BIG Feastival has unveiled its ‘party plans’ for its 2025 edition.
The festival, which takes place on Blur bassist Alex James’ farm in Kingham, will run from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24 and promises a mix of live music, food, and family activities.
The Cheese Hub will host the return of the Syrup Takeover, featuring Seb Fontaine and Tall Paul, while Saturday will see Jess Bays and Huns n’ Roses take the stage.
The new The Outpost stage will feature headliners such as Charlie Hedges, Fatboy Tim, and Artful Dodger, with DJ Luck & MC Neat on Sunday.
Daytime entertainment will include the Amy Winehouse Band, Harry Styles Gospel Choir, Sean Williamson’s Barrioke, and Northants Sings Out.
They join the festival’s music line-up, which includes Nelly Furtado, Faithless (Live), Travis, The Wombats, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Cuban Brothers, Rizzle Kicks, Tom Walker, Maxïmo Park, Scouting For Girls, The Pigeon Detectives, Mabel, Caity Baser, Daniel Bedingfield, The Wave, Toby Lee and The Cuban Brothers.
Raymond Blanc and Si King of the Hairy Bikers, lead the impressive chef line-up, joined by Simon Rimmer, Emily English, and Bake Off’s Cherish Finden.
Experimental chefs like August Bernstein, DJ BBQ, Elizabeth Haigh and Gaz Oakley will also appear.
Sunday will also see the world debut of Alex James’ Britpop Classical, which will give a full orchestral take on ’90s classics from the likes of Blur, Oasis and Pulp.
For children, the festival will have meet-and-greets with Hey Duggee meet-and-greets, Oti Mabuse’s dance class, and circus activities from The Flying Seagull Project and Farmyard Circus.
The grown-ups can get chuckling with comedy from Bridget Christie, who recently starred as Linda in Channel 4’s The Change, Lou Sanders, who appeared on Amazon Prime show Last One Laughing, and Lucy Beaumont.
Live podcast recordings will also feature as part of the comedy offering, as well as stand-up from former Celebrity MasterChef contestant Eshaan Akbar.
Tickets are available on bigfeastival.com.
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