FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Psych Fest 2025 Ft. GOAT, Nadine Shah, Warmduscher & more!

There's just a few weeks until the return of Manchester’s most vibrant one-day festival, Manchester Psych Fest! Returning on August 30th with a full day line up of the very best Psychadelic, Alternative, Folk, Punk and Indie music from Manchester and beyond, this year's festival promises to be the most exhilarating edition of Psych Fest to date.

Whether you want to watch the next big high-octane performers in Projekts Skate Park, the most hyped emerging artists in the country including Radio Free Alice and Westside Cowboy in the Manchester's local venues or see the likes of GOAT, Nadine Shah and Warmduscher taking the O2 Ritz and Manchester Academy for hue headline sets we promise there's so much to enjoy throughout the day.

Joining an absolutely-packed festival line-up in the final artist announcement are much-loved genre-blurrers Jadu Heart, Aussie punks C.O.F.F.I.N, a debut show from Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant, Belfast sonic powerhouse Makeshift Art Bar, noisy London outfit Green Star, and many more.

And this year, festival organisers are delighted to launch a new programme, supported by Arts Council England’s Grassroots Grant. The programme, which provides a platform to five Grassroots artists to perform at Manchester Psych Fest, received over 400 submissions from artists all over the UK. After a careful selection process, five very special applicants have been selected for this year’s festival, including Zo Lief, Wyatt, Puppy Teeth, Lana Death Ray, Twin Flames.

Attendees can also expect plenty of exciting food, drink, art and workshops throughout the festival. Get ready for a massive celebration of live music, live visuals from Innerstrings, food, art, DJs, workshops and yoga, as Manchester Psych Fest 2025 takes over the city once again.

Final tickets running low at manchesterpsychfest.com