Wednesday 14 December
Roundhouse today announces the line up for Roundhouse Three Sixty Festival; a new festival of arts and culture taking place from 8 – 29 April 2026 as the legendary Camden venue marks the 20th anniversary since it reopened as a youth charity and independent flagship multi-arts space. Now in its second year, the Roundhouse Three Sixty programme features a packed line-up of unique performances, world exclusives and unmissable collaborations from the past, present and future of Roundhouse artists. Tickets are on general sale on Friday 16 January, with over a thousand tickets available for £5 or less, including 600 dedicated to people aged 30 and under.
Spoken word performer, poet and recording artist Kae Tempest celebrates the release of his novel Having Spent Life Seeking; Ghanaian-American singer songwriter Amaraee presents the exclusive UK premiere of the Black Star Experience and Imogen Heap, alongside her aliases Him Gone Ape and the AI powered ai.mogen, hosts a world exclusive evening of songs, improvisation and conversation.
US producer and DJ Carl Craig will perform live alongside techno duo Octave One, and hip-hop dance theatre company Boy Blue performs Cycles in a unique restaging especially for the Roundhouse. Boy Blue also presents Project rEVOLUTION, a dance theatre production created by young artists from both organisations, in collaboration with the Roundhouse.
Gorillaz drummer and Ezra Collective bandleader Femi Koleoso hosts an all-day takeover of the building on Saturday 25 April for Good Vibes Day, a free to attend day of workshops and activity for all the family, followed by Femi’s unmissable club night Situation Dance in the evening, with tickets starting from £1. Julie Adenuga’s Julie’s Top Five Live asks the audience to answer one impossible question: What are the Top 5 Black British Anthems of all time?, and Academy-Award winning actor and Roundhouse Associate Artistic Director Daniel Kaluuya’s Centre 59 presents a brand new play developed by emerging theatremakers, with further details to be announced.
One of the UK’s fastest growing live poetry events, SpitNights comes to the Roundhouse for an evening of poetry and improvised music, while Vogue Rites returns to take over the venue with a ‘Welcome to Hollywood’ Vogue Ball. The prestigious Roundhouse Poetry Slam competition will culminate in a final at Roundhouse Three Sixty after seven regional heats across the country.
Kicking off the festival, the Philharmonia returns, joined by internationally celebrated cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist / composer Harry Baker.
Dedicated to the professional and sustainable development of emerging artists, Roundhouse Three Sixty also includes programming that showcases talent from the Roundhouse’s year-round youth programme. This includes Resident Artists, the Roundhouse Poetry Collective and Music Collective cohorts of 2026 – 26 who will all present their work in the Studio Theatre. Young people are involved across every cornerstone of the festival; with paid work opportunities both on and off-stage.
Returning to the festival this year is visual artist Yinka Ilori, who has developed the artwork for Roundhouse Three Sixty. Using imagery of blossoming florals, the artwork celebrates the Roundhouse as a cultural institution and as an anchor of culture and talent.
Marcus Davey, CEO and Artistic Director at the Roundhouse, said: “The second album is notoriously difficult, but we’re thrilled with the incredible line up for our 2026 edition of the Roundhouse Three Sixty festival. This unique curation of one-off events showcases everything that makes the Roundhouse amazing, with world-class artists and emerging talent performing side by side on our historic stage.
“Three Sixty combines our epic live events with the life-affirming power of our creative youth programme, which works with and involves 11,000 young people each year. Young people are central to every aspect of this month-long festival, from performing on stage to taking up backstage roles and joining the audience through our £5 ticket offer for under 30s. Just as there’s no organisation quite like the Roundhouse, there’s no festival quite like Three Sixty – we do hope you’ll join us this April.”
Further programming to be announced.