Beloved event Splendour Festival has announced its widely anticipated return to the picturesque grounds of Wollaton Park for the summer of 2025, with more than 30,000 music fans set to join the party on 19th and 20th July. The news that Splendour will be back at its home of more than 15 years has been warmly welcomed across the board, sending a wave of excitement across the East Midlands.
The festival has become renowned for its genre and era spanning line-ups, most recently bringing acts including Noel Gallagher, Anne-Marie, Confidence Man, Sugababes, Craig David, Sam Ryder, The Vaccines, Becky Hill, Antony Szmierek, Madness and Rudimental to Wollaton. The fan-favourite event has a long-standing reputation for putting on a summer party that appeals across the generations; from long-term regulars to younger music fans, and even kids enjoying their first experience of live music.
Super Early Bird tickets, frozen at the 2022 price of £85 (plus fees), will be available via an exclusive pre-sale from 11am on Friday 27th September. Splendour’s biggest fans who have signed up to the mailing list will have the first chance to book, with festival organisers expecting the discounted tickets to sell out quickly, ahead of the general on sale at midday.
To help make the event more affordable, Splendour is also bringing back its monthly Payment Plan options; allowing customers to split the cost of their ticket across the 10 months until the festival, while also offering a 10% Nottingham City Residents discount, free tickets for children aged 10 and under, and cheaper Youth tickets for ages 11-17.
Over the last 16 years, 140,000 discounted tickets and more than 30,000 free child tickets have been enjoyed by the local community, firmly marking Splendour as a key date in the festival calendar and a flagship cultural event for the region, providing affordable access to live music to as many people as possible.
Actor Vicky McClure, regular attendee who took to the Splendour main stage two years running with the heartwarming Our Dementia Choir, led today’s celebrations saying: “Splendour is back! It’s that happy time in the Nottingham calendar we all get together, sing, dance in the best park on earth! Can’t wait!!”
Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands, also hailed the event’s return, while highlighting the impact it is likely to have on the local economy, saying: "I can’t wait to see the city come alive again next summer! As one of the region’s most cherished summer events, Splendour not only brings incredible live music and entertainment to the beautiful grounds of Wollaton Hall & Deer Park, but also showcases the creativity and vibrancy of our community.
“Beyond the joy it brings to residents and visitors alike, Splendour plays a vital role in supporting our local economy—boosting our hospitality sector, providing a platform for local businesses, and contributing to Nottingham’s reputation as a destination for world-class events."
Each year, the live music industry contributes billions of pounds to the UK economy, and the return of Nottingham’s largest outdoor event to the East Midlands is certain to be a significant contributor in stimulating the economy in the area, with local hospitality, tourism and transport sectors all set to feel the benefit from the tens of thousands of travelling visitors and merry-makers from closer to home, as well as the direct investment in local services involved in the event, from crafts people, trades people and event specialists to cleaners and first aiders.
Splendour’s investment into its hometown has always gone further than the financials. The event is renowned for proudly supporting the region’s music scene each year, with a vast number of emerging and established artists from across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire getting opportunities to perform in front of a huge festival audience, often the biggest audience of their careers. Splendour’s well-established relationship with local music charity, Nusic, has produced many of these “career highlight” experiences through the Future Sound of Nottingham competition, which gives even the very newest artists the opportunity to open the festival’s main stage.
In the meantime, weekend tickets for Splendour Festival 2025 go on general sale at midday on Friday 27th September, with day tickets expected to be released closer to the event. The Super Early Bird Pre-sale will be available exclusively to mailing list subscribers for an hour beforehand. Sign up on the Splendour website for access.
