How to get tickets to see Harry Styles at London’s Meltdown Festival this summer: prize draw explained

It’s been a busy 2026 so far for world-conquering popstar Harry Styles. In January the former One Direction singer announced his vast Together, Together world tour, which features a whopping 12 dates at London’s Wembley Stadium this summer. In February Styles was revealed as the curator of this year’s Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre, in March he released his fourth studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., then in April the music lineup for Meltdown was confirmed.

Now we finally have more details about Harry Styles’ Meltdown performance – and it’ll be a special one for Harry. Not only will it be the centrepiece of this year’s Meltdown and a comparatively intimate show for the stadium-playing star, but it’ll be with a full orchestra. The date will be a one-off collab with the Jules Buckley Orchestra.

Keen to get tickets for this one-of-a-kind event? Of course you are. Here’s how to get tickets to see Harry Styles at Meltdown this summer.

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When is Harry Styles’ Meltdown festival?

The festival stretches is on June 11-21 2026.

When is Harry Styles’ performance at Meltdown?

Harry’s one-off show with an orchestra will be on June 16 2026.

When do tickets go on sale?

Here’s the tricky part. Tickets don’t go on sale, exactly – instead you pay to enter a prize draw. The winners will be selected at random.

How does the prize draw work?

There are a total of 1,900 seats allocated for the prize draw. You’ll only be able to apply for pairs of seats, so there are 950 pairs available. Each entry is for a pair of tickets, and each entrant can only win one pair of tickets.

All entrants must be residents of the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, and they have to be aged 18 or over.

Prize draw prices

Entrants can purchase one, two or three entries, which are respectively priced at £20, £40 and £60.

Proceeds from the draw will go to supporting the Southbank Centre’s charity work with artists, young people and communities across the UK.

When does the prize draw close?

The draw is open now. Online entries close next week, at noon on Friday 15 May 2026. You can enter online here.

Entrants can also apply by free postal entry, which must be received by Tuesday May 19 2026 at 6pm.

When will the winners be announced?

The winners will be notified by June 2 2026.

Are any other tickets available?

American Express cardholders will also get an allocation of tickets. Details haven’t yet been announced, so watch this space for updates.

Who else is playing Meltdown 2026?

The full lineup for this year’s Meltdown is marvellously broad, ranging from contemporary jazz titans Kamasi Washington and Shabaka Hutchings to hot electronic talent Ninajirachi and London’s own indie star Nilüfer Yanya.

• Warpaint – Thu 11 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
• Stephen Fretwell – Fri 12 Jun, 7.45pm, Purcell Room.
• Shabaka & Friends – Fri 12 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
• Ninajirachi – Fri 12 Jun, 11pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.
• Erika de Casier – Sun 13 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall.
• Fousheé – Sat 13 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
• Kamasi Washington: Jazz Legends Reimagined – Sun 14 Jun, 3pm, Royal Festival Hall.
• Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement Live – Sun 14 Jun, 8pm, Royal Festival Hall. 
• Nilüfer Yanya – Sun 14 Jun, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. 
• Getdown Services – Tue 16 Jun, 7.45pm, Purcell Room. 
• Mulatu Astatke – Wed 17 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall. 
• Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Thu 18 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall. 
• bar italia – Thu 18 Jun, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. 
• Devonté Hynes Ensemble – Fri 19 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall. 
• Orlando Weeks – Fri 19 Jun, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. 
• Yussef Dayes – Sat 20 Jun, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall. 
• Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman and Leo Abrahams – Sat 20 Jun, 4pm and 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall. 
• James Murphy – Sat 20 Jun, 11pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. 

And that’s just some the music. Also on the bill is a talk from Tracey Emin and Deborah Frances-White and loads of free events across the festival.

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