American Express presents BST Hyde Park announces its latest 2025 headliner, with 3X GRAMMY® Award-winning singer songwriter Olivia Rodrigo gracing the famous Great Oak Stage on Friday 27 June. She will be joined by special guests The Last Dinner Party and girl in red, with more names still to come. Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT on Friday 15 November. Less than four years since Olivia Rodrigo emerged to critical acclaim as a solo artist with the single ‘drivers license’, she has since become one of the most successful recording artists in the world. Amassing over 3.8 billion…
Author: Andy Lenthall
A familiar story: two passionate music fans want to bring together their musical heroes to form a festival; and so it was for Stephen Donnelly and Jonny Clegg, who have announced the line-up for edition 2 of the Tyneside Americana Blues Festival, which takes place January 10-12, at the newly renovated Exchange 1856, an iconic Grade II listed building in North Shields. “We had an amazing response to the first festival,” Donnelly. “Last year, seeing legendary artists like Eric Bell (formerly of Thin Lizzy) and Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) perform on stage was a dream come true. This year, we’ve…
Slam Dunk with organisers claiming demand for next year’s edition is at an all-time-high. Following a huge first drop of artists including A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy and Neck Deep, Slam Dunk is now revealing the final, remaining acts for 2025 including Finch, Streetlight Manifesto, Hot Milk, Wargasm, Twin Atlantic, Kid Bookie and more. Slam Dunk will return to Hatfield Park on Saturday 24th May, before heading north to Leeds, Temple Newsam on Sunday 25th May 2025. The latest wave of artists features heavy-hitters Finch and Home Grown; two bands who have cemented their status as legends in the…
From humble roots with just a few hundred people attending, Hideout Festival has grown to lead the way in Croatia’s summer scene for a decade and a half. An epic 15th anniversary edition from 22nd – 26th June 2025 sees another immense line-up of electronic music talent. This non-stop five-day party marathon plays out across the legendary Zrce Beach on five bespoke stages with cutting-edge production and a famously energetic crowd. This year also sees a fresh new look that retains the contemporary but accessible feel that reflects the festival itself. Musically, new levels will be set with another unmatched…
Charting a growth curve from a 2022 debut across 4 venues, Brick Lane Jazz Festival returns in 2025 with a 12 12-stage extravaganza spanning Brick Lane and Shoreditch , with a genre-defying line-up that mirrors the vibrant convergence of London’s thriving underground music scenes. Focused on spotlighting local and emerging talent, the festival brings together artists from jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, R&B, breakbeat, and electronic music, performing across twelve iconic music venues on and around Brick Lane. Having firmly established itself as a cornerstone of East London’s cultural landscape, the festival continues to uncover underground jazz gems while drawing in artists…
Field Day 2025 marks a new chapter for the popular London event as they head south to join Brockwell Park’s collective of festivals. For 15 years, Field Day has been shaping the future of electronic music with its eclectic and distinctive programming. Today, they announce the first wave of their 2025 lineup, headlined by internationally renowned DJ, Peggy Gou. South Korean-born DJ, producer and songwriter Peggy Gou has gained international acclaim for her energetic DJ sets that seamlessly flow through various styles of techno, house and electro. Gou made her mainstream breakthrough in 2023, when “(It Goes Like) Nanana,” topped club and pop charts worldwide. Her highly anticipated debut album, I…
A closing set from Levellers, the final UK festival performance from the legendary Oysterband and exclusive shows from Canadian fiddle maestros Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy as they return to the world stage are among the highlights of the first artists revealed for the 2025 Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Oysterband will bow out with a headline slot over August Bank Holiday weekend as well as returning to their roots for one final ceilidh and talking about their careers in a special ‘An Audience with the Oysterband’ Q & A. Celtic superstars and power couple Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy will perform…
Borro, a Brussels-based startup that has developed an intelligent deposit system for reusable cups, has raised €350,000 in its initial funding round. This investment will help Borro scale its solution further, both within Belgium and internationally. Borro’s journey has accelerated rapidly. Founded earlier this year by young entrepreneurs Kasper Albers and Glenn Verhaege, the startup quickly demonstrated the effectiveness of its technology in a successful pilot at a top-tier Belgian football stadium. The newly secured funding represents a critical milestone in Borro’s growth, addressing the many challenges surrounding reusable cups at large events. The adoption of reusable cups remains a…
Always sold out, Cross The Tracks, situated in Brockwell Park, has established itself as an innovative space where community, culture and music unite to celebrate everything jazz, funk and soul. They’ve just announced their first wave of acts for their 2025 lineup taking place on 25th May 2025, headlined by Mercury Prize-winning artist Michael Kiwanuka. He’ll be joined by renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer and songwriter Jordan Rakei, R&B icon Sinéad Harnett, one of the UK’s most skilled and respected rappers Bashy, dub and reggae sound system legends Aba Shanti-I and Channel One, pioneer of LA hip hop and electro Egyptian Lover, Grammy-nominated artist Baby Rose, bright new soul…
In a statement issued recently, Womad organisers have said that their UK festival is moving to a new home, not far from their site for the past 17 years at the Charton Park Estate in Malmesbury Wiltshire. The statement goes on to say that, ‘to ensure that the festival can continue to thrive for years to come in our new location, we have decided to take a year off in 2025 before returning fully charged in 2026.’ As an international promoter, over the next 12 months, there will be number of WOMAD festivals around the world including WOMADelaide, WOMAD New…