News: The Isle Of Wight Festival Announces Headliners for 2026

Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival has today revealed that its 2026 headliners will be Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and The Cure.  Tickets to the iconic event will go on sale Wednesday 1st October at 8am through isleofwightfestival.com.

The other acts announced today are Teddy Swims, Tom Grennan, Sex Pistols (Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, The Kooks, Feeder, Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems, Rick Astley, David Gray, Five, KT Tunstall, Shed Seven, Starsailor, Suzanne Vega,Anastacia and Luvcat with many more still to be announced.

Lewis Capaldi will headline Friday 19 June. The global superstar recently made a triumphant return to touring after two years away, before unveiling his soul-stirring anthem in ‘Something In The Heavens’, his 10th UK Top 10 single. Lewis’s return has already seen him bag a monumental sixth Number 1 single with his comeback track, ‘Survive’ to become the fastest selling single of 2025. Having just blazed through a sold-out 17-date UK arena tour to unanimous critical acclaim, Lewis continues to command phenomenal demand and reaffirm his place among the world’s most powerful live performers.

On Saturday 20 June, Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ Calvin Harris will take over the main stage, bringing a catalogue of global hits, including ‘We Found Love’ (with Rihanna), ‘Feel So Close’, and ‘Giant’ (with Rag’n’Bone Man).

The weekend will close with rock and indie icons The Cure as Sunday’s headliners. The enigmatic band returned last year with their first new album in sixteen years, ‘Songs of a Lost World’, which was met with critical acclaim. Over the course of a career spanning more than 45 years, the band have produced classic pop songs such as ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, ‘A Forest’, ‘Just Like Heaven’, ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Friday I’m In Love’, and some of the most influential albums in modern music, including ‘Seventeen Seconds’, ‘Pornography’, ‘Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me’, ‘Disintegration’ and ‘Wish’.

Speaking about the festival’s 2026 line-up, festival director Caroline Giddings said: “It might be our best line-up yet. It’s my favourite so far, at least. We’re proud to put the future of music and current stars on a bill alongside artists like The Cure and the Sex Pistols, who helped lay the foundation of pop culture.”

Remaining tickets for Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival 2026 will be on sale Wednesday at 8am.

Tamzin McGhee