Five headliners for All Points East 2025 have been revealed
The organisers behind All Points East have launched a new festival in Victoria Park this summer, and they’re putting on another epic edition of APE itself in 2025 too. The Maccabees have been announced as the first headliners, taking to the stage on Sun 24th August 2025 for what will be their first show in eight years (they bid farewell to fans with three sold-out nights at Ally Pally in 2017) and the 10-year anniversary of their last album, the number one hit Marks To Prove It. They’ll be joined by Bombay Bicycle Club, Dry Cleaning, The Cribs, Nilüfer Yanya, The Murder Capital, Divorce and Prima Queen.
Speaking about the reunion, the band’s guitarist Felix White said, “In the intervening years we’ve been to All Points East a lot, separately. It’s become a bit of a landmark festival for us, always checking who’s on the line-up. I’d go and have a great time throughout the day, but there was always this pinch of regret watching headliners that we could’ve done it ourselves one day too. I thought that moment had passed, and it was something I was prepared to come to terms with that I was always going to miss. I think we’re all kind of shocked and excited that we get to do it together again.”
But before their big comeback, producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim will be topping the bill on Fri 22nd August 2025, marking his only London show of the year, with the likes of Shygirl, Confidence Man, Leon Vynehall, Interplanetary Criminal, Marlon Hoffstadt (presents Daddycation) and DJ HEARTSTRING joining him. And completing that weekend is RAYE, who’ll be headlining APE on Sat 23rd August 2025, with Tyla, Doechii and JADE making it an all-female top of the bill.
Cleo Sol will be kicking things off on APE’s first weekend, headlining on Fri 15th August, where she’ll be joined by reggae artist Chronixx and enigmatic collective SAULT in what will be only their second ever live show and a world exclusive. Chase & Status will be following on Sat 16th August with their RTRN II DANCE takeover, which’ll also feature Overmono, Sammy Virji and Nia Archives.
Key Information
Date | Fri 15th & Sat 16th August and Fri 22nd – Sun 24th August 2024
Address | Victoria Park, London E3
For more information | allpointseastfestival.com