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Hampton Court Palace Festival
An exciting line-up of open air live entertainment in the spectacular Tudor courtyard running from 10 – 20 June 2026.
In June, the iconic Tudor Palace will open its gates, welcoming festival goers to enjoy the stunning Great Fountain Garden ‘after-hours’ before nightly concerts begin in the intimate, spine-tingling setting of Base Court.
Full line-up:
10 June - David Gray
11 June - David Gray 12 June - OMD 13 June - Pete Tong Ibiza Classics 16 June - The Stranglers 18 June - Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
17 June - Nile Rodgers & CHIC
19 June - Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Palace Disco 20 June - 80s Classical ft. Kim Wilde, Nik Kershaw, Go West & Roland Gift
Picnic in the palace gardens
Enhance your evening with a relaxed pre-concert picnic in the picturesque Great Fountain Garden. Enjoy a bespoke menu from an incredible selection of street food while soaking up the atmosphere before making your way through the palace to watch your favourite artist perform in Base Court, set against the awe-inspiring Tudor backdrop.
For an extra touch of luxury, fans can pre-book fountain-side pergolas and enjoy a welcome drink while taking in the surroundings.
Discover our VIP and hospitality experiences
Are you celebrating a special occasion? Thinking of the perfect way to wow your clients or just fancy splashing out? Join us for a night you won't forget with a pre-concert dining experience inside Hampton Court Palace.
Before enjoying an intimate audience with our fabulous artists, you can experience the state apartments of Hampton Court after hours. We will open up the awe-inspiring King's State Apartments, giving you exclusive palace access.
Important information for ticket holders
All concerts are seated in Base Court with allocated seats and garden access included.
Picnics should be finished by 20:00 to allow time to enter the auditorium. Picnic bags can be left at a designated drop-off point.
Guests holding a Champagne and Wine Corkage Pass may enjoy their own wine or champagne in the Great Fountain Garden before the concert. Please note, no other alcohol is permitted.
Car parking is available from 17:00 on performance days until one hour after the show. Advance parking passes save over 20% and must be purchased before the day of the concert.
Onsite parking is £20 (subject to availability, contactless payment).
For drivers using sat nav systems, please enter the postcode KT8 9AU and follow Festival signage.
Multi-platinum artist David Gray has spent nearly three decades crafting a signature sound that fuses acoustic warmth with electronic innovation. Best known for his landmark album White Ladder, which has sold million copies worldwide, Gray produced timeless hits like “Babylon,” “This Year’s Love,” and “Sail Away,” solidifying his place as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his generation.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the synth-pop duo from Wirral, England, pioneered their genre combining massive chart success with experimentation on albums such as “Organisation”(1980) “Architecture and Morality” (1981) and “Dazzle Ships” (1983). Hits such as “Enola Gay”, “Maid of Orleans” and ‘Souvenir’ propelled them into the stratosphere and helped shape the musical landscape of the eighties.
It all began in 2015, when BBC Radio 1 brought together legendary DJ and broadcaster Pete Tong with visionary orchestral conductor and composer Jules Buckley. Their mission? To fuse the worlds of electronic and classical/orchestral music into a groundbreaking live experience for the BBC’s late-night Prom at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
The result was nothing short of historic: a 65-piece orchestra breathing new life into the anthems of Ibiza in front of a sold-out crowd. That single performance quickly became the most-watched BBC Prom on YouTube, amassing over 8 million views and captivating fans around the world.
First formed in 1974, The Stranglers no bullsh*t attitude was embraced by the punk movement of the late 70s. But their musicianship and menace transcended the genre, creating a sound unique to themselves. With their first three albums (Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White) being released within an astonishing 13 months of each other, scoring hit singles with ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Walk On By’. Further success was to follow with ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and the mercurial ‘Golden Brown’, amongst many others, earning the group 24 Top 40 singles and 20 Top 40 albums in a career spanning six different decades.
Nile Rodgers is a musical icon — a composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist whose unmistakable groove has shaped generations. Inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, he also serves as Apple Music’s Producer-in-Residence and Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Born in London and raised there and in Liverpool, D.P. MacManus later came to be known as “Elvis Costello”, a writer and part-time musician who made a number of records in the 20th Century, some of which are still remembered today. He has been performing in public for over fifty years.
Starting out in 1977 with his band The Attractions, he has played for the last 23 years with The Imposters. Costello has shared many stages with pianist Steve Nieve and appeared with the Mingus Big Band, the Metropole Orkest, The Jazz Passengers and on one occasion in 1983, for a television appearance with the Count Basie Orchestra with Tony Bennett. He has performed as a solo artist since 1969.
With an impressive musical career that spans over 25-years, Sophie has achieved five top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles. With hits including ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, ‘Take Me Home’, ‘Get Over You’, ‘Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)’ and many more, ‘Freedom of the Night’ is the beginning of a return to Sophie’s distinctive sound, embracing her musical roots across pop, disco, and dance.
Most recently, after featuring in the epic final scene of Emerald Fennell’s film ‘Saltburn’, Sophie’s beloved 2001 hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ saw a huge resurgence, charting at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #58 In the Billboard Top 100, with the song reaching over 11 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms.
Step back into the decade of big hits, big hair and even BIGGER anthems.
80s Classical brings together the most iconic voices and songs of the 80s in stunning, full orchestral glory performed live by the original artists and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s the ultimate feel-good 80s celebration bursting with joy, nostalgia and the greatest music of all time.
See Kim Wilde, Nik Kershaw, Go West & Roland Gift take to the stage to perform incredible new orchestral versions of the hit songs that made them household names.
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