The 2026 BRIT Awards, the British equivalent of the Grammys, are coming up on February 28. The headliners for BRITs Week, the lead-up to the event, have been announced.
BRITs Week (ironically, 15 days long this year) is a series of intimate sets performed across multiple British cities to raise money for the charity. This year’s BRITs Week will feature shows from Olivia Dean, Fatboy Slim, Jacob Alon, Myles Smith, and more, raising money for War Child UK. The charity has worked for more than two decades to provide health care, education, and aid to children in war-torn areas like Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gaza. Here is a look at the schedule of acts performing this year.
Featured Artists
This year’s BRITs Week will feature some of Britain’s hottest new artists, as well as some old favorites. Here are some of the highlights.
Olivia Dean
Dean (pictured at the top) is on fire right now. The soulful pop and R&B singer started February by taking home the Grammy for Best New Artist. She could end the month by taking home as many as four BRIT Awards. Dean is nominated for Best Pop Act, British Artist of the Year, British Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. She is nominated twice in that final category—once for “Man I Need” (video above) and once for her collab with Sam Fender, “Rein Me In.”
Dean is also nominated for an iHeart Radio Music Award in the U.S. and four MOBO (Music of Black Origins) Awards in the UK later this year. Her most recent album, The Art of Loving, topped the charts in eight countries and has already produced two platinum singles.
Myles Smith
Smith is coming off a big 2025 that saw him nominated for three BRIT Awards: Best Pop Act, Song of the Year, and the Rising Star Award. The British-Jamaican folk-pop singer won the latter of the three. His 2025 album “A Minute, A Moment…” was certified gold in the U.S. and Norway and produced the UK hit “Stay (If You Wanna Dance).”
Jacob Alon
Alon has already been announced as this year’s BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice winner. The Scottish folk rocker’s debut album, In Limerence, was nominated for the Mercury Prize and Scottish Album of the Year. Alon was named BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year in 2025. (Smith and Dean were the previous two winners in 2024 and 2023, respectively.)
Fatboy Slim
At 62 years old, Fatboy Slim is still going strong. The English DJ is known for hits like “Praise You,” “Weapon of Choice” (featured above), and “Right Here, Right Now.” The big beat pioneer has a Grammy, two BRIT Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award, and an Ivor Novello Award to his credit.
2026 BRITs Week Concert Lineup
Here is the full BRITs Week concert schedule:
February 12: Fatboy Slim at the Boiler Shop in Newcastle
February 16: Lambrini Girls at The Garage in London
February 18: Spiritualized at EarTH in London
February 20: The K’s at Gorilla in Manchester
February 24: Myles Smith at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham
February 25: Jack Savoretti and Katherine Jenkins at the Emerald Theatre in London
February 25: Kwn at Patterns in Brighton
February 25: Josh Baker at YES in Manchester
February 26: Rossi. at YES in Manchester
February 26: Olivia Dean at Albert Hall in Manchester
February 27: Jacob Alon at the Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh
Watch the 2026 BRIT Awards
BRITs Week leads right up to the 2026 BRIT Awards. The ceremony, held in Manchester for the first time ever, will not be broadcast on American television, but it can be watched globally on the BRITs YouTube channel on February 28, from 8-10 p.m. GMT.
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