Green Man, one of the UK’s best-loved (and also simply ‘best’) music festivals, returns this weekend for its 23rd edition. The Bannau Brycheiniog event will be headlined by Kneecap, Wet Leg, Underworld, TV On The Radio and Beth Gibbons, and the rest of its lineup is as broad and explorative as ever.
As always, Green Man 2025 won’t just be a music festival; it’ll also boast comedy (from the likes of Stewart Lee and Kiri Pritchard-McLean), theatre, cabaret and talks on literature, films and science. As much of a draw is the surrounding landscape itself, with the lush rolling mountains of Bannau Brycheiniog.
Heading to Green Man this week? Here’s everything you need to know about the festival, from the lineup and stage splits to how to get there and any banned items – plus, check out Time Out’s picks for the best bands and musicians to see at this year’s fest.
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When is Green Man Festival 2025?
Green Man 2025 officially takes place from Thursday August 14 to Sunday August 17.
However, you can get in earlier if you have a ticket for The Settlement. This’ll grant you access to the site from Monday August 11.
Where is Green Man Festival 2025?
Surrounded by lush, mythical mountains, Green Man is one of the UK’s most beautiful music festivals. It takes place in Bannau Brycheiniog [Brecon Beacons] National Park, near the town of Crickhowell (the postcode is NP8 1LP).
Who are the headliners for Green Man 2025?
Headlining the fest this year are Kneecap, Wet Leg, Underworld, TV On The Radio and Beth Gibbons.
10 unmissable acts at Green Man 2025
This year’s edition of Green Man is, as usual, packed with a vast and diverse number of names you won’t want to miss. Beyond the biggest acts on the lineup (the headliners, sub-headliners etc), here are 10 acts we reckon are most worth your time.
Gwenno
You’ll be hard-pressed to find an artist all weekend whose music matches up with the Green Man scenery quite like Gwenno. The trilingual artist sings in Welsh, Cornish and English, her lush, mysterious and playful tunes overspilling with beauty.
John Glacier
Hackney’s John Glacier is one of British hip-hop’s most artful, thoughtful, distinctive and fascinating rappers. Working with richly produced soundscapes and across a vast range of hip-hop and electronic styles, she’s an attention-demanding but engrossing live performer.
Tristwch Y Fenywod
Tristwch Y Fenywod sound fresh out of an impenetrable, mystical and slightly sinister forest. The Welsh-language trio, whose name translates as ‘The Sadness of Women’, is fronted by siren vocals and a jangling dual zither – yep, a zither. Gothic, echoing, slightly unnerving and not to be missed.
John Grant
The witty, snappy, caustic, sardonic John Grant of yore may have somewhat mellowed over the years – but not by much. He’s still a formidable songwriter and mighty performer, with a catalogue packed with everything from tender, soul-baring piano rock to rippling synthpop.
Kokoroko
Kokoroko have been at the forefront of the so-called New London Jazz since it emerged in the early 2010s, fusing funk and highlife with warm and spiritual jazz. New album Tuff Times Never Last is a particularly strong outing, a beautiful work with themes of togetherness, sensuality and perseverance.
HiTech
The contrast of HiTech’s metallic, rippling Detroit beats and filthy, catchy-as-hell raps with the Walled Garden’s ancient trees and age-old stone walls may threaten to be a tad head-spinning – but it’ll also be great fun. Will almost certainly be a contender for sweatiest gig of the weekend.
Cassandra Jenkins
Cassandra Jenkins combines sumptuous, elongated sophisti-pop with intimate reflections on her journeys through the world. Her sound is close and vast, soothing, existential and totally enamouring.
MJ Lenderman and the Wind
In 2024 MJ Lenderman really hit the big-time, with his album Manning Fireworks converting more listeners than ever to his brand of indie/alt-country. Lenderman might seem lyrically slackerish – abstract and insincere – but there’s proper power in his tenderness (not to mention in his huge hooks and cranked-out guitar solos).
MIKE
Just over a decade ago, MIKE broke onto the scene and laid down his own style of rap – and he’s been thriving with it ever since. His streamlike flows require close attention but they reward it. On record MIKE is an introspective and insightful performer; live, his sets beam with ear-to-ear smiles and boundless joy.
Factory Floor
Nik Cold Void and Gabe Guernsey may be the only remaining members of ’00s electronic innovators Factory Floor, but the group’s live rep remains legendary. Recent singles ‘Tell Me’ and ‘Between You’ see the duo on top form: blasts of cold, muscular beats with a shedload of post-punk moodiness.
What are the Green Man 2025 day and stage splits?
Here is this year’s Green Man music lineup, split by day and stage.
Thursday August 14
Far Out
- Kneecap
- Gurriers
- Adwaith
- H. Lung
- Heartworms
- Factory Floor
Walled Garden
- Georgia Ruth
- Tristwch Y Fenywod
- Midding
- Nancy Williams
- Periant
Friday August 15
Mountain Stage
- Wet Leg
- Wunderhorse
- John Grant
- Annie and The Caldwells
- Ishmael Ensemble
- The Joy
- Wing!
