BST Hyde Park: K-Pop sensation ATEEZ headline day two of London festival
American Express presents
BST Hyde Park 2026
DAY TWO
ATEEZ
The eight-strong South Korean boyband return to London for an electrifying headline performance
Plus:
Bazzi ● FLO ● TAEMIN ● Midnight Til Morning Altégo ● dearALICE ● Tommy Lyon
RAIDEN ● Girl Group ● Jazzie Martian
Sunday 28 June
American Express presents BST Hyde Park welcomed acclaimed South Korean sensation, ATEEZ, to the Great Oak Stage on Sunday, for a night of pure, unadulterated K-Pop sounds. The setlist included the group’s first live festival performance of Bad, the brand new single that was released just two days ago.
Fresh from touring through Australia and Asia earlier this year, the group were thrilled to be back in London. “It’s so good to see you – or hear you!” declared Hongjoong. “Let’s have some fun tonight.”
“We’ve got an amazing show prepared for you tonight,” added Yunho. “Let’s make it a great night together.”
ATEEZ last played London in 2025, setting the O2 Arena alight with their electrifying artist-to-audience connection. Now, they returned power-dressed in white, and determined to awe not just an arena, but tens of thousands of festival goers. The audience, young and old, stretched back through the Royal Park – their screams heard for miles as the renowned Bouncy kicked off proceedings.
Say My Name, Work and Shaboom followed – and then came Lemon Drop, one of their most loved tracks. The fierce beats of Nasa and Ice On My Teeth had fans dancing their hearts out. The hypnotic In Your Fantasy had almost every voice singing the lyrics into the night. “Wow, you guys’ energy is so insane,” commented San.
“I see so many people here from different languages and different backgrounds – and they are enjoying the music together,” remarked Yeosang. “I like that.”
When the rhythmic Wave began to play, the lightsticks came out. The ‘lightiny’ (the name for an Ateez lightstick) was designed by a fan in 2019 and holds an hourglass and compass inside – depicting the band’s journey across the world. Tonight, a sea of hands holding ‘lightinies’ welcomed in the sunset to the soundtrack of Choose.
“BST, do you think you still got some energy left,” Seonghwa asked – as the finale began. Of course, the answer was yet. Adrenaline, 불놀이야 (I’m The One) and Guerilla provided back-to-back hardy sing-song material, before 멋 The Real closed the show, just as the final glimmers of light disappeared beneath the horizon.
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Supporting Ateez was singer-songwriter, Bazzi, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter who has co-written songs for an array of bands signed with K-Pop SM Entertainment Company. With the sun coming out for the penultimate set of the night, the crowd were more than excited to welcome the Michigan-born singer-songwriter to the Great Oak Stage.
“How nice is it to just be here together right now… with the world being as crazy as it is, to be able to come together to listen to music?” he asked. The thoughtful question lingered in the air as the audience cheered in agreement. “On the count of three, can we take a deep breath together? And then we’re going to exhale and everyone can connect.” And connect they did – songs such as Mine, Beautiful and Paradise had everyone enraptured.
BRIT Award and MOBO Award winners, FLO, drew a crowd as they dazzled in sapphire-coloured outfits. Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renée Downer, shot to fame in 2022 with their single Cardboard Box, and have since gone on to collect other accolades – including a Grammy nomination and a collaboration with Missy Elliot. As the audience cheered on, the trio unwrapped their setlist of polished modern-day R&B. Their opener Walk Like This was a particular highlight, closely followed by Summertime.
Chants of “TAEMIN, TAEMIN, TAEMIN” began long before the 33-year-old singer-dancer took the stage for his mid-afternoon set. Opening with Sexy In The Air, TAEMIN unleashed his eight-song setlist – featuring the likes of Criminal, Guilty, Want and 1004, as well as newer tracks like Permission. “BST make some noise!” he instructed — and they did.
Wearing a button-up black blazer and black trousers with no shirt underneath, there was no doubt TAEMIN had fans fixated. They whooped and screamed as he pulled out his trademark moves alongside nine dancers. When he finally took off his jacket in Move, the screams only loudened. “I thought London would be cooler,” he noted, before reminding fans to stay hydrated. “I’m honoured to have been invited to BST Hyde Park festival. There are so many legendary artists that have shared this stage. I’m so very honoured.”
Midnight Til Morning kicked things off on the Great Oak Stage with the gusto and excitement of a young band about to break the world. Saluting the London-based Midnighters who had found their way to the front of the stage, Mason showed his gratitude. “We see you Midnighters down at the front, thank you for coming to see us.”
Playing in a festival setting for the first time, the four-piece — who were formed on Netflix show Building The Band in 2024 — showed their solidarity with followers who might have an eye on the World Cup scores. Mason even wore an England 2026 team jersey — which he revealed he was wearing because of his half-British, half-Australian heritage.
The four-piece ended their set with the pledge to watch headliners Ateez in the crowd shoulder-to-shoulder with their growing fan base. “Who’s excited to see Ateez?” asked Conor. “We’re super excited too – we’re going to be down there with you, so if you see come and say ‘what’s up’, as we’d love to meet you guys.”
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Labelled as the ‘Masters of Mash Up, and headlining the Rainbow Stage presented by British Airways, were twin DJs Altégo. The pair brought pounding euro-techno beats, wasting no time in creating the hands-on-the-air atmosphere that continued through into the night.
Opening with their catchy debut, Ariana, it didn’t take long for British K-Pop boy band dearALICE (yes, you read that right) to get the Rainbow Stage audience on their feet. The group, which was formed on BBC TV series Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience, were keen to introduce themselves to a park teeming with genre-adoring fans. “If you don’t know us, we’re a K-Pop boy band called DearALICE” they announced. “Thank you for giving us such a warm welcome to our first ever festival performance.”
First up on the Rainbow Stage was Tommy Lyon, who opened with his second single Ruins. The former Here At Last boybander, from London, was making his festival debut.
Warming up audiences on Birdcage was South Korean DJ, Raiden. He was followed by Liverpool quintet Girl Group, who brought the sleek pop tunes before spiritually-centred R&B artist, Jazzie Martian, brought a seamless blend of alternative R&B, soul and rap to a climax.
The full list of BST Hyde Park 2026 headliners are Garth Brooks (27 June), ATEEZ (28 June), Maroon 5 (3 July), Mumford & Sons (4 July), Duran Duran (5 July), Pitbull (10 July) and Lewis Capaldi (11 July and 12 July).
Ateez at BST Hyde Park Saturday 27th June 2026 setlist:
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Bouncy
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Say My Name
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Work
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Shaboom
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Lemon Drop
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ARRIBA
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NASA
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Ice On My Teeth
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In Your Fantasy
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BAD
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Blind
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WAVE
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Choose
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Now this house ain’t a home
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Enough
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Adrenaline
- 불놀이야 (I’m The One)
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Guerilla
- 멋 The Real
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