Freya Ridings

On 5 October 2026, Freya Ridings brings her piano-led pop to Royal Albert Hall, London. Known for writing at the intersection of pop, folk and soul, she builds songs around a deep voice, spare arrangements and melodies that take their time. On stage, she moves between piano and guitar, keeping the focus on the song and the room’s acoustics.

The set draws from her early breakthrough and the two albums that have shaped her path. Expect the intimate pull of Lost Without You and You Mean the World to Me, alongside the more expansive colours heard on Blood Orange, reworked live with a clear, unfussy production. Castles finds its place between ballads and mid-tempo tracks, while newer pieces lean into a fuller sound without leaving the core of her writing.

Ridings cut her teeth with live recordings at St Pancras Old Church and Omeara before releasing her self-titled debut, experiences that still inform the way she holds a room. At Royal Albert Hall, that approach scales up rather than inflates: close-up storytelling, careful dynamics, and songs that rise from a whisper to a chorus without losing their edge. A night built around voice, piano and the kind of direct songwriting that works in a grand hall as well as in small venues.