
It’s safe to say that all our London festivals have returned completely back to normal after a very trying couple of years, and this year is certainly no different, with everyone from Sabrina Carpenter to Tyla and Doechii to Charlotte De Witte taking to our beloved parks to belt out the tunes.
And given that we’re nearing wonderful sunny times, it means that its time to crack open the cans of beer, slap on the suncream, lather yourself in glitter and prepare to let loose and show off your moves for all the best music festivals in London in 2025!
Note that we will be updating this London festivals roundup as and when we get further information on lineups and dates.
Roundhouse Three Sixty (April 1 – 30)
📍 Location: The Roundhouse, Camden.
🎶 Why Roundhouse Three Sixty: Firstly the venue is out of our favourites. Secondly, this is about so much more than just the music. Sure there’s that (and some bloody great acts on the bill too), but they’ve also got authors, songwriters, poets, playwrights, directors, screenwriters, illustrators, editors and podcasters here. Phew!
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Highlights include Jack Rooke’s SHOW HOLE, which combines elements of club, cabaret, and comedy; SHERELLELAND, an affordable rave curated by British DJ Sherelle; and the Roundhouse Song Circle, showcasing performances by singer-songwriter Tom Odell along with Roundhouse Resident Artists.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Brick Lane Jazz Festival (April 25 – 27)
📍 Location: Truman Brewery in Shoreditch and other venues.
🎶 Why Brick Lane Jazz: Firstly, we all know that London’s Jazz scene is some of the best. With a wealth of artists repping the capital, Brick Lane Jazz Festival is a stunning culmination of sound and culture and what better location to do it? With three new live stages this year, you can expect performances across multiple music venues such as Village Underground, Rich Mix and Rough Trade East. Alongside the main three stages, you can explore other stunning venues and locations in Brick Lane with things on in 93 Feet East, Juju’s Bar & Stage, Cafe 1001, Ninety One Living Room, Brick Lane Tap Room, The Common Counter and Big Chill.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Last year’s music came in the form of Oscar Jermone, Ojerime, The Silhouettes Project, Ego Ella May, Tara Lily, anaiis, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: This year’s programme includes Ife Ogunjobi, the Rebecca Vasmant Ensemble, as well as showcasing some of the city’s best electronic and experimental outfits with the likes of Last Nubian, Marysia Osu, and Marla Kether, Irish Jamaican artist Rio Rainz, Ukranian harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and Ghanian Dutch artist Bnnyhunna, as well as Jelani Blackman and Astrønne.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Queen’s Yard Summer Party (May 3)
📍 Location: Multiple venues across Hackney Wick.
🎶 Why Queen’s Yard Summer Party: Well, it’ll be one of the first Summer (yes, we’re calling May Summer) parties you can attend in London this year, and is a must for any fan of House, Techno and Disco. One wristband will get you access to a whole array of venues – 16 in fact – dotted across Hackney Wick, and we’d advise you simply hop through them all. Last person standing and all that…
✨ 2024’s highlights: A brilliant set of stage takeovers from the likes of Voices Radio, Terra Obscura, Saturn Sisters, Omni, Jive Talk, Earthly Measures, Glass Talk, Cabin Fever, Better Days, Abantu and many many more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: TBA!
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Brixton Disco Festival (May 3)
📍 Location: Brixton, South London.
🎶 Why Brixton Disco Festival: If you’re looking for a London festival that will make you dance, then this is the one for you. As the name suggests, this one is all about the Disco, and it all takes place in venues surrounding the famous Windrush Square.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Artwork, Jocelyn Brown, Dave Lee JN, Norman Jay MBE, Michael Gray, Aroop Roy, Marcia Carr, Ella Knight, Yasmin and many more have all played their Disco tunes here throughout the 2024 season.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Crazy P (DJ Set), Dimitri From Paris, Francois K, Melvo Baptiste, Norman Jay MBE, Faith with Dave Jarvis, Stuart Patterson, Terry Farley & guests and many more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
GALA (May 23 – 25)
📍 Location: Peckham Rye Park, Peckham.
