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All the artists performing at the BRIT Awards 2026 in Manchester – so far

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Daisy Jackson - 3rd February 2026

The BRIT Awards 2026 are right around the corner, and will be taking place in Manchester for the first time – but who will be performing?

The huge music awards has been drip-feeding us announcements all year so far ahead of the actual BRITs on Saturday 28 February.

With just four names announced to date, it’s already shaping up to be one of the biggest events Manchester has ever seen.

From the world’s biggest pop-stars to a producer who’s worked with the biggest names on the planet, the BRIT Awards have called upon some serious stars who’ll be performing for crowds in Manchester.

Here are all the names who have been announced so far.

Who’s performing at the BRIT Awards 2026?

Harry Styles

Harry Styles will finally be performing at the Co-op Live – a venue he’s a major investor in – for the first time this year, thanks to the BRIT Awards.

The megastar will be performing his new single Aperture, which has broken a years-long drought of new music from the former One Direction singer.

And given that his upcoming UK tour dates are exclusively in London, this will be a rare chance to see him on home turf.

Olivia Dean

The first name to be announced as performing at the BRIT Awards was star-of-the-moment, Olivia Dean.

She’ll be taking to the stage at the Co-op Live as a Grammy Award-winner too, having taken home the Best New Artist trophy last week.

Olivia Dean has also announced an unbelievably intimate show in Manchester too as part of the wider BRITs Week for War Child concert series, performing at the Albert Hall.

Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice – one of the UK’s most celebrated bands – will be performing at this year’s BRITs, hot off the back of their own headline arena tour which received serious praise across the board.

The group are nominated for three awards this year – Group of the Year, Alternative/Rock Act, and Mastercard Album of the Year for their fourth studio album ‘The Clearing’.

This will be the first time they’ve performed at the Co-op Live, joining the biggest names in the industry for the BRIT Awards 2026.

Mark Ronson

One of the greatest producers of a generation will be getting a double-whammy at the BRIT Awards 2026 – both a slot to perform, AND the highly coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music award.

Mark Ronson has created some of the world’s biggest hits with other top artists, including Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars, Shallow with Lady Gaga, and Back to Black with Amy Winehouse.

He already has two BRIT Awards and nine Grammys – and now he can add a lifetime achievement to that trophy cabinet.

Mark Ronson said: “This is the most meaningful honour of my career. I think of the times I’ve watched artists I revere accept this same award. The idea that I’m now standing in that lineage feels impossible.

“I left England as a kid, but this country runs through everything I’ve made. The UK artists I’ve worked with—their brilliance and refusal to compromise—shaped not just my work but how I understand what music should do. And more than anything, it’s the crowds here who’ve sustained and showed up for me.

“The fans, the festival crowds, the record buyers and streamers—the love has always been overwhelming. I’m beyond grateful for all of it.”

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