Harry Styles’ Meltdown dedicates a day to unsigned and emerging music talent

The Southbank Centre today announces a major new strand of Harry Styles’ Meltdown festival (11 – 21 June 2026) dedicated to championing unsigned and emerging artists through a curated day of free outdoor live music on its Riverside Terrace.

Taking place on 17 June, the Southbank Centre’s outdoor festival stage will host a night-long takeover by Amex Unsigned, an initiative supporting breakthrough opportunities for emerging musicians from the festival’s Official Supporting Partner, American Express. The programme brings together a line-up of rising artists selected from the Amex Unsigned roster, spotlighting new voices and future talent across a setlist of free performances, adding to Styles’ thoughtful Meltdown curation.

Now in its fourth year, Amex Unsigned creates space for new music to thrive by using the American Express platform to support breakthrough opportunities for emerging musicians, ranging from mentorship and studio time through to performances at festivals such as All Points East, American Express presents BST Hyde Park and now Harry Styles’ Meltdown.