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Dua Lipa to Curate London Literature Festival to Mark Southbank Centre’s 75th Anniversary Year
Dua Lipa will lead the 2026 festival’s opening weekend and events tied to her Service95 Book Club, aiming to inspire young and marginalised readers, amid a drop in youth reading.
- The Southbank Centre announced that pop superstar Dua Lipa will curate the 2026 London Literature Festival, running from October 21 to November 1 as part of the Centre's 75th anniversary celebrations.
- Marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Festival of Britain, the institution invited the Grammy-winning singer to apply her creative reach, with her Service95 Book Club featured throughout the 11-day festival.
- Southbank Centre Artistic Director Mark Ball lauded Lipa as a "global cultural force," saying the institution is "absolutely thrilled" to have her apply her creative talent and advocacy to connect audiences with the finest writers.
- Ted Hodgkinson, head of literature and spoken word, said "Dua is the ultimate champion of the role they can play," aiming to draw "fresh audiences into our iconic spaces" during the National Year of Reading.
- This onsite activity joins a national program aiming to reach 1 million people across over 40 towns and cities in the UK. Organizers will announce the full lineup and ticket details this summer.
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The singer Dua Lipa has been chosen as the literary curator of the London Literature Festival, an event that is held every autumn in the cultural complex of Southbank. The artist, considered one of the most successful in the UK and known for her fondness for reading, will assume this role in the 19th edition of the festival, which will take place from October 21st to November 1st.
Dua Lipa to curate London Literature Festival to mark Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary year
The Southbank Centre has announced that Dua Lipa is set to curate its 2026 London Literature Festival. READ MORE: Dua Lipa live at Glastonbury: a powerhouse performance to shut down the critics Presented as part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary year, this year – also the National Year of Reading – marks the 19th edition of the London Literature Festival, making it the longest-running literature and spoken word festival in the capital.…
Buenos Aires, 31 March (NA) – The singer Dua Lipa, one of the most successful musical artists in the United Kingdom and known for her fondness for reading, was chosen as curator of the London Literature Festival, which is held every autumn in the cultural complex of Southbank, on the banks of the River Thames. The 19th edition of the festival will take place from October 21st to November 1st and will be one of the strong dishes of the 75th anniv…
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