The biggest gigs and tours to come in 2025

2 September 2024, 18:20 | Updated: 10 December 2024, 17:20

Heading out and about in 2025: Oasis, Linkin Park, Fontaines D.C. and Sam Fender
Heading out and about in 2025: Oasis, Linkin Park, Fontaines D.C. and Sam Fender. Picture: Press

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2025 is shaping up to be a MASSIVE year for live music, with the long-awaited return of Oasis. But who else has dates in the diary for next year?

The gig calendar for 2025 is already starting to fill up- and more dates are announced on a daily basis!

Who's set to head out on tour in 2025? What are the outdoor shows looking like next summer? Radio X looks at some of the highlights, from the Oasis reunion to Glastonbury and beyond.

  1. Inhaler - February 2025

    The Dublin four-piece will release their third studio effort Open Wide on 7th February and will support it with a string of international shows next year.

    The gigs, which include their biggest UK tour ever, will also see them play dates in February at the likes of O2 Academy Manchester and the O2 Academy Brixton.

    • Fri 7th February: Leeds O2 Academy
    • Sat 8th February : O2 Apollo Manchester
    • Mon 10th February: Birmingham O2 Academy
    • Tues 11th February: Nottingham Rock City
    • Thurs 13th February: O2 Academy Brixton
    • Friday 14th February: O2 Academy Brixton
    • Sat 15th February: Brighton Centre
    • Mon 17th February: Glasgow O2 Academy
    • Tues 18th February: Glasgow O2 Academy
    • Wed 19th February: Newcastle O2 City Hall
    • Fri 21st February: Manchester O2 Apollo

    Ticket info: Inhaler's Open Wide 2025 UK Tour dates: How to buy tickets

  2. Limp Bizkit - March 2025

    The nu-metal rockers will embark on their Loserville tour next year, which will include a stop at London's OVO Arena Wembley on 16th March 2025.

    • 8th March 2025: Glasgow, OVO Hydro
    • 13th March 2025: Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE
    • 15th March 2025: Manchester, AO Arena
    • 16th March 2025: London, OVO Arena Wembley

    Ticket info: Limp Bizkit's 2025 Loserville UK tour dates: Everything you need to know

  3. The Wombats - March 2025

    The Liverpool-formed rockers - comprised of Matthew 'Murph' Murphy, Tord Øverland Knudsen and Dan Haggis - plotted six UK dates in support of their new album Oh! The Ocean, which is set for release on 21st February 2025.

    • 18th March - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
    • 19th March - London The O2
    • 21st March - Cardiff Utilita Arena
    • 22nd March - Manchester AO Arena
    • 23rd March - Hull, Connexin Live
    • 25th March - Glasgow OVO Hydro
    • 26th March - Leeds First Direct Arena

    Ticket info: The Wombats add new UK date to 2025 tour: How to buy tickets

  4. The Lathums - March and April 2025

    Alex Moore and co's third studio album, Matter Does Not Define, is set for release on Friday 7th March 2025 and will precede an extensive UK and Ireland tour.

    • 13th March 2025 - Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
    • 15th March 2025 - Newcastle, NX Newcastle
    • 17th March 2025- Stoke, Victoria Hall
    • 18th March 2025 - Sheffield, Octagon
    • 20th March 2025 - Nottingham, Rock City
    • 21st March 2025 - Birmingham, O2 Academy
    • 22nd March 2025 - London, O2 Academy Brixton
    • 24th March 2025- Southampton, O2 Guildhall
    • 25th March 2025 - Bristol, SWX
    • 27th March 2025 - Belfast, Limelight
    • 28th March 2025 - Dublin, The Academy
    • 11th April 2025 – Manchester, O2 Apollo

    Ticket info: The Lathums' Matter Does Not Define 2025 UK & Ireland tour: How to buy tickets

