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Third wave of acts announced for Y Not Festival 2025

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 ProdigyCourteeners 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-MorganHoney MotelApril TapesCat RyanFoxgloveAdam RobinsonBody WaterFork 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 PastelMarseilleCruzThe Cavs*Sunbeam*The JuiceAlright, Eighty Eight MilesAbout-Faces*Toy Car, DictatorHarri LarkinBreezeThe SwayFinn ForsterHeartsConnor AdamsDovvThe SlatesThe Cases*Beth Pilling & The BootleggersPiscesDylan RobertCrysometimes*Marketplace*Bacci PouchMatilda BondCowzDrew ThomasDaisy PeacockLong IslandCanned PineappleMarvin’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 ChildThe NewcranesBlack Cats & MagpiesPaytron Saint*Death Of The High StreetSeven Dark LordsThe Bad ActorsJj Lovegrove*Ryan Brooks*Mookie And The BabSunwheelKristGareth Humphries & The Dirty MartinisDead Man’s UkeTaylor Liam Jackson Sura LaynesWillow BayGeorge GaddSteve FaulknerHonor DouglasJess BreameDaz CadwallanderJodie LoStcky Bones JonesStacey 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 CrewGLORIA ESTABABS Party StarterOld School Hip Hop with RUN DMKPower Ballads with WHITNEY HOUSTOMThe Leadmill Presents ABBA PARTYLUTHER VAN DROSS presents hits through the agesSka and Reggae with BRAD MANNERSSoundtracks and Movie hits with DJ Teddy TrackspinThe Rock show, featuring JEF LEPPARD and ALAN MAIDENDisco and Funk with WEZ FREDLEYThe Leadmill presents CLUB TROPICANAFUNKY GIBBONSUNDAY SOUL SESSIONSClub 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

Ian Mc Donnell

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