The UK’s leading festival for new music discovery returns to Liverpool City Centre from 3–4 May 2025 – with even more rising stars, indie favourites, and breakthrough acts added to the already stacked Sound City 2025 lineup.
🎸 Sound City 2025: New Lineup Announcements
Get ready for a massive weekend of live music in Liverpool. With over 50 acts already confirmed, Sound City 2025 has just unveiled even more exciting additions to this year’s festival lineup – cementing its reputation as the go-to UK festival for discovering the next big thing in music.
Newly announced artists include:
- Everyone Says Hi
- Monks
- Girl Group
- Ellur
- Rosellas
- Daytime TV
- Matt-Felix
- Paige Kennedy
- fletchr fletchr
- M60
- The Lags
- Ruby J
- Hongza
- ELLis.D
- And many more…
These acts join a growing list of hotly tipped names already confirmed for the Sound City 2025 weekend.
🎤 Full Festival Highlights So Far
The Sound City 2025 main lineup spans emerging indie artists, genre-pushing talent, and future headliners, including:
- The Royston Club
- Dylan John Thomas
- STONE
- Nieve Ella
- Rianne Downey
- Overpass
- Panic Shack
- Imogen and the Knife
- IST IST
- The Cheap Thrills
- Maya Delilah
- TTSSFU
- Brogeal
- Deary
- Keyside
- Florence Road
- White Flowers
- Delights
- Basht
- Alex Spencer
- Charlie Pittman
- Dirty Blonde
- Better Joy
- The Guest List
- Siobhan Winifred
- Aimee Fatale
- The Stingrays
- Keo
- Disgusting Sisters
- And many more to come…
🎶 Why Sound City Matters
Sound City is more than a music festival — it’s a launchpad for new music, spotlighting unsigned and emerging talent before they break into the mainstream. Across two days in May, fans will flock to Liverpool’s buzzing city centre venues to catch acts destined for bigger stages and brighter lights.
This is Liverpool’s essential indie and alternative music festival — and your first chance to see 2025’s breakout artists live.
🌍 Leading the Way for Music Industry Change
Sound City continues its commitment to inclusivity, proudly standing as the UK’s festival for Keychange, driving forward diversity and gender balance in music. With every lineup, it pushes the envelope and gives underrepresented artists a vital platform.
📅 Dates and Tickets
- Sound City 2025 Festival: Saturday 3 May – Sunday 4 May 2025
- Sound City+ Music Conference: Friday 2 May 2025
- Location: Across venues in Liverpool City Centre
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now: Get your tickets here