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Director of the festival, Caroline Giddings, has commented:

“Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon each bring something different to the weekend. With Becky Hill, Bastille and Myles Smith also on the bill, there’s a real mix of artists for different generations and tastes, and there’s still more to come. We put a lot of thought into what happens beyond the main stages too. The food, the entertainment and the spaces where people can spend time together are all part of what makes it a special weekend on the island.”

Tickets went on sale today at 8 am on the 26^th of October and are still available to purchase. Alternatively, if you can’t attend, all performances will be broadcast on Sky and available to watch from your home. Standard tickets for the long weekend are priced at £330 with the option to camp, while residents of the Isle of Wight can purchase tickets for £299. Options for people interested in campervans or alternative travel via coaches are also available here.

More acts are yet to be announced, but for now, see below the exhaustive list of performers you can prepare to see:

Headliners:

Fatboy Slim
Robbie Williams
Kings of Leon

Confirmed acts:

Bastille
Courteeners
Becky Hill
Myles Smith
Kaiser Chiefs
Rudimental
5 Seconds of Summer
Inhaler
Jack Savoretti
Keo
T’Pau
Scouting For Girls
The Cardigans
The Lilacs
Cruz Beckham & The Breakers
Aaron Rowe
Logicaltramp
Rick Parfitt Jnr Band

According to the official press release, the new song is “a story of lovers fighting to keep faith in each other- and faith itself.” You can watch the music video below, which was shot in the Californian desert, claiming it “satirizes the band as a religious cult where women do all the heavy lifting.”

The international tour will kick off in Latin America with special guest Beck, with additional dates for Europe and North America to be announced soon. As stated in their press release, there are “plans for the band’s all-important return home to Ireland in the works” too. Members of the band, Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry, also commented:

 “The Greatest Show on Earth? Now that’s a throwdown. It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life. A bit of showman, a bit of shaman, a riot of colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto. Because if people are gonna show up, we certainly are.”

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Presale tickets will be available for Mexico City dates on the 22^nd of October, while general sale will kick off the following day on the 23^rd. In addition, general sale for São Paulo and Buenos Aires will begin on the 22^nd of October. However, if you are a U2 subscriber, you will gain early access to presale from the 19^th.

2027 Tour dates:

February-

23- Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City
26- Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City

March-

10- Estádio MorumBIS, São Paulo
12- Estádio MorumBIS, São Paulo
23- Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires
26- Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires

The European leg will feature special act The Snuts, while UK shows will be accompanied by Cherryholt, Abbie McCarthy and Filip Clements. The first half of the gig will be dedicated to playing ‘A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation’ in its entirety, while the second half of the show will focus on songs from their other albums. The tour will kick off in Paris on the 1^st of April and end in their hometown Liverpool on the 18^th of April.

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The group shared some kind words in their announcement:

“When we realised our debut album would be turning 20 in 2027, we decided it was only fair to throw a bit of a party to celebrate. A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation was a culmination of the first 4 years of life in The Wombats.

We’re going to play the whole album from start to finish and we invite you all to be there. That first album gave us the possibility and platform to go on to make loads more music (with more on the way!), and so we will be playing a selection of tunes from all our other albums, too.

It’s going to be a very special tour!”

Pre-sale will go live on the 14^th of October at 9 am, while general sale opens on the 16^th at 9 am. You can sign up for pre-sale here on their official website, or wait for tickets to go on sale, which can be bought via Ticketmaster.

Tour dates:

April 2027-

1- Paris, Le Trianon
3- Cologne, Palladium
4- Berlin, Columbiahalle
5- Munich, Zenith
7- Amsterdam, Gashouder
8- Antwerp, Trix
10- Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
13- Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow
16- London, O2 Academy Brixton
18- Liverpool, Arts Club

In 1997, Roni Size Reprazent took home the Mercury Music Prize after being up against Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’, The Prodigy’s ‘The Fat of the Land’ and The Chemical Brothers’ ‘Dig Your Own Hole’. Not only was this a memorable accomplishment for the group, but also an influential force in making drum and bass a mainstream genre by fusing it with jazz and electronic sound.

