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Robert Smith Takes the Reins on Curating Teenage Cancer Trust 2026 Concert Lineup


Robert Smith of the Cure will curate the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust concert lineup, taking over for Roger Daltrey, who stepped down after 24 years.

The charity organization Teenage Cancer Trust will continue its long-running series of benefit concerts in 2026 with a lineup curated by the Cure ‘s Robert Smith. “Teenage Cancer Trust does the most fantastic work, and it is a great honor — and a real thrill — to be asked to curate the 2026 shows at the Royal Albert Hall,” Smith shared in a statement. Past iterations of the event have featured performances from the Who, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Squeeze, the Chemical Brothers, Oasis, Coldplay, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, the Cure, Madness, the Stereophonics, and more.

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