Humber Street Sesh announces hometown headliner Fiona-Lee

FIRST FEMALE ARTIST TO HEADLINE MAIN STAGE

- By DEBORAH HALL

AWARD-WINNING grassroots music festival Humber Street Sesh has announced East Yorkshire singer-songwriter Fiona-Lee as the Main Stage headliner for 2026.

Returning to Hull Marina on Saturday, August 1, Humber Street Sesh will showcase more than 100 acts across multiple stages, celebrating the very best emerging music from the region and beyond.

Topping this year’s bill is one of the UK’s most exciting rising artists, whose journey is closely intertwined with the festival itself.

An East Yorkshire lass, Fiona-Lee is no stranger to Humber Street Sesh.

Having first performed on the festival’s Acoustic Stage, she returned in 2025 to deliver a standout set on the BBC Introducing Stage.

Now, she makes history as the first female artist to headline the festival’s Main Stage.

According to Capitol Records, Fiona-Lee combines powerful live vocals, strong storytelling and indie-rock sensibilities to create guitar-driven anthems that resonate with audiences far and wide.

In an interview with Atwood Magazine earlier this month, Fiona-Lee named Bruce Springsteen, Alanis Morissette, Sinéad O’Connor and Radiohead among her biggest musical inspirations.