Radar Festival announces final 2025 headliner

Check out the final headliner for the 2025 Radar Festival in Manchester!

Radar Festival has revealed the final headliner for 2025, will be Bob Vylan, who will close out the Saturday!

Bob Vylan joins the previously announced headliners Carpenter Brut (Friday) and Underøath (Sunday).

Also announced to play in the most recent announcements is Vukovi, As December Falls, Dream State, Lastelle, Shelf Lives, Artio, Annisokay, The Scratch and Alex Holcombe.

Co-founder and co-organiser of RADAR, Catherine Jackson-Smith, said: “Our final headliner is the unstoppable Bob Vylan. 2025 feels like a time of uncertainty when many communities we belong to or guardian feel uneasy. There’s a choice: to carry on passively or to stand up and speak out. Few bands in today’s music scene do this as powerfully and unapologetically as Bob Vylan. With razor-sharp lyricism and an electrifying live show, they don’t just perform—they provoke, challenge, and inspire. Their music is a rallying cry, embodying the same passion and urgency that we at RADAR stand for in these climates. This isn’t just music; this is a movement, and it’s personal.

“Added to the bands announced today are those that we’ve admired for years, VUKOVI.  I’ve been a fan of them for a long time, so to bring them to the RADAR stage is a booking that has put the cherry on the top for me. This year is going to be fun.”

Radar Festival takes place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester from July 4-6.

 

Elizabeth Birt

May 20, 2025

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