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- Oct 22, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The 2026 Mercury Prize Is Awarded in Newcastle
- The 2026 Awards Show is held on Thursday, 22 October at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, with live performances from many of the shortlisted artists and the overall winner announced at the end; BBC Music covers it[1]
- The 12 'Albums of the Year', announced on 30 July on BBC Radio 6 Music: Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp; Dove Ellis - Blizzard; Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream; JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!; Knats - A Great Day In Newcastle; Kojey Radical - Don't Look Down; Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist; Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving; Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane; RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.; Suede - Antidepressants; War Child Records - HELP(2)[1]
- It is Newcastle's second year as host city, in partnership with Newcastle City Council[3]
- The winner receives GBP 25,000; Sam Fender won in 2025 with People Watching[2]
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- [1]75%mercuryprize.com/news/2026/2026-mercury-prize-albums-of-the-year-revealedmercuryprize.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Oct 22, 2026 ✓· 39% of score
The Mercury Prize[3], 30 July 2026: 'The 2026 Awards Show will be held on Thursday 22nd October at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle ... culminating in the announcement of the overall winner'.
- [2]75%Mercury Prizeen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 39% of score
The prize for the best album by a UK or Irish act, created in association with the British Phonographic Industry in 1992; the winner receives GBP 25,000; the 2025 winner was Sam Fender's People Watching, at the same Newcastle arena.[1]
- [3]90%2026 Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' to be Revealed on 30th Julymercuryprize.com· Published Apr 22, 2026· 21% of score
The Prize's April announcement: it returns to host city Newcastle for the second year, in partnership with Newcastle City Council, when the 2026 Awards Show takes place at the Utilita Arena on Thursday 22nd October.[1]
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