Lorde hails All Points East line-up “the best I’ve ever been part of” during huge headline slot

Lorde headlined All Points East 2026 last night, hailing the festival’s line-up as one of the best she’d ever been part of.

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The Kiwi pop star topped the bill at the London festival, which took place at Victoria Park last night (August 22), featuring performances from PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, 2hollis, Oklou, Audrey Hobert, Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino, and more.

During her set, which drew heavily from 2025’s ‘Virgin‘, Lorde said it was “so crazy” to be headlining the London festival, particularly given she played at the festival’s first-ever edition back in 2018.

Midway through her performance, she said: “I think this is literally the best line-up I’ve ever been part of. It’s crazy, I went around this afternoon and watched people and I was really struck by what this group of artists are doing.

Lorde projected videos of her younger self onto her top during ‘Liability’ at All Points East. pic.twitter.com/GMQR7jbnDu.

Lorde performs “Buzzcut Season” during her headline set at All Points East in London. pic.twitter.com/mxcZzal5v5.

Lorde performs ‘Virgin’ track “Favourite Daughter” at All Points East. pic.twitter.com/mYNDOeW5EE.

Lorde at All Points East 2026 played.

Elsewhere during the evening, she recalled coming to Victoria Park with someone she had a crush on – something she described as “almost agony” – and told the crowd: “It didn’t stop, he’s here tonight”.

Another notable moment came when she performed ‘Liability’, and projected video footage of her earlier years onto her shirt, while a banner which read “I don’t belong to anyone 2013” was passed out into the crowd during ‘Virgin’ album closer, ‘David’.

Lorde before performing ‘The Louvre’ at her All Points East set pic.twitter.com/lbeFmRNLl9.

She also opened up about the emotional weight of the record, admitting that sharing it felt “raw and exposing in a new way,” particularly as she worked on it while navigating personal challenges, including a breakup, an eating disorder, and a PMDD [Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder] diagnosis.”.

She’ll follow up the appearance at All Points east with an appearance at Bristol’s Forwards Presents next week, and will also play at the Edinburgh Summer Sessions – and you can find tickets here.

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