The BRIT Awards 2026: Who performed on the night?
It was a star-studded night
Last updated 2nd Mar 2026
This year, The BRIT Awards with Mastercard took place outside London for the first time ever. Travelling north to the Co-op Live in Manchester, Jack Whitehall took to the stage for the fifth time, to host the prestigious music awards.
In 2026 The BRIT Awards celebrated its 48th year. Ahead of the ceremony several winners were announced including Jacob Alon for the Critics' Choice, and the Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne was honoured with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award. A whole host of performers also took to the stage at the Co-op Live, including some surprises such as Dua Lipa making an appearance in Mark Ronson's performance and Björk joining Rosalía on stage.
Who performed at The BRIT Awards 2026?
The BRITs included performances from Harry Styles, Alex Warren, Mark Ronson, Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean, Sombr, Rosalía, and HUNTR/X, along with a very special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne fronted by Robbie Williams. Take a look through all their amazing performances below.
Harry Styles
Opening The BRIT Awards on Saturday night, Harry Styles performed his song 'Aperture' from his upcoming album 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.', for the first time on live TV.
Wearing a white shirt and grey tie, coupled with pinstripe trousers, Harry was surrounded by a stage full of dancers, wearing black T-shirts and jeans.
Robbie Williams - tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Robbie closed the night with a fantastic performance of ‘No More Tears’, a song originally released by Ozzy in 1991. Robbie fronted a mega band consisting of musicians from Ozzy’s band over the years, Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde.
RAYE
Multi-BRIT Award-winning artist and record-breaker RAYE performed her song 'Where Is My Husband!' and 'Nightingale Lane' ahead of her second album. The singer was nominated for two BRIT Awards, Song of the Year with Mastercard and Pop Act, but lost out to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean for Song of the Year, and Olivia in Pop Act.
Speaking about performing at The BRITs, RAYE said: "We are so grateful to the BRIT Awards for having us back on their stage. Me and the band are very excited. Lots of love, RAYE."
Alex Warren
Alex took to the stage on Saturday night to perform his breakthrough song 'Ordinary', which was released just a year ago. The song reigned at the top of the charts for many weeks, and was nominated for International Song of the Year, which ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' 'Apt.' won.
Speaking about performing at The BRIT Awards, Alex said: "The UK is where 'Ordinary' first broke and changed my life last year. I am so grateful for all the love from my fans there, and I can’t wait to bring a big performance to the BRITs’ stage for the very first time."
Mark Ronson
Multi-award-winning artist and producer Mark Ronson was honoured with the highly coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music award at this year’s ceremony. He also took to the stage to perform a fantastic set showcasing some of his best music over the years.
Known for his work on HUGE hits like ‘Uptown Funk’ featuring Bruno Mars and ‘Back To Black’ and 'Valerie' with Amy Winehouse, the music producer and DJ started with his 2003 song with Ghostface Killah 'Ooh Wee'.
Dua Lipa also made an appearance during his set performing 'Dance The Night' from the top of a huge glitterball, before segueing into 'Electricity'.
Olivia Dean
British singer Olivia Dean swept the board with a massive four BRIT Awards, but she also gave a fantastic performance of her song 'Man I Need'.
Rosalía
Rosalía, the Spanish music star, was the fifth performer announced for The BRITs. At this year's ceremony she won International Artist of the Year and took to The BRITs stage for the first time, joined by Icelandic legend Björk for 'Berghain'.
HUNTR/X
Following the huge success of the Netflix series Kpop Demon Hunters, the singing voice of HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI), performed a special performance for invited fans, which took place ahead of the evening's ceremony. The performance was shown during the TV show of The BRIT Awards.
The group and their song 'Golden' was nominated in the International Group and International Song categories. Speaking about their nominations, the group said: "We are beyond thrilled to be nominated for two BRIT Awards this year celebrating the music of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS! We can’t wait to bring a special performance to Manchester. See you soon UK Fans!"
Sombr
Sombr was nominated for International Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year for his hit single 'Undressed'. On Saturday night he made his BRITs debut on stage.
Wolf Alice
Rock band Wolf Alice were the third act to be announced to perform at the Co-op Live in Manchester. The band were nominated for three awards this year, Group of the Year, Alternative/Rock Act and Mastercard Album of the Year. They picked up Group of the Year.
Theo Ellis of the band said: "We’re truly honoured to get the opportunity to play this year’s BRIT Awards! Can’t wait to see what everyone’s wearing, can’t wait to see who else is playing, can’t wait to have ten mini wines (after we play). Most of all can’t wait for a big night out in Manny. Make sure to tune in and watch it all live on the telly."
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