Explore the top London music festivals for 2025 featuring big name headliners and exciting events. From All Points East to Labyrinth on the Thames, find the best festivals in the capital.
Best London Music Festivals in 2025
If you don’t fancy the schlep out of town with your wellies, your sleeping bag and your sanity to the likes of Reading & Leeds, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Latitude, and Wilderness, there’s plenty of festivals – and plenty of big name headliners – pitching up in the capital in the spring and summer.
Stalwarts like All Points East, Field Day, and Mighty Hoopla are all returning this year and are bringing the likes of The Maccabees, Peggy Gou, Raye, James Blake, Ciara, and Bombay Bicycle Club. Newbies like LIDO and Polygon are joining the calendar, with more festival news to come. Whatever genre you’re into and whichever artists you like, you’ll find plenty to dance to at the best London music festivals in 2025.
Labyrinth on the Thames | 1st – 10th August
Labyrinth on the Thames, an ambitious six-day festival celebrating contemporary dance music, will feature headliners like Black Coffee and new open-air live music series in London’s iconic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Paradise in the City | 2nd August
Jamie Jones will bring a full-scale Paradise festival to London at Boston Manor Park with top artists playing house and techno.
Jazz Cafe Festival | 3rd August
Returning to Burgess Park, the festival will feature Masego as the headliner, along with an eclectic mix of music genres.
All Points East | 15th & 16th and 22nd – 24th August
All Points East 2025 will feature The Maccabees, Barry Can’t Swim, RAYE, and other top acts across multiple weekends at Victoria Park.
South Facing | 7th – 24th August
The Crystal Palace festival will showcase Mogwai, Skepta, Basement Jaxx, and Nile Rodgers & CHIC for an unforgettable musical experience.
RALLY | 23rd August
Community-driven RALLY festival brings diverse artists and visual arts to Southwark Park for its third edition this summer.
Body Movements | 24th August
The festival celebrating queer culture will return with top party crews and artists like Mura Masa, HAAi, and more at Southwark Park.
Published on 28 July 2025 by UKFG
