Headlining the Main Stage on Friday is Frank Turner – one of the UK’s most successful artists. Since his first solo gig in 2004, Frank has played nearly 3,000 shows including Wembley Arena. He released his tenth studio album ‘Undefeated’ in May 2024 which debuted at Number 3 in the Official Album Chart. With over a million albums sold worldwide, he has three gold-certified albums and one silver status. The festival’s Saturday headliner is one of the most influential rock bands of all time Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter. Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock with modern-day punk icon Carter created a sonic onslaught and mayhem reminiscent of 1976 when they came together in Summer last year to perform the Sex Pistols’ iconic 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks in full. Carter fitted like a glove, perfectly recreating the songs that changed the world including Pretty Vacant and Anarchy in the UK. Festival founders Levellers will headline the Main Stage on the Sunday to close the weekend followed by the festival’s traditional firework finale. The band will also open the event with a Levellers Collective acoustic set in The Big Top.
Also announced for the Main Stage are beloved rock band Shed Seven who celebrated two number one albums within a single year in 2024. Their previous Top 10 albums feature fan-favourites songs including Going For Gold and Chasing Rainbows. Rabble-rousing Irish ballad group The Mary Wallopers, space rockers Spiritualized led by J Spaceman and Kula Shaker, known from the heady days of Britpop and multi-platinum selling album ‘K’. Legendary Northern Irish rockers Therapy? who celebrated the 30th anniversary of career-defining album Troublegum in 2024. Bradford’s Terrorvision who scored their first Top 30 album in over 20 years in 2024. Sleeper who are back on the road performing live after hibernating for twenty years and, now entering their 50th year, legendary roots reggae band Misty in Roots.
Also featuring on the Main Stage bill are Hasting’s punk band Kid Kapichi, back from a hiatus are West London maestros The Bluetones, Cardiff-based punk quartet Panic Shack, quintet The Barstool Preachers and folk rock & bluegrass from Devon’s Mad Dog Mcrea. Completing the Main Stage line-up are Essex punk duo The Meffs, the ferocious and joyous punk band Millie Manders and The Shutup, the raggle-taggle footstompin’ ensemble that are Old Time Sailors, British indie rock brothers Henry and Thomas aka Young Knives, alternative pop band Girlband!, up and coming 4 piece The Kairos, raw rock’n’roll from Heavy Lungs and the unapologetically frantic Grandma’s House.
THE BAR - STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN ’ S SUNDAY SERVICE
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LEVELLERS COLLECTIVE
THE LITTLE BIG TOP
FISH56OCTAGON
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HENGE
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BEANS ON TOAST
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YOUTH
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GIRLS NEXT DOOR
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A.SKILLZ
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OMEGA NEBULA
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REACH UP DISCO WONDERLAND
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DJ CHRIS TOFU
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MARK XTC
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ELECTRIC SPANK
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ZUBZUB
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SLEDGE HEAD
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THE KAB INS
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DELIGHTS
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FOREIGN VOICES
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GRANNY TAKES A TRIP
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EZ DICKENS BAND
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INSTINCTS TAKE OVER
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DJ AMBIESSENCE
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DJ SHINYBEAST
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BIG FISH LITTLE FISH
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SILENT DISCO WITH ROB RINSEOUT, ALEX SOULOUD B2B BEN MCGOWAN, KING FARMER, JUST A COUPLE OF MUMS, HYBRI DIZED, ZYPS, SILENT DISCO CLUB & FRANKIE G
THEATRE TENT
CABARET EXTREME present CIRCUS UNLEASHED
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CHARLIE BICKNELL & LOUISE INNES present CABARET WITH CLAWS
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LE NAVET BETE
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ENTERTAININGLY DIFFERENT
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PROFESSOR SLUG ’ S HOUSE OF BUGS
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BRIAN BILSTON & HENR Y NORMAL
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FIERY JACK ’ S FAMILY ALBUM – WEBBER! THE MUSICAL
The line-up for The Bimble Inn and The Rebel Tent are still to be come. The festival welcomes back The Magic Teapot and folk/roots sessions will return in The Fiddler’s Arms.