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Roni Size Reprazent will reunite as a full live band featuring Dynamite MC, Onallee, Si John and Roni Size himself. They will kick off their tour in Bournemouth on the 3^rd of June and eventually make their way to their hometown in Bristol to end the tour on the 25^th. Fabio and Grooverider, or ‘The godfathers of drum and bass’, will be attending 8 of the shows as supporting acts but will not be performing in Brixton. However, London fans shouldn’t worry, as Roni Size’s Instagram page replied to a fan questioning this, stating, “we have other surprised guest ..Shhh!!”

In a statement, Roni Size said: “30 years ago we started something that was never supposed to stand still. Three decades later, the sound is still moving forward. Reprazent are back — 30 years, one legacy, and a whole new journey. See you out there.” If you haven’t already, you can listen to their hit single ‘Brown Paper Bag’ from ‘New Forms’ above to familiarise yourself with their sound.

Pre-sale tickets will go live on the 7^th of October at 10 am, while general sale will go live on the 9^th at 10 am.

UK Tour dates:

June-

3- O2 Academy, Bournemouth
4- O2 Academy, Birmingham
5- O2 Academy, Brixton
10- O2 Academy, Leeds
11- Rock City, Nottingham
12- NX, Newcastle
17- O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
18- Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
25- Canons March Amphitheatre, Bristol

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Just last month Rou Reynolds uploaded a video on Instagram discussing his mental health: “I was suffering burnout, which developed into an episode of OCD, which developed into nervous system sensitisation.” Although this is not the main reason for the hiatus, the group explained its impact:

“Even before Rou’s illness, we’d had difficult conversations about what the next few years should hold. The pressures of the modern music industry, as well as our outside responsibilities and ambitions, had begun to urge change. To then see a friend in trouble made those conversations more pertinent.”

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In their letter, as seen above, they explain their growth into adulthood and finding their individuality and priorities. “We are far from being the same kids who recorded that debut album, and as much as we love what we do, and still love being in each other’s company, as humans our priorities and capacities have changed.”

“We’re genuinely excited to make next year a celebration of what this band means to us. But after that it’ll be time to go away for a good while and see what being Rou, Rob, Rory and Chris, and not ‘Enter Shikari’, feels like.”

This announcement comes just weeks before their ‘Lose Your Self’ tour, celebrating their 8^th studio album released back in April. They are set to kick off with a warm-up in Oxford O2 Academy on the 21^st of October before visiting Europe.  With this in mind, they state: “Our heads are currently fully into the November tour and making that the absolute best it can be. If that ends up being the last time some people see us, we want to make it special.”

Tickets can still be bought for the upcoming tour; however, for those who can’t attend, they reassure fans there will be more gigs in their final year as well as new material. “As it currently stands, we’ve got some mainland European and North American festivals in the diary for 2027, and we’ll soon announce a few U.S shows in Florida, Georgia & Tennessee for January.” Additionally, “we’ve also been working on some bits of new music, which you should get to hear sooner rather than later, along with another thing we’ve just finished filming.”

Whether this is a temporary pause or the end of Enter Shikari is unclear for now: “This dormancy may eventually end with an eruption back into activity, or may end with extinction.” While this may be sad news for electronicore fans, you can still stay tuned for upcoming shows in the coming year and look forward to new music by signing up to their mailing list.

So far, the September musical guests have consisted of CMAT, Royal Blood and Rachel Chinouriri with hosts Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Demetrion and Amelia Dimoldenberg. Just last week, Chinouriri sang her track ‘One song away from crying’ from earlier this summer as well as her hit single ‘Never Need Me’, which can be seen below for those who missed the live performance.

The next show will be hosted by Danny Dyer, with musical act Sasha Keable on the 10^th of October, making it the 4^th episode of the season. Subsequently, we will see The Streets perform on the 17^th of October, hosted by actor James Norton, and Blossoms will take the stage on the 24^th, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo.

