The Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual concert series, now curated by The Cure’s Robert Smith, has announced its 2026 lineup, featuring My Bloody Valentine, Garbage, CHVRCHES, and more.
The series of gigs will take place at Royal Albert Hall in London throughout the week of March 23rd to March 29th. Kicking off the event will be a show from Elbow alongside MRCY, followed by a comedy night with several of Smith’s favorite standups. The series continues on March 25th with a show from Mogwai alongside Craven Faults, followed by a performance from Manic Street Preachers and The Joy Formidable.
Friday, March 27th will feature a headlining set from My Bloody Valentine, with CHVRCHES opening (in a “stripped back” fashion). The next day will see Garbage take the stage with a “stripped back” Placebo providing support. The series will conclude on Sunday, March 29th with a headlining performance from Wolf Alice alongside opener Nilüfer Yanya. Though the event is “Cureated” by Robert Smith, The Cure will not be performing at this year’s event. Check out the poster below to see the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series’ full schedule. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, December 12th at 9:00 a.m. BST via Ticketmaster; you can also enter to win tickets here.
This year marks Smith’s first time curating the annual series of benefit concerts, taking over from longtime curator Roger Daltrey of The Who. The Teenage Cancer Trust is a cancer charity in the UK that aims to support and improve the lives of young people aged 13-24 fighting cancer; their annual benefit concert series at Royal Albert Hall began in 2000, so the 2026 run will mark its 26th edition.
“Teenage Cancer Trust does absolutely amazing work, and I am very proud they asked me to be ‘Cureator’ of their March 2026 concerts at the RAH,” Smith said in a statement. “I wanted to make it a truly unforgettable, unmissable week – a run of shows to dream about – and I am so grateful to all the artists who accepted my invitation to perform. These will be very special events; every band, both headliners and special guests, and every comedian too, is either legendary or at the top of their game… indeed in most cases, they are both! It is going to be a fabulous seven nights, and I can hardly wait to experience it all. See you there!”
