RALLY 2027 first names: Kelela headlines Southwark Park, with Loidis, Rhadoo and Shanti Celeste
RALLY returns to Southwark Park in South London on Saturday 28 August 2027 for its fifth edition. Kelela headlines with her only London show of the year, joined in the first wave by Loidis, Rhadoo, Shanti Celeste, OK Williams, Fine, ABRA, Chanel Beads, Helen Sun and RÓIS. Presale opens on Friday 13 November 2026 at 10:00 UK time.
RALLY has announced the first artists for its fifth edition. The one day South London festival returns to Southwark Park on Saturday 28 August 2027, the Bank Holiday weekend, with Kelela headlining in what organisers bill as her only London show of the year.
The first wave is a tight, club literate bill: Loidis, Rhadoo, Shanti Celeste, OK Williams, Fine, ABRA, Chanel Beads, Helen Sun and RÓIS. It mixes a leftfield R&B headliner with selectors known for long, deep sets, which has become RALLY's calling card in a crowded London summer. Rhadoo, a co-founder of the Romanian label [a:rpia:r], is the kind of booking that signals who the festival is really for: dancers who want hours of patient, groove led music in the afternoon sun. More names are due in the coming months, with the full lineup expected in early 2027.
Presale tickets go on sale on Friday 13 November 2026 at 10:00 UK time, and registration for the presale is already open through the festival's channels. Selling nine months out, with only part of the bill public, is now standard for London's one day park events, and early tiers usually move fastest.
For artists and their teams, RALLY is a useful case study. It is not trying to compete with the biggest London weekenders on headliner budget. Instead it builds identity through booking choices: one distinctive headliner plus a run of DJs whose names mean something to a specific crowd. That model leaves room for emerging selectors with a clear sound and a loyal local following, more than for acts relying on streaming numbers alone.
The August Bank Holiday is one of the busiest weekends in the UK calendar, with festivals and day parties across the country competing for the same crowd and the same artists. A DJ who plays RALLY on the Saturday can often add a second UK date on the Sunday, so agents should think about the whole weekend rather than a single slot when an offer arrives.
If you manage a house or minimal leaning DJ with a London audience, late August bookings are being shaped now. A short, specific pitch to the programming team, with evidence of your own London draw, lands better in November than in spring when the bill is almost locked.