CMAT to Headline LIDO Festival 2026 in London

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT will headline the second edition of LIDO Festival on June 12, 2026, at Victoria Park in East London, organizers announced this week. The event marks the festival's return following a successful debut in June 2025 that drew 35,000 attendees per night with performances from Massive Attack, Charli XCX, Jamie XX and London Grammar across two weekends.

CMAT, whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, will top the bill for the first time at a U.K. festival. Her set will feature support from Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Getdown Services, Katy J Pearson, Junior Brother, Jacqui McShee's Pentangle and DJ Zakia. The lineup reflects the festival's approach of curating acts selected by its headliners to highlight their musical influences alongside emerging talent. Father John Misty is promoting his sixth studio album, Mahashmashana, while Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory released their self-titled debut earlier this year via Jagjaguwar. Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a veteran singer, composer and transgender activist, brings acclaim from recent reissues of his 1970 self-titled album and the 1986...