Int’l Lineups: Ye At Wireless, RAYE at Montreux Jazz Fest, Duran Duran At BST

United Kingdom

Ye, Ye & Ye At Wireless

Wireless Festival has announced that Ye will headline all three days of the festival’s 2026 edition, which goes down in London’s Finsbury Park, July 12-12.

These three Wireless shows mark Ye’s first UK performance in 11 years. In fact, Ye’s last boxoffice report from the UK submitted to Pollstar is from Wireless Festival 2014, when he shared the bill with Pharrell Williams, Tinie Tempah, Basement Jaxx
2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea and many more.

That year, Wireless took over two parks, Finsbury Park in London, and Perry Park in Birmingham, with both events sharing the same lineup.

Ye’s the first act announced for Wireless 2026. A PayPal presale is now live. The Wireless presale begins April 7, the general sale on April 8, at 12 p.m. British Standard Time.

A day ticket for Friday, for example, costs £151.50 ($200.30).

Duran Duran Join BST Hyde Park Bill

BST Hyde Park in London announced the next headliner for 2026: Duran Duran, who will take the Great Oak Stage on Sunday, July 5, 2026, joined by fellow legends and special guests Scissor Sisters, with a full line up for the whole day still to be announced.

Meanwhile, the supporting lineup on the days headlined by Maroon 5 (July 3), and Mumford & Sons (July 4) has been unveiled.

Jess Glynne, Ella Eyre, and Only The Poets will be joining Maroon 5, alongside the previously announced special guests OneRepublic. Holly Humberstone, Caamp, Divorce, Cliffords and Stella Lefty will join previously announced special guest The War On Drugs when Mumford & Sons headline.

General tickets for a day at BST Hyde Park start at £79.95 ($105.70) plus booking fees.

Primal Scream Join Kendall Calling Headliners

Kendal Calling in the UK’s Lake District has added more than 50 artists to its massive 2026 line-up with Primal Scream amongst new names joining previously announced headliners Two Door Cinema Club, Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and The Kooks.

As is tradition, the 40,000-capacity festival will take over the beautiful Lake District’s Lowther Deer Park July 30 – Aug. 2. Also confirmed for 2026 are Joining them will be Massive Wagons, Old Mervs, Bleach 9:3, The Covasettes, Fletchr Fletchr, Lily Moore, My First Time, Miss Lilly, The North, Oversize, Tom Rowl, RoeParkin, Matt Felix, UK Foo Fighters, Paramore-ish, Nontaines DC, LTWalto’s Alternative Anthems, Is There A Soul Out There?, DJ Shaolin Monkey’s Hip Hop Block Party, XOX, Antiks, Nina Morton, and Filthy Laugh.

The festival sells out each year, most tickets are gone before the first name on the bill is even announced. The festival’s official re-sale is now open, with a limited number of weekend, Thursday add-ons & upgraded camping options on-sale.

On The Beach Brighton Concert Series

On The Beach in Brighton, England, has announced its full line-up for the Saturday, July 25, led by The Maccabees and joined by Editors, Miles Kane, Anna Calvi, Ash, Badly Drawn Boy and Lime Garden. Fans can still sign up for the July 25 ticket sale at onthebeach.live.

The other dates feature Fatboy Slim (July 17-19), Madness (July 24) and Moby (July 26) – all sold out.

Switzerland

RAYE Opens 60th Montreux Jazz Festival

The legendary Montreux Jazz Festival has today announced the line-up for its landmark 60th edition, with a celebratory program bridging iconic artists, pop culture, and jazz R&B and rock legends, all taking place on the Lake Geneva shoreline, July 3–18, 2026.

RAYE will open the festival, returning for a third year, with a curated line-up of guests and a one-off stage set-up. Other confirmed acts to perform at Montreux Jazz Festival include PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Tylam and Lewis Capaldi, joined by iconic names such as John Legend, Deep Purple, The Isley Brothers, Marcus Miller, Sting and James Taylor.

Charles Lloyd, who performed at the very first edition in 1967, returns for the 60th this year.

Tickets for all individual events, concerts, and shows are on sale, ranging in price.

Ben Robinson, co-founder of Kendal Calling commented, “We’re so excited to reveal more of this incredible line-up with everyone! Starting with Primal Scream who are such an important band to us. Their headline set in 2013 felt like a hugely significant moment in the festival’s history and with the 2020 set that never happened, we feel like we’re long overdue another amazing moment with them.”

“Elsewhere Chai Wallahs is once again shaping up to be one of the summer’s highlights as they for their 14th year of Kendal Calling with an amazing program of musicians, parties and more of the mind blowing creativity that only they can deliver. We’ve so much else to share with you, but until then, best of luck to everyone joining the re-sale on Monday, see you in the fields!”

Denmark

Roskilde Lineup Complete

Roskilde Festival, Denmark’s independent, non-profit festival, has announced its 2026 lineup headlined by The Cure, Gorillaz, Lily Allen, David Byrne, and Zara Larsson.

In total, more than 180 artists from more than 30 countries across eight days will entertain some 130,000 festivalgoers gathering in Roskilde June 27-July 4.

The lineup blends genres and trends, spans generations, and includes everything from global icons to boundary-pushing new voices.

The 2026 Roskilde bill also features Kneecap, Wolf Alice, Little Simz, EsDeeKid, JADE, Ethel Cain, Napalm Death, Addison Rae, Young Lean & Bladee, Lily Allen, and Clipse.

Spanish and Latin American artists are strongly represented in 2026, including Puerto Rican artist Young Miko, Peruvian cumbia pioneers Los Mirlos, Brazilian singer Liniker, Brazilian singer-songwriter Bruno Berle, Bolivian-American collective Los Thuthanaka, and Colombian artist Indus, Catalan reggaeton star Bad Gyal, and Spanish acts BB Trickz and 1111.

The program further extends across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with Pakistani sufi music from Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, Thai band Khana Bierbood, Tanzanian duo The Zawose Queens, punk-infused rumba from Congolese group Kin’Gongolo Kiniata, Nigerian Afrobeats singer Lojay, Egyptian rapper Marwan Moussa, Japanese DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and more.

Homegrown Danish talent features heavily as well, led by Tobias Rahim, Tessa, Aphaca, and TV-2.

“As an independent, non-profit festival, supporting and celebrating diversity is at the heart of what we do at Roskilde Festival. Our programming reflects this mission, presenting our participants with some of the most innovative and influential trends from music scenes across the globe, alongside artists who have become true icons over the years,” commented Thomas Sønderby Jepsen, Head of Music, Roskilde Festival.

Tickets are on sale. Full festival tickets for the entire week start at DKK 2,600 ($399.50), including fees. One-day and two-day tickets are available.

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