Overview
- The seven-night run is scheduled for 23–29 March 2026 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, pairing six music nights with a dedicated comedy bill.
- Headliners include Elbow, Mogwai, Manic Street Preachers, My Bloody Valentine, Garbage and Wolf Alice, with supports such as MRCY, Craven Faults, Annika Kilkenny and The Joy Formidable.
- CHVRCHES will play a stripped-back set supporting My Bloody Valentine on 27 March, while Placebo deliver a rare stripped-back performance with Garbage on 28 March.
- The Manic Street Preachers’ 26 March show is billed as the 150th Teenage Cancer Trust concert in the series’ history.
- Smith serves as guest curator following Roger Daltrey’s step-down, with proceeds funding specialist nurses, youth workers and 28 NHS units as the charity aims to surpass the £2.05m raised in 2025.