Y Not Festival 2025: Second wave of acts added to line-up

5 February 2025, 20:08 | Updated: 5 February 2025, 20:32

The Derbyshire festival will return next year. Find out who joins The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness and The Wombats on the line-up and how to buy tickets.

Y Not? Festival has announced the second wave of its line-up for 2025.

The festival, which takes place at Pikehall, Derbyshire between 31st July - 3rd August with The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness and The Wombats as headliners, as now added new acts to its line-up.

The Futureheads, The Slow Readers Club, The Subways, Wilkinson, The Academic, Fickle Friends will now play the 18th instalment of the festival, with many more artists added to the bill.

They'll be joined by previously announced acts Primal Scream, The Last Dinner Party, Franz Ferdinand, Shed Seven, Sigrid, Maxïmo Park, and more.

Find out everything you need to know about the event below and how to buy tickets.

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When does Y Not Festival 2025 take place?

Y Not Festival 2025 takes place from 31st July - 3rd August in Pikehall, Derbyshire.

Who's headlining Y Not? Festival 2025?

• The Prodigy
• Courteeners
• Madness
• The Wombats

The Wombats will kick off proceedings with a headline performance on the Thursday night of the festival, playing hits from across their career and their newest album Oh! The Ocean.

Rave legends The Prodigy will play a bill-topping set on the Friday night of the festival, playing their bangers such as Breathe, Firestarter, No Good, Out of Space, Voodoo People and more.

Liam Fray and the Middleton outfit will treat fans to a Saturday headline set, full of hits from across the last two decades, including Not Nineteen Forever and Are You In Love With A Notion, plus tracks from their most recent release Pink Cactus Cafe.

Last but not least, ska legends Madness will bring the festival to a triumphant close with a set, which will include their much-loved hits Our House, It Must Be Love and Baggy Trousers.

Who's on the Y Not? Festival 2025 line-up?

• The Prodigy - HEADLINERS
• Courteeners - HEADLINERS
• Madness - HEADLINERS
• The Wombats - THURSDAY NIGHT HEADLINERS
• Primal Scream
• The Last Dinner Party
• Franz Ferdinand
• Sigrid
• Shed Seven
• hard life
• the Ks
• Maximo Park
• The Pigeon Detectives
• Professor Green
• The Futureheads
• The Slow Readers Club
• The Subways
• The Hunna
• Red Rum Club
• Vistas*
• The Twang
• Seb Lowe
• Brooke Combe
• Cassia
• Willie J Healey
• Lime Garden
• Beans on Toast
• Somebody’s Child
• Panic Shack
• Pixey*
• Luvcat
• Chloe Slater
• Home Counties
• Siobhan Winifred
• Daydreamers
• James Walsh
• Starsailer
• The Guest List
• Cliffords
• She’s In Parties
• Brogeal
• The Kites*
• Better Joy
• Fiona-Lee
• The Lancashire Hotpots
• King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
• Barrioke Feat Shaun Williamson
• Mr Motivator
• Wilkinson
• Fish 56 Octagon
• The Academic
• Fickle Friends
• The Lilacs
• Callum Beattie
• ARXX
• October Drift
• Northside
• Crystal Tides
• Harpy
• Himalayas
• The Mercians
• Orchards
• Pave
• The Cheap Thrills
• The Crooks
• LunaBay
• Ariel Salad
• Bayboards
• Raised By Owls
• Aiko
• Skie
• The Small Fortunes Paradise Circus

... and many more to be announced

*Thursday performances

How to buy tickets to Y Not? 2025:

• Tickets are on sale now via www.ynotfestival.com.

Jason Oakley, Managing Director at Y Not Festival, says: “Last year’s Y Not Festival was just incredible in many ways, and I’d like to thank everyone who came along, our amazing supporters and all the performers! And 2025 is looking like it’s going to be even better - we’re beyond excited to share that The Prodigy, Courteeners, and Madness will be headlining, as well as The Wombats who are taking over Thursday night. We’ve got another huge year in store for you all, with the line-up including Primal Scream, The Last Dinner Party, Annie Mac, Sigrid, Maximo Park and so many more… See you there?!”

Last year's Y Not festival saw headline performances form Snow Patrol, Jamie T and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds with The Kooks, Soft Play, Pale Waves, Declan McKenna, Holy Humberstone, The Snuts and more on the bill.

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