Isle of Wight Festival 2025: ultimate guide to line-up, stage times, tickets and dates

Two years after the Isle of Wight Festival first launched in 1968, it had become bigger than Woodstock. The 1970 edition attracted somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 punters, with sets from Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Joni Mitchell and the Doors. 

After that, the fest went on hiatus but was revived in 2002 and has continued to provide a stage for major names in music (and upcoming stars) ever since. Now, the 2025 edition is officially underway.

Got plans to be on the island for the fest? Or tempted to turn up last minute? Here’s everything you need to know about the Isle of Wight Festival 2025.  

When is Isle of Wight Festival 2025? 

It’s happening from Thursday, June 19 to Sunday, June 22. 

Where is Isle of Wight Festival 2025 and how do I get there?

Surprise – it’s on the Isle of Wight. Okay, more specifically, the festival takes place at Seaclose Park in the island’s town of Newport. 

All you need to do to get there is to catch a ferry from one of the four mainland ferry ports at Southampton, Portsmouth, Lymington or Southsea. 

The festival is also offering travel with Big Green Coach with pickup from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London Croydon, London Victoria, London Richmond Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading and Sheffield. You can book that here. 

Who are the headliners for Isle of Wight 2025?

At the top of the bill for the festival are Sting on Friday, Stereophonics on Saturday and Justin Timberlake on Sunday. They’ll be joined by the likes of Faithless, The Script, Jess Glynne, Busted, Olly Murs and Clean Bandit.  

What’s the full Isle of Wight lineup and set times?

Here are all the sets and timings for the festival’s main stages. 

Thursday June 19

Big Top 

• 6.10pm-6.55pm: The Smyths
• 7.20pm-8.20pm: Rhythm of the 90's
• 8.45pm-9.30pm: The Pigeon Detectives
• 10pm-11pm: Example

Friday June 20

Main Stage 

• 4.10pm - 4.55pm: Lottery Winners
• 5.25pm-6.10pm: Amy Macdonald
• 6.40pm-7.50pm: The Corrs
• 8.30pm-10pm: Sting
• 10.40pm-11.55pm: Faithless

Big Top 

• 4pm-4.40pm: Crystal Tides
• 5.10pm-5.50pm: Twin Atlantic
• 6.20pm-7.05pm: Amble
• 7.45pm-8.30pm: The Lathums
• 10pm-11pm: Dean Lewis
• 11.45pm-12.55pm: Clean Bandit 

River Stage

• 4.15pm-4.45pm: Toby Lee
• 5.15pm-5.45pm: Sophie Grey
• 6.15pm-7.05pm: Fitzpatrick
• 7.35pm-8.05pm: Daydreamers
• 8.35pm-9.05: NOFUN!
• 9.35pm - 10.35pm: Tom Meighan

Saturday June 21

Main Stage

• 2.35pm-3.15pm: The Clause
• 3.45pm-4.25pm: Matilda Mann
• 5pm-5.45pm: Arthur Hill
• 6.20pm-7.10pm: Pale Waves
• 7.50pm-8.40pm: English Teacher
• 9.25pm-10.25pm: Yard Act
• 11.40pm-1am: Supergrass

River Stage

• 1.20pm-1.50pm: The Rizz
• 2.20pm-2.50pm: Raquelle Gracie
• 3.20pm-3.50pm: The Deckchairs
• 4.20pm-4.50pm: Pronghorn
• 5.20pm-5.50pm: Queenbees
• 6.20pm-6.50pm: Neckbreakers
• 7.20pm-8pm: The Blue Water Giants
• 8.30pm-9.10pm: The Molotovs
• 9.40pm-10.40pm: Tom Meighan

Sunday June 22

Main Stage

• 12.05pm-12.45pm: Bjorn Again
• 1.25pm-2.10pm: Ella Eyre
• 2.50pm-3.40pm: Alison Moyet
• 4.20pm-5.10pm: Olly Murs
• 5.50pm-6.50pm: Texas
• 7.30pm-8.30pm: Jess Glynne
• 9.15pm-10.50pm: Justin Timberlake

Big Top

• 12.45pm-1.25pm: The Lilacs
• 2.10pm-2.50pm: Remember Monday
• 3.40pm-4.40pm: Midge Ure
• 5.10pm-5.55pm: Nieve Ella
• 6.40pm-7.25pm: Alessi Rose
• 8.15pm-9.15pm: Lightning Seeds
• 10.10pm-11.55pm: James

River Stage

• 1pm-1.30pm: Esquire
• 2pm-2.45pm: Fantasy
• 3.15pm-3.45pm: Bull Harding
• 4.15pm-4.45pm: A Basic Fault
• 5.15pm-5.45pm: Olivia Lunny
• 6.15pm-6.45pm: The Kut
• 7.15pm-7.55pm: Tom A. Smith
• 8.25pm-9.05pm: Foo Fighterz

Can I still buy tickets? 

Yes, tickets to the Isle of Wight Festival 2025 are still available. Full weekend tickets are up for grabs for £289.95 and you can get your hands on single day passes for £125. See all your options here.  

Full list of banned items

• Glass
• Candles
• Gas canisters larger than 300g
• Smoke canisters
• Knives
• Illegal substances
• Legal Highs
• Nitrous Oxide
• Laser pens
• Megaphones
• Fireworks
• Flares
• Poles, banners and flags
• Animals (other than registered guide or hearing dogs)
• Any items which may be used as a weapon

Weather forecast

You’ll be delighted to know that the sun will be shining down on Seaclose Park pretty much all weekend! Temperatures will reach 27C on Friday, 29C on Saturday, and then drop a little down to 22C on Sunday. There’s a chance of rain late on Sunday evening. 

Isle of Wight Festival 2025 lineup poster

Here’s the official lineup poster for this year’s edition.

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