🎶 Why GALA: Returning to Peckham across the latter May Bank Holiday weekend, GALA are continuing to build on their sell-out events, 2021’s of which was one of the first festivals back post-lockdown. That year’s event seriously went off – which is why they extended the festival to three days last year. Thursday now is more about the live stuff, whereas Friday and Saturday will bring the DJs out in full swing. Expect a varied lineage spanning House, Jazz, Disco, Drum & Bass, Garage, Acid House and Afrobeats.
✨ 2024’s highlights: DJ EZ, Folamour, Job Jobse, Girls Don’t Sync, Novelist, Sherelle, Loraine James, Horse Meat Disco and more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Floating Points, Caribou, Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Avalon Emerson, Ben UFO, Hudson Mohawke, Horse Meat Disco, Floorplan.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Wide Awake (May 23)
📍 Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton.
🎶 Why Wide Awake: Back for its third year for 2023, the independent Wide Awake festival pride themselves in ‘highlighting some of the best established and up and coming artists in the world today’. Celebrated for their unmissable line-ups of leftfield indie, post-punk, electronica, techno, and jazz, this year sees the likes of Daniel Avery and Caroline Polachek on the bill. Sign us up!
✨ 2024’s highlights: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Slowdive, Young Fathers, Squid, Hannah Diamond, Dry Cleaning, Ben UFO, Eartheater, OK Williams and more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Belfast rap trio KNEECAP as headliners, CMAT, English Teacher, COBRAH, Fcukers, Marie Davidson, Chanel Beads, Daniel Avery, Mannequin Pussy, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Getdown Services, Ugly, jasmine.4.t and Mermaid Chunky.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Field Day (May 24)
📍 Location: Brockwell Park
🎶 Why Field Day: Often labelled the ‘dancier version’ of All Points East, Field Day serves up some of the best names in electronic dance music the city has to offer. And boy does this year serve up the goods and then some.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Justice, Charlotte DeWitte, 2manydjs, Bambii, Brutalismus 3000, Club Shy presented by Shygirl, George Riley, HorsegirrL, Hudson Mohawke, Tiga, I.Jordan Live, John Glacier, Mura Masa, Romy, Sega Bodega, Skin on Skin, KETTAMA, Vegyn, Yaeji, and Yves Tumor.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Peggy Gou, Skream & Benga, Folamour, Mall Grab, Midland, Fatima Yamaha, Jayda G, Bubble Love (from Ross From Friends), Girls Don’t Sync, Dixon, Jungle and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Cross The Tracks (May 25)
📍 Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton.
🎶 Why Cross The Tracks: This top-notch music and food-led festival made a stellar debut back in 2019, and bills itself as being ‘Brixton’s Soul, Jazz and Funk fest’. Alongside great music – Kelis, Gilles Peterson and Alfa Mist are all headlining this year – you’ve got over forty food stalls, craft beer aplenty, a vintage fair, a wellness tent, and even an independent creative market – all of which promises a ‘no-bad-vibes’ festival.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Erykah Badu, BADBADNOTGOOD, Eve, Madlib, El Michels Affair, Thee Sacred Souls, Ama Lou, Orion Sun, Channel One and more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Ezra Collective, Michael Kiwanuka, Jordan Rakei, Nala Sinephro, Cymande, Sinead Harnett, Bashy, Giles Peterson, Skinshape, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and many more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
City Splash (May 26)
📍 Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton.
🎶Why City Splash: This fantastic festival is a celebration of Reggae’s impact on London youth culture, with over 60 artists across seven different stages and a whole host of different Caribbean food stalls and workshops too. You’ll be able to enjoy a genre-spanning line-up, from Dancehall to Grime and Jungle to Afrobeats, all with a common thread: a Reggae influence.
