Main image: Queens of the Stone Age by Andreas Neumann
Victorious Festival has announced its first wave of artists for next summers’ three day event on Southsea Common, which takes place on 23/24/25 August 2025.
Headlining Sunday night are three-time Grammy Award-winning, Kings of Leon, delivering an unforgettable set filled with classic songs and fan
favourites from their iconic-album catalogue.
Performing their debut album, Silent Alarm, and hits across a back catalogue of guitar riff lead indie hits, platinum-selling Bloc Party will return to Victorious Festival on its final day along ,with British soul and pop icon, Gabrielle, and new wave indie rockers, Reytons – who will also take to the stage.
Saturday requires your dancing shoes, as indie icons, Vampire Weekend, play their only UK festival show of the summer, leading the billing with a headline set of indie anthems and dancefloor fillers, including A Punk, Oxford Comma ,and This Life. They are joined by Nelly Furtado, The Last Dinner Party and Travis.
Festival goers are encouraged to Go With The Flow as Victorious Festival 2025 kicks off with a bang on the Friday, with rock royalty, Queens of the Stone Age opening the festival with a barrage of heavy hitters, including the anthemic No One Knows.
Grammy Award nominee and multi-talented singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, from Southampton, will help pull in the Friday crowds with a set of modern-day classics, including the instant classic, Cold Little Heart. Festival goers will also indulge in the heavy heavy monster sound of Madness’ One Step Beyond, as the UK’s most loved ska and rocksteady outfit returns to Southsea with classic after classic.
Filling the now-coveted afternoon special guest slots, Victorious will see Britpop legends, The Charlatans, get the Friday party started and everyone’s favourite UK rap duo Rizzle Kicks will get Down With Trumpets for Saturday’s offering. Combining four to the floor old skool bangers from R&B and Garage through to Two Step – the original selecta ,and voice of a generation, Craig David returns with Craig David Presents TS5 for a Bank Holiday afternoon party like no other on Sunday!
Bringing a wave of iconic British classics to the Southsea seafront, Victorious will see performances from Spice Girl Melanie C (DJ set), Mike Skinner (DJ set), Daniel Bedingfield, Reverend and The Makers, The Zutons and Shed Seven.
Striving to bring fresh acts out to the masses, Victorious has booked Southampton’s hotly tipped pop sensation Caity Baser and Scouse singer songwriter, Jamie Webster.
Elsewhere on 2025’s monumental line up are indie pop outfit Everything Everything, UK festival heroes, Circa Waves, alt up-and-comers, Wunderhorse, Palace, Irish new wave trad sensations, The Mary Wallopers, The K’s, Ash, Scouting For Girls, Starsailor, The Academic, Bradley Simpson (of
The Vamps), Young Knives, Scouting For Girls, Mr Scruff (electronic set), October Drift and The Waeve.
Growing in popularity year on year, Victorious Festival continues to provide world-class comedy with the award-winning Joel Dommett and Ruby Wax heading up the Victorious comedy line-up.
Speaking about today’s announcement Andy Marsh, lead booker at Victorious, said: “We’ve booked our biggest year to date for Victorious 2025 with iconic headliners and emerging talent, across the board. We always want to provide the best value to our fans and Victorious 2025 promises unforgettable performances, memories and once-in-a-lifetime experiences!
“We can’t wait to see everyone on Southsea seafront again!”
With an eclectic billing of emerging, new and legendary artists, Victorious Festival 2025 has something for everyone.
Tickets for Victorious Festival 2025 are on sale now, with a limited number of early bird tickets available at a discounted rate.
Tickets for Victorious Festival are on sale at www.victoriousfestival.co.uk.
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