Kelis will be part of Maribou State in showing at London’s Lido Competition subsequent 12 months – take a look at all the main points and learn the way to get tickets beneath.
Final week (October 15), Maribou State had been the primary headliners introduced for London’s LIDO Competition 2026.
The digital duo will carry out on the Victoria Park pageant on Saturday June 20. Now, one of many subsequent acts to be revealed is Kelis, who may also carry out on Saturday. Different artists showing on the pageant will probably be introduced each day this week.
LIDO is known as after the park’s Lido Subject, and guarantees two weekends that includes “rigorously curated music line-ups alongside community-driven actions through the week, all with a powerful emphasis on sustainability.”
The second version of the pageant returns to Victoria Park in 2026 following its profitable debut in June of this 12 months. Tickets go on sale this Friday (October 24) at 10am, and will probably be out there right here.
Lido pageant launched this 12 months, after being introduced late in 2024. It’s run by AEG Presents, who additionally organise All Factors East, BST Hyde Park and Forwards.
Asserting their inaugural 12 months, LIDO defined that it goals to “showcase probably the most present headliners and work carefully with them to curate the line-ups, reflecting their very own musical passions, with a powerful deal with rising artists.”
The primary version noticed headline performances from Large Assault, Jamie xx, Charli XCX and London Grammar.
NME gave Charli XCX’s LIDO day – which was dubbed ‘partygirl’ – a glowing four-star assessment, which learn: “The road-up pulls from her record of collaborators, mates and cult acts to serve up a cross-section of present electronic-leaning pop and a few of its most fascinating creators.
“As a lot as immediately is a celebration of a complete nook of music, although, it’s additionally a victory lap for Charli and the runaway success of ‘Brat’,” the assessment continued. “As she comes on stage underneath a barrage of inexperienced lights and the unfurling of the ‘Brat’ banner – now tattered and half-shredded – the album’s affect is obvious within the excited screams that ring throughout Victoria Park.”
