Latin pop icon Ricky Martin has been announced for an exclusive outdoor show at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk this summer, marking his first UK performance in a decade. The GRAMMY Award-winning global superstar will headline HeritageLive Festival on Saturday 22 August 2026, with tickets going on presale from Wednesday 27 May.
Martin will be joined by very special guests Sugababes, Olly Alexander and rising British Latina star Sophie Castillo for what promises to be a huge Saturday night Latin pop party in the grounds of the British Royal Family’s country retreat. It is his only UK date of 2026.
The show slots into HeritageLive’s five-night run at Sandringham, which runs from Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 August. Martin joins previously announced headliners Lionel Richie, who performs on Thursday 20 August, and Eric Clapton, who closes the festival on Sunday 23 August.
Giles Cooper of HeritageLive Festival said: “We’re so excited to have Ricky Martin perform as part of our 2026 line-up. At HeritageLive, we’ve always aimed to bring the very biggest names to the stage across a wide range of genres, and this show is a perfect example of that. The rise of Latin music as a global force has been phenomenal, and we’re thrilled to welcome one of the true pioneers who helped bring it to a massive international audience. It’s set to be an incredible party for our Saturday night at Sandringham.”
Martin is one of the most successful Latin artists of all time, having sold over 95 million records across a 30-plus year career. The Puerto Rican singer’s live show is renowned for its spectacular staging, with a huge array of dancers and musicians delivering a hit-packed set including ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’, ‘She Bangs’, ‘María’ and ‘The Cup of Life’. His accolades include 2 GRAMMYs, 4 Latin GRAMMYs, 12 Latin Billboard Awards and 9 World Music Awards.
Supporting the headline show is 6x BRIT Award-winning trio Sugababes, whose original line-up has been back together and selling out arena tours across the UK and Europe. The group have scored 6 No.1 singles including ‘Push the Button’, ‘Round Round’ and ‘About You Now’, and remain one of the most influential British girl groups of all time.
Olly Alexander also features on the bill. As Years & Years, he has earned 2 UK No.1 albums, 10 Top 40 singles and the BRIT Billion Award, surpassing 7.5 billion streams, with a cultural footprint that includes collaborations with Elton John and Kylie, a BAFTA-nominated performance in It’s A Sin and a Madame Tussauds figure. Completing the line-up is Sophie Castillo, a London-based British Latina indie-pop artist who featured on Rolling Stone’s ‘Latin Artists We’re Rooting For in 2026’ list, has opened for J Balvin at the O2 Arena and earned a nomination for Best Latin American Artist in the UK at the Latin American Awards.
HeritageLive’s shows at Sandringham have built a remarkable reputation since the inaugural 2023 concerts, which featured Sir Van Morrison, two headline shows from Robbie Williams and The Who. Last year’s returning edition saw Pet Shop Boys, Mariah Carey, Stereophonics and Michael Bublé headline at the estate.
To access the presale, fans must pre-register at arep.co/p/rickymartin in advance. The presale opens on Wednesday 27 May at 9am, with general sale following on Thursday 29 May at 9am via HeritageLive.Seetickets.com. Discounted multi-day festival tickets, VIP Packages (including tours of Sandringham House) and glamping and caravan pitches on the Royal Estate are also available.
Gates open at 11am with the event concluding at 10:30pm. The show is predominantly a standing event; picnic blankets are permitted but camp chairs are not, with deckchairs available to hire in designated areas at the rear of the arena. Food, drink and alcohol must be purchased on site. Parking is available at £15 per vehicle in advance or £20 on the day. Coach travel from most major English cities is available via Big Green Coach at bit.ly/SandringhamCoachTravel. Glamping packages are bookable via Pink Moon, with caravan and campervan pitches also available; tent camping is not permitted.
For access customers, tickets and accessible viewing platform spaces can be booked via seetickets.com/heritagelive, with free carer tickets available on proof of disability. For full show information including VIP packages, visit www.heritagelive.net.
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