✨ 2024’s highlights: A stacked lineup boasting the likes of Capleton, Beenie Man, Shenseea, Busy Signal, Anthony B, Black Sherif, Ding Dong, Libianca, Lojay, Queen Omega, WSTRN, Rage MC, Shy FX, Dubwise Jamaica, Ayanna Heaven, Kalia Goddess, Sisters In Dub and many more that are certain to make a splash in the capital.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Tarrus Riley, Spice, Valiant, Teejay, The Compozers
Other artists: General Levy, Heartless Crew, Iration Steppas, DJ AG, Aba Shanti-I, Channel One, Saxon Sound, Izzy Bossy, Rampage Sound, Ras Kwame, Aleighcia Scott, Bobo Blackstar, Sisters In Dub and many more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Mighty Hoopla (May 31 & June 1)
📍 Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton.
🎶 Why Mighty Hoopla: Sashay away! A nice getaway from all the Electronic madness, with ‘a day of pop-tastic music, fun and games in the Summer sun’. It’s London’s biggest festival for pure pop, and is a real highlight of the LGBTQ+ London calendar. Definitely one to wear your loudest frock or jumpsuit and a hell of a lot of glitter at. You do you hun.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Nelly Furtado, Kim Petras, En Vogue, Bananarama, Eve, Countess Luann, Cher Lloyd, Jessie Ware, Rita Ora and more!
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Kesha and Ciara announced as the official headliners, Jojo, Loreen, Kate Nash, Pixie Lott, Vengaboys, and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Lido Festival (June 7, 14, 15)
📍 Location: Victoria Park
🎶 Why Lido: LIDO Festival is an exciting new music event set to debut in Victoria Park, London, in June 2025. Spanning two weekends, it will be held on the iconic Lido Field. The festival combines globally renowned headliners with emerging talent and community-driven activities. Located in Tower Hamlets, the lineup is packed with incredible artists across various genres.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Charli XC, Jamie xx, Arca, Sampha, Romy, A.G. Cook, London Grammar, Celeste, Róisín Murphy.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Hampton Court Palace Festival (June 10–21)
📍 Location: Hampton Court, duh.
🎶 Why Hampton Court Palace Festival: You can’t get a much more magical place for music festivals than in the Tudor Courtyard of a Grade I-listed, 16th century palace, which was once the home of Henry VIII and his six different wives! I mean… come on. Enjoy a picnic in the beautiful East Front Gardens before watching world-class acts perform in this stunning setting. Last year saw the likes of Elbow and Crowded House play, so they get some real classics playing here.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Nile Rodgers & Chic, Sam Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Deacon Blue, Paloma Faith and more!
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Chaka Khan, James, Rag’n’Bone Man, Bananarama, The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, Elbow and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
BST Hyde Park (June 27–July 13)
📍 Location: Hyde Park, Central London.
🎶 Why BST Hyde Park: London’s largest Royal park hosts music royalty in six open-air concerts across two weekends (with free midweek entertainment) to make for an event like no other. They certainly haven’t held back with the lineup last year – Adele, Elton John and even the bloody Rolling Stones were on the bill – and this year has already seen iconic rock band Guns N’Roses jump on board the bill. Rock on.
Multiple brands will also be popping up at stalls around Hyde Park for the festival – we’ll be making a beeline for Miami Cocktail Co. and their ‘better for you’ canned drinks. Hello, bellinis, margaritas and mimosa spritzes in the summer sun…
✨ 2024’s highlights: Queen Kylie Minogue, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Nicks, Stray KidsSZA, Kings Of Leon, Morgan Wallen.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Electric Light Orchestra, and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Wireless (July 11 – 13)
📍 Location: Finsbury Park, North London.
🎶 Why Wireless: Taking place across three days in July, this famous London festival offers the best of the best in Hip-Hop, Rap and Grime – and you best cop your tickets soon as it always sells out in a hot minute. They always go all out, with lively performances from some of the biggest artists in the world. Us Londoners finally got to see a live performance of WAP, so what’s in store for you this year we wonder?!
✨ 2024’s highlights: Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, 21 Savage, J Hus and Future, Ice Spice, Digga D and many more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: TBA!
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Kew The Music (July 9–12)
📍 Location: Kew Gardens, Kew.
