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Ekin Karasin

Pitbull to headline BST Hyde Park with A-list special guest

Pitbull has been announced as a headlining act at BST Hyde Park next summer.

The I Know You Want Me rapper, 44, will take to the Great Oak Stage in Hyde Park, London, on Friday, 10 July 2026.

The Grammy winner will be joined by special guest Kesha, with whom he collaborated on their hit song Timber.

Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday, October 8 at 10am. Lewis Capaldi and Garth Brooks will also headline BST.

Mr Worldwide will also perform a week earlier at the Roundhay Festival in Leeds on Friday, 3 July 2026 and has added dates to his I’m Back tour in Scotland and Ireland for June and July 2026.

Sharing promotional photos for the events and his tour on Instagram, Mr Worldwide himself announced: “I’m Back In 2026!!”

He went on: “UK + Ireland, I’ll see you next summer with the #ImBackTour making special stops @bsthydepark and @roundhayfestival.”

Pitbull has sold more than 25 million studio albums and has more than 60 million monthly listeners on various streaming platforms. He has worked with everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Christina Aguilera to Usher.

With mega hits including Don’t Stop the Party, Hotel Room Service, Time of Our Lives, Give Me Everything and Fireball, he has secured his place as a prominent figure in Latin music and hip hop.

The Get On The Floor rapper had a 15-date sold-out Party After Dark tour in Europe in June, including two shows at London’s O2 arena.

The shows resulted in a viral explosion of fans proudly wearing bald caps and dubbing themselves "The Bald E’s” in honor of the artist’s signature look and larger-than-life persona.

He told the crowd during a concert in London in February: “I hope when you put on those bald caps you feel just like I do - having a good mother-f***ing time every day of my life!”

The megastar also shared his appreciation for his “bald” fans on Instagram last month while posting a compilation video of their best moments.

“To be in the game this long and see this kind of love... it’s PRICELESS,” he exclaimed.

Tickets to BST Hyde Park will go on sale at bst-hydepark.com. Tickets for the I’m Back tour are here and Roundhay Festival tickets will be available here.

I’m Back tour dates

Tuesday 30 June 2026 – Belsonic, Belfast

Wednesday 1 July 2026 – Bellahouston Park, Glasgow

Friday 3 July 2026 – Roundhay, Leeds

Tuesday 7 July 2026 - Marlay Park, Dublin

Wednesday 8 July 2026 - Limerick, Thomond Park Stadium

Friday 10 July 2026 – Hyde Park, London

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