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Harry Styles leans back in a chair, wearing a navy blue suit jacket, white shirt, brown silk tie and yellow shorts.

Harry Styles’ Meltdown

Thu 11 – Sun 21 Jun 2026

Harry Styles brings his iconic self-expression and creative curiosity to Meltdown

The globally influential artist curates the 31st edition of Meltdown, the world’s longest-running artist-curated music festival, in our 75th anniversary year.

American Express is a supporting partner of Harry Styles’ Meltdown.

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Thursday 11 June

Warpaint
Low-angle view of four women standing in a circle, looking down toward the camera against a bright, cloudy blue sky.

Warpaint

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 12 June

Stephen Fretwell
A man in a black jacket plays an acoustic guitar while standing on a dimly lit wooden stage under warm spotlights.

Stephen Fretwell

Gigs
Purcell Room
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Shabaka & Friends
Shabaka stood in a forest with arms by side facing camera. Wearing berret & glasses

Shabaka & Friends

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Ninajirachi
A woman in a room filled with laptops and speakers, wearing a jumper that says 'RABID'

Ninajirachi

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Saturday 13 June

Erika de Casier
Erika De Casier wearing a black long sleeve shirt, looking over her shoulder

Erika de Casier

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Stephen Fretwell
A man in a black jacket plays an acoustic guitar while standing on a dimly lit wooden stage under warm spotlights.

Stephen Fretwell

Gigs
Purcell Room
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Fousheé
A woman laying on a wooden floor, next to a chandelier

Fousheé

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 14 June

Kamasi Washington: Jazz Legends Reimagined
Low-angle portrait of a man with a large afro and beard wearing an ornate black garment with gold floral patterns.

Kamasi Washington: Jazz Legends Reimagined

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Nilüfer Yanya
A woman with curly hair sat on the back of a sofa, resting her head on her hand

Nilüfer Yanya

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Nilüfer Yanya
A woman with curly hair sat on the back of a sofa, resting her head on her hand

Nilüfer Yanya

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement Live
Black and white portrait of a man with an afro in a striped robe and ornate necklace, standing before a circular backdrop.

Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement Live

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 16 June

Test Harry Styles
Harry Styles leans back in a chair, wearing a navy blue suit jacket, white shirt, brown silk tie and yellow shorts.

Test Harry Styles

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Getdown Services
Two boys sat in bumper cars (one is a duck and one is a pig shape)

Getdown Services

Gigs
Purcell Room
Sold out

Wednesday 17 June

Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Astatke wearing a patterned shirt and leather jacket, playing a drum

Mulatu Astatke

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 18 June

bar italia
Three musicians stnading at different angles

bar italia

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland
Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his wife/artistic partner, resting their heads on each other.

Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall

Friday 19 June

Orlando Weeks
A black and white profile portrait of a man with a shaved head and a small hoop earring looking toward the side.

Orlando Weeks

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Devonté Hynes Ensemble
Devonte Hynes playing the cello, wearing a cap and t shirt with a blurred effect

Devonté Hynes Ensemble

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 20 June

Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams
A man with cropped dark hair stands in a field

Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes sat at his drum kit with glasses on, in an interesting flat landscape of rocks

Yussef Dayes

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams
A man with cropped dark hair stands in a field

Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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James Murphy
James Murphy wearing a tie dye t shirt and a suit jacket

James Murphy

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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While you're with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.