Festival News: Bombay Bicycle Club to Headline LIDO Festival 2026

London’s LIDO Festival has solidified its reputation for artist-led curation, announcing that North London indie stalwarts Bombay Bicycle Club will headline on Sunday, June 14, 2026. In a career-spanning hometown celebration, the band will perform two distinct sets: a reflective afternoon rendition of their acoustic LP Flaws, followed by an evening performance of their frenetic debut I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose in its entirety.

Joining them are Metronomy - performing their only UK show of 2026, the electro-pop experimentalists bring a career-spanning "Greatest Hits" set to the park. In a full-circle moment, the long-time Bombay collaborator Lucy Rose will also return to Victoria Park with her trademark emotive acoustic arrangements.

Others on the line-up include Alice Phoebe Lou who will bring her electronic soul and psychedelic folk textures from her latest record, Paper Castles and songwriter Billie Marten. A purveyor of modern pastoral folk, Marten’s set will likely draw from the hushed, critically acclaimed beauty of Drop Cherries.

Following a debut year that bagged the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Festival Award, LIDO continues its green ethos by powering the main stage with a massive 3MWh solar-charged battery. Between the sustainability credentials and a lineup that bridges the gap between 2000s indie-rock and contemporary folk, Sunday at LIDO is shaping up to be the summer’s most essential victory lap.

Tickets go on general sale Friday, January 30, at 10:00 AM, visit this link for more information.

Words by Oliver Evans

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