BRITs Week for War Child, Delivered by DHL, Announces Second Wave of Line-up for 2026 - Featuring 5x BRIT Nominee Olivia Dean

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BRITs Week 26 for War Child, Delivered by DHL

In More Venues Across the UK Than Ever Before

OLIVIA DEAN, SPIRITUALIZED AND THE K’s

Added to BRITs Week 26 for War Child, delivered by DHL line-up

First Wave Of Support Acts Also Announced: Bimini, Max Jones, Saint Raymond, Delilah, Alexandria, Olive F, Gabriella Cilmi and CARI

For Olivia Dean, The K's and Spiritualized shows, fans can sign up to the War Child pre-sale HERE (Pre-sale sign-up closes 3pm Wednesday 28th Jan. Pre-sale begins 10am Thursday, 29th January)

General on-sale begins at 10am on Friday 30th January HERE

£10 prize draws to win tickets to all shows are now open HERE

BRITs Week 26, delivered by DHL for War Child, has announced that Olivia Dean, Spiritualized, and The K’s will be joining the 2026 lineup. The first wave of support acts has also been announced, with Bimini, Max Jones, Delilah and Alexandria, Olive F, Gabriella Cilmi, Saint Raymond, and CARI all set to join the already jam-packed series of shows.

BRITs Week will take place around The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard, taking place on Saturday, 28th February in Manchester. With the awards leaving the capital for the first time in its nearly 50-year history, BRITs Week 26 is expanding into a new era with artists playing in Newcastle, London, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Brighton and Manchester, giving more fans across the country the chance to see their favourite artists in the lead-up to the UK's biggest night in music.

All proceeds from the shows go towards War Child’s essential work providing aid, education, specialist mental health support, and more while standing up for the rights of children whose lives have been devastatingly affected by war.

On February 26th, GRAMMY and 5 x BRIT Award nominee – including the 2026 Album of the Year Award for the #1 selling ‘The Art of Loving’; global star Olivia Dean will bring her soulful blend of pop to Manchester’s Albert Hall for a special intimate set. On February 18th, critically acclaimed, space rock legends, Spiritualized will be taking the stage at Hackney’s EartH Theatre. Off the back of their biggest year yet, which saw their 2nd studio album, Pretty on the Internet, debut at number one on the UK Albums Charts, The K’s are set to rock the Gorilla in Manchester on February 20th.

Kicking off this year’s series with a special Opening Night show on February 12th will be legendary BRIT and GRAMMY Award-winning DJ Fatboy Slim, as he is set to bring the house down at the Boiler Shop in the heart of Newcastle, supported by Radio 1 DJ Search Winner 2023 Max Jones. After a whirlwind of a year for Lambrini Girls - including sell-out shows across the globe and a chart-topping debut album – the UK's hottest punk band will take to London's The Garage supported by the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK icon Bimini, on February 16th. On February 24th, BRIT Award winner Myles Smith will return to his alma mater city of Nottingham, to play the Rescue Rooms supported by Saint Raymond. War Child Music Ambassador, Jack Savoretti and Classic

BRIT Award winner Katherine Jenkins OBE will be gracing London’s Emerald Theatre on February 25th supported by 6 x ARIA Award Nominee, Gabriella Cilmi. Meanwhile, following the release of ‘with all due respect’ in 2025, one of R&B’s brightest new talents, BET-nominated and BBC Sound of 2025 nominee, kwn is headed south to Brighton to perform at Patterns supported by rising R&B star, CARI on February 25th. Looking north once again, War Child has teamed up with The Warehouse Project to put on two nights of sets from one of Mixmag’s Year Defining DJs of 2025, Josh Baker and DJ Mag’s Ones to Watch 2025, Rossi; supported by both Delilah and Alexandria (Josh Baker) and DJ Awards Newcomer of the Year, Olive F (Rossi), at YES in Manchester on the 25th and 26th of February respectively. BRITs Critics’ Choice Winner, BBC introducing Artist of the Year and Mercury Prize shortlisted artist, Jacob Alon, is set to play the Music Hall at Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh on February 27th.

Right now, it’s the deadliest time in history to be a child. 1 in 5 children globally (over 520 million) are currently affected by war. But there is hope. With support from music fans, War Child can help children put the pieces back together. By joining the charity for the intimate, one-off performances of some of their favourite artists, fans will be directly contributing to help War Child rebuild children’s lives.

BRITs Week 26 for War Child lineup:

12th February - Fatboy Slim - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, supported by Max Jones

16th February - Lambrini Girls - The Garage, London, supported by Bimini

18th February – Spiritualized – EartH Theatre, London

20th February - The K’s - Gorilla, Manchester

24th February – Myles Smith – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, supported by Saint Raymond

25th February - Jack Savoretti and Katherine Jenkins OBE - Emerald Theatre, London, supported by Gabriella Cilmi

25th February - kwn - Patterns, Brighton, supported by CARI

25th February - Josh Baker - YES, Manchester, supported by Deliah and Alexandria

26th February – Rossi. - YES, Manchester, supported by Olive F

26th February – Olivia Dean - Albert Hall, Manchester

27th February - Jacob Alon - Music Hall at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

BRITs Week is produced by War Child, the charity for children affected by conflict with AEG Presents, and BPI.

Proceeds from the shows will help to support War Child’s work that aims to reach children as early as possible when conflict breaks out, and staying long after the cameras leave to support them through their recovery - keeping them safe, helping them process and cope with their experiences, and equipping them with skills for a brighter future. Through BRITs Week, some of the biggest names in music will play a series of very special, intimate shows to help save lives around the world.

Fans can enter the prize draw and win a pair of tickets to see the artist of their choice, for just a £10 per entry donation to War Child. Available HERE.

A limited number of tickets are also available on general sale HERE.