Flackstock line up revealed as Spice Girl and 00s pop icons join festival in memory of Love Island's Caroline Flack
The event has a huge new venue change for 2025
pop fest Flackstock line up revealed as Spice Girl and 00s pop icons join festival in memory of Love Island's Caroline Flack
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SPICE Girl Mel C, popstar Pixie Lott and vocalist Alfie Boe lead the line-up for Flackstock's annual festival - which heads to London this summer.
The family-friendly day of music and performance celebrates the life of late Love Island anchor Caroline Flack and raises both awareness of mental health and cash for related charities.
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The line-up for the fourth Flackstock festival has been revealed
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Spice Girl Melanie C will round off the festival with a DJ set
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Tenor Alfie Boe is on the set list for the family-friendly festival
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Flackstock is held in memory of the late Love Island host Caroline Flack
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Caroline's loved ones decided that they wanted to set up the festival as a way to cope with their own grief and bring people together to remember the presenter, who passed five years ago.
This time around, the event has moved to a new venue in Crystal Palace Bowl, London, as part of South Facing Festival.
Wannabe hitmaker Mel C will close the event on August 8 with a top DJ set.
Yet during the day, Alfie and Pixie will take to the stage, as well as Boyzlife - who are making their Flackstock debut.
S Club 7's Jo O'Meara and Jon Lee will be bringing further pop to the proceedings while Love Island alum-turned-musician Wes Nelson is also on the setlist.
Carrie-Oke – in memory of Caroline – will feature the Neptunes Choir with Mazz Murray and Ginger Johnson bringing the good vibes, with more acts yet to be released.
Last year, Caroline's close pal and former The Xtra Factor co-host Olly Murs headlined the event, filled with comedy, dance and music.
Meanwhile, the festival committee includes Caroline's mother Christine and sister Jody, and friends Natalie Pinkham, Dawn O'Porter, Anna Blue, Sarah Tyekiff and Katie Joyce.
Co-Founder, actress and writer Dawn, said of the 2025 event - the fourth of its kind: "This year we are in London on the tube route and it's on a Friday too – so we can all party for the weekend at Flackstock.
"It's also the best day out for kids – the perfect introduction to festival season for all the family.
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"It's a wonderful safe site. Surrounded by beautiful trees and the stage floats on a lake.
"There is plenty of space for all our usual activities like the Mindfulness Tent, a VIP section and there will be the usual loads of food vendors and of course, plenty of bars.
"We cannot wait for a fresh take on our fourth year in existence – and an amazing line up!'
Money raised from Flackstock 2025 will once again be split equally between Choose Love, Mind, Samaritans and Charlie Waller Trust – four worthy outlets that held a special place in Caroline's heart.
A fifth charity, the Flackstock Fund has also been revealed and will be supporting other mental health charities throughout the year.
So far, the festival has raised over £700,000 for the charities.
Love Island host Caroline, 40, took her own life in February 2020.
Last year, the committee said: 'Flackstock was an incredible way to remember Caroline, but it became so much more — a place full of joy where people felt comfortable talking about mental health.
'There has been an overwhelming desire for us to return.'
Flackstock runs on Friday August 8 from 4pm at Crystal Palace Bowl.
Tickets are on sale now.
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Boyzlife have been confirmed to perform
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Pixie Lott, who performed at the festival in 2023, is back for another year
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Olly Murs headlined last year for the event which raises funds for mental health charities as well as awareness of mind health in general
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