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Skepta confirms Big Smoke Festival 2025 details
Skepta has announced details of the 2025 edition of Big Smoke Festival – and this is how to get tickets.
The rapper confirmed that the festival will return as part of this year’s South Facing at Crystal Palace Bowl on 9-10 August.
Headlining the Big Smoke stage on Saturday is Skepta himself, alongside the likes of Chy Cartier, Chip, a B2B of Grime MC FM (JME) and The Den (Frisco).
While the Sunday will see Más Tiempo take the reins for a full takeover, with more special guests to be revealed in the coming months.
“Big Smoke is a festival in London, for London and I can’t wait for fans to see what we’ve got planned for this year’s edition. We continue to think of new ways to do things differently, so I’m excited to release the full line up. See you at the Bowl in August,” Skepta said.
In 2024 Skepta released tracks “Why Lie?”, “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” and “Tony Montana” which were expected to be lifted from upcoming album Knife and Fork.
However the release date for the LP is yet to be confirmed by the artist, so it’s not yet known if it’ll be released ahead of the festival this summer.
Ahead of Big Smoke Festival tickets going on sale for 2025, you can find out everything you need to know below.
When do Big Smoke Festival tickets go on sale?
They go on general sale at 10am GMT on Friday, 7 March via:
Prices will be confirmed this week, with day tickets, weekend tickets and payment plans available.
Is there a presale?
Yes, a number of presales are taking place across the week. This includes an O2 Priority sale from 10am on Wednesday, 5 March via the O2 app and priority.o2.co.uk.
A Ticketmaster and Live Nation presale then takes place from 10am on Thursday, 6 March, you’ll need to sign in or sign up to the sites to access tickets.
Plus fans who are signed up to the South Facing mailing list can access a presale also from 10am on 6 March.
What’s the 2025 lineup?
The first phase of the lineup has been announced which includes the following artists:
Saturday 9 August – Skepta / JME and Frisco present Grime MC FM B2B The Den / Chip / Special guest tba / Chy Cartier / Jordsss / BXKS / Skyla Tylaa / more tba
Sunday 10 August – Skepta presents Mas Tiempo / more special guests tba
