music festivals 2025

Start planning out your summer The UK summer may not always play ball, as anyone who's woken up inside a damp tent in a muddy Glastonbury field can attest to, but our festival programme always delivers. If you don't fancy the schlep out of town with your wellies, your sleeping bag and your sanity to the likes of Reading & Leeds, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Latitude and Wilderness, there's plenty of festivals - and plenty of big name headliners - pitching up in the capital in the spring and summer. Stalwarts like All Points East, Field Day and Mighty Hoopla are all returning this year and are bringing the likes of The Maccabees, Peggy Gou, Raye, James Blake, Ciara, and Bombay Bicycle Club with them, with newbies like LIDO and Polygon also joining the calendar. There's still plenty of festival news to come too, so whatever genre you're into and whichever artists you like, you'll find plenty to dance to at the best London music festivals in 2025. GALA | 23rd - 25th May GALA is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025 and it's throwing one hell of birthday party. Joining the bash in Peckham Rye Park across the second May Bank Holiday weekend will be Caribou, Floating Points, Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Hudson Mohawke, Ben UFO, KiNK, Floorplan, Avalon Emerson, Bradley Zero, Hunee, Pearson Sound, Horse Meat Disco, Calibre, Jossy Mitsu and more. All you electronic music fans won't wanna miss this. Fri 23rd - Sun 25th May 2025Peckham Rye Park, 34 Straker's Rd, London SE15 3UAthisisgala.co.uk Wide Awake | 23rd May Is there a better way to kick off a Bank Holiday weekend than a knees-up with Kneecap? We don't think so and neither does Wide Awake, which has drafted in the Irish group to headline the festival's 2025 edition. They'll be joined by the likes of CMAT, English Teacher, Daniel Avery, Peaches, Sega Bodega, Luvcat, Mannequin Pussy, Nadine Shah, Erol Alkan b2b Optimo, Sprints, Warmduscher and more. Fri 23rd May 2025Brockwell Park, London SE24 0NGwideawakelondon.co.uk Field Day | 24th May Field Day is moving up the calendar and down south in 2025, taking place across the late May Bank Holiday in Brockwell Park. It may be moving location but you can expect another day of electronic music. Peggy Gou is headlining with the likes of Folamour, James Blake b2b Mala, Jayda G, Mall Grab, Skream & Benga, Midland and 4am Kru on also on the bill. Sat 24th May 2025Brockwell Park, London SE24 0NGfielddayfestivals.com Cross The Tracks | 25th May Following Field Day, Brockwell Park will play host to the 2025 edition of Cross The Tracks. Bringing you the best in funk, soul and jazz on your Bank Holiday Sunday will be Michael Kiwanuka, Jordan Rakei, Sinead Harnett, Gilles Peterson, Cymande, Shy One, Bashy, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Bilal and more. Sun 25th May 2025Brockwell Park, London SE24 0NGxthetracks.com Mighty Hoopla | 31st May & 1st June The campest festival in the London calendar is back for a two-dayer in 2025 with Ciara and Kesha headlining. Across the weekend you'll also be able to see the likes of Jojo, Daniel Bedingfield, Venagboys, Lion Babe, Jayda G, Black Peppa, Kate Nash, Adore Delano, Loreen, and Daphne & Celeste. Glitter at the ready. Sat 31st May & Sun 1st June 2025Brockwell Park, London SE24 0NGmightyhoopla.com LIDO | 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th & 15th June All Points East is expecting a little sibling as its organisers, AEG, will be introducing LIDO in 2025. The brand-new music festival will take over Victoria Park for two weekends in June and is being positioned as a “fan-first” event, while the line-ups will be curated by the artists themselves.And they’ve scored huge names for their first headliners, as Charli XCX will be taking to the stage on Sat 14th June alongside fellow pop/alt superstars and Brat collaborators Bladee, The Japanese House, The Dare, 070 Shake, Kelly Lee Owens and A. G. Cook. That will be followed by London Grammar on Sun 15th June in a London festival exclusive, and the trio will be joined by the likes of The Blessed Madonna, Pip