Doves, Shed Seven, James lead names for Wychwood Festival 2025 line-up

Doves, Shed Seven and James have been announced as headliners for next year’s edition of Wychwood Festival.

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The annual music bash will make its way to Gloucestershire’s Cheltenham racecourse from May 30 through June 1 2025. Other acts slated to perform include the likes of Public Service Broadcasting, The Zutons, The Lottery Winners, Ibibio Sound Machine, Scouting For Girls, Fisherman’s Friends, Songhoy Blues, The Magic Numbers, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Goldie Lookin Chain, The Bug Club, Dub Catalyst and more.

Tickets for the festival – both day and weekend entry – are currently on sale and can be purchased here while entry is free for children under the age of 10. Camping will be available and is located beneath the Prestbury Hills.

Speaking about their headlining slot in a press release, Shed Seven frontman Rick Witter shared: “We are really looking forward to coming back to play at the Wychwood Festival again in 2025. The last time we played there was an amazing atmosphere so we can’t wait to come back and recreate it. Expect big songs and rock and roll. See you down the front”

Graeme Merifield, Wychwood Festival Co-Founder, also added : “We couldn’t be more thrilled to unveil next summer’s lineup today! The response to James as our first headliner last month was phenomenal, so we wanted to spread a little early holiday cheer by sharing the rest of our headliners, and more, much earlier than we usually do.

“Bringing Shed Seven to Cheltenham after their historic run with two number-one albums, and welcoming Doves during their exciting comeback year, has my heart pounding already! But it’s not just about chart hits at Wychwood, we’re also bringing HIITs in 2025… We’re absolutely delighted to have booked in a P.E. session on the main stage with Joe Wicks! This year’s Wychwood lineup is shaping up to be something truly special for the whole family.”

In other news, James recently announced a massive 2025 summer UK tour with the likes of Razorlight, Happy Mondays, Shed Seven across various shows.

Back in October, Shed Seven scored their second Number One album with their special 30th-anniversary tribute album ‘Liquid Gold’.

Doves recently announced the details of their full UK tour for 2025 which will see the Manchester indie band hit the road without frontman Jimi Goodwin.