Dot To Dot Festival is back in May for its huge 20th year commemorations.
Dot To Dot (D2D) is a metropolitan festival taking place in Bristol on Saturday 25th May and Nottingham on Sunday 26th May. D2D take a full line up of the hottest performers around, on tour from city to city over the weekend. Being a multi-venue metropolitan festival means that D2D get to make use of the best venues across both cities, filling their stages all day with exciting artists. The festival has now firmly established itself as a core date in the music calendar for discovering the next generation of artists.
Dot To Dot Festival History
In 2005, D2D Festival was launched in Nottingham and it signalled the start of a journey towards making the May bank holiday weekend our own. D2D adopted a clear ethos of giving emerging and alternative music a platform to shine from the start, which was reflected in the line up at the festival and set the blueprint for future editions for years to come. Previous line-ups have included Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Fontaines D.C., The 1975, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wolf Alice, Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, Ghetts and many, many more. D2D prides itself on having an emphasis on showcasing the hottest new talent on the planet.
Dot To Dot Festival 2025
With 2025 currently one of the fastest selling years to date for tickets, the 20th anniversary party is set to be a hugely successful weekend.
THE HORRORS are set to return to D2D stages as special guests for the 20th edition of the festival, following their appearance headlining in 2018. This follows the announcement of their first album in 7 years ‘Night Life’, set for release on 21st March
One of London’s most exciting new bands, FAT DOG, are also returning to the festival which fits perfectly with the D2D ethos, with NME calling them ‘2023’s wildest live band’, they are known for their gritty, high-octane live shows.
D2D Festival will also welcome Dublin fiery post-punks SPRINTS following their whirlwind of a year with sellout tours, a top 20 debut album, delivering feverishly talked about sets at Glastonbury, End Of The Road and All Together Now, and enjoying widespread critical acclaim. Also appearing are KATE BOLLINGER, LÅPSLEY, CARDINALS, MARSHALL, HONEYGLAZE, BIG SPECIAL, LORD APEX, MASTER PEACE, NIMINO, SEXTILE, SNOOPER, JACOB ALON and many more.
Accessibility
D2D Festival is fully committed to providing clear information about the accessibility of the venues and events and to support disabled people and those with access requirements to enjoy their time at the festival.