Initially beginning as a celebration of hardcore and punk, Manchester’s Outbreak Fest has built a major platform to the UK’s consistently thriving counterculture, while also providing a rite of passage for major touring acts across the world such as Death Grips, Earl Sweatshirt, JPEGMAFIA and more to lay waste to stages in Britain. After announcing their plans for dual Manchester and London events next year, Outbreak Fest today announce initial line ups and locations for their 2025 weekender.
Beginning with a one-day event in London’s Victoria Park as Outbreak Fest in collaboration with LIDO Festival on the 13th June, followed by a two-day event at their usual home of Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on the 14th and 15th, each city will play host to varying line ups that continue to push Outbreak’s ethos of boundary-breaking music from across the counterculture; from contemporary icons to burgeoning stars of the future.
In London, hardcore crossover icons Turnstile will finally return for a one-off UK exclusive headline show, bringing with them a full discography of anthems from over a decade of operating at the pinnacle of the genre. Alongside them will be Pennsylvania born alternative star Alex G, Kentucky metallic hardcore heroes Knocked Loose, off-kilter Detroit rap mainstay Danny Brown, Aria Award winning Australian crew SPEED, emo legends Sunny Day Real Estate, returning atmospheric-grunge titans Superheaven as well as new age shoegaze acts julie and Fleshwater. They’ll be joined by the likes of Drug Church, Model/Actriz, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Feeble Little Horse, Have A Nice Life, Kumo 99 and Have A Nice Life across four stages, with way more artists to be announced.
Manchester’s two day event will play host to Knocked Loose & Alex G, this time playing their own very special headline slots, being joined by shoegaze giants Slowdive for a North of England festival exclusive headline set of their own. They’ll be joined by Danny Brown, SPEED, Drug Church, Model/Actriz, Momma, Feeble Little Horse, Have A Nice Life, Kumo 99 and Fleshwater in performing double duty across cities. The Manchester weekender will also play host to more exclusives, with Floridian rap dynamo Denzel Curry following up on a rapturously received 2023 set, Grammy-nominated atmospheric black metal pioneers Deafheaven, a long awaited first Outbreak showing for metallic hardcore bruisers Gods Hate, LA alternative stars Militarie Gun, UK hardcore representatives Impunity, Ikhras and Splitknuckle and Missouri indie/post-hardcore favourites Foxing. This is alongside Sunami, Pain Of Truth, SPY, Gouge Away, Rocket, Tigers Jaw and many more still to be added.
Tickets for both events go on sale HERE this Friday at 10am GMT, with pre-sale available to those who signed up to the Outbreak mailing list on Thursday at 10am GMT. With Outbreak Fest’s popularity growing rapidly over its 13 year existence, 2025’s edition finds a way for the event to expand even further; opening its community to England’s capital in a very special, authentic way, while ensuring that its flagship event maintains its place as the counterculture’s #1 event in the live music calendar. Don’t miss the chance to be a part of history for not only Outbreak Fest, but for hardcore and alternative culture as a whole across the UK.
OUTBREAK FEST 2025
INITIAL LINE UP
JUNE 13TH 2025
VICTORIA PARK, LONDON
Turnstile (UK exclusive)
Alex G
Danny Brown
Drug Church
Feeble Little Horse
Fleshwater
Have A Nice Life
julie
Knocked Loose
Kumo 99
Model/Actriz
Momma
SPEED
Sunny Day Real Estate
Superheaven
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water
+ more acts to be announced
JUNE 14TH & 15TH
BOWLERS EXHIBITION CENTRE, MANCHESTER
Knocked Loose
Alex G + Slowdive
Danny Brown
Deafheaven
Denzel Curry
Drug Church
Feeble Little Horse
Fleshwater
Foxing
Gods Hate
Gouge Away
Have A Nice Life
Impunity
Ikhras
Jesus Piece
julie
Kumo 99
Long Goodbye
Maruja
Militarie Gun
Model/Actriz
Momma
Pain of Truth
Rocket
SPEED
Splitknuckle
SPY
Sunami
Sunny Day Real Estate
Superheaven
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water
Tigers Jaw
+ more acts to be announced