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British singer-songwriter Sasha Keable just announced yesterday that she will be releasing her new single ‘Options’ on the 1^st of October, which was debuted just last week at Ruby Zoe Hotel. While this could potentially be a part of her upcoming performance on SNL, Keable also has an array of tracks dropped this year that could be in the running.

The Streets performed their 2004 album ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ in its entirety during their tour this summer. Following its success, they have announced 3 more shows soon after their SNL performance. They will visit Southend Cliffs Pavilion on the 3^rd of November, O2 Academy Birmingham on the 4^th and Cardiff Depot on the 6^th.

Blossoms new album is also due to be released before their SNL show, on the 2^nd of October, ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’  will drop just in time for their album tour. They have a string of concerts across the UK and Ireland through October and November.

You can watch SNL UK on Sky One live on Saturdays at 10 pm or catch up on NOW TV.

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This announcement comes on the same day as her kicking off her North America tour, as she begins her tour in Philadelphia today. While the North American leg features special guest Underscores, her UK and EU leg will be accompanied by rising sensation Audrey Hobert. Charli will be showcasing her new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, which was released back in July with 11 new tracks.

After announcing, Charli took to Instagram to tell her followers that during her first show in Philadelphia she will be “Playing an old song tonight on night 1 of tour. A special song.” The next couple of months will not only build anticipation for the second leg of her tour but also prepare fans for what’s to come. While an official setlist has yet to be confirmed, you can have a look at her most recent setlist from her appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival or wait to see what tonight’s show has in store. At Reading Festival, Charli showcased 10 of her new songs from ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ and 8 songs from her charting album ‘BRAT’, focusing mainly on her newer material.

You can sign up for presale access from now till the 15^th of September, and artist pre-sale tickets will be available from the 16^th of September at 11 am. Alternatively, general sale will kick off at 9 am on the 18^th of September. However, fans who pre-ordered ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ from her official store immediately qualify for first access to pre-sale tickets and should receive an email regarding tickets shortly.

Tour Dates:

February

13- 3Arena, Dublin

15- OVO Hydro, Glasgow

17- Co-op Live, Manchester

19- The O2, London

22- Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam

24- Accor Arena, Paris

Radiohead returned to the stage in 2025 after a 7-year hiatus, playing 4 dates across Europe. However, this wasn’t a one-off occasion as it set a precedent for upcoming shows. Guitarist Ed O’Brien told Rolling Stone back in March, “What we’re going to do is, every year we’re going to do a different continent, and we’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less.”

This will be Radiohead’s first time performing in Australia since 2012 and first time in Japan since 2016. The band’s unexpected return to Europe last year was accompanied by surprise renditions of their songs ‘Jigsaw Falling into Place’ and ‘(Nice Dream)’ which they hadn’t performed in 16 years. Fans in Australia and Japan can prepare for a spectacular show after a lengthy break, which could potentially include some rare recitals of some of their hidden gems.

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To make ticket purchasing fair, fans will only be able to buy tickets via registration on the band’s official website. For shows in Australia, registration closes on the 10^th of September, and on the 27^th of September for Japan.  Once you have successfully registered, you will then receive a code or set of instructions to purchase no more than 4 tickets. Ticket prices are fixed depending on the type of ticket you select and will include a small charity donation that Radiohead will match. Proceeds from the Australian leg will go toward Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Australian Marine Conservation Society, while proceeds from the Japanese leg will go toward More Trees.

2027 Tour dates

May:

3- RAC Arena, Perth
4- RAC Arena, Perth
6- RAC Arena, Perth
7- RAC Arena, Perth
13- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
14- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
16- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
17- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
19- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
20- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
25- Afterpay Arena, Sydney
26- Afterpay Arena, Sydney
28- Afterpay Arena, Sydney
29- Afterpay Arena, Sydney
31- Afterpay Arena, Sydney

June:

1- Afterpay Arena, Sydney
8- GMO Arena, Saitama
9- GMO Arena, Saitama
11- GMO Arena, Saitama
12- GMO Arena, Saitama
13- GMO Arena, Saitama

According to Radiohead’s website, these will be the only shows scheduled for 2027, with no additional locations or dates. You can sign up to their mailing list to ensure you don’t miss important information regarding live shows and tickets.

