The annual bank holiday weekend festival DOT TO DOT returns to Bristol and Nottingham for 2025, bringing a host of big names and upcoming acts to perform across both cities.

Over the years, the festival has hosted the likes of The Cribs, Dirty Pretty Things, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, The 1975, Catfish & The Bottlemen and many more, who have all gone on to achieve huge success since their appearance at the festival.

2025 see’s headliners THE HORRORS top the bill, now with their sixth album ‘Night Life’ out in the open. Having first appeared at the festival back in 2006, the band returned to DOT TO DOT in 2018 and will now close out both sites.

Midlands punk duo BIG SPECIAL will be bringing their dark industrial sound to both sites, with Nottingham being only a short journey for the Black Country band. Irish quartet SPRINTS continue their positive run into festival season, whilst FAT DOG add another to their busy schedule for 2025.

Nottingham trio GIRLBAND! will be performing a hometown slot on the Sunday, whilst making the trip down to Bristol the day before, and Liverpool quartet BANDIT are set to bring in a host of new fans along the way. London grunge four-piece KEO have been wowing crowd up and down the country, selling out their debut UK headline tour well in advance.

The full line-up announcement can be found on the poster below.

Tickets + additional info can be found HERE.

Dot to Dot Festival takes place on Saturday 24th May in Bristol, and Sunday 25th May in Nottingham across multiple venues.