The weather is hotting up and summer is on its way, with many of us thinking ahead to festival season and enjoying live music in the sun.
There’s no shortage of music festivals coming to London in summer 2023 – no matter if you love metal or motown.
From major events such as BST Hyde Park and Wireless, to genre-specific gigs such as Cross The Tracks or Mighty Hoopla, there’s truly something for every music fan.
Though many major festivals are in high demand, there are still tickets on sale for some of London’s biggest musical get-togethers.
Here are some of London’s top 2023 music festivals that still have tickets available –with dates, locations, who’s playing, and how to get tickets.
All Points East
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Date: Multiples dates from Thursday, August 18, to Monday, August 28
Location: Victoria Park in East London
Who’s performing? On August 18, Stormzy will be the headliner, with a line-up curated by the artist.
The first wave of artists has been announced, with performances from Kehlani, Sampha, Knucks, Lucky Daye, WSTRN, Ms Banks and No Signal, with more artists coming.
The second day of the festival on Friday, August 19, will see sets from Aphex Twin and Bonobo, while Friday, August 25 will be headlined by The Strokes along with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus Norwegian indie star Girl In Red, US singer Angel Olsen, Brit band Black Midi and Aussie rockers Amyl and the Sniffers will also play.
Jungle and Erykah Badu will perform the following day, while Sunday, August 27 will see Dermot Kennedy, Olivia Dean, SG Lewis, and Aurora hit the stage.
The final day of the festival on Monday, August 28, will feature Haim headling the event with special guest performances from Girl In Red, Confidence Man, Lizzy McAlpine, and Tove Lo.
How can you get tickets? Tickets for the individual events are still available via the festival website, though some individual tiers have sold out.
BST Hyde Park
Date: Multiples dates from Saturday, June 24 to Saturday, July 8
Location: Hyde Park in Central London
Who’s performing? A whole host of star-studded shows will take place this year as part of BST.
However, we do know popstar Pink is headlining on June 24 and 25, and rock icons Guns N Roses are headlining on June 30.
Take That take the stage on July 1, just a day before K-pop sensations Blackpink make their UK festival debut on July 2.
Billy Joel will perform on July 7 while Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will hit the stage on July 6 and 8, though sadly, these three shows have now sold out.
How can you get tickets? Tickets for both dates of Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Pink’s June 24 show may have sold out, but you still have a chance to catch the remaining shows with tickets on sale at the BST website.
Cross The Tracks
Date: Sunday, May 28
Location: Brockwell Park in South London
Who’s performing? Expect plenty of jazz, funk and soul (that’s what this festival is all about).
NxWorries (a collaboration between Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge), Kelis, Masego and Alfa Mist are 2023’s headliners – and acts include DOMi & JD Beck, Gilles Peterson, Raven Lenae, Yazmin Lacey, The Silhouettes Project, Son Little, Cherise and Lunch Money Life, among others.
Funk, soul and jazz composer Roy Ayers is also billed as performing a farewell tour.
How can you get tickets? Multiple types of tickets are still available now on Cross The Tracks website.
Field Day
Date: Saturday, August 19
Location: Victoria Park in East London
Who’s performing? Field Day will feature a bumper line-up packed with some of the best acts in electronic music.
Aphex Twin and Bonobo will headline the event, alongside the likes of Arca, Fever Ray, Jayda G, Jon Hopkins, Kelela, Moderat, SBTRKT, Sudan Archives, and TSHA among others.
And what’s more, there’s set to be additional acts added to the bill.
Past Field Days have seen The Chemical Brothers, Kraftwerk, Peggy Gou, BICEP, Skepta, Jorja Smith, Pusha T, Diplo, and Jungle take to the stage.
How can you get tickets? Limited tier five tickets and some VIP packages are still available from the Field Day website.
Meltdown
Date: Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 19
Location: Southbank Centre
Who’s performing?
The line-up was selected by Christine and the Queens star Redcar, who is best known for hits including Titled, Girlfriend and People, I’ve Been Sad.
Performances will take place across the 10-day event from Django Django, serpentwithfeet, Let’s Eat Grandma, Yemi Alade, SQÜRL, Warpaint, Kokoroko, Johnny Jewel, Bat For Lashes, Oxlade, Totally Enormous Extinct, Soap&Skin, and Lynks.
There will also be a special performance from Sigur Ros alongside the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Speaking ahead of the festival, Redcar said: ‘What an honour to be picked by the fantastical teams of the Meltdown festival to be a curator. I will pick musicians that have some gut-wrenching quality, and I wish for all of us to stroll around in those ten days being rejuvenated by artistic gestures.’
Past curators of the festival have included Grace Jones, Nile Rodgers, Robert Smith and M.I.A.
How can you get tickets? Tickets for the individual events are available on the Southbank Centre website.
Mighty Hoopla
Date: Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4
Location: Brockwell Park in South London
Who’s performing? 2023’s line-up is led by Kelly Rowland and Years & Years.
Also taking the stage at the two-day pop bonanza are performers bound to make you feel nostalgic, including Aqua, Natasha Bedingfield, Rachel Stevens, Samantha Mumba and the Vengaboys.
Expect performances from Beverley Knight, Jake Shears, Jamelia, Kelis, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Soul II Soul, too – with the full line-up listed here.
While weekend and Saturday tickets are sold out, tickets for Sunday are still available.
The second day of the festival will feature Years & Years, Róisín Murphy, Jake Shears, Confidence Man, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Vengaboys, Rachel Stevens, Gloria Groove, Lisa Scott Lee, A1, Snap!, Shola Ama, Midland, The 2 Bears, and more.
How can you get tickets? Tickets for Sunday, June 4 are available now via Mighty Hoopla’s website.
We Are FSTVL
Date: Friday, August 25 to Sunday, August 27
Location: Damyns Hall Aerodrome in Upminster
Who’s performing? The Prodigy will headline this year’s We Are FSTVL’s largest line-up ever to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Other performances will comes from the likes of Nathan Dawe, Fisher, Michael Bibi, LF System, Vintage Culture and Carl Cox.
Other performances across the three-day event will come from onny Fodera, Joel Corry, John Summit, Patrick Topping, Folamour, Amelie Lens and Dom Dolla.
How can you get tickets? Early Bird tickets are sold out, but general sale tickets go live on Friday, April 28. Visit the We Are FSTVL website for updates.
Wide Awake Festival
Date: Saturday, May 27
Location: Brockwell Park in South London
Who’s performing? Dubbed a ‘celebration of independent music and counter culture’, the 2023 line-up includes headliner Caroline Polachek.
Also in the line-up are Alex G and Cambridge rock band Black Country, New Road, along with producers Daniel Avery and Oneohtrix Point Neve, and bands Two Shell, V!agra Boys and Warmduscher.
How can you get tickets? Early Bird tickets are sold out, but there are still general admission and VIP tickets for sale via the Wide Awake Festival website.
Wireless
Date: Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 9 2023
Location: Finsbury Park in North London
Who’s performing? This year’s massive three-day event will see performances from Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, D-Block Europe, and 50 Cent.
Also set to hit the stage across the Finsbury Park festival is Lil Uzi Vert, Headie One, Bryson Tiller, Pocaan, and Lil Durk among others.
There are still acts set to be announced, and still tickets available for those that wish to attend.
How can you get tickets? Weekend and day tickets are still available via the Wireless website.
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