  5. Blossoms - March to July 2025

    The Stockport five-piece have plotted a series of gigs next year in support of their new album Gary, including Delamere Forest as part of the Forest Live Series, Markeaton Park, Derby for TK Maxx Presents Derby Summer Sessions and TK Maxx Presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

    • Friday 7th March: Friars Aylesbury at the Waterside
    • Friday 18th April: University of Wolverhampton at The Civic Hall (with Nieve Ella + Florence Road)
    • Saturday 21st June: Forest Live - Delamere Forest with Seb Lowe + The Guestlist
    • Saturday 5th July: TK Maxx Presents Derby Summer Sessions with he Coral
    • Thursday 10th July: TK Maxx Presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre with Inhaler + Apollo Junction
    • Friday 11th July: Principality Stadium, Cardiff (supporting Stereophonics)
    • Saturday 16th August: Sandringham Estate, Kings Lynn (supporting Stereophonics)

    Ticket info: Blossoms announce shows for 2025 with The Coral, Inhaler & more

  6. Primal Scream - March and April 2025

    Bobby Gillespie and co will support their twelfth studio album, Come Ahead, with a string of shows in the UK & Ireland next year. hey'll be joined on the tour by special guests Baxter Drury, Fat White Family, Dylan John Thomas and Mozart Estate.

    • 31st March - Bristol, Beacon
    • 1st April - Southampton, O2 Guildhall
    • 3rd April - Edinburgh Usher Hall
    • 4th April - Glasgow, O2 Academy
    • 5th April - Glasgow, O2 Academy
    • 7th April - Birmingham, O2 Academy
    • 8th April - Liverpool, Uni Mountford Hall
    • 10th April - London, Eventim Apollo
    • 11th April - Manchester, Aviva Studios
    • 12th April - Nottingham, Rock City
    • 14th April - Belfast, Ulster Hall
    • 15th April - Dublin, 3Olympia
    • 18th April - Leeds, O2 Academy
    • 19th April - Newcastle, O2 City Hall

    Ticket info: New support acts announced for Primal Scream's 2025 UK & Ireland tour dates

  7. Supergrass I Should Coco 30th anniversary May 2025

    Supergrass have confirmed their plans to celebrate 30 years of their 1995 debut album in May 2025.

    • 8th May: Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
    • 10th May: Nottingham Rock City
    • 12th May: Sheffield Octagon
    • 13th May: Newcastle NX
    • 14th May: Birmingham O2 Academy
    • 16th May: Manchester Albert Hall
    • 18th May: Cardiff University Great Hall
    • 20th May: Leeds O2 Academy
    • 22nd May: London Roundhouse
    • 31st May: Cornwall The Great Estate Festival

    Ticket info: Supergrass announce I Should Coco 30th anniversary UK tour for 2025

    Supergrass are back with a 30th anniversary tour

  8. Neighbourhood Weekender - May 2025

    James and Stereophonics are to headline Neighbourhood Weekender in 2025.

    The two day event at Warrington's Victoria Park will return after a fallow year across the Bank Holiday weekend of 24th and 25th May 2025.

    Also on the bill will be much-loved bands The Wombats, The Lathums, The Reytons, Inhaler and Wunderhorse, alongside British rapper Dizzee Rascal.

    Ticket info: Neighbourhood Weekender 2025: How to buy tickets

  9. Sam Fender - June 2025

    The North Shields singer-songwrite will release his People Watching album, on 21st February 2025 and has lined up his biggest ever UK dates for the summer.

    Ticket info: Sam Fender's 2025 UK stadium tour: How to buy tickets

  10. Guns N'Roses - June 2025

    The legendary rock band have announced a series of huge shows for summer 2025 - including dates at Birmingham's Aston Villa Park and London's Wembley Stadium.

    Titled the "Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things" tour, the dates include the rock legends' first shows in Saudi Arabia, Georgia and Luxembourg.

    Support on the dates will come from Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glenn Matlock of the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter.

