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Irish Examiner
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Primavera, Pinkpop, Glastonbury... 10 of the best overseas music festivals in 2025
Wide Awake Brockwell Park, London Friday, May 23 Headliners: Kneecap, CMAT, English Teacher An independent festival for music fans looking for something different, Wide Awake 2025 is also for CMAT fans who just can't wait any longer to see her play new songs from her forthcoming third album Euro-Country, due out August 29. Wide Awake kickstarts her tour that takes her through the summer, including All Together Now on the August bank holiday weekend. Joining her at Brockwell Park in south London are the notorious Irish rappers Kneecap, fresh from their month of controversy since appearing at Coachella, and plenty of buzzy up-and-coming acts like Fcukers and Fat Dog. Wide Awake is curated by the people behind beloved London venues the Shacklewell Arms and MOTH Club. Tickets: £59.50 Primavera Sound Parc Del Forum, Barcelona, June 4-8 Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan Charli XCX is at Glastonbury and Primavera. (Photo by) Overlooking the pristine Balearic Sea, Primavera Sound is gearing up for its 23rd iteration. It's boasted in recent years of a 50-50 gender balance in its lineup — a disappointingly hard target for some festivals both at home in Ireland and further afield to hit — and goes a step further in 2025: The three headliners are all female, all big pop acts, and all coming off an incredible year in 2024. If for some reason you're not ready to reprise Brat Summer, there's plenty more to savour on the PS lineup — Fontaines DC should get a huge crowd for their Saturday showing. Unlike other festivals, Primavera is all about the music, which runs through the night until 6am. You won't want to go home. Tickets: €350 Pinkpop Landgraaf, Netherlands, June 20-22 Justin Timberlake, Olivia Rodrigo, Muse One of Europe's longest-running music festivals, Pinkpop returns for its 54th edition with a lineup that bridges generations and genres. Justin Timberlake plays Malahide Castle at the end of June, but a week earlier will be headlining Pinkpop, with other acts on Friday including pop's next big hopeful Tate McRae and Dublin act Inhaler. Confidence Man are the definitive festival act while it's nice to see Mika still going strong 18 years after the release of the irresistible song Grace Kelly. The Last Dinner Party, who had a breakout 18 months, have taken a break so far in 2025 — Pinkpop will be only their fourth show of the year. Pinkpop is a curious mix of, well, pop and rock — riff oldies Muse, Korn, and Biffy Clyro rub shoulders with Girl in Red and Hannah Mae on the Sunday. Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset, June 23-29 The 1975, Neil Young and the Chromehearts, Olivia Rodrigo Neil Young is among the headliners at Glastonbury. (Photo by) Glastonbury says it's the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world and a template for all the festivals that have come after it. And it is simply unlike anywhere else. Set across some 900 acres and over 100 stages, the attractions go much deeper than the lineup — though look past the three headliners listed above and you've got any number of highlights, such as Gracie Abrams and Charli XCX for the pop girlies, Ezra Collective and Amyl and the Sniffers for the hipsters, and Rod Stewart and Nile Rodgers for the grizzled music fan. But as people say, considering the crowd tops more than 200,000 people — and with talk about jam-packed crowds in the past couple years — the best way to experience Glasto is at home on BBC. Tickets: £373.50 (sold out) Rock Werchter Festivalpark Werchter, Belgium, July 3-6 Linkin Park, Deftones, Green Day, Simple Minds, Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo Celebrating its 50th anniversary — you can view all of its lineup posters dating back to 1975, which all festivals should provide for us music nerds — a special 2manydjs set to commemorate Rock Werchter's milestone will close the festival. After the untimely passing of Chester Bennington in 2017, Linkin Park have made a tentative return in the past year. With new vocalist Emily Armstrong, they released their eighth studio album From Zero last November and Rock Werchter is among a slew of European festivals they're headlining this summer. There's a classic rock