The Teenage Cancer Trust curator for 2026 will be Robert Smith of The Cure, the charity has confirmed.
Smith, who released Songs of a Lost World late last year with The Cure, says he has a “memorable” week in store for the concerts, set to take place at the Royal Albert Hall next year. Speaking of the decision to make him curator for next year’s shows, Smith said: “Teenage Cancer Trust does the most fantastic work, and it is a great honour – and a real thrill – to be asked to curate the 2026 shows at the Royal Albert Hall. I can promise it will be a very memorable week!” Teenage Cancer Trust founder Roger Daltrey, who will play with The Who guitarist Pete Townshend later this year on the 2025 lineup, praised the appointment of Smith as curator.
He said: “It has not been easy to find the right curator for the week of concerts in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall, but it’s with great excitement that I can announce that Robert Smith has signed up for 2026.
“With The Cure’s long and outstanding support for Teenage Cancer Trust, Robert appreciates the vital work this charity does. The concerts have become an essential fixture in the music calendar, featuring some of the world’s greatest artists. It has been a challenge to find the right person to take them on – but Robert, a true musical great, is the perfect curator for the 2026 concerts.”
This year will see media personality GK Barry, comedian Micky Flanagan, as well as The Who, The Corrs, James Arthur, and Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols take to the stage in support of the charity. Remaining tickets to all shows can be found here.
Dates for the upcoming shows can be found below.
- Monday, March 24: Frank Carter and Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols plus special guests Kid Kapichi and The Molotovs
- Tuesday, March 25: A night of comedy hosted by Micky Flanagan with Scott Bennett,
Finlay Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Jack Skipper + Josh Widdicombe - Wednesday, March 26: James Arthur plus special guests Venus Grrrls
- Thursday, March 27: The Who plus special guests Level 42
- Friday, March 28: The Corrs plus special guests Dea Matrona
- Saturday, March 29: Erased Tapes featuring Penguin Cafe, Daniel Brandt, Douglas Dare and Hatis Noit
- Sunday, March 30: The Who plus special guests Level 42
