Wembley Stadium London Set For ‘Biggest Summer Of Music Ever’

With the domestic sports season now complete, Wembley Stadium is gearing up for “its biggest summer of music ever,” according to a press release from the iconic stadium. Between June and September, Wembley will host a record-breaking 34 concerts featuring some of the world’s biggest artists, many of whom will perform multiple shows back to back, making for the highest number of music events staged at the venue in a single year to date.

In addition to the 34 concerts, Wembley Stadium will also host wrestling extravaganza AEW All In on Aug. 30. The stadium’s operators expect some three million fans to travel to Wembley over the summer, cementing its status as a live music destination.

The season kicks off June 6 with Capital’s Summertime Ball (sponsored by Barclaycard), featuring global stars including Take That, Raye, Niall Horan and Fatboy Slim. Next up is one of the summer’s hottest tickets as Harry Styles brings his “Together, Together” tour to Wembley for a record-breaking 12 nights, beginning on June 12.

July sees My Chemical Romance bring “The Black Parade” tour to Wembley for three huge shows, before global superstar Bruno Mars follows with six nights of funk, soul and chart-topping hits from July 18.

Country music sensation Luke Combs then takes to the stage for three nights of his “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour” from July 31. He is followed by Grammy Award-winning artist The Weeknd, who returns to Wembley with five dates of his “After Hours Til Dawn” tour, starting on Aug. 14.

When he last visited Wembley on the same tour in 2023, he broke the stadium’s attendance record for concerts with an end-stage configuration. The Aug. 18, 2024 concert moved a total 89,179 tickets, and grossed $9,250,620, according to the box office report submitted for the show.

Bon Jovi who will perform three nights of their “Forever” tour from Sept. 4, marking their first Wembley shows in seven years. They last performed June 21, 2019, moving 79,674 tickets at a $8,567,011 gross, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.

The concert season concludes Sept. 12 with Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh bringing his “Aura” world tour to Wembley Stadium for the first time.

Mark Lynch, Stadium Director at Wembley Stadium, commented, “Wembley will be the home of live music this summer. With 34 concerts and some of the biggest artists in the world performing on our stage, we’re set for a truly record-breaking season. We can’t wait to welcome millions of fans through our doors for an unforgettable summer of entertainment.”

Playing at Wembley means big business. The 2026 summer builds on last year’s packed schedule, which, among other blockbuster shows, featured five nights with Oasis, and ten with Coldplay. The latter moved a total 791,000 tickets, and grossed $131,700,000 between Aug. 22 and Sept. 12, promoted by SJM Concerts, Metropolis Music, and Live Nation.

Linkin Park sold 75,563 tickets for their July 28 performance, grossing more than $10 million, and Dua Lipa moved 151,240 across two nights, June 20-21, bringin in $19,144,976 at the box office.

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