Festival News: All Points East announce Lorde as 2026 headliner

East London’s celebrated festival All Points East welcomes two time GRAMMY Award and BRIT Award winning artist Lorde as the next headliner for 2026, heading to Victoria Park on Saturday 22 August 2026.

Lorde will be joined by an incredible female-led line up; PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, 2hollis, Oklou, Audrey Hobert, Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino, with many more to be announced. Tickets go on general sale on Thursday 20 November, visit allpointseastfestival.com.

All Points East is honoured to welcome global superstar Lorde as a headliner for next summer. A GRAMMY-winning artist and cultural force, Lorde is known for her genre-defying sound, introspective lyricism and striking creative vision. Since her breakthrough with Pure Heroine in 2013, she has redefined the contours of modern pop-merging poetic storytelling with minimalist, emotionally resonant production. To date, she has amassed over 18 billion global streams and 18 million album sales worldwide.

In April 2025, she returned with What Was That, her first original release in four years. The single debuted to widespread acclaim and commercial success, hitting #1 on Spotify in the US - her first US #1 on the platform since Royals. The release was followed by her fourth studio album, Virgin, which debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 on the Billboard 200, further cementing her reputation as one of the most influential artists of her generation.

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