Harry Styles Named Curator for 2026 Meltdown Festival

Harry Styles, the British singer and former One Direction member, has been named curator for the 2026 edition of the Meltdown Festival, a renowned multigenre music event at London's Southbank Centre. The 10-day festival, running from June 11 to 21, will feature a diverse lineup handpicked by Styles, blending established artists with emerging talents across indie, jazz, electronic, and pop genres. Styles will also headline a performance at the Royal Festival Hall on June 16 in support of his recently released fourth album.

The festival's program reflects Styles' broad musical influences, with performances spread across the Southbank Centre's three main venues: the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room. It opens on June 11 with Warpaint's rare show at the Royal Festival Hall, their only performance of the year. Subsequent highlights include Stephen Fretwell at the Purcell Room on June 12, Australian producer Ninajirachi in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer that evening, and Shabaka Hutchings with special guests at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the same day.

Further acts span genres and generations. Danish pop artist Erika de Casier performs at the Royal Festival...