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With just two editions RALLY has already cemented a rep as one of London’s best music festivals. The Southwark Park day event, which is a collaboration between promoter Bird on the Wire and festival GALA, has boasted excellent lineups, featuring a diverse roster of names from across worlds of indie and electronic music.
The first two RALLYs brushed aside freak storms (Antoni and Lilian, by name) to put together days of well-curated, expertly produced music. And get this: there isn’t currently a storm forecast for the third edition! More on this year’s weather forecast below.
CASISDEAD, Floating Points, Astrid Sonne and Geordie Greep will headline a bill stacked with talent, with Ben UFO, Speakers Corner Quartet and Porridge Radio among the lineup’s other big names. Heading to RALLY 2025? Here’s everything you need to know about the fest, from the timings and weather forecast to the sets we’re looking forward to the most.
When is RALLY 2025 in Southwark Park?
This year RALLY will take place on Saturday August 24 2025.
What time do gates open?
Gates open at 11.30am. If you have an early entry ticket, you’ll need to be in by 2pm. Last entry is 6pm.
Full lineup and set times
Here’s the lowdown on who is playing RALLY 2025, where and when.
Channel Stage
- AMORE – 12.45pm-1.15pm
- Asha Puthli – 1.45pm-2.30pm
- Porridge Radio – 3pm-3.45pm
- MIKE – 4.15pm-5.15pm
- Speakers Corner Quartet Celebrate Arthur Russell – 6pm-6.45pm
- Geordie Greep – 7.30pm-8.30pm
- Floating Points (live) – 9.15pm-10.30pm
Agnes Stage
- BODUR – 12.15pm-12.45pm
- Kassie Krut – 1.15pm-1.45pm
- Astrid Sonne – 2.15pm-3pm
- TAAHLIAH (live) – 3.45pm-4.30pm
- POiSON GiRL FRiEND – 5.15pm-6pm
- Moin – 6.45pm-7.30pm
- Bassvictim – 8pm-8.45pm
- CASISDEAD – 9pm-10.15pm
Visionaire Stage
- FAUZIA – 11.30am-1pm
- MALIBU – 1pm-2.30pm
- Mia Koden – 2.30pm-4pm
- Livwutang B2B Richard Akingbehin – 4pm-5.30pm
- Courtesy – 5.30pm-7pm
- Ben UFO – 7pm-8.55pm
- Vlada – 8.55pm-10.25pm
Mill House Stage
- Babyschön – 11.30am-2pm
- Sophie McAlister – 2pm-4pm
- Takuya Nakamura – 4pm-5pm
- Man Power – 5pm-6.30pm
- Pender Street Steppers – 6.30pm-8.30pm
- Nosedrip B2B Orpheu the Wizard – 8.30pm-10pm
Skehans Stage
- Adult Entertainment Soundsystem – 12pm-1pm
- Music and poetry from: Arnold, Bea1991, Blake Creighton, Isaiah Hull, James Messiah, Jazz Pope, Ku-Ro, Ma Moyo, May, Vida Adamcewski, Yayoyanoh, Zia Ahmed – 1pm-5pm
- Rrita Jashari – 5pm-6pm
- RIP Magic (DJ set) – 6pm-7pm
- Kemarr – 7pm-8.30pm
- OK Williams – 8.30pm-10pm
Can you still get tickets?
At time of writing tickets are still available for RALLY 2025 – but you’ll have to be quick. Final release (£65.50) and pre-2pm (£55) are the only tickets left. Find tickets on Resident Advisor here.
Bag policy and banned items
RALLY allows each guest to bring one bag, which must be smaller than A4 size.
Here are all the prohibited items in Southwark Park.
- Food and drink (empty water bottles are allowed, and there are water taps on site)
- Psychoactive substances, other than prescription drugs (matching ID required)
- Dogs and other animals (with the exception of assistance dogs)
- Bikes, skateboards and scooters
- Folding chairs
- Selfie sticks
- Golf umbrellas
- Glass
- Aerosols
- Gas canisters
- BBQs
- Weapons and sharp objects
- Pyrotechnics, flares, fireworks, lasers and laser pens
- Megaphones, large amplification equipment, klaxons and air horns
- Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles
- Professional camera / filming equipment (hand held personal cameras are permitted)
Weather forecast
The weather on Saturday is looking pretty perfect for a festival. While there’s a slight chance of rain around midday, that should pass by the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will likely range from 19C to 22C while the festival is on, and it shouldn’t be too windy.
How to get to Southwark Park for RALLY
The festival entrance will be on the north side of Southwark Park, at the Paradise Gates.
By tube, you can walk to Southwark Park from Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays & Bermondsey stations.
There will be dedicated parking areas for bicycles and e-bikes at the festival.
5 great artists to see at RALLY 2025
Still not decided on which performers’ sets to see at this year’s RALLY? Here are five pointers.
MALIBU
MALIBU’s meticulously constructed, blustery and moving ambient music is at its most atmospheric when she performs live with a massive fog light; who knows whether she’ll be bringing that gear to her 1pm Visionaire slot, but the French electronic musician will still be a mighty fine reason to get down to RALLY early on Saturday. Expect to feel undulating waves of emotion, even if you aren’t quite sure what those emotions are.
Visionaire, 1pm-2.30pm
POiSON GiRL FRiEND
Singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Noriko Sekiguchi’s sound was shaped by London’s clubs and house, techno and hip-hop scenes, and she’ll return to the capital for RALLY. Over more than three decades POiSON GiRL FRiEND has funnelled those sounds and more into a style of pop that is ethereal and escapist but also grooved and undeniably danceable.
Agnes, 5.15pm-6pm.
Speakers Corner Quartet
The music of cellist and musical adventurer Arthur Russell has been reaching ever greater audiences in recent years, his influence growing by the day. Paying tribute to Russell at RALLY 2025 will be Speakers Corner Quartet (flautist Biscuit, drummer Kwake Bass, violinist Raven Bush and bassist Peter Bennie), who’ll celebrate his legacy with a special one-off performance.
Channel, 6pm-6.45pm.
Moin
You could make a strong case for Moin being one of the greatest live rock bands in the game right now (or that’s how I felt when I saw them earlier this year at The Hague’s Rewire festival). Joe Andrews, Tom Halstead, Valentina Magaletti and the odd guest vocalist are endlessly versatile, totally fascinating and, critically, ear-blastingly noisy. This is the trio’s only London festival appearance this year, and you won’t want to miss it.
Agnes, 6.45pm-7.30pm
Porridge Radio
For the past decade or so Porridge Radio have been one of Britain’s freshest and most consistent indie rock bands. Their RALLY set will no doubt be excellent, but it’ll also be tinged with sadness: Dana Margolin and co have announced they’ll soon be disbanding, and that their current round of UK shows will be their last. Catch them before they go.
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