Keswick Mountain Festival has revealed its live music headliners for 2025.
Norman Jay MBE and Bez from Happy Mondays will top the bill at the three-day weekend event in the town, running from May 16 until May 18.
A host of acts will also perform at the festival including a debut for High Fade, returning groups Steel Foxes, State of Satta and Theiving Magpies and dozens of local performers.
Local talent attending the festival will include Ava Grace, J Lewis, JP Worsfold, Chloe Jane Hirst, Bruin Valentine, Stoney Broke, Cassette Baby, Ewan Scarlett, Clara People, Alfie Davies, and Leonie Sax.
Live music and DJ sets will feature through the day and night at various locations at the festival and main stage performances will take place on both the Friday and Saturday evening from 5.30pm until 10pm.
On the Friday, Cumbrian band Steel Foxes will get the party started with a set of their funk indie fusion. More funk, plus disco, will follow with High Fade, and then a DJ set from ‘Madchester’ music icon Bez will bring the night to a close.
On the Saturday, rock, rhythm and blues will come to the fore with The Thieving Magpies, followed by the reggae of State of Satta. The finale on the main stage will be delivered by DJ legend Norman Jay MBE, with a set that promises to deliver his famous mix of ‘rare groove’ to Keswick.
A full schedule of solo acts will also perform in the food and drink area in the Festival Village in Crow Park, on the shore of Derwentwater and with the backdrop of the Lakeland fells.
A new hangout zone will have a stage set up underneath a large stretch tent, where festival goers can sit on benches, and enjoy their refreshments and the entertainment.
Each day, a DJ bar tipi at the top of the hill will offer another place for people to relax and listen to music.
During the day, access to the Festival Village is free, and the live music in the evening is included as part of a sports event ticket or a general festival ticket, which will be required to stay on the site after 5pm.
