The BRIT Awards 2026

How Viva La Booth Brought the Keepsakes to Music's Biggest Night

The BRITs came north for the first time in February 2026. Co-op Live, Manchester, hosting the biggest night in British music outside of London for the first time in the ceremony’s history. And Manchester did what Manchester always does. Embraced it, claimed it, threw a city sized welcome around it for weeks before the doors even opened.

Banners up early. Themed menus. Late opening hours across the city centre. Hotels full for the week. The minute a moment of this scale lands in Manchester, the city makes it its own. That energy fed straight into the room.

The night itself delivered. Harry Styles headlined. Olivia Dean walked off with the night’s awards. Co-op Live, a venue built for evenings exactly like this one, finally got to host the one British music event that had never come its way.

Viva La Booth was on site, in two locations.

Two Activations. One Unforgettable Event.

We opened mid-afternoon in the Tunnel Club at the Eithad stadium, where families, friends, and the wider supporting cast of the night arrive before the cameras turn on. The booth was dressed in full BRIT energy from the first guest. The Brits Icon front and centre on every print. Guests posed against the Mastercard BRIT backdrop. A branded keepsake in their hand within ninety seconds of stepping into the booth.

By the time the first car pulled up on the carpet, the Tunnel Club had a stack of branded prints already heading home with the people who arguably matter most. The artists’ families. The friends. The team.

The BRIT Keychain Activation

The second booth ran inside the VIP area. Different brief. The crowd here turned up actively wanting a branded picture together to mark the occasion. They got a beautiful photography experience, plus a custom BRIT keychain produced on the spot, designed to walk out the door and live in handbags and on keyrings long after the after-party.

Who was in front of the lens? Contractually, we cannot say.

The room was A list and well beyond A list. Faces you would recognise instantly. Names that travel without a surname. Use your imagination. We can confirm that they queued for a branded keychain, came back for second and third visits, and left with their prints in hand.

People who are genuinely difficult to impress, deciding the booth was worth their time.

A keepsake that survives the night. A photograph that earns a place on a fridge. A piece of branded memorabilia that travels

When An Event Becomes Part Of The City

Manchester does not just receive an event. It collaborates with it. The city treated the BRITs like it was already theirs, and the room repaid the favour. Guests turned up dressed for it, primed for it, ready to be in the photographs and not just take them. The booths ran hot from open to close in both locations.

Harry Styles did what Harry Styles does. Olivia Dean had the night of her career. And between the carpet and the after-party, a Viva La Booth print sat in two of the most photographed pockets of the building.

A privilege to be on the team for this one. A reminder of what a luxury photo booth can do when it turns up dressed for the occasion at an event of this calibre, and when it brings a take home like the BRIT keychain into a room that knows the difference between a freebie and a keepsake from a night to remember.

Looking for Photo Booth Hire in Manchester or Leeds?

While this activation took place at Co-op Live in Manchester, events like this are exactly why brands, venues and agencies choose Viva La Booth.

We're proud to provide luxury photo booth hire across Manchester, Leeds, Yorkshire and the wider North of England, creating premium guest experiences for some of the country's most exciting events.

From award ceremonies and hospitality events to product launches, brand activations and corporate celebrations, we help organisations create moments people genuinely want to engage with.

Not just another photo booth tucked away in the corner.

An experience.

Our studio-quality photography, branded print experiences, personalised keychains and interactive digital content help brands create meaningful connections with their guests long after the event has ended.

Whether you're hosting a VIP launch in Manchester, an awards evening in Leeds, a hospitality event in Yorkshire or a national brand activation, our team works closely with event organisers, venues and agencies to deliver a seamless experience from start to finish.

Because when you're investing in an event, every detail matters.

And the best activations aren't the ones people walk past.

They're the ones they queue for.

Looking For An Activation Guests Won't Walk Past?

If you're planning a corporate event, awards ceremony, hospitality experience or brand activation, we'd love to hear about it.

For brand activation briefs, agency partnerships, or corporate event hire, get in touch at hello@vivalabooth.co.uk