The opening day of End of the Road 2025 kicks off with a more pared-back programme, with live music hosted on just two stages ahead of the full weekend schedule. On the Woods Stage, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory headline the evening with an emotionally charged set – blending rock with Van Etten’s unmistakable vocals. She’s joined by rising ‘Britainicana’ act Westside Cowboy and the dreamlike, introspective soundscapes of Youth Lagoon. Meanwhile, at The Folly, the energy is high, with sets from genre-blending duo Getdown Services, Swiss indie-pop artist Anna Erhard, and Montreal’s post-punk band La Sécurité.

Friday’s line-up features a wide array of artists performing across every stage throughout the day. Among the standout names, the Garden Stage will host a headline set from Caribou, delivering his signature fusion of shimmering electronics and kinetic live energy. He’ll be joined by Swedish psych-rock collective Goat and the Welsh garage pop trio The Bug Club. On the Woods Stage, catch the rich, atmospheric folk of Daisy Rickman, alongside The Orchestra (For Now) – a collective promising sonic experimentation.

The Big Top Stage features with avant-garde pop duo Man/Woman/Chainsaw and the intense, post-industrial soundscapes of These New Puritans. At the Folly, moody vocalist Warhaus shares the stage with the sardonic energy of Chastity Belt. Meanwhile, the Boat Stage offers a change of pace with a DJ set from Tom Ravenscroft and a performance by the drone-folk collective Smote. Finally, the Talking Heads Stage sets the tone for intimate, powerful moments with performances from Sabine McCalla and Syrian-Irish folk artist Mohammad Syfkhan.

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Saturday 30 promises a dynamic and eclectic line-up across all stages. On the Woods Stage, festival favourite Self Esteem brings her bold, confessional pop to the stage, joined by rising folk-rock collective The New Eves. The Garden Stage showcases the raw energy of Viagra Boys and a solo set from Geordie Greep of black midi, promising unpredictable experimentation.

Over at the Big Top, alt-rock pioneers Throwing Muses appear alongside breakout trio Mary in the Junkyard. Over at The Folly, expect dreamy textures and art-rock experimentation, with sets from BDRMM, Greg Freeman and The Sophs. Meanwhile, The Boat Stage dives into the underground with psychedelic project Dactyl Terra and genre-bending Black Fondu. The Talking Heads Stage presents more intimate sets from singer-songwriters Merce Lemon and Jennifer Castle.

Sunday 31 closes up the weekend with another full day of standout performances.  At the Woods Stage, Father John Misty brings his melancholic, orchestral folk-rock storytelling to the headline slot, joined by post-punk innovators Squid and the wildly chaotic Tropical Fuck Storm. Over at the Garden Stage, Black Country, New Road return with their ever-evolving sound, joined by the introspective alt-pop of Sorry and festival favourite Katy J Pearson.

The Big Top Stage offers synth-driven performances from John Maus and genre-blending newcomer Miso Extra. Trace Mountains and Adult DVD bring intimate, lo-fi textures to The Folly Stage, while The Boat Stage spotlights forward-thinking electronic sounds from Astrid Sonne and Aili. Rounding out the weekend, Christopher Owens of Girls will deliver a rare and emotional solo set on the Talking Heads Stage.

A full run down of the line-up and day splits for End of The Road 2025 can be viewed here.

The rest of the lineup will include Arooj Aftab, Greentea Peng, Overmono, Kokoko, Cass McCombs, Lee Fields, Yeule, Dungen, and many more. More further details about the lineup will be here.  Regarding tickets, this year’s edition of End Of The Road has proven to be the most successful “fastest selling yet” though a very limited number of tickets are still available, confirmed by organisers. It is currently on sale but on the fourth tier, as tiers, 1-3 have been sold out. Further information regarding deposit schemes will also be available here.

The wait is over, folks. Say hello to our first wave of acts playing #EOTR2023.

Undisputed kings of neo-psychedelia, @kinggizzard synth-pop disruptors @futureislands psychedelic pop four-piece @UMO and indie rock icons and Grammy Award winners @Wilco and many more.

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— EndOfTheRoadFestival (@EOTR) January 31, 2023

This year marks history for two major artists in a while. It will be the first time that King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard make an appearance 6 years prior to this year’s lineup. Singer-Songwriter Angel Olsen’s appearance at End Of The Road will be the first time in a decade.

End Of The Road owner, Simon Taffe expressed his thoughts about this year’s lineup. “This year’s lineup excites me beyond words. I feel so lucky to be able to bring my record collection to life! King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Future Islands, Angel Olsen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ezra Furman have put on some of my favourite live performances over the years and more recently