The Horrors, Fat Dog and Sprints lead Dot To Dot Festival 2025 line-up

Dot To Dot Festival has announced the first wave of acts for its 2025 and 20th-anniversary edition – check out the line-up so far below.

The multi-venue event, which showcases new and emerging talent, is due to take place in Bristol and Nottingham on May 24 and 25 next year. Tickets are priced at £30 and are available now here.

Today, (November 22), Dot To Dot have announced that The Horrors, Fat Dog and Sprints will be headlining. There will also be performances from Big Special, Honeyglaze, Kate Bollinger, Låpsley, Nimino and over 30 more up-and-coming artists.

More acts are set to be announced in the New Year. You can check out all those currently confirmed below.

Dot To Dot Festival booker Conrad Rogan said: “We are so excited to be announcing The Horrors are set to return to Dot To Dot Festival, following them topping the bill back in 2018. This is a special addition to commemorate 20 years of the festival and our rich tradition of bringing festival goers the very best in emerging talent.”

Across its 20-year history, the festival have platformed artists like Dua Lipa and Sam Fender during the earliest days of their careers. Festival booker Scott Kennedy said: “As is tradition, we’re platforming new artists who have played the festival before to come back and headline, following the footsteps of artists like Wunderhorse, Yard Act, Squid, Jockstrap and more.”

He added: “Now in its 20th year, Dot To Dot has always been at the forefront of championing new scenes and sounds, nurturing the festival headliners of tomorrow.”

The Horrors’ performance will follow the release of their recently announced new album ‘Night Life’ along with a new lineup. Vocalist Faris Badwan and bassist Rhys Webb remain as founding members, with original guitarist Joshua Hayward and new members Amelia Kidd on keys and Telegram’s Jordan Cook on drums joining.

‘Night Life’ is out March 21 via Fiction Records and available to pre-order/ pre-save here.