While this marks their first UK opening, it will be UMusic’s second hotel, with their European debut being in Madrid in 2022. The Madrid hotel currently includes vinyl records for rent, integrated Bluetooth sound systems, Marshall speakers, and access to the Albéniz Theatre. However, the star of the show is the UMusic piano bar with live music, hosting a variety of musical programmes ranging from UMusic Sessions and DJ sets to karaoke and concerts. While specific details regarding the London location have yet to be revealed, this gives an insight into what you can expect during your stay.

President of UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle Jordi Solé stated that “Denmark Street holds a special place in music history. For decades, it has been a place where artists found their voice, creativity flourished, and music culture took shape. We are incredibly proud to be part of its next chapter. Together with Outernet, we have the opportunity to honor that legacy by creating hospitality and cultural experiences that inspire discovery, support emerging artists, and ensure this remarkable destination continues to shape the future of music for generations to come.”

Philip O’Ferrall, CEO of Outernet, noted: “Music has always been a driving force for Outernet, and we are in a place rooted in musical history. Connecting that heritage with a platform that can reach mass audiences both physically and through our immersive screens and audio technology is what makes this partnership so special. I’m very proud to be working with UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle, and I know what they will bring to Outernet will be spectacular, transforming the experience of both artists and fans.”

For all music lovers, UMusic Hotel provides a unique experience whereby your stay will be encompassed by culture, art, and performance. You can subscribe to their newsletter now to stay informed about all updates.

For those who don’t know much about the Mercury Prize, they equivocate it to ‘the Booker Prize for literature and the Turner Prize for art’. The aim is to acknowledge artistic achievement over a broad array of music genres. An independent panel of judges have selected the shortlist and will be spending the next few months deciding who will be crowned the Mercury Prize winner of 2026. Albums that were released between the 30^th of August 2025 and 17^th of July 2026 were all in the running to be entered, but only 12 are shortlisted. The following contenders are:

• Dave – ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’
• Dove Ellis – ‘Blizzard’
• Florence + the Machine – ‘Everybody Scream’
• JADE – ‘That’s Showbiz Baby!’
• Knats – ‘A Great Day In Newcastle’
• Kojey Radical –’ Don’t Look Down’
• Nia Archives – ‘Emotional Junglist’
• Olivia Dean – ‘The Art of Loving’
• Paul McCartney – ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’
• RAYE – ‘THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.’
• Suede – ‘Antidepressants’
• War Child Records – ‘HELP(2)’

The Judging team consists of professionals within the music industry who unbiasedly choose the winner based on the quality of the music. This year’s panellists are:

• AFRODEUTSCHE – Composer, DJ & Radio 3 Unwind & 6 Music Broadcaster
• Danielle Perry – Broadcaster (Absolute Radio & Jazz FM) & Musician
• Jamie Cullum – Musician & Radio 2 Broadcaster; Jeff Smith – Head of Music, Radio 2 & 6 Music
• Lea Stonhill – Music Programming Consultant; MistaJam – Songwriter, DJ & Broadcaster
• MistaJam - Songwriter, DJ & Broadcaster
• Phil Alexander – Creative Director, Kerrang!/Contributing Editor, MOJO
• Sian Eleri – Radio 1 Broadcaster & DJ
• Sophie Williams – Music Writer & Broadcaster
• Will Hodgkinson – Chief Rock & Pop Critic, The Times
• Jeff Smith – The Chair of the judging team

If your favourite artist has been nominated, you can purchase tickets now to go to the award show in Newcastle which will feature live performances from the artists. Alternatively, you can watch the live broadcast on BBC, and in the meantime you can listen to songs from the shortlisted albums on the Mercury Prize’s curated playlist here.