The Long Road Festival 2025: Everything You Need to Know

The Long Road Festival will make its eagerly awaited return to Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, UK across August 22-24 of 2025, with another stellar line-up confirmed for the event.

As the beloved extravaganza gets underway for another unforgettable instalment, we're making sure that you're all set and that all your queries and questions are answered.

Midland and Drake Milligan will serve as the 2025 headliners, as well as James Bay, with the Rhinestone main-stage being utilised on the Friday for the first time in the festival's history. Milligan will headline the opening night with his trademark energising, live-wire set.

Joining them on the impressive bill is ‘Where I Find God’ hitmaker, Larry Fleet, along with country-folk prodigy, Charles Wesley Godwin, who will be treating the packed-out audience to galvanising takes on fan-favourites such a ‘Family Ties’ and ‘Jesse’.

Also set to perform is Seasick Steve, Alana Springsteen, Evan Honer, Gareth, Fantastic Negrito, Elles Bailey, Ashley Monroe, Chuck Ragan, Fancy Hagood, Trousdale, Fanny Lumsden, Halle Kearns, Kim Churchill, Rainbow Girls, Will Varley & The Southern Rust, Simeon Hammond Dallas, Steady Habits, Janet Devlin and Jaywalkers.

In addition, 2025 sees the return of Rissi Palmer's much-loved Color Me Country medley, along with new stage takeovers from labels such as Loose Music and Snakefarm Records.

The fun activities and culinary delights that The Long Road Festival attendees have come to know and love will again be on offer at the 2025 instalment, with the country celebration hosting a plethora of US-inspired street-food and BBQ and craft beers, as well as dedicated line-dancing sessions, campfires, vintage funfair rides, a kids camp, Country-oke, the Lucky Dice Classic Car & Bike show and more.

There's a brand new stage in 2025, with the Hitching Post hosting a range of exciting events, including two Holler In Conversations with Drake Milligan and Ashley Monroe, taking place on Friday and Saturday. These will be hosted by the legendary Baylen Leonard.

One question that always pops up is that of whether you can bring your furry, four-legged friends to The Long Road Festival - and the answer is a resounding YES! Dogs are more than welcome, just make sure you're abiding by all the rules set out here.

As many fans will be camping, glamping and maybe even staying in their live-in home throughout the three-day festival, you can bring certain amounts of food and drink into these accommodation areas. However, you can't take this into the main festival area, except for sealed bottles of water up to 750ml or empty unsealed bottles to refill. For the full list of permitted food and drink this year, check out this guide.

One thing is for sure, if you're heading to Stanford Hall this weekend for The Long Road Festival 2025, you're in for a treat, with an array of incredible artists descending on Lutterworth.

You can find further details regarding accommodation, travel and more here.

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