feel, obviously, to this long-standing Belgian festival; Beth Gibbons, Overmono, and a host of local acts add to the experience. It also has a strong environmental bent. Tickets: Four-day combi €312 Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. (Photo by VIRGINIE LEFOUR/BELGA MAG/AFP) Love International Tisno, Croatia, July 9-15 Ben UFO, Shanti Celeste, Floating Points, Horse Meat Disco, Bonobo Set beside the Adriatic Sea on the beautiful Croatian coastline, Love International celebrates 10 years in July. It's one of, if not the, prime dance music festival in the world, with DJs including NTS resident Moxie — putting together a compilation to mark the festival's 10th anniversary — and BBC 6 Music's Jamz Supernova as well as dozens of others to soundtrack every type of taste. There are boat parties and beach sessions, with the sun practically guaranteed to keep you dancing all night long. Tickets: €230 (sold out) Mad Cool Iberdrola Music, Madrid Thursday-Sunday, July 10-13 Kings of Leon, Gracie Abrams, Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Rodrigo Perhaps no festival packs as big a punch with its headliners this year as Mad Cool, held on the outskirts of Madrid in the sprawling Iberdrola Music venue. As well as the above mentioned names, there's Iggy Pop, Weezer, Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette, Benson Boone, Justice, and Jared Leto's Thirty Seconds to Mars, on top of dozens of other acts. Limerick trio Kingfishr, fresh from touring the US in April/May, are on the lineup for Thursday. Mad Cool actually reduced its capacity last year, from around 70,000 a day to 58,000, with improved travel options and late metro introduced. Day tickets: From €99, three-day €210 OFF Festival Perlage, Katowice, Poland, August 1-3 Kraftwerk, James Blake, Fontaines DC Tucked away in the scenic Valley of Three Ponds, the 18th edition of OFF Festival is curated by Artur Rojek, the former frontman of Myslovitz, with a focus on curation — quality over quantity — and a capacity capped at 15,000 a day. Last year, concerts at OFF's BLIK Open Stage were interpreted into Polish sound language, 'removing yet another barrier to the enjoyment of the best alternative music and the event's unique atmosphere.' Kraftwerk are one of the headliners this summer, as they celebrate 50 years of Autobahn. Tickets: Three-day pass 692 zł (approximately €160), camping 168 zł (€39) We Out Here Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England, August 14-17 Michael Kiwanuka plays at Gilles Peterson's festival, We Out Here. (Photo by) desmusic Michael Kiwanuka, Noname, Rotary Connection 222, Ben UFO, Theo Parrish Curated by BBC Radio 6's Gilles Peterson, We Out Here promises a four-day musical getaway celebrating world-class music, alongside wellness, family and cultural activities with the help of an amazing community. Among the musical highlights are Rotary Connection 222, a commissioned 30-piece orchestral celebration of legendary composer, producer and arranger Charles Stepney, renowned for his work with Earth Wind & Fire, Minnie Riperton and Marlena Shaw. As you'd expect with Peterson, there's a strong focus on DJs and eclectic music, from jazz to rap to A Guy Called Gerald & The Jungle Drummer. We Out Here 2025 is a love letter to music far and near, legendary and emerging, celebrating the scenes and communities that nurture it. Tickets: Day tickets £69, weekend camping £275 (plus £19.50 booking fee) Rock En Seine Domaine de Saint-Cloud, Paris, August 20-24 Chappell Roan, ASAP Rocky, Justice, Queens of the Stone Age Set against the historic backdrop of the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud — the gateway to Paris, with 460 hectares of gardens alive with fountains and sculptures — Rock En Seine returns for its 21st edition. One of the big draws this year is Doechii, the US rapper who blew up late in 2024 — her Tiny Desk concert is essential viewing. She features on the festival's opening day, which comprises an all-female lineup headed by Chappell Roan alongside the likes of London Grammar, Suki Waterhouse, and Luvcat. Tickets: Day tickets from €84, four-day pass €229
Time Out
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Wide Awake 2025 in Brockwell Park: set times, full lineup, tickets and everything you need to know
