South Facing Festival is a series of open-air concerts that will be held in Crystal Palace Park this summer, featuring a diverse range of artists and content over three consecutive weekends.
For general enquiries about stage times, accessibility last entry and so on, you can contact them directly by emailing info@southfacingfestival.com
If you're looking for information on how your visit to the park may look different, please visit our South Facing Festival key information page.
Photo: Jess Glynne by We Are Freak
Each year South Facing Festival sees Crystal Palace Park play host to some of the most renowned international artists, previous years have included artists such as: Grace Jones, Dizzee Rascal, Supergrass, London Grammar, Richard Ashcroft, Becky Hill, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Streets, and Jungle.
The 2025 festival series runs from 7-24 August 2025 and will continue a rich history of the park welcoming visitors from across London and beyond to enjoy their favourite artists in the iconic Crystal Palace Bowl and creating incredible moments and memories.
Our event calendar provides more information about how South Facing Festival sits within our wider programme of events. This page will be kept up to date so you can make the most of your event but please also check the South Facing Festival website before your visit.
South Facing 2025 events include:
Thursday 7 August: Mogwai (& Lankum)
Friday 8 August: Flackstock
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August: Big Smoke Festival (Skepta, JME presents Grime MC FM, The Den)
Thursday 14 August: Morcheeba (feat. Unkle and DJ Shadow)
Friday 15 August: Busta Rhymes (plus Big Daddy Kane, Chali 2na)
Saturday 16 August: Tinlicker
Sunday 17 August: The Originals Festival
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 August: Basement Jaxx
Sunday 24 August: Love Motion: Nile Rodgers & CHIC
For the latest ticket information, please visit the South Facing Festival website.
To get ready, we've put together a South Facing 2025 playlist featuring some of the artists that will be gracing the stage this year including our headliners Mogwai, Basement Jaxx, Skepta, and Morcheeba and an array of other exciting artists you'll see over this month; Wes Nelson, Blue Lab Beats, Miso Extra, and Chy Cartier.
