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RADAR Festival have announced seven new bands for this year’s festival!
Following on last month’s announcement, which saw the likes of UNDEROATH, YONAKA, AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS and more announced, now, another seven bands have been announced for this year’s forward-thinking heavy music festival in Manchester.
Leading the charge in the new announce is BOB VYLAN, who headline the Saturday, whilst VUKOVI and AS DECEMBER FALLS will all perform across the festival weekend this July. Also confirmed for this year’s festival is DREAM STATE, LASTELLE, SHELF LIVES and ARTIO.
Additionally, the festival have confirmed two afterparty acts: French electronic musician THE ALGORITHM will perform a DJ set on the Friday, and THE 900, the famed Tony Hawk Pro Skater cover band, will close the festival on Sunday. The final afterparty is still to be announced.
Speaking about the new announcement, festival co-founder and co-organiser, Catherine Jackson-Smith says, “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 will take place from July 4th-6th 2025 at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.
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