London's open air summer festival season is set to make its big return this weekend. Over the late May bank holiday weekend Brockwell Park is set to host four day festivals, with Wide Awake up first. Wide Awake bills itself as London's leading festival for alternative music, and its 2025 lineup is as broad and enticing as ever. Headed up by Belfast rap trio Kneecap, also on the bill at Brockwell are the likes of Time Out cover star CMAT, Mercury Prize-winning indie band English Teacher and riotous dance-punks Fat Dog. Over the bank holiday weekend, Wide Awake is set to be followed by Field Day (on May 24), Cross The Tracks (May 25) and City Splash (May 26). Other Brockwell Live events take place next week, like Brockwell Bounce (May 28) and Mighty Hoopla (May 31 and June 1), while the Lambeth Country Show will be on June 7-8. Excited for this year's indie extravaganza in south London? Here's what you need to know about Wide Awake 2025, from the full lineup and set times to the weather forecast and afterparties. When and where is Wide Awake? This year's Wide Awake will be at Brockwell Park (SE24 9BJ) in south London on Friday May 23 2025. Timings Doors open at midday, though your entry slot may be dictated by the ticket you've bought. If you have an early entry ticket and arrive late, you'll be charged the difference of a full price ticket. Last entry is 8pm, and the music curfew is 10.30pm. What's the full Wide Awake 2025 lineup and set times? Wide Awake Stage 12.30pm-1pm – RIP magic 1.30pm-2pm – Ugly 2.45pm-3.30pm – Mermaid Chunky 4.15pm-5pm – Nadine Shah 5.45pm-6.30pm – English Teacher 7.15pm-8pm – CMAT 9pm-10.30pm – Kneecap Bad Vibes Stage 1pm-1.30pm – Famous 2pm-2.45pm – Donny Benet 3.30pm-4.15pm – Warmduscher 5pm-5.45pm – Mannequin Pussy 6.30pm-7.15pm – Sprints 8pm-8.50pm – Fat Dog 9.20pm-10.15pm – Peaches Daniel Avery Curates Dazed Stage 1pm-1.40pm – Acopia 2.10pm-2.50pm – Sextile 3.20pm-4pm – Chanel Beads 4.15pm-5.15pm – Marie Davidson 5.45pm-6.30pm – Fcukers 6.45pm-7.35pm – Sega Bodega 7.45pm-8.45pm – Cobrah 9.15pm-10.15pm – Daniel Avery Moth Club Stage 1.30pm-2.15pm – Gaye Su Akyol 2.45pm-3.35pm – W.I.T.C.H. 3.55pm-4.40pm – Martin Rev 5.15pm-6pm – bdrmm 6.30pm-7.15pm – Puzzle 7.45pm-8.45pm – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets 9.15pm-10pm – Wine Lips The Grove DIY 1.15pm-1.45pm – 3L3D3P 2.15pm-2.45pm – True Blue 3.15pm-3.45pm – Curtisy 4pm-4.40pm – HiTech 5pm-5.45pm – Getdown Services 6pm-6.50pm – deBasement 7pm-9pm – Optimo B2B Erol Alkan Shacklewell Arms 12.45pm-1.15pm – Yuuf 1.45pm-2.15pm – Hello Mary 2.45pm-3.15pm – Gurriers 3.45pm-4.15pm – Luvcat 4.15pm-4.45pm – Nuha Ruby Ra 4.45pm-5.15pm – Snõõper 5.15pm-5.45pm – Nuha Ruby Ra 5.45pm-6.30pm – Frankie and the Witch Fingers 6.30pm-7pm – Kylie Goes Berghain 7pm-7.45pm – jasmine.4.t 7.45pm-8.45pm – Kylie Goes Berghain 8.45pm-9.30pm – Patriarchy How to get to Wide Awake festival Punters are advised not to drive to the fest, and instead take public transport. The nearest tube is Brixton and the closest train is Herne Hill. Are there any tickets left for Wide Awake 2025? Some tickets are still available, with early (pre-1pm) entry from around £65 and general admission from around £76. You can buy tickets here. What's the weather looking like? The Met Office reckons Friday will be dry with some sunshine, and that temperatures while the festival is on will range from 16C to 18C. It might be a tad windy in the late afternoon. Afterparties There are a few official and unofficial afterparties that will keep things going once the festival has wrapped up. There are official parties at the Shacklewell Arms (with Mermaid Chunky, free, tickets) and Hootananny Brixton (with Sextile, from £12, tickets), and unofficial ones at Stoke Newington's The Waiting Room (tickets), Brixton's Duke of Edinburgh (more info) Are Brockwell Park's day festivals definitely still going ahead? In recent weeks Brockwell Park has been at the centre of a legal battle, with anti-festival campaigners Protect Brockwell Park on the one side and Lambeth Council and festival promoters Brockwell Live (supported by community group SayYesLambeth) on the other. Following a court decision that ruled the festivals didn't have the correct planning permission, Brockwell Live released a statement saying the events will go ahead. The saga isn't quite over yet, as Protect Brockwell Park says it will challenge the decision to let the festivals take place. We'll update this page if and when we find out more.
