Lengthy stay CMAT summer time. The Irish pop star has been revealed as the most recent headliner for the 2026 version of London’s Lido Competition, acting on June 12.
The reserving marks the Irish pop star’s first-ever U.Okay. competition headline slot. It follows a stellar 12 months that has seen her cross over into the mainstream and ship a lot talked-about performances at high-profile occasions together with Glastonbury, All Factors East and Inexperienced Man.
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She will probably be joined by a stacked invoice of artists on the day, with helps together with Father John Misty and Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Principle. The opposite names confirmed to seem to date are: Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland, Getdown Companies, Katy J Pearson, Junior Brother, Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle and Zakia (DJ).
Tickets for the occasion, which is able to happen in Victoria Park, go on sale on Thursday (Nov. 13) at 10 a.m. (BST). Extra info might be discovered on the competition’s official web site.
In August, CMAT (born Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) unveiled her third studio album EURO-COUNTRY by way of AWAL. Upon launch, the document hit No. 2 on the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart, her highest putting on the chart thus far.
The continued success of EURO-COUNTRY has additionally seen the songwriter land a Mercury Prize 2025 nomination, as effectively embark on sold-out excursions throughout the U.Okay. and the U.S. The LP follows 2023’s Crazymad For Me and her debut album If My Spouse New I’d Be Useless, launched the 12 months prior.
The inaugural Lido competition passed off this 12 months, welcoming 35,000 followers an evening with Charli xcx, Jamie xx, Huge Assault and London Grammar all topping the invoice throughout two weeks of reveals.
Named after Victoria Park’s Lido Subject, the occasion has a powerful deal with sustainability and holds neighborhood occasions through the week. Its second iteration may also embody digital duo Maribou State, who’re headlining the competition on June 20.
