Bryan Adams and Def Leppard to headline Radio 2 in the Park 2025

04 June 2025 - Press release

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 on BBC Radio 2, 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. The weekend line-up is below...

Plus, back by popular demand and following its debut at Radio 2 in the Park in Preston last year, there will be a Friday night DJ party to kick things off - featuring sets from Radio 2 presenters Vernon Kay, Scott Mills, Rylan, DJ Spoony and Michelle Visage - ahead of a weekend packed with stellar live performances.

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.

Tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 4th June, at 8.30am at  www.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). Listeners and viewers will be able to catch all the action live throughout the weekend on Radio 2, BBC Sounds and iPlayer.

The line-up is:

Saturday 6th September

· Bryan Adams

· Belinda Carlisle

· Ronan Keating

· Jessie J

· Kid Creole & The Coconuts

· Marti Pellow

· Ella Henderson

· Stereophonics

Sunday 7th September

· Def Leppard

· Anastacia

· Soul II Soul

· Suede

· Louise

· David Gray

· Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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