For one weekend every summer, the South Downs become the centre of the UK’s jazz, soul and hip-hop community. Love Supreme 2026 proved once again why it remains one of the country’s most unique festivals, welcoming more than 60,000 people to Glynde Place for three days that celebrated both musical heritage and the future of the culture.
This year’s programme perhaps reflected the festival’s broadest musical vision yet. With Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner and De La Soul topping the bill, hip-hop felt more ingrained in the festival than ever before. Two of the three headline slots belonged to rap artists, while Ezra Collective’s headline set welcomed Kojey Radical, Yazmin Lacey and Leona Lewis to the stage, further blurring the lines between jazz, soul and hip-hop in the best possible way. It was a reminder that these genres have always shared common roots, and Love Supreme continues to be one of the few festivals celebrating those connections so naturally.