Full Breakdown
This Week’s Cultural Highlights (July 11-26, 2026)
7/12/2026, 11:47:33 AM
Festivals and Live Performances
- Beat-Herder returns to Clitheroe (16-19 July) with headliners Faithless, Sigma and Wilkinson, plus Roni Size, Mr Scruff and Tiga.
- Black Country, New Road perform at Queen’s Park Arena, Glasgow (16 July) following the release of their experimental album *Forever Howlong*.
- **MC Caccini’s *La liberazione di Ruggiero*** runs at Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton (15-21 July).
- Henry Lowther celebrates his 85th birthday and launches the double album *Primetime* at the American International Church, London (11 July).
- The Backyard Biennial at East Whitechapel Gallery, London (15 July-6 Sept) features Denzil Forrester among other East-End artists.
- Ana Mendieta retrospective opens at Tate Modern, London (15 July-17 Jan).
- Ventnor Fringe (17-26 July) presents works-in-progress by Rosie Holt, Huge Davies, Molly McGuinness and Lou Wall.
- Doorstep Duets (14-16 July, touring to 8 Aug) brings free dance performances by Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures to public spaces.
- My Fair Lady runs at Chichester Festival Theatre (to 5 Sept) starring Hadley Fraser as Henry Higgins and debuting Keziah Ibe as Eliza Doolittle.
- The Secret Garden transforms Theatre Royal: The Egg, Bath (to 26 July) into an immersive puppet-filled garden.
Television, Streaming and Gaming Premieres
- Ann Droid (BBC One & iPlayer, 17 July, 9:30 pm) follows an octogenarian widow aided by an outmoded robot.
- The Five Star (Sky Atlantic & Now, 16 July, 9 pm) stars Jennifer Garner and Chloë Sevigny in a grief-driven drama.
- Ride Or Die (Prime Video, 15 July) pairs Octavia Spencer with Hannah Waddingham in a comedy-drama about secret assassins.
- Lucky (Apple TV, 15 July) adapts Marissa Stapley’s novel about a female grifter.
- Video-game releases include Denshattack! (PC, XSX, PS5, Switch 2, 15 July) and D-topia (PC, XSX, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, 14 July).
New Music Releases
- **Suki Waterhouse – *Loveland*** (out now) continues her post-2022 pop-rock trajectory.
- **Kelela – *New Avatar*** (out now) blends shoegaze, grunge and lo-fi electronic textures.
- **Adam Lambert – *Adam*** (out now) marks his first original album in six years.
- **Rolling Stones – *Foreign Tongues*** (out now) delivers their 25th studio album, produced by Andrew Watt.
Ongoing Exhibitions and Installations
- The Bluecoat in Liverpool (11 July-6 Sept) hosts an immersive “sensory space” inspired by the artist’s Bengali-English upbringing.
- Wysing Open at Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge (11 Sept) opens its normally closed doors for public studios and workshops.
These offerings illustrate the week’s vibrant cultural pulse, spanning live music, theatre, visual art, broadcast media and interactive entertainment.
