Y Not Festival reveals third wave of
stellar acts for 2025 bill
The North’s Premier Indie Festival adds to 2025 line up
31 July – 3 August
Pikehall, Derbyshire
Join previously announced headliners:
The Prodigy Courteeners Madness The Wombats*
Primal Scream The Last Dinner Party Franz Ferdinand
Sigrid | Shed Seven | hard life | Annie Mac | the Ks | Maximo Park |
The Pigeon Detectives | Professor Green | The Hunna | Red Rum Club, Vistas* | The Twang | The Futureheads | Slow Readers Club
Seb Lowe | The Subways | Brooke Combe
Late Night DJs:
Wilkinson
Fish56octagon
Special guests:
The Futureheads
Other additions:
The Slow Readers Club
The Subways
* = Performing On Thursday
Y Not Festival unveils a third wave of major acts for 2025, including The Allotment (hosted by This Feeling), and the exciting return of The Hog & Barrel and Club Malibu for festival-goers to get their hit of new music, plenty of pints, and of course, ABBA parties.
Headliners include The Prodigy, Courteeners and Madness and Thursday headliner The Wombats, as well as special guests The Futureheads, The Slow Readers Club and The Subways. The stellar line up will kick off the weekend of 31 July to 3 August at Pikehall in Derbyshire. Y Not Festival has become an unmissable fixture in the North’s music calendar.
Festival crowds can look forward to Hannah-Morgan, Honey Motel, April Tapes, Cat Ryan, Foxglove, Adam Robinson, Body Water, Fork and Redcheck joining the bill. You can also expect big beats from Wilkinson and Tik-Tok star Fish56Octagon with Switch Presents. Other acts now confirmed for the bill are The Academic, Fickle Friends, The Lilacs, Callum Beattie, ARXX, October Drift, Northside, Crystal Tides, Harpy, Himalayas, The Mercians, Orchards, Pave, The Cheap Thrills, The Crooks, LunaBay, Ariel Salad, Bayboards, Raised By Owls, Aiko, Skies and The Small Fortunes Paradise Circus.
BBC Introducing will be hosting up-and-comers Jean, Cottons, Riley Marsh, The Faith Estate, Dirt Bloom, Terrianne, Kelsey & The Embers, Set In Motion and Tom Hewitt, as they curate the early slots on The Quarry stage
Flamingo Jack’s, the festival’s weird and wonderful cabaret venue, will feature comedy headliners Clinton Baptiste, Justin Moorhouse (of Phoenix Night’s fame), plus Rob Rouse, Sally-Anne Hayward, Karen Bailey, Ryan Cullen, Alistair Barrie and Sully O’Sullivan.
Also taking to the stage in Flamingo Jack’s are Queer Cxntry, Noasis, Feminem, The Oktoberfest Band, In-Here Bros, Hip Hop Karaoke, Musical Bingo, Indie Karaoke, 5 Hills Out and Blue Rinse DJs.
Newly announced venue The Allotment is THE go-to spot for finding your new favourite band. Discover some of the best new artists in the business, including Pastel, Marseille, Cruz, The Cavs*, Sunbeam*, The Juice, Alright, Eighty Eight Miles, About-Faces*, Toy Car, Dictator, Harri Larkin, Breeze, The Sway, Finn Forster, Hearts, Connor Adams, Dovv, The Slates, The Cases*, Beth Pilling & The Bootleggers, Pisces, Dylan Robert, Crysometimes*, Marketplace*, Bacci Pouch, Matilda Bond, Cowz, Drew Thomas, Daisy Peacock, Long Island, Canned Pineapple, Marvin’s Revenge and Substandards
Previously announced acts on an unbeatable 2025 bill include Primal Scream, The Last Dinner Party, Franz Ferdinand, Sigrid, Shed Seven, Hard Life and Annie Mac.
The Hog & Barrel, Y Not’s very own pub venue, is stacked with sensational local talent from the East Midlands! The Herron Brothers*, The Most Ugly Child, The Newcranes, Black Cats & Magpies, Paytron Saint*, Death Of The High Street, Seven Dark Lords, The Bad Actors, Jj Lovegrove*, Ryan Brooks*, Mookie And The Bab, Sunwheel, Krist, Gareth Humphries & The Dirty Martinis, Dead Man’s Uke, Taylor Liam Jackson , Sura Laynes, Willow Bay, George Gadd, Steve Faulkner, Honor Douglas, Jess Breame, Daz Cadwallander, Jodie Lo, Stcky Bones Jones, Stacey Lynn*, Charlotte Bettson*, and Cain Paisley.
Also making a return is the infamous Club Malibu. The Peak District’s ONLY rural nightclub is back! Get ready for endless ABBA tunes, movie soundtrack singalongs, hip-hip throwbacks and more with Club Malibu Party Crew, GLORIA ESTABABS Party Starter, Old School Hip Hop with RUN DMK, Power Ballads with WHITNEY HOUSTOM, The Leadmill Presents ABBA PARTY, LUTHER VAN DROSS presents hits through the ages, Ska and Reggae with BRAD MANNERS, Soundtracks and Movie hits with DJ Teddy Trackspin, The Rock show, featuring JEF LEPPARD and ALAN MAIDEN, Disco and Funk with WEZ FREDLEY, The Leadmill presents CLUB TROPICANA, FUNKY GIBBON, SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS, Club Malibu vs Funky Gibbon, and Mad Hatters Closing Ceremony.
Tickets & Prices
Adult Weekend Camping Tickets from £159.50 + booking fee (Tier 5) – Final few available
Family, child and youth tickets will be available
See www.ynotfestival.com/tickets for all prices and info