Always wanted to hear ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’, ‘Ordinary World’ and ‘Rio’ blasted out on massive speakers to a partying festival crowd? Here’s your chance. Synthpop and pop rock legends Duran Duran are in London this weekend to headline the 2026 edition of British Summer Time in Hyde Park.
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor will perform on BST’s iconic Great Oak Stage on Sunday (July 5). They’ll be the festival’s fifth 2026 headliner, performing after Garth Brooks, ATEEZ, Maroon 5 and Mumford & Sons (with Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi still to come). Supporting Duran Duran in Hyde Park are the equally legendary Scissor Sisters and Nile Rodgers & Chic.
Got a ticket to see Duran Duran at BST on Sunday? Or thinking of going last-minute? Here’s everything you need to know about the day, from timings (both gates and set times) and the festival map to the weather forecast.
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When are Duran Duran playing BST Hyde Park in London?
The Brummie pop legends are at BST on Sunday July 5 2026.
What time do gates open at BST Hyde Park?
Gates for standard entry tickets open at 2pm, with last entry at 8.30pm. Box office closes at 8pm.
Primary Entry and VIP ticketholders get in around 60 minutes before standard ticketholders – so about 1pm.
What time will Duran Duran come on stage?
The headline set from Duran Duran is set to start at 7.55pm on the Great Oak Stage (the main stage). It will finish by about 9.55pm.
Sunday shows at BST have an earlier curfew than other days, with all music finishing by 10pm.
Full schedule and support acts
Here’s the full lineup and schedule for Sunday at BST, split by stage.
Great Oak Stage
- Groove Armada (DJ set) – 2pm-3.35pm
- Nile Rodgers & Chic – 4.15pm-5.15pm
- Scissor Sisters – 5.55pm-6.55pm
- Duran Duran – 7.55pm-9.55pm
Rainbow Stage
- Harrison – 3.35pm-4.05pm
- Sophie Grey – 5.20pm-5.50pm
- Melanie C – 6.55pm-7.35pm
Birdcage Stage
- Sam Scherdel – 3.35pm-4.05pm
- Wendy Bevan – 5.20pm-5.50pm
- SISTRA – 7pm-7.30pm
Timings are subject to change – check the official BST app for updates.
BST Hyde Park festival site map
You can find a map of the 2026 BST festival site below.
Duran Duran setlist
To give you an idea of what the band could play at BST, this was their setlist at a recent tour stop in Budapest (according to Setlist.fm).
- Is There Something I Should Know?
- The Wild Boys
- A View to a Kill
- Hungry Like the Wolf
- INVISIBLE
- Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra cover)
- Lonely in Your Nightmare / Super Freak
- The Reflex
- Ordinary World
- Come Undone
- New Moon on Monday
- The Chauffeur
- Notorious
- Free to Love
- White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel cover)
- Careless Memories
- Planet Earth
- (Reach Up for the) Sunrise
- Girls on Film / Psycho Killer
- Save a Prayer
- Rio
Last-minute Duran Duran tickets for BST Hyde Park
There are only a few ticket options left on Ticketmaster, but worry not – other platforms have more tickets left for Duran Duran at BST.
You’ll find options on AXS here, as well as resale sites like Viagogo and Stubhub.
What’s BST Hyde Park’s bag policy?
Festivalgoers at BST are only allowed to bring in small bags, which are defined as smaller than 297mm x 210mm x 210mm.
Banned items
The following items are not allowed to be brought into BST:
- Food and drink (though water in unopened plastic containers of up to 500ml is permitted, as are empty water bottles)
- Seats, chairs, shooting sticks and tables
- Banners bigger than A1 size, flags and flag poles
- Golf umbrellas and parasols
- Animals and pets (excluding guide dogs)
- Suitcases, luggage and large bags (bigger than A4)
- Air horns
- Selfie sticks
- Spray cans
- Chinese lanterns
- Dangerous or hazardous weapons/items, explosives, knives
- Fireworks and pyrotechnics
- Gas canisters
- Hand held communication devices such as radios, radio jammers/scanners
- Glass (of any kind)
- High-viz
- Klaxons and other items capable of making loud noise (including megaphones)
- Laser pens
- Drones
- Racist, xenophobic, political and religious propaganda materials
- Scooters, skateboards and bicycles
- Psychoactive substances / so-called ‘legal highs’
- Unauthorised professional photography or filming equipment
Weather forecast
Sunday is forecast to be ideal festival weather: wall-to-wall sunshine. However, it will be fairly hot, with highs of 30C – make sure to wear suncream and stay hydrated. Here’s the forecast throughout the day:
- 2pm-8pm: 27C-30C, sunny and no rain (a bit windy)
- 8pm-11pm: temperatures will drop to around 23C, staying dry
How to get to BST Hyde Park
The nearest tube stations to BST are Green Park (Victoria and Jubilee lines), Marble Arch (Central line), Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line), Bond Street (Central and Elizabeth lines), Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line), Victoria (Victoria, Circle and District lines) and Paddington (Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Elizabeth lines).
Cyclists can use an on-site bike rack; there will be e-bike parking bays.
London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for July 4-5 2026.
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