LIDO Festival announces new Jamie xx support acts for headliner show
LIDO Festival, the newest addition to London’s summer calendar, is coming to Victoria Park this June 2025. Today, we’re proud to announce the latest acts for Jamie xx’s headlining show ‘The Floor’; Shy FX B2B Tim Reaper, Todd Edwards B2B Bullet Tooth, Villager, and a special B2B DJ set between Jamie xx and Nia Archives, marking Nia Archives’s first-ever B2B set taking place on Saturday 7 June. Previously announced acts are: Arca, Sampha, Romy, 3-hour set from DJ Harvey, Panda Bear, John Glacier, DJ Gigola, Shy One, Wookie and livwutang.
Remaining tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
Named after Victoria Park’s historic Lido Field, this two-weekend festival will feature carefully curated music line-ups alongside community-driven activities during the week, all with a strong emphasis on sustainability. LIDO will showcase the most current headliners and work closely with them to curate the lineups, reflecting their musical influence.
LIDO welcomes East London local Jamie xx as the first headliner for 2025. A forward-thinking beatmaker and producer, Jamie xx significantly influenced the sound of the late 2000s and beyond. Known for his work with The xx and his solo dance projects. Whether on record or djing live, Jamie expertly blends a kaleidoscope of genres, finding an emotional quality within the music that underpins and unites dancefloors worldwide.
A new-gen junglist and creator of UP YA ARCHIVES, Nia Archives refuses to be confined to one label. Since her emergence in 2020, the 24-year-old producer, DJ, singer, songwriter, and visual artist has been at the forefront of jungle’s new wave. Her collagist soundscapes have introduced the genre to a new generation of clubgoers while earning her an impressive list of accolades. She placed third in the prestigious BBC Sound of 2023, and has previously won the MOBO Award for ‘Best Dance / Electronic Act, ‘whilst being nominated again this year twice. This year, the Yorkshire artist made Brit Awards history as the first-ever Junglist to receive three nominations in one year. She’s up for ‘Best Dance Act’ and ‘Artist of the Year,’ following her ‘Rising Star’ nomination in 2023. In just a few years, Nia Archives has cemented herself as an essential name in dance music. This special b2b performance, with headliner Jamie xx, will mark Nia’s first-ever back-to-back set and is an exclusive performance for LIDO.
Praised as “an artist of many moods”, Andre Williams, aka Shy FX, is regarded as a pioneer of jungle and drum & bass. His career spans an exciting and electric range of hits, from mainstay 1994 anthem ‘Original Nuttah’ to 2019 album Raggamuffin SoundTape fan favourite ‘Roll The Dice (ft. Stamina MC & Lilly Allen)’. 2024 saw Shy FX release his highly anticipated 10-track EP, Rudeboy Design SoundTape, in collaboration with Mr. Williamz. A creative crossover, the project flits between dancehall, drum & bass and jungle, with Dance Wax calling it proof of Shy FX’s ever-lasting legacy as “one of the most important electronic artists this country has to offer”.
His B2B set comes from jungle lore king, Tim Reaper. A famed producer, his dynamic work creatively meddles with expectations of drum & bass, creating vibrant tracks steeped in experimentation and nods to soundsystem culture. There’s no place you’d want to be under the sun in Victoria Park catching a masterclass in UK jungle music.
Todd Edwards is a music maverick: an unstoppable force who has influenced some of the biggest names in music, including the likes of Daft Punk. With over 3 decades in the music scene, he’s become an integral part of the UK garage scene. As The Guardian puts it, he helped “kickstart a musical revolution in Britain”. Over the years, Edwards’ discography has become a treasured marker of innovation, known for his signature four-to-the-floor beats and incredible beat splicing skills. An innovator and an expert, Edwards’ LIDO set will be an unforgettable summer moment.
Where you see convention, Bullet Tooth brings brilliance. Artfully joining up genres of UK garage, rap and rave, his hidden identity makes his cracking style all the more interesting. Known for his booming basslines, the artist has carved out a cult following online, wheeling out bootlegs on SoundCloud. Last year, the DJ and producer wrapped up his summer on a major high in Ibiza with Damian Lazarus and Black Coffee. This year, he’s continuing to change the game with his upcoming set at LIDO Festival.
Villager is a breakthrough DJ act from Alex Young. After playing with huge acts Kaytranada, Skrillex, Diplo, and Cashmere Cat as a teenager, he’s become a rising name on the DJ scene. Now 27, Villager has supported Sammy Virji and Barry Can’t Swim. His innovative style has been described as “taking cues from the richly textured electronica of artists like Four Tet and Jon Hopkins, repurposing club rhythms into detailed, emotive music that rewards closer listening”, as said by Future Music magazine. A must-see at LIDO Festival, Villager is showing us what the future of electronic music sounds like.
Of his headline show, Jamie xx says: “It’s always an exciting prospect playing in my home town. Having done The Floor and Alexandra Palace this year, it’s time for something else! I’m really looking forward to headlining Victoria Park, curating my own day festival and performing alongside my favourite artists.”
Beyond the music, LIDO is committed to making a positive impact on the local community. A key part of this commitment is LIDO’s ongoing partnership with East London Arts and Music (ELAM), providing students with hands-on experience in the creative industry including offering students the chance to perform, as well as vocational opportunities in festival production, technology, and the wider music industry.
As a new festival in Tower Hamlets, LIDO will bring substantial benefits to the local area, including improvements to the park itself. Echoing the success of AEG’s neighbouring East London festival, All Points East, which contributes over £45 million to the local economy each year, LIDO will similarly engage local suppliers, employ local staff, and boost local spending on accommodation, food, and entertainment. The festival’s midweek programme will also provide free, high-quality arts, culture and wellbeing activities, offering a platform for local talent to shine and enriching the area’s cultural landscape.
With the full line-up coming soon, LIDO will showcase the most current headliners and work closely with them to curate the line ups, reflecting their musical influences and passions, with a strong focus on emerging artists. LIDO is dedicated to supporting the growth of music in the UK, providing a platform that not only celebrates today’s talent but also inspires and nurtures the next generation of headliners, all in a responsible and sustainable way.
LIDO firmly believes that the future of live music and festivals should be a sustainable one. From the outset, LIDO will implement and then continually develop sustainable policies and processes ranging from how we power the festival and manage waste disposal through to partnering with local food vendors to ensure maximum efficiency, simplify, strengthen, and minimise the impact in our supply chains and our community. LIDO will hold themselves to account and maximise every sustainable opportunity available to the event
