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Harry Styles to Curate and Headline London's Meltdown Festival in 2026

Harry Styles has been announced as the curator and a headline performer for the 2026 Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre. The event coincides with the iconic venue's 75th anniversary year. Styles expressed his honour and intention to share a wide range of musical influences at the festival. His recent concert announcements have already demonstrated massive public demand, with record-breaking ticket interest.

Key Points: Harry Styles Curates Meltdown Festival at Southbank Centre

  • Styles to curate 2026 Meltdown Festival
  • Will also headline a concert
  • Festival runs June 11-21, 2026
  • Celebrates venue's 75th anniversary
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Harry Styles set to curate and perform at London's Meltdown Festival

Harry Styles will curate and perform at London's Meltdown Festival in 2026, celebrating the Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary.

Harry Styles set to curate and perform at London's Meltdown Festival
"I'm deeply honoured to curate the Meltdown festival, especially for the Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary year. - Harry Styles"

Los Angeles, Feb 16

Singer-songwriter Harry Styles is diversifying his footprint. The singer serves as the festival curator at Meltdown at London's Southbank Centre, which bills itself as the "world's longest-running artist-curated music festival".

He'll also perform a headline concert at the event, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the famed riverside venue and the central location for both the London Film Festival and this weekend's BAFTA Film Awards, reports 'Variety'.

While no other acts have been yet announced for the 2026 edition of Meltdown, set to run June 11 to June 21, 2026, it said that Styles would "draw on his broad influences, from pop, soul, electronic and rock to underground scenes and emerging young British talent".

Harry said, "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. 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", he added.

As per 'Female First UK', in 2025, Little Sims curated Meltdown, while previous editions have involved the likes of Robert Smith, Grace Jones and Nile Rodgers.

Harry Styles recently announced the date at New York's Madison Square Garden, prompting more than 11 million people to apply for presale access, and a record-breaking 12 nights at Wembley stadium in London.

- IANS

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Arjun K
Interesting move. Curating a festival is a big responsibility, especially one with such history. Respect to him for taking it on. His comment about music being a vital part of life is something we can all agree on, yaar.
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Rohit P
2026 is so far away! But 12 nights at Wembley? That's a proper record. The scale of his fame is unreal. Makes me wonder if any Indian musician could ever pull off something like this internationally.
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Sarah B
While I admire his success, I do hope as a curator he looks beyond mainstream pop. The festival's legacy with people like Grace Jones is about bold artistry. Fingers crossed he lives up to that and brings some truly innovative "underground" talent to the forefront.
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Vikram M
Good news for his fans in London! For us here, just another expensive international festival we see online. Would be great if our own music festivals in India could get this level of global artist interest and curation.
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Ananya R
He seems genuinely passionate about the venue's history. That's nice. Music really does bring people together, just like he said. His influence could introduce a whole new generation to that Southbank Centre. Positive step!

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