🎶 Why Kew The Music: Well first off, let’s start with the bleedin’ obvious – the venue is bloody fantastic and was recently voted the ‘most Instagrammable’ botanical garden in the entire world. Add some pretty great live music to the mix, prime spots for a picnic and acts like Ronan Keating, Mika, JLS, and more, and you’ve got the recipe for a great festival experience.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Mika, Ronan Keating, Passenger, JLS, Beverley Knight, and more
👀 What we can expect in 2024: Acts on the bill include the likes of The Human League, UB40, Gipsy Kings and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Junction 2 Festival (July 25-27)
📍 Location: Boston Manor Park, Brentford.
🎶 Why Junction 2: This award-winning festival is once again heading to the atmospheric Boston Manor Park – where summer fields meet stark, industrial structures – for the second year on the trot. This is the festival to come if you’re into your underground dance music, which will be delivered to ‘obsessively high standards’ – sounds pretty good to us.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Richie Hawtin, LSDXOXO, Hot Since 82, Barry Can’t Swim, The Blessed Madonna, Artbat CamelPhat, Joris Voorn (Live), Adam Beyer b2b Amelie Lens, Avalon Emerson, Daniel Avery b2b Sama’ Abdulhadi, HAAi and so many more!
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Charlotte de Witte, Daria Kolosova b2b Dr Rubinstein, Dax J b2b, Helena Hauff, Nina Kraviz, Job Jobse, Mount Kimbie live, Moxie, Ogazón, Palms Trax, Sofia Kourtesis live, Soulwax live and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
Body Movements (August 24)
📍 Location: Multiple venues across Hackney Wick.
🎶 Why Body Movements: This newcomer to the London festival scene caused quite the stir – of the good kind – when it burst onto the scene in 2021. Designed to celebrate LGBTQ+ people within dance music – or ‘queer bodies in electronic music’ – you’ll be able to get your rave on to acts from collectives including Adonis, Little Gay Brother, Jungle Kitty, Big Dyke Energy, Pxssy Palace, He.She.They and many, many more. Like the Queen’s Yard Summer Party, this one will take place across a whole host of venues – 16 in fact – in Hackney Wick, including The Yard, Number 90 and the Colour Factory.
✨ 2024’s highlights: Faff, Taahliah, Aurora Halal (live), Confidence Man (DJ set), Cobrah (live), Patrick Mason, Shanti Celeste b2b Peach, Saoirse, and many more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: TBA!
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
RALLY (August 23)
📍 Location: Southwark Park, Rotherhithe.
🎶 Why RALLY: A collaborative project between the organisers of beloved South London festival GALA and renowned promoters and live music tastemakers, Bird On The Wire, RALLY promises a fresh take on London’s one-day festivals, ‘focusing on the connection between artist and fan above all else‘.
✨ 2024’s highlights: bar italia, Move D, Mount Kimbie (live), HiTech, James Holden (live), Armand Hammer, Fabiana Palladino, and many more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: TBA!
👉 Keep up to date: Here.
All Points East (August 22-24)
📍 Location: Victoria Park, Hackney.
🎶 Why All Points East: One of the most beloved of all London’s music festivals, All Points East returns to Hackney’s Victoria Park after a run of five sell-out shows last year. Expect a double bill of sunny days dancing in a field – well, we can hope it is August after all – and an eclectic range of music, from grime legend Stormzy to The Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There’s also Field Day here which adds a sixth show into the mix. More on that in a bit…
✨ 2024’s highlights: The lineup included Kaytranada, Victoria Monét, Thundercat, Lancey Foux, Channel Tres, Amaarae, Jyoty, Loyle Carner, LCD Soundsystem, dual-headline spot from Death Cab For Cutie & The Postal Service, Nas, Ezra Collective, Sainté, Pixies, Jai Paul, Floating Points, Jockstrap, The Decemberists, Phoenix, Gossip, Sleater-Kinney, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub, Wednesday, Soft Launch, Mitski, Beabadobee, Ethal Cain and many, many more.
👀 What we can expect in 2025: Raye, Doechii, Tyla, Barry Can’t Swim, The Maccabees and more.
👉 Keep up to date: Here.