The Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall are one of the true highlights in London’s gigging calendar, and they have now announced their new guest curator for 2027.
Shirley Manson of Garbage will be putting together the bill for next year’s run of concerts, following in the footsteps of The Cure’s Robert Smith, who curated the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs for this year’s edition (which took place last month).
The concerts launched in 2000, with The Who frontman Sir Roger Daltrey putting together a lineup each year to raise money for the charity. In 2025, he announced he would be stepping down from the role he’d held for a quarter of a century, with Robert Smith stepping in to fill the first edition without him at the reins. To date, the concerts have raised over £36 million for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts 2027
We also now know that the concerts will take place on March 15-21, 2027, at the Royal Albert Hall. There are no details on who might be playing on each day, but there will no doubt be news to come on who Shirley Manson will be adding to her lineup.
Speaking on the announcement, Shirley Manson said: “To follow in the footsteps of the great Sir Roger Daltrey and most beloved Robert Smith by being invited to curate next year’s run of shows is one of the greatest honours that has ever been bestowed upon me.
“I consider it an immense privilege to continue helping raise funds and awareness for our all too often forgotten teenagers in the UK who are living with cancer and the struggle that this entails.
“I hope to curate a fine week of entertainment, calling upon some of my favourite artists to join the cause. I am so looking forward to seeing it all come together at the Royal Albert Hall next year and I hope to see you there.”
Who played at the Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts in 2026?
Robert Smith put together the bill for the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts, with Garbage themselves headlining one of the nights, with support from Placebo, Elbow, Mogwai, Manic Street Preachers, Wolf Alice, and My Bloody Valentine were also on hand to deliver the headline sets, with a night of comedy also taking place at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Teenage Cancer Trust concerts take place at the Royal Albert Hall on March 15-21, 2027.
