Over the past few years Victorious Festival has been putting together some of the biggest lineups in the UK festival calendar. And this year the three-day Portsmouth (technically Southsea) fest has really outdone itself, booking rock titans Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and Kings of Leon for its main Common Stage.
Also on the bill in Southsea this year are the likes of the Last Dinner Party, Bloc Party and Nelly Furtado – and it all kicks off this weekend. Victorious 2025 returns over the August bank holiday.
Off to Victorious this weekend, or planning on getting a last-minute ticket? Here’s everything you need to know about the event, from stage times to the weather forecast.
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When is Victorious Festival 2025?
This year’s Victorious fest will take place from Friday August 22 to Sunday August 24 2025.
Where is Victorious Festival?
The event is held on The Common and Castle Field in Southsea, Portsmouth.
Who are the headliners for Victorious 2025?
US rock bands Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and Kings of Leon are headlining Victorious.
Victorious 2025 full lineup and set times
Below are the stage times for Victorious’ main two music stages, split by day.
Friday August 22
Common Stage
- Hotwax – 12.15pm-12.45pm
- The Charlatans – 1.15pm-2pm
- Sprints – 2.30pm-3pm
- Joel Dommett – 3.30pm-4.30pm
- Downtown Pompey Music Video – 4.30pm-4.35pm
- The Mary Wallopers – 5pm-5.45pm
- Wunderhorse – 6.15pm-7pm
- Kaiser Chiefs – 7.45pm-8.35pm
- Queens of the Stone Age – 9.20pm-10.50pm
Castle Stage
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw – 12.05pm-12.35pm
- October Drift – 1.05pm-1.35pm
- Lime Garden – 2.05pm-2.35pm
- The K’s – 3.05pm-3.35pm
- Ash – 4.05pm-4.35pm
- Daniel Bedingfield – 5.05pm-5.50pm
- Everything Everything – 6.35pm-7.20pm
- Jamie Webster – 8.05pm-8.55pm
- Madness – 9.30pm-10.50pm
Saturday August 23
Common Stage
- The Pill – 12.10pm-12.40pm
- Rizzle Kicks – 1.10pm-1.55pm
- Scouting For Girls – 2.20pm-3pm
- Chris McCausland – 3.15pm-4.15pm
- Downtown Pompey Music Video – 4.15pm-4.20pm
- Shed Seven – 4.45pm-5.30pm
- Travis – 6pm-7pm
- The Last Dinner Party – 7.45pm-8.35pm
- Vampire Weekend – 9.20pm-10.50pm
Castle Stage
- The Rosadocs – 12.05pm-12.35pm
- FEET – 1.05pm-1.35pm
- Mackenzie – 2.05pm-2.35pm
- Kid Kapichi – 3.05pm-3.35pm
- The Academic – 4.05pm-4.35pm
- Circa Waves – 5.05pm-5.50pm
- Public Service Broadcasting – 6.35pm-7.20pm
- Caity Baser – 8.05pm-8.55pm
- Nelly Furtado – 9.40pm-10.50pm
Sunday August 24
Common Stage
- Harvey Jay Dodgson – 12.15pm-12.45pm
- Craig David's TS5 – 1.15pm-2pm
- Bradley Simpson – 2.30pm-3pm
- Jasper Carrott – 3.20pm-4.20pm
- Downtown Pompey Music Video – 4.20pm-4.25pm
- The Zutons – 4.50pm-5.35pm
- Reytons – 6.05pm-6.50pm
- Bloc Party – 7.35pm-8.35pm
- Kings of Leon – 9.20pm-10.50pm
Castle Stage
- Balancing Act – 12.05pm-12.35pm
- Overpass – 1.05pm-1.35pm
- Young Knives – 2.05pm-2.35pm
- The Waeve – 3.05pm-3.35pm
- Starsailor – 4.05pm-4.35pm
- Palace – 5.05pm-5.50pm
- Reverend & The Makers – 6.35pm-7.20pm
- Gabrielle – 8.05pm-8.55pm
- Melanie C – 9.40pm-10.50pm
You can find the full lineup for all stages on the Victorious website here.
Buy last-minute tickets
Both day/weekend and weekend camping tickets are still available for Victorious on the official festival website here.
Day tickets start from £90, weekend (non-camping) from £240 and weekend (camping) from £250.
Weather forecast
Here’s the day-by-day weather forecast for Southsea this weekend, according to BBC Weather.
- Friday August 22 – ‘sunny intervals with a moderate breeze’, with highs of 20C, lows of 14C and no rain.
- Saturday August 23 – ‘sunny intervals with light winds’, highs of 22C and lows of 15C. Up to a 15 percent chance of rain in the evening
- Sunday August 24 – ‘sunny and a moderate breeze’, 15C-20C with no rain.
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