“Crowd eclectic across generations”

“Genre-hopping, borderless Afro-diasporic feel”

“Free events genuinely open to all”

“Young London crowd front and centre”

LineupUpdated: 7 Jul 2026

Full lineup

Harry Styles

Also serving as festival curator. Headline concert at Royal Festival Hall.

Kamasi Washington

Warpaint

Jon Hopkins

Yussef Dayes

James Murphy

Devonté Hynes

as Devonté Hynes Ensemble

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Mulatu Astatke

Nilüfer Yanya

Shabaka Hutchings

as Shabaka & Friends

Erika de Casier

Devonte Hynes

as Devonte Hynes Ensemble w/ Adam Tendler, Caecilie Trier and Tariq Al-Sabir

Orlando WeeksBar ItaliaStephen FretwellFousheéNinajirachiGetdown ServicesMaddie AshmanLeo AbrahamsFousheeAdam TendlerCaecilie TrierTariq Al-SabirNew Young Pony ClubCæcilie TrierDev HynesDevonté Hynes Ensemble w/ Adam Tendler, Cæcilie Trier and Tariq Al-Sabir

TicketsUpdated: 15 Jun 2026

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