Mumford & Sons deliver triumphant London set with Shania Twain and Hozier appearances

The group were emotional to return for their first headline festival gig in the capital in a decade.

Thousands of excited Mumford & Sons fans gathered in Hyde Park on Saturday to witness the triumphant return of the London-grown folk-rock band.

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The group, who are in the middle of their 2026 Prizefighter Tour, were delighted to be back on home soil for their first London festival headline set in a decade.

Frontman Marcus Mumford opened the show by telling the crowd: "Good evening, my friends. We're Mumford & Sons and, after all this time, in our hometown, we didn't come to f**k around."

He certainly meant it, as the band powered through an impressive 19-song set and surprised fans by bringing out Hozier and Shania Twain as special guests.

Over the course of the two-hour show, Mumford & Sons delivered a crowd-pleasing mix of old and new, including fan favourites such as "I Will Wait" and "Little Lion Man". They also performed tracks from their latest album, Prizefighter, including "Begin Again" and "Badlands".

The crowd erupted when Irish singer-songwriter Hozier joined the band for stirring renditions of "The Rubber Band Man" and "Awake My Soul".

But the biggest surprise of the night came when Shania Twain made a dramatic appearance, fresh from performing with Harry Styles on the final night of his record-breaking Wembley Stadium run.

The Canadian superstar raced across London to join Mumford & Sons, with Mumford teasing the audience: "We've got another cheeky surprise for you. It was a surprise for us too, actually... Let's give it up for Shania Twain!"

Stepping on stage in a black bodysuit and knee-high boots, Twain joined the band for "Here", a track originally recorded with country star Chris Stapleton.

Introducing her, Mumford told the crowd: "She is my f****** hero. You don't get it, this is a very big deal for me. "She played Wembley Stadium tonight and she's here." Twain laughed: "What are we going to do now? Are we going to jam out?"

The pair then launched into a joyous rendition of Twain's classic "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", with Mumford bouncing around the stage, tambourine in hand, as the crowd sang every word.

The night closed with an anthemic performance of "The Cave". Before leaving the stage, Mumford raised a final toast to the audience, saying: "I'm lost for words tonight. All I'm thinking about is the football and Shania Twain... If all of you mother f***ers keep showing up, we'll keep going."

Judging by the deafening response from Hyde Park, fans will be hoping they do just that.