Teddy Swims announced as first 2026 Lytham Festival headliner

Monday, 29 September 2025 08:13

By Central Radio News

GRAMMY nominated musician Teddy Swims has been announced as the first 2026 Lytham Festival headliner.

The American singer-songwriter will open the festival on Lytham Green on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and will be supported by Lauren Spencer Smith and Jordan Rekei.

Joined by his band Freak Freely, Lytham Festival will be one of only five outdoor shows the global superstar will play in mainland UK next summer.

Fans can access Lytham Festival’s pre sale from 5pm Friday, while tickets go on general sale at 10am Saturday via lythamfestival.com.

2026 marks the 15th anniversary of Lytham Festival which will return for five nights from Wednesday July 1 to Sunday July 5. More headliners will be announced later this week.

Lytham Festival co-founder Peter Taylor said: “What an incredible first headliner to reveal for Lytham Festival 2026. Teddy Swims is a vocal powerhouse and someone who has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success over the last few years so we are delighted to be bringing him to the Fylde coast.

“He will present a huge opening night as we celebrate the 15th outing of Lytham Festival, and this is only just the start. We have four more amazing headliners to announce with more news coming very, very soon.”

Below: Lauren Spencer Smith

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Teddy Swims has been putting in real work for years going from YouTube sensation to international chart-topper.

2024 marked a record year, with multi-platinum hits “Lose Control” and “The Door” from his debut album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1). “Lose Control” reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, became the longest-charting Hot 100 hit in history, and is now 6x Platinum with more than 4 billion streams. With more than 12 billion streams across his catalogue, Swims continues to cement his place as one of music’s most powerful voices.

His breakout success earned him a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist and three 2025 BET Award nominations, including Best New Artist, Best Collaboration and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.

He followed his debut album with Part 2, featuring standout singles “Bad Dreams,” “Guilty,” and “Are You Even Real”.