Far Out
- Greentea Peng
- Panda Bear
- Los Campesinos!
- Mike
- Pissed Jeans
- Ditz
- Horse Jumper of Love
- Delivery
- Dove
- Icemorph
Walled Garden
- Alan Sparhawk
- Nadia Reid
- Naima Bock
- Greg Mendez
- Sex Week
- Jacon Alon
- Robin Kestor
- Pys Melvyn
- Radio Sudd and Girl Ray (DJ Set)
- HiTech
- PVA DJs
Saturday August 16
Mountain Stage
- Underworld
- CMAT
- Perfume Genius
- MJ Lenderman and The Wird
- Gwenno
- Fulu Miziki
- Broadside Hacks presents a tribute to Bob Dylan
- Boss Morris
Far Out
- English Teacher
- Kokoroko
- Fat Dog
- Just Mustard
- Melin Melyn
- Derya Yildrim and Grup Simsek
- Rocket
- DJ Paulette
- Jamz Supernova
Walled Garden
- Rich(ard) Dawson
- John Glacier
- Caroline
- Daisy Rickman
- YHWH Nailgun
- Allegra Krieger
- Mark Williams Lewis
- Jasmine.4.T
- Lucy Gooch
- Warp & Andy Brickhouse (DJ set)
- Chalk
- Tom Sharkett
Sunday August 17
Mountain Stage
- TV On The Radio
- Beth Gibbons
- Yard Act
- Warmduscher
- Cass McCombs
- Hannah Frances
Far Out
- Cymande
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Cassandra Jenkins
- Divorce
- Good Sad Happy Bad
- Being Dead
- Upchuck
- Cloth
- Kelly Lee Owens
- High Contrast
Walled Garden
- Big Special
- Pictish Trail
- Josha Ideher
- Been Stellar
- Folk Bitch Trio
- Oisin Leech
- Irania Mancini
- Molina
- Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions
- Esther and 4AD (DJ set)
- Faux Real
- Deptford Northern Soul Club
Here’s the full lineup on a poster.
Can you still buy tickets for Green Man Festival 2025?
All general sale tickets for this year’s Green Man festival are sold out.
How to get to Green Man Festival
Here’s how to arrive at Green Man via various different modes of transport.
Coach
National Express is running coaches from around the UK to Green Man (and back again). These drop you off and pick you up from the festival site, and run from over 20 places including London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester. Find out more on the National Express website here.
Car
You’ll need a parking ticket to rock up at Green Man in a car. You can buy this for £20 in advance or £35 on the door, and live-in vehicle tickets are no longer available.
Once you have a car park ticket, follow the directions on that ticket (there are different directions for Settlement, Orange, Park and Ride and Live in Vehicle car parks). The Settlement car park will open 10am Monday August 11, and the Park and Ride car park will open 10am Thursday August 14. The B4558 will be closed, and you can find more detailed directions here.
There is also a Park and Ride car park which costs £20 on arrival. This is signposted from the A40. Drop offs are also at Park and Ride.
Train
Free shuttle buses run between the festival and Abergavenny train station. Festivalgoers are advised to allow 90 minutes for the journey. Here are the shuttle timings:
- Thursday – 10am-12:45am
- Friday – 10am to 11pm
- Sunday – 9am-10pm
- Monday – 6am until early afternoon
Bicycle
Red Fox Cycling offers guided cycle rides from Bristol to Green Man. If you arrive by bike, there are secure lockers on-site.
Are there any banned items?
These items are banned.
- Illegal substances
- Drugs, including laughing gas
- Fireworks or other explosives
- Chinese lanterns and pyrotechnic devices
- Generators
- Tin foil barbecues
- Weapons
- 8-person tents or bigger
- Glass bottles or containers
- Pets and other animals (apart from pre-authorised guide dogs)
- Soundsystems
- Lasers and strobes
You’re also only allowed one ‘reasonable sized’ gazebo per group. While campfires are banned, you’re allowed BBQs raised off the ground on legs. Also permitted are camping stoves or canisters up to 5kg and aerosol gas canisters up to 250 grams.
Weather forecast
The weather at Green Man is shaping up rather nicely – almost too nice, in fact. It’ll be largely dry and hot, so be sure to drink water, put on sun cream and bring a hat. Here’s the day-by-day forecast, according to the Met Office.
- Thursday August 14 – mostly sunny, lows of 13C and highs of 25C. Slight chance of rain in the late morning.
- Friday August 15 – sunny, with lows of 15C and highs of 28C.
- Saturday August 16 – sunny, with lows of 14C and highs of 28C. Up to a 20 percent chance of rain in the very, very early morning.
- Sunday August 17 – sunny, with lows of 14C and highs of 29C.
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