Wide Awake 2025 in Brockwell Park: set times, full lineup, tickets and everything you need to know
Wide Awake bills itself as London's leading festival for alternative music, and its 2025 lineup is as broad and enticing as ever. Headed up by Belfast rap trio Kneecap, also on the bill at Brockwell are the likes of Time Out cover star CMAT, Mercury Prize-winning indie band English Teacher and riotous dance-punks Fat Dog.
Over the bank holiday weekend, Wide Awake is set to be followed by Field Day (on May 24), Cross The Tracks (May 25) and City Splash (May 26). Other Brockwell Live events take place next week, like Brockwell Bounce (May 28) and Mighty Hoopla (May 31 and June 1), while the Lambeth Country Show will be on June 7-8.
Excited for this year's indie extravaganza in south London? Here's what you need to know about Wide Awake 2025, from the full lineup and set times to the weather forecast and afterparties.
When and where is Wide Awake?
This year's Wide Awake will be at Brockwell Park (SE24 9BJ) in south London on Friday May 23 2025.
Timings
Doors open at midday, though your entry slot may be dictated by the ticket you've bought. If you have an early entry ticket and arrive late, you'll be charged the difference of a full price ticket.
Last entry is 8pm, and the music curfew is 10.30pm.
What's the full Wide Awake 2025 lineup and set times?
Wide Awake Stage
12.30pm-1pm – RIP magic
1.30pm-2pm – Ugly
2.45pm-3.30pm – Mermaid Chunky
4.15pm-5pm – Nadine Shah
5.45pm-6.30pm – English Teacher
7.15pm-8pm – CMAT
9pm-10.30pm – Kneecap
Bad Vibes Stage
1pm-1.30pm – Famous
2pm-2.45pm – Donny Benet
3.30pm-4.15pm – Warmduscher
5pm-5.45pm – Mannequin Pussy
6.30pm-7.15pm – Sprints
8pm-8.50pm – Fat Dog
9.20pm-10.15pm – Peaches
Daniel Avery Curates Dazed Stage
1pm-1.40pm – Acopia
2.10pm-2.50pm – Sextile
3.20pm-4pm – Chanel Beads
4.15pm-5.15pm – Marie Davidson
5.45pm-6.30pm – Fcukers
6.45pm-7.35pm – Sega Bodega
7.45pm-8.45pm – Cobrah
9.15pm-10.15pm – Daniel Avery
Moth Club Stage
1.30pm-2.15pm – Gaye Su Akyol
2.45pm-3.35pm – W.I.T.C.H.
3.55pm-4.40pm – Martin Rev
5.15pm-6pm – bdrmm
6.30pm-7.15pm – Puzzle
7.45pm-8.45pm – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
9.15pm-10pm – Wine Lips
The Grove DIY
1.15pm-1.45pm – 3L3D3P
2.15pm-2.45pm – True Blue
3.15pm-3.45pm – Curtisy
4pm-4.40pm – HiTech
5pm-5.45pm – Getdown Services
6pm-6.50pm – deBasement
7pm-9pm – Optimo B2B Erol Alkan
Shacklewell Arms
12.45pm-1.15pm – Yuuf
1.45pm-2.15pm – Hello Mary
2.45pm-3.15pm – Gurriers
3.45pm-4.15pm – Luvcat
4.15pm-4.45pm – Nuha Ruby Ra
4.45pm-5.15pm – Snõõper
5.15pm-5.45pm – Nuha Ruby Ra
5.45pm-6.30pm – Frankie and the Witch Fingers
6.30pm-7pm – Kylie Goes Berghain
7pm-7.45pm – jasmine.4.t
7.45pm-8.45pm – Kylie Goes Berghain
8.45pm-9.30pm – Patriarchy
How to get to Wide Awake festival
Punters are advised not to drive to the fest, and instead take public transport. The nearest tube is Brixton and the closest train is Herne Hill.
Are there any tickets left for Wide Awake 2025?
Some tickets are still available, with early (pre-1pm) entry from around £65 and general admission from around £76. You can buy tickets here.
What's the weather looking like?
The Met Office reckons Friday will be dry with some sunshine, and that temperatures while the festival is on will range from 16C to 18C. It might be a tad windy in the late afternoon.
Afterparties
There are a few official and unofficial afterparties that will keep things going once the festival has wrapped up. There are official parties at the Shacklewell Arms (with Mermaid Chunky, free, tickets) and Hootananny Brixton (with Sextile, from £12, tickets), and unofficial ones at Stoke Newington's The Waiting Room (tickets), Brixton's Duke of Edinburgh (more info)
Are Brockwell Park's day festivals definitely still going ahead?
In recent weeks Brockwell Park has been at the centre of a legal battle, with anti-festival campaigners Protect Brockwell Park on the one side and Lambeth Council and festival promoters Brockwell Live (supported by community group SayYesLambeth) on the other. Following a court decision that ruled the festivals didn't have the correct planning permission, Brockwell Live released a statement saying the events will go ahead.
The saga isn't quite over yet, as Protect Brockwell Park says it will challenge the decision to let the festivals take place. We'll update this page if and when we find out more.
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