Raye has been announced as the next headliner of BST Hyde Park 2027, following her Mercury Prize win. The 29-year-old singer will perform on Saturday July 10, becoming the second act confirmed for the festival.
Last month, Raye claimed the Mercury Prize for her second album This Music May Contain Hope, which was released in March and debuted at number one. The album marked her first number one on the UK Album Charts, while its lead single Where Is My Husband became her second UK chart-topper.
Support acts and career highlights
The singer will be supported by English singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro, with more support acts to be announced. Raye, born Rachel Agatha Keen, previously peaked at number two in the charts with her debut album My 21st Century Blues in 2023.
Raye was also the first female recipient of the Brit Award for songwriter of the year in 2024. She has won a total of seven Brits, two Ivor Novello Awards and the Mercury Prize, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Her six wins at the Brit Awards 2024 set the record for the most awards received by an artist in a single year.
Reaction to Mercury Prize win
Following her Mercury Prize win, Raye shared on Instagram: "To believe I was once burdened with the narrative 'no-one would care if I released an album' to THIS … THE MERCURY PRIZE."
She added: "I couldn't sleep last night just heart filled with gratitude. Art is subjective, every artist last night was so deserving of this award. Being able to even create an album is a privilege I will never take for granted. Though this music may not be everyone's cup of tea, I can confirm that album of was created with so much HEART (and so many hearts)."
Raye also thanked "all 317 humans, musicians, engineers, my band, Hans Zimmer, Al Green, my sisters, my grandparents and my late Swiss grandad Hans who leaves me his last beautiful voice note on the start of life boat."
Festival line-up and ticket details
The 2026 headliners for BST Hyde Park included Garth Brooks, Ateez, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Duran Duran, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi. Last week, Bon Jovi were announced as the first headliner of BST Hyde Park 2027, with the American rock band, who headlined the inaugural show in 2013, set to play on Thursday June 24 2027.
Frontman Jon Bon Jovi said: "We have a storied history with performing at Hyde Park on previous tours and it's a full circle moment to be returning to BST Hyde Park, 14 years after headlining the very first festival."
Tickets to Raye's BST Hyde Park show go on sale at 10am on Tuesday November 10 at bst-hydepark.com.
