Pop legends Madness to deliver the last word House of Fun to Lincoln Castle – Lincolnshire County Council

The British pop icons will headline TK Maxx presents Live at Lincoln Castle on Friday 19 June – taking on the historic venue for an evening of singalong anthems, nutty nostalgia, and ska-fuelled spirit.

The present marks a welcome return for the celebrated Nutty Boys who carried out a sold-out present on the venue in 2024, and attributable to an awesome demand from followers they’re now coming again in 2026.
  
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 31 October by way of lincolncastle.com and ticketmaster.co.uk.
 
The Live at Lincoln Castle announcement comes as Madness put together to have fun a rare milestone – 50 years since they first burst onto the UK music scene in 1976. With a genre-defying mix of ska, pop and punk, and a listing full of timeless hits, they’ve grow to be one of many nation’s most enduring and adored bands.

From Our House and It Must Be Love to Baggy Trousers, House of Fun and One Step Beyond, Madness have delivered a number of the most recognisable songs in pop historical past. Their upcoming compilation album, Hit Parade, will characteristic 45 career-spanning tracks – together with early fan favourites and highlights from their 2023 UK Number One album Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie.

With 31 Top 40 singles, 11 UK Top Ten albums, and accolades together with an Ivor Novello Award, Madness have accomplished all of it – from acting on the rooftop of Buckingham Palace to drawing record-breaking TV audiences for the BBC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.

As they put together to mark 5 many years of superb mayhem in 2026, their dwell reveals stay the gold commonplace: joyful, unpredictable, and full of wall-to-wall hits. Their headline set at Lincoln Castle guarantees nothing lower than a full-blown celebration from one in every of Britain’s most iconic acts.

Madness be part of Tom Grennan, Billy Ocean, Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics and David Gray among the many headline artists acting at TK Maxx presents Live at Lincoln Castle 2026, which is offered as a part of an ongoing partnership with Lincolnshire County Council and Live Nation promoters Cuffe and Taylor, to deliver world class artists to carry out on this excellent historic location.  
  
Cuffe & Taylor promoter Mark Harrison, mentioned: “Madness are the last word crowd-pleasers — their dwell reveals are pure pleasure, full of hits and filled with character. 

“They headlined an unimaginable present right here at Lincoln Castle in 2024 and ever since followers have been asking for them to return, so we’re thrilled to be welcoming them again to this spectacular setting. 

“We can’t wait to see everyone bouncing once again to the sound of one of music’s most legendary bands.” 
 
Cllr Natalie Oliver, government member for tradition at Lincolnshire County Council, mentioned: “Madness’ sell-out efficiency was a spotlight of Live at Lincoln Castle’s first summer time live performance season in 2024, so it’s sensible to welcome the Nutty Boys again for extra!

“I can’t wait to see the Castle transformed into the ultimate House of Fun. With their magnetic stage presence and singalong hits, we’re all set for an electric evening within the medieval walls.” 
  
For extra info go to lincolncastle.com and ticketmaster.co.uk.