End of The Road 2025

End of The Road Festival
Lamar Tree Gardens, Dorset
28th – 31st August 2025

The beloved festival returns for its nineteenth instalment, bringing a slew of fantastic, genre-spanning acts in tow.

There’s plenty of excitement to find in End of The Road’s 2025 line up, including the festival’s most dazzling set of headliners yet. Fresh off the release of last year’s Honey, Caribou are guaranteed to get the party started with their headline set; expect an eclectic blend of dancefloor fillers and warbling, electronic ballads. Elsewhere, Father John Misty brings his signature sound to Lamar Tree Garden – with a slew of songs that blend the personal and apocalyptic – while Self Esteem‘s maximalist, feminist pop is guaranteed to bring the festival to a euphoric close.

As with every End of The Road instalment, there’s plenty to enjoy beyond the headliners. On the rock front, scuzz-punk heroes Viagra Boys are set to return to Gardens, while Matt Berninger, best known as The National’s frontman, is sure to deliver to a show-stopping performance. On the electronic side, acts like Joy Orbison and Mount Kimbie are sure to keep festival-goers dancing deep into the night. This year’s line-up is the perfect blend of established heroes (Sharon Van Etten, DIIV, Throwing Muses) and up and comers (Rosali, Ducks Ltd, Wild Pink) – all of which are guaranteed to fill your post-festival playlists.

In addition to this incredible musical line-up, you can also expect workshops, games, talks, and adventurous art installations, as well as the festival’s wellness escape, Healing Gardens. There’s no question that End of The Road 2025 will be the festival’s finest outing yet.

Tickets for End of The Road 2025 are available here.

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All words by Elliott Simpson. You can find more writing by Elliott for Louder Than in his author’s archive and other work on his website. His 33 1/3 book on Yo La Tengo’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out is available now.

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