Radio 2 in the Park 2025 will be heading to Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th September and as announced on today’s Scott Mills Breakfast Show, Bryan Adams will headline Saturday night and Def Leppard – with an exclusive UK performance for 2025 – will headline Sunday night at this year’s event.
Other acts confirmed to appear on the bill include Louise, Suede, Jessie J, Ronan Keating, Ella Henderson, Stereophonics, Anastacia and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Radio 2 in the Park – the station’s annual flagship live music festival – is a three-day music juggernaut featuring performances from some of the world’s biggest pop stars alongside DJ sets on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the station’s much-loved presenters.
Listeners and viewers will be able to catch all the action live throughout the weekend on Radio 2, BBC Sounds and iPlayer.
Speaking following the announcement of his appearance, Bryan Adams said: “This will be my first time performing in Chelmsford, and I’m genuinely looking forward to bringing the show there. There’s something exciting about playing in a new place, especially somewhere that’s filled with a Radio 2 crowd ready to rock. I’m thrilled to be part of this event… brace yourselves, we’re gonna roll with the punches!”
With English rock legends Def Leppard adding: “We’ve never had the privilege of performing in Chelmsford before, but this will all change?on September 7th! We are very much looking forward to headlining on the Sunday and also having our good friend Bryan Adams on the festival the night before. It’ll be a fantastic weekend… thanks to the BBC and Radio 2… we’ll see you ‘In The Park’.”
Check out the full Radio 2 in the Park 2025 line-up below:
Saturday, September 6th
- Bryan Adams
- Belinda Carlisle
- Ronan Keating
- Jessie J
- Kid Creole & The Coconuts
- Marti Pellow
- Ella Henderson
- Stereophonics
Sunday, September 7th
- Def Leppard
- Anastacia
- Soul II Soul
- Suede
- Louise
- David Gray
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Jeff Smith, Head of Music for Radio 2, said: “Radio 2 plays over 16,000 different songs each year, and I’m thrilled we’re bringing a line-up of incredible artists behind some of those amazing songs to perform at Radio 2 in the Park. The range of musical genres represented is testimony to the breadth and diversity of our music policy – there is truly something for everybody! It’s the station’s biggest music event of the year and we can’t wait to bring this stellar selection of globally renowned artists to Chelmsford in September.”
Tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 4th June, at 8.30am at bbc.co.uk/radio2inthepark (along with full terms and conditions).?
Tickets to the Radio 2 in the Park Pre-Party on Friday are £32 (plus booking fee). Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday are priced from £63 (plus booking fee).
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