The Best UK Festivals in June 2025

The eager festival heads may have tested the waters with the likes of Bearded Theory and The Great Escape in May, but everybody knows that June is when things really get started.

Line-up rumours are thing of the recent past as production crews set up huge stages and screens in your local park to welcome some of the world’s biggest names, from Sabrina Carpenter and Sleep Token to Charlie XCX and Neil Young.

LIDO

6–7 June, Victoria Park, London | Buy tickets here

Making it’s debut in June 2025 is LIDO, a new series of day festivals held in East London’s Victoria Park that each have a capsule curation. Jamie XX was the first name on the poster, who has invited peers such as Romy, Sampha, Panda Bear and Arca to join him.

  • Charlie XCX curates Brat Summer 2.0 with 070 Shake, A.G. Cook, Bladee, and more.
  • London Grammar hosts a day of dance pop with Celeste and Róisín Murphy.
  • Outbreak festival sees Alex G, Turnstile, and Danny Brown on the line-up.

Download

13–15 June, Donington Park, Derby | Buy tickets here

Download celebrates its 22nd edition as the UK’s ultimate metal and hard rock festival. Headliners include Green Day, Sleep Token, and Korn, with a stacked undercard and an epic after party.

Rockstar Energy presents Parklife

14–15 June, Heaton Park, Manchester | Buy tickets here

The 15th edition of Parklife features Charlie XCX, 50 Cent, Peggy Smith, Jorja Smith, Overmono, and many more in an out-and-out rave of extreme proportions.

Sky presents The Isle of Wight Festival

19–22 June, Seaclose Park, Newport | Buy tickets here

The Isle of Wight Festival is a feel-good, multi-genre weekender featuring Sting, Justin Timberlake, Faithless, Clean Bandit, and Example.

Bludfest

21 June, Milton Keynes Bowl | Buy tickets here

What started as an experiment for Yungblud has turned into one of the hottest one-day festivals of the summer, featuring the likes of Chase Atlantic, Rachel Chinouriri, Denzel Curry, and more.

American Express presents BST Hyde Park

27 June – 13 July, Hyde Park, London | Buy tickets here

BST Hyde Park stretches across weekends from late June to mid-July, offering a chance to see pop icons and timeless greats like Jeff Lynne, Stevie Wonder, Sabrina Carpenter, and more.