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The best UK festivals in July 2025
From neo-soul in the South East to hardstyle techno up north – take in the best music festivals happening this month
We’re at the halfway point of the festival season and some of you (ahem… on their way back from a farm in Somerset) might already be ready to pack away the camping gear gladrags for another year.
For the rest of us who are only just getting started, there are plenty of show-stopping names performing throughout the UK this summer, from BST Hyde Park in the capital all the way up to Lytham and Glasgow, with many gems to stop off at en route.
Take in the breadth of what the UK festival circuit in July has to offer below.
American Express Presents BST Hyde Park
Until 13 July, Hyde Park, London | Buy tickets here
Rolling over from June, when Olivia Rodrigo and a double helping of Noah Kahan took over the Great Oak Stage, is BST Hard Park. For the first two weekends of July you can see titans of pop (Sabrina Carpenter), folk rock (Neil Young), a mixture of both pop and rock (Noah Kahan), soul and R&B (Stevie Wonder), plus disco king Nile Rodgers and dad rock extraordinaire Jeff Lynne, with plenty of options to do it in style.
TK Maxx Presents Lytham
2–6 July, Lytham Green, Lytham St. Anne’s | Buy tickets here
All the way up in Lancashire, next to an old windmill on Lytham Green is an annual festival that has grown from the one-night-only ‘Lytham Proms’ into a four-day bonanza that boasts a family friendly billing. This July, soak in the vast Ribble Estuary on a summer’s evening to either Stevie Wonder, Alanis Morissette, Justin Timberlake, or Simple Minds & Texas. Or all of them!
Love Supreme
4–6 July, Glynde Palace, East Sussex | Buy tickets here
One of Europe’s biggest jazz festivals, Love Supreme has been long been a favourite weekend of the summer for many music fans in the South Easte, though it also attracts plenty of jazz and neo-soul fans from abroad, too. This year sees the return of smooth operator Maxwell, who played the festival’s first edition in 2013, for his only UK performance of the year. Don’t miss music wizz Jacob Collier, En Vogue or The Roots too. Oh, and Nile Rodgers & CHIC – heard of them?
Radar Festival
4–6 July, O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester | Buy tickets here
Winner of Best New Festival at the 2022 UK Festival Awards, this year is Radar Festival’s fifth edition as it continues to earn recognition for its progressive and heavy line-up and community forward approach with a huge commitment to inclusivity. Part of its success has been its niche – Radar meets in the Venn diagram of heavy music and gaming. This year you can catch the likes of Underøath, Bob Vylan, Carpenter Brut, VUKOVI and more.
Rockstar Energy presents Wireless
11–13 July, Finsbury Park, London | Buy tickets here
A festival that shouldn’t need an introduction: Wireless is simply the ultimate spot to see the biggest names in rap music this side of the Atlantic. But as it celebrates its 20th year, this July sees the festival try something new, as they recruit one artist to perform three different setlists over the weekend. A global hip hop superstar who absolutely loves London? There could only be one such artist for the job…
Rockstar Energy presents TRNSMT
11–13 July, Glasgow Green, Glasgow | Buy tickets here
Scotland’s biggest urban festival with an award-winning accessibility commitment, TRNSMT festival consistently brings the best crowds who want to let their hairdown to a soundtrack of eclectic rock and pop. This year brings Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro, Gracie Abrams, 50 Cent and more to Glasgow Green.
Kaleidoscope
12 July, Alexandra Palace, London | Buy tickets here
A one dayer up on the hill of Alexandra Palance in North London, Kaleidoscope is a popular mix of music and arts instillations. The 2025 edition is a throwback for the ravers, with live performances from Faithless and Goldie to look forward to.
Lost Minds Festival
12 July, Exhibition Park, Newcastle | Buy tickets here
Though a relative newbie, Lost Minds is doing its utmost to become one of the UK’s essential festivals for electronic music fans. Find the singalongs on the Main Stage, where Scooter headlines, techno at Second Speed and trance at Cream, or for something harder all together head to Hard Minds.
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