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AMERICAN EXPRESS PRESENTS
BST HYDE PARK
American Express presents BST Hyde
Park have announced the latest headliner
for 2026; global sensations Maroon 5 will
make their Hyde Park debut on Friday
3 July. Over the past three decades,
Maroon 5 have become one of the
defining pop bands of their generation,
fronted by charismatic lead singer Adam
Levine. Their breakthrough came with
2002’s Songs About Jane, which took off
when ‘This Love’ hit the Top 5 in 2004,
followed by hits like ‘She Will Be Loved’
and ‘Sunday Morning.’ The band’s followup album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
went multi-platinum, propelled by the
chart-topping ‘Makes Me Wonder.’ Over
the years, they have collaborated with
major names including Christina Aguilera
on the globally adored 2011 number one
‘Moves Like Jagger,’ as well as Cardi B,
Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar,
Future and many more.
Mumford & Sons will also return to
London’s Hyde Park, marking a decade
since the band’s last appearance on the
Great Oak Stage. For the West Londonformed quartet, the performance
represents a symbolic homecoming to the
park that has long been central to their
story.
The 2026 season will also feature
Garth Brooks, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi,
reinforcing the festival’s tradition of
pairing global icons with the capital’s
most historic outdoor stage.
www.bst-hydepark.com
Xander Pang & Colin Ryan.
Photo: Danny Kaan
DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL AT
BARBICAN THEATRE
Xander Pang will be playing the
brilliant protagonist ‘Light’ and Colin
Ryan will play the mysterious consulting
detective ‘L’ when the much-anticipated
Death Note: The Musical opens at
London’s Barbican Theatre on 30 July.
The worldwide phenomenon, based
on the globally bestselling manga
created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and
illustrator Takeshi Obata, comes to the
Barbican this summer in a newly
reimagined musical production.
Death Note: The Musical tells the story
of Light Yagami, played by Xander Pang,
an exceptionally gifted high school
student who one day discovers a
mysterious notebook bearing a chilling
rule: ‘Any human whose name is written in
this notebook will die in 40 seconds.’ The
notebook, known as the Death Note, has
been dropped into the human world out of
boredom by the Shinigami Ryuk.
Disillusioned by a justice system he
believes fails to punish criminals, Light
tests the notebook’s power, triggering the
sudden death of a criminal live on
television.
Based on the internationally bestselling Japanese manga of the same
name by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
and Shueisha, this award-winning
musical features a score by Tony and
Grammy Award winning composer Frank
Wildhorn, lyrics by Tony-Award
nominated Jack Murphy and book by
Emmy-nominated Ivan Menchell.
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