Culture game-changers. Essential soundtracks to right now. Jaw-dropping live shows. A party ready to define 2025. It all starts at Heaton Park, with Parklife 2025 blazing a trail to kickstart the summer.
Headlining in 2025 are two names that aren’t just vital artists in music, but in modern culture as a whole. The iconic 50 Cent steps to the front in headlining Parklife 2025, bringing a storied legacy to Heaton Park with hits like ‘In Da Club’, ‘P.I.M.P’, ‘Candy Shop’ and more ready to soundtrack an explosive headline turn.
Avant-pop superstar Charli XCX sits as undeniably the most celebrated and talked about artist of the past 12 months. With the release of her latest album ‘Brat’ Charli reshaped the world, bringing club-soaked dancefloors to the biggest stages. Making her debut appearance at the festival by headlining Parklife 2025 in one of only a few select UK shows in 2025, ‘Brat Summer 2.0’ is ready to be unstoppable.
A defining voice in this era of modern British music, singer-songwriter Jorja Smith takes to the Parklife 2025 stage guaranteed to spellbind. With a career that has always led the way across multiple genres and styles, tracks such as ‘Little Things’, ‘Blue Lights’, ‘Where Did I Go?’, ‘Be Honest’ and ‘On My Mind’ have become the sound of a generation – with Heaton Park the perfect home to witness a modern great in full flight.
2025’s lineup features essential names in contemporary club and pop culture all in one place, carefully curated by industry-leading minds at The Warehouse Project.
Think Peggy Gou, adding another unmissable chapter to her Parklife history, roadblock sensation PAWSA stepping to the fore and critically-acclaimed duo Overmono welcoming their new sonic era. Elsewhere in the festival, you’ll find BICEP soundtracking Heaton Park with their stellar Chroma AV DJ show, and chart-topping artist of the moment Lola Young embracing her biggest festival moment to date. At every turn, Parklife 2025 is packed with the very best.
From Confidence Man, Chris Stussy, Steve Angello, Hybrid Minds, Andy C, Hedex and Bou to RUDIM3NTAL, Girls Don’t Sync, Ewan McVicar, Skream & Benga, Flo, DJ Heartstring, salute (presenting their True Vision show), Marc Rebillet, Interplanetary Criminal, MOCHAKK, Rossi., Partiboi69, Prospa alongside many others, Parklife 2025 ensures that at any second, the festival weekend party is here.
There’s over 100 names spread across multiple stages hosted by the likes of WHP & Teletech’s XXL Techno, DnB heavyweights Worried About Henry, Manchester’s beloved venue YES and forward-thinking crew Ghosts Of Garage.
Always keeping things moving, Parklife has made some changes to the site. There’ll be a brand new stage, Matinée, featuring a 360° DJ booth, as well as a more central location for VIP & Backstage areas which will be the heart of the park itself.
