Sam Ryder among headliners in 40th London Parade lineup

Destination Events has unveiled the lineup for the forthcoming 40th London Parade, the long-running event formerly known as London’s New Year’s Day Parade. Organizers said the festival will feature British pop singer Sam Ryder among a cast of more than 8,000 performers, and that it is expected to draw around 500,000 spectators along the parade route and reach more than 1,000 television stations worldwide, including full broadcasts on more than 300 PBS stations.

Ryder, a BRIT and Emmy-nominated artist who represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2022 with the song Space Man, is listed as one of the headline performers. Organizers noted Ryder’s recent and upcoming projects as context for his appearance: his album Heartland is due on October 17 and he is scheduled to play his largest headline show to date at Wembley Arena on November 6. The announced lineup also includes pop group The Enchanted Sons, children’s television presenter Andy Day with his signature large-scale dinosaur puppets, and the theatre company Dream Engine, known for large balletic balloons and pageant-scale productions.

Organizers framed the 40th edition as a global celebration of community and creativity....