It’s no surprise that Sabrina Carpenter would be a headliner at one of the UK’s biggest festivals given her recent success. Her music career began to take off when she moved to Island Records in 2021, releasing “Emails I Can’t Send” in 2022. Her song “Nonsense” and “Feather” were viral successes and in the following year, she opened for Taylor Swift at the Era’s Tour on the Latin American, Australian and Singaporean shows. In 2024, she released the UK no.1  album “Short n’ Sweet”, with singles “Espresso”, “Please Please Please” and “Taste” coming from the same album. “Espresso”, co-written by Carpenter, debuted at no.6 on the UK official chart, before rising to no.1 after two weeks, making it her first UK number 1 single. The track was also the second most streamed song on Spotify in the UK in 2024. 

Support artists for her Hyde Park show are Clairo and Beabadoobee, and though they may not be as well known they are stars in their own right, definitely deserving as their spots at next year’s festival. 

Clairo is a 26-year-old US singer-songwriter who first gained recognition online with her 2017 track “Pretty Girl”. She released her third album “Charm” this year which saw her venture into jazz-style production and a notable expansion of her style and lyricism.

Beabadoobee is a British pop-rock artist born in the Philippines. Active since 2017, she has released five EPs and she is another opener for Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour in 2023. Her most recent album release, “This Is How Tomorrow Moves”, was released in August this year, and became her first no.1 album in the UK. 

With their viral successes, they are sure to garner an audience at the show, solidifying their presence as Sabrina’s support/opening acts at BST Hyde Park 2025.

The Hyde Park artists position’s are both deserved and in demand, on one of the biggest stages in the UK. Dates for Sabrina Carpenter’s current tour can be found below. 

03/03/2025 – 3Arena – Dublin 

04/03 – 3Arena – Dublin 

06/03 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham 

08/03 – The O2 Arena – London 

09/03 – The O2 Arena – London

11/03 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow 

13/03 – Co-op Live – Manchester 

14/03 – Co-op Live – Manchester 

Dates for Clairo’s UK tour dates are below.

03/03/2025 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin

04/03 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin

13/03 – Eventim Apollo – London

14/03 – Eventim Apollo – London

16/03 – O2 Academy – Glasgow

17/03 – O2 Academy –  Glasgow

19/03 – O2 Apollo –  Manchester

20/03 – O2 Apollo –  Manchester

Beabadoobee’s only show set to be in the UK is next year’s festival.

Hyde Park BST

05/07/2025 – Hyde Park London – London

Ticket presale starts at 12 pm on Monday 9 December here, and the general sale begins at 10 am on Wednesday 11 December. AMEX presale is available for American Express customers between 9/12 and 11/12, more information can be found here.

Abigail Morris, Georgia Davies, Lizzie Mayland, Aurora Nishevci, and Emily Roberts, the driving forces behind the hit single ‘Nothing Matters,’ are adamant that their presence in the music industry should not be viewed as an anomaly but rather as part of a continuum of powerful female and non-binary artists.

Morris highlighted the irony of their situation, remarking, “The revealing thing is… people seem to be implying we’re doing something really new and groundbreaking just by being, you know, five non-male musicians when in fact, we come from a very long line and community of very powerful female and non-binary artists.”

“It’s just a shame that culture at large seems to be constantly blinkered to like, the fact that like, every few years, there’s a new study being like Breaking News! Misogyny in music! and it’s like yes, we know,” Morris added.

Georgia Davies echoed the sentiment, emphasising the need for structural changes in the music industry to facilitate the advancement of female and non-binary bands, stating, “In order for female and non-binary bands to progress up into that status, they need to be given the highest slots on festival lineups. To be given the chance to perform to a big crowd because without giving those slots to people who deserve it, we’re just going to keep seeing the same kind of legacy historically,”

In a subsequent part of the interview, the band was dubbed “the new queens of feminist pop” by the interviewer, prompting a discussion among the band members about the highly gendered language surrounding their success. They admitted it’s a “huge” burden to carry.

The Last Dinner Party, alongside fellow female musicians like Wet Leg and Clairo, has faced the recurring criticism of being dubbed “industry plants,” an accusation disproportionately directed at female musicians in contrast to their male counterparts within the music industry.

In a recent interview with Variety, Abigail Morris responded to the accusations by highlighting the organic connections the band had within the London music scene, explaining, “We all had friends who were in bands in that scene in London – I feel like that’s the only connections we had…. it is kind of old-fashioned, which is why I think people were like, ‘Something must be going on!’ No, that’s literally how the music industry works.”

The Last Dinner Party’s steadfast refusal to conform to industry stereotypes and their unwavering commitment to authenticity underscore the ongoing struggle for gender equality within the music industry. As they embark on their journey following the release of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy,’ The Last Dinner Party stands ready to amplify their message through an upcoming tour across the UK and Ireland later this year.

Some of the more violent forms of conversion therapy such as physical beatings and ‘corrective’ rape are already covered by existing criminal offences, though other forms such as the use of electric shocks and nausea-inducing drugs are not. Victims are usually made vulnerable by being led to believe the ‘treatments’ are for their own good, despite having no basis in science. For these reasons, conversion therapy is opposed on ethical, logical, and moral grounds by all UK therapy professional bodies, as well as the National Health Service.

Addressed to the Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss, the letter states that any behaviour that tries to alter someone’s sexual orientation or behaviour to confirm to a heteronormative lifestyle “should be illegal, no matter the reason, religious or otherwise”. Ending with a chilling reminder that without government intervention, “torture will continue to take place on British soil”, the letter has accrued more than 200,000 signatures, including those of the musicians Olly Alexander (from Years & Years), Clairo, Rina Sawayama, and Wolf Alice. 

Stephen Fry, Russell T Davies, Mae Martin and Katherine Ryan are several of the other celebrities who have put their support behind the motion. A date has not yet been set for the ban to be debated in Parliament, though in related news Instagram recently removed paid promotions from conversion therapy groups in response to efforts from LGBTQ activists. 

The group behind the letter are Ban Conversion Therapy, a recent campaign started by friends Harry Hitchens and Matthew Hyndman. Writing on their website, Hitchens and Hyndman state they begam the campaign in order “to bring public attention to the issue of conversion therapy in the UK and ensure a comprehensive ban”. As well as several helpful resources, you can find the full letter via Ban Conversion Therapy’s site here.