Millett, Celeste, Roisin Murphy, Maverick Sabre and Holly Walker. LIDO’s second weekend is completed by Outbreak Fest on Fri 13th June, with Turnstile, Alex G, Danny Brown and Fleshwater all playing. Before then, on Fri 6th June, Massive Attack will be playing their first London festival show in nine years. Partnering with ACT 1.5, the band’s performance will. be100% powered by battery. On Sat 7th June, Jamie xx will top the bill, following the likes of Arca, Sampha, Romy, Panda Bear, Shy One, John Glacier, Wookie, DJ Gigola and Livwutang. Jamie xx will also be bringing a special edition of his club residency The Floor to the park, featuring a three-hour set from DJ Harvey. Fri 6th & Sat 7th and Fri 13th - Sun 15th June 2025Lido Field, Victoria Park, London E3 5TBlidofestival.co.uk Meltdown | 12th - 22nd June Following Chaka Khan's takeover in 2024, the next curator of Meltdown Festival is going to be Little Simz. She's taking the reins for the fest's 30th anniversary edition this June, putting together eleven days of art, music, workshops and more. The line-up includes The Streets, James Blake, Mahalia, Ghetts, Lola Young, Jon Batiste, Tiwa Savage, BADBADNOTGOOD, Nubya Garcia, Sasha Keable and Yukimi, and Simz herself will be performing with the Chineke! Orchestra. Thurs 12th - Sun 22nd June 2025Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XXsouthbankcentre.co.uk BST Hyde Park | 27th June - 13th July BST Hyde Park always delivers a varied programme and it's no different for 2025. Across June and July, you'll be able to see Olivia Rodrigo, Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Sabrina Carpenter, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder and ELO headline shows, and there's still plenty more names to come. Fri 27th June - Sun 13th July 2025Hyde Park, Londonbst-hydepark.com Kaleidoscope | 12th July Ally Pally's summer extravaganza is back in July, with Faithless, Goldie, Eats Everything, Sleeper, and DJ Spoony all taking to the stage, with Sara Cox doing an all-requests set and Beatles Dub Club and R Voices Choir also joining in the fun. And it's not just about the music as Kaleidoscope will also be running a full comedy, cabaret and family entertainment programme, with the likes of Shappi Khorsandi, Andrew Maxwell, Darran Griffiths and Alexandra Haddow on the bill. Sat 12th July 2025Alexandra Palace Park, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AYkaleidoscope-festival.com Labyrinth on the Thames | 1st - 10th August Labyrinth, the indie UK promoter, has revealed the first headliner for its exciting new open-air live music series, Labyrinth on the Thames. On Friday 1st August 2025, the legendary Black Coffee, a Grammy Award-winning DJ and producer from South Africa, will make history as the first-ever DJ to headline at London’s iconic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This exclusive performance will be Black Coffee’s only London appearance this summer. The performance is set to mark the launch of Labyrinth on the Thames, an ambitious six-day festival celebrating contemporary dance music. The series, which spans the first two weekends of August, will showcase each headliner’s personal vision for the event. Fri 1st – Sun 3rd and Fri 8th – Sun 10th August 2025Old Royal Naval College, London SE10 9NNlabyrinthevents.com Paradise in the City | 2nd August Jamie Jones has thrown Paradise parties all over the world and now he's bringing a full-scale Paradise festival to London for the first time this summer. Taking over Boston Manor Park, Paradise in the City will be made up of four stages, with a line-up of artists playing the hottest house and techno against a backdrop of cutting-edge production. The likes of Richy Ahmed, Seth Troxler, Vintage Culture, Hot Since 82, wAFF, East End Dubs, Omar S, Sidney Charles, Bontan, Manda Moor and Fleur Shore will be hitting the decks. Sat 2nd August 2025Boston Manor Park, London, TW8 9JU hparadiseinthecity.co.uk Jazz Cafe Festival | 3rd August Following last year's inaugural edition, the Jazz Cafe Festival is returning to Burgess Park this summer, with a forward-thinking line-up that spans jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and more. Masego has been announced as the headliner, and the rest of the bill includes the likes of Elmiene, Benny the Butcher, Nectar Woode, Raf Saperra, Nooriyah, Juls, and Guts. Sun 3rd August 2025Burgess Park, Albany Rd, London SE5 0ALthejazzcafe.com All Points East | 16th and 22nd - 24th August The first headliners for All Points East 2025 have been revealed and the line-ups are looking good. The Maccabees will be taking to the stage on 24th August 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. But before their big comeback, producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim will be topping the bill on 22nd August, 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 23rd August, with Tyla, Doechii and JADE making it an all-female top of the bill. APE 2025’s first weekend is kicking off with Chase & Status on Fri 16th August with their RTRN II DANCE takeover, which’ll also feature Overmono, Sammy Virji and Nia Archives. Fri 16th and Fri 22nd - Sun 24th August 2025Victoria Park, London E3allpointseastfestival.com South Facing | 7th - 24th August After another excellent edition in 2024, South Facing is returning to Crystal Palace for 2025 and they’ve announced the first batch of headline artists. Mogwai will be topping the bill on 7th August, in their only UK summer appearance, alongside Lankum, which will be the Irish quartet's only London show of the year. Following its debut last year, Skepta is bringing back his own fest Big Smoke to the capital, this time folding it into the South Facing programme. Now running over two days, 9th August will see the man himself headlining with the likes of Chip, Central Cee, and a never-before-seen b2b of Grime MC FM (JME) and The Den (Frisco) also on the bill. On 10th August, Skepta's house-focused label Más Tiempo will be taking over the programme. The following day, 11th August, will see Morcheeba headlining, with UNKLE, DJ Shadow, Chali 2na and Zero 7 joining. Later in the month, Basement Jaxx will be hitting the park on 22nd and 23rd August, with Nile Rodgers & CHIC headlining Love Motion, the disco, electronic and soul all-dayer that was inaugurated by Grace Jones last year, on 24th August. They'll be joined by Louie Vega, Dimitri from Paris, Cerrone, Kirollus, House Gospel Choir and Don’t F**k with Disco. Thurs 7th - Sun 24th August 2025Crystal Palace Park, Londonsouthfacingfestival.com RALLY | 23rd August Created by the GALA crew and Bird On The Wire, community-driven festival RALLY is back in Southwark Park this summer for its third edition with another killer line-up. The likes of CASISDEAD, Floating Points, Vlada, Ben UFO, Geordie Greep, Kassie Krut and Porridge Radio will be providing the tunes, with Abi Haywood, Bernice Mulenga, Disturbance, Camden Art Centre, Studio Chapple and Gallery of the Giants on the visual arts programme for 2025. Sat 23rd August 2025Southwark Park, London SE16 2TXrallyrallyrally.co.uk Body Movements | 24th August After last summer's first outdoor edition of Body Movements, the festival celebrating queer culture founded by Saoirse Ryan, Clayton Wright, and Simon Denby, is returning to Southwark Park for 2025. As well as getting some of the best party crews in the business - we're talking the likes of Adonis, CPERREA, Fèmmme Fraîche, Pxssy Palace, Power Dance Club and Playbody - on board, the line-up also includes Mura Masa, HAAi, Peach, FAFF, I.JORDAN, Roi Perez, Cakes Da Killa (live), Tama Sumo & Lakuti, Midland, Michelle Manetti, GIDEÖN and more. Sun 24th August 2025Southwark Park, Gomm Rd, London SE16 2TXbodymovements.co.uk Coming to town for the festivals? Check out this 3 Day Itinerary to London.

music festivals 2025

These Are the Best Music Festivals in London in 2025

The Maccabees, RAYE, Barry Can’t Swim and Chase & Status Are Headlining All Points East

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music festivals 2025

These Are the Best Music Festivals in London in 2025

The Maccabees, RAYE, Barry Can’t Swim and Chase & Status Are Headlining All Points East

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