The station’s live music festival will take over some of Greater Manchester’s much-loved venues in March to bring listeners a mix of live performances and DJ sets

Ezra Collective, Kae Tempest, Mogwai and English Teacher are among the names that will play the 2025 BBC 6 Music Festival – see the lineup in full below.

Ezra Collective, Mogwai and Kae Tempest to headline - The four-day event will take place at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse in March

Mercury-prize winning jazz quintet Ezra Collective will headline the BBC 6 Music Festival alongside Scottish post-rock band Mogwai and rapper-writer Kae Tempest.The full line-up for the 2025 event has been unveiled,

The annual event returns to Greater Manchester between March 26-29 and headline sets will come courtesy of Ezra Collective, Mogwai and Kae Tempest at the O2 Victoria Warehouse. They’ll be joined on the bill by English Teacher, Perfume Genius and Fat Dog.