GOOD TIMES ARE BACK! Emeli Sandé revealed as first Good Times headliner for 2026

Multi-BRIT Award winner to perform at The Ridings as part of local popular festival.

Organisers of Pepsi Presents Good Times Live 2026 have revealed the first major music headliner – and it’s none other than Emeli Sandé, the chart-topping singer-songwriter with four BRIT Awards and a string of UK hits. The critically acclaimed artist, known for her powerful voice will take to the stage at The Ridings in Chipping Sodbury next May as part of the popular event.

Good Times co-founder James Murden says: “I fell in love with Emeli’s voice when I watched the opening and closing ceremonies of London 2012 and I’m thrilled to bring her to The Ridings in Chipping Sodbury. ‘Read All About It’, ‘Next to Me’ and ‘See Beneath Your Beautiful’ are 3 of my all-time favourite songs.”

This year’s Good Times Live festival saw 20,000 attendees enjoy headline sets from a lineup that included Billy Ocean, Craig David, and Will Young. Organisers promise an even bigger and better line-up in 2026, with more major artists to be announced in the coming weeks.

Event Producer Tom Campbell said: “We’re having such exciting conversations with bands and artists and we can’t wait to reveal more of the line-up in the coming weeks. Next year’s production is going to to be huge and we couldn’t be more grateful to the people of Yate, Sodbury and the local area for their support”

The concerts take place at The Ridings on Wickwar Road with the kind support of Chipping Sodbury Town Trust.

With four BRIT Awards, multiple chart-topping singles, and one of the most powerful voices of a generation, Emeli Sandé’s Good Times performance promises to be an unforgettable evening.

The event series will also end with a comedy gala, headlined by Russell Howard. Tickets for that show are already selling fast, with additional special comedy guest stars to be announced soon!

Tickets can be booked online here: GoodTimesLive.co.uk 

Emeli’s debut album, Our Version Of Events, arrived after she was announced as the winner of the Critics’ Choice prize at the BRIT Awards, in a blaze of critical acclaim and praise from legendary artists including Madonna and Alicia Keys. Featuring hit singles including “Heaven”, “Read All About It” and “Next To Me”, Our Version Of Events was the biggest-selling album of the year and remains one of the best-selling records of the 2010s.