    • 23rd June Aston Villa Park, Birmingham - with Rival Sons
    • 26th June Wembley Stadium, Wembley - with Rival Sons

    Ticket info: Guns N'Roses announce London and Birmingham shows for 2025

  11. Catfish & The Bottlemen: June to August 2025

    Van McCann made a huge return in 2024 with a new track Showtime and a headline slot at Reading & Leeds festivals. The Catfish revival is set to continue into next year with their biggest headline shows to date.

    • 13th June 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
    • 1st August 2025 - Cardiff Principality Stadium
    • 3rd August 2025 - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

    Ticket info: Catfish & The Bottlemen's Summer 2025 stadium shows: How to buy tickets

  12. Linkin Park at Wembley Stadium - 28th June 2025

    The nu-metal veterans - consisting of original members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Phoenix Farrell and Joe Hahn alongside new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain - have confirmed a live at the national football stadium on 28th June next year.

    Ticket info: Linkin Park's 2025 Wembley Stadium date: How to buy tickets

  13. Glastonbury Festival: June 2025

    • Next year's edition of Glastonbury festival will take place from 25th - 29th June 2025.
    • We're still waiting on details of the ticket on sale for next year's festival, but last year it came in November 2024.
    • Oasis claim they're not doing any more shows in Europe or any festival dates, so have counted themselves out of the running for 2025 headliners.

    Read more: When is Glastonbury 2025, can you register and when do tickets go on sale?

  14. Kings Of Leon - June and July 2025

    The familial rockers - comprised of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill alongside their cousin Matthew - will return to this side of the pond for a string of outdoor shows and festival dates in 2025.

    • 8th June, Come Together Festival, Newcastle Town Moor (Courteeners special guests)
    • 29th June: Blackweir Live, Blackweir Fields, Cardiff
    • 2nd July, Lytham Festival, Lytham Green, Lancashire
    • 24th August, Victorious Festival, Portsmouth

    Ticket info: Kings of Leon plot UK shows for summer 2025: Everything you need to know

  15. The Black Keys - July 2025

    The duo - comprised of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney - supported their Ohio Players album earlier this year with a string of shows on this side of the pond this, which included three dates at O2 Academy Brixton.

    • Tuesday 8th July: Millennium Square, Leeds
    • Wednesday 9th July: Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
    • Friday 11th July: Alexandra Palace Park, London

    Ticket info: The Black Keys' 2025 UK outdoor shows: How to buy tickets

    The Black Keys 2025 UK dates
    The Black Keys 2025 UK dates. Picture: Press
  16. Fontaines D.C.: July 2025

    The acclaimed Irish band will play Finsbury Park on Saturday 5th July 2025 in what will be their biggest headline show to date. They also added massive shows in Cardiff, Newcastle and Manchester.

    • 5th July Finsbury Park, London
    • 13th July Exhibition Park, Newcastle
    • 30th July Cardiff Castle
    • 15th August Wythenshawe Park & Gardens, Manchester

    Read more: Fontaines D.C. announce huge Finsbury Park show for 2025

    Fontaines D.C. - Finsbury Park Announcement, 05 July 2025

  17. Oasis: July and August 2025

    You may have heard that Liam and Noel Gallagher have put aside their differences for a series of huge reunion dates in July and August 2025.

    Oasis will play the first of their Live '25 shows in Cardiff on 4th July next year, which will see them perform in Manchester, London Edinburgh, Dublin, North America, South America, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

    • 4th July - Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 5th July - Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 11th July - Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
    • 12th July - Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
    • 16th July - Manchester, Heaton Park - (SOLD OUT)
    • 19th July - Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
    • 20th July - Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
    • 25th July - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 26th July - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 30th July - London, Wembley Stadium -(SOLD OUT)

    August 2025

    • 2nd August - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 3rd August - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 8th August- Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 9th August- Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 12th August- Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 16th August- Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)
    • 17th August- Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)

    September 2025

    • 27th September - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
    • 28th September - London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
  18. On The Beach Brighton - 20th and 27th July 2025

    Bloc Party will celebrate their debut album, Silent Alarm, with a special 20th anniversary set at On The Beach Brighton on 20th July 2025.

    Meanwhile, Kaiser Chiefs will celebrate two decades since the release of their debut album Employment with a headline date at On The Beach in association with Radio X at Brighton Beach on Sunday 27th July 2025.

  19. Truck Festival - 24th to 27th July 2025

    The festival, which takes place in Hill Farm in Oxfordshire between 24th - 27th July next year, will host Kasabian, Courteeners, Nothing But Thieves (in a UK festival exclusive) and Bloc Party as its headliners.

    Also announced on the bill today are the likes of The Last Dinner Party, Blossoms, Franz Ferdinand, Wunderhorse, Maxïmo Park and special guest Natasha Bedingfield.

    Ticket info: Truck Festival 2025: Headliners, line-up & how to buy tickets

  20. Tramlines Festival 2025 - Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July 2025

    The annual event, which organisers have dubbed "Sheffield's Biggest Party," will take place from 25th - 27th July 2024 at Hillsborough Park with Pulp, Reytons and Kasabian as its headliners.

    Also confirmed for the festival so far are Spiritualized, Franz Ferdinand, The Last Dinner Party, The Lathums, Baxter Dury, Jake Bugg, The Futureheads and more.

    Ticket info: Tramlines Festival 2025: Pulp, Kasabian and Reytons to headline

  21. Kendal Calling - 31st July to 3rd August 2025

    The 2025 instalment of the festival will take place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District between 31st July and 3rd August next year with Courteeners, Fatboy Slim and The Prodigy named as their Friday, Saturday and Sunday headliners.

    The Thursday night will also see a headline set from Kaiser Chiefs, who will be celebrating 20 years of of their debut album Employment.

    Ticket info: Kendal Calling 2025: Headliners, line-up, tickets and more

    They're joined on the huge line-up by The Wombats, Travis, The Last Dinner Party and many more.

  22. Y Not Festival - 31st July to 3rd August 2025

    Y Not? Festival has announced its line-up for 2025 with The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness and The Wombats as headliners.

    The festival, which takes place at Pikehall, Derbyshire between 31st July - 3rd August, will return for its 18th year with performances from the likes of Primal Scream, The Last Dinner Party, Franz Ferdinand, Shed Seven, Sigrid, Maxïmo Park, and more.

    Ticket info Y Not Festival 2025: The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness & The Wombats to headline

  23. The Libertines at Gunnersbury Park - Saturday 9th August 2025

    he indie veterans will play a headline show at London's Gunnersbury Park on Saturday 9th August 2025.

    The Don't Look Back Into The Sun rockers will be joined on the huge date by special guests Supergrass, Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer.

    Ticket info: The Libertines' 2025 gig at London's Gunnersbury Park: How to buy tickets

  24. The Maccabees at All Points East - Sunday 24th August 2025

    Orlando Weeks, brothers Felix and Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis and Sam Doyle - confirmed they would be reuniting to play a special headline show at the East London Festival on Sunday 24th August next year.

    They also promised a specially curated line-up of acts would be joining them on the day and have now confirmed the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, Dry Cleaning and The Cribs have been added to the bill.

    Nilüfer Yanya, The Murder Capital, Divorce and Prima Queen are also set for the extra special reunion date with more acts still to be announced.

    Ticket info: The Maccabees announce special guests for their reunion headline show at All Points East 2025

  25. Victorious Festival - 22nd to 24th August 2025

    The festival, which takes place on the Southsea seafront from 22nd -24th August next year, will see King of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age and Vampire Weekend at the top of the bill.

    Also confirmed for next year's event is Bloc Party, Michael Kiwanuka, Madness, The Last Dinner Party, Nelly Furtado and many more.

    Ticket info: Kings of Leon, Queens of The Stone Age & Vampire Weekend to headline Victorious 2025