WillRAYE is going home in the biggest way possible: the South London singer-songwriter will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park 2027.
She takes over the Great Oak Stage on Saturday, July 10, 2027, with Sienna Spiro locked in as very special guest and the rest of the bill still to come, BST Hyde Park confirmed today (November 2).
That makes her the festival’s second 2027 headliner, joining Bon Jovi, who top the bill on Thursday, June 24 — a pairing that spans stadium-rock nostalgia and a homegrown pop powerhouse still very much on the way up.
RAYE will be headlining American Express presents BST Hyde Park 2027 on Saturday 10 July.
— BST Hyde Park (@BSTHydePark) November 2, 2026
The timing is hard to argue with. RAYE arrives as the reigning Mercury Prize winner, riding the momentum of This Music May Contain Hope, a record that confirmed the independent-minded, jazz-soaked, chart-crashing artist she fought so publicly to become.
A Hyde Park headline is a different scale of statement, though. Royal parks summer shows are traditionally the preserve of legacy acts and global heavyweights; handing one to a London artist who was once stuck in label limbo feels like a genuine changing of the guard.
Spiro is a smart, symbolic pick for the undercard, too — a fast-rising voice with the kind of torch-song gravity that should suit a summer-evening crowd before the main event.
Expect a full supporting lineup to be revealed in the coming months, while an American Express Cardmember presale is already being promoted on the official BST Hyde Park site. Tickets will be sold through the festival’s official agents, and fans are urged to steer clear of secondary sellers.
Hometown hero, Mercury in hand, Hyde Park at her feet: RAYE’s ascent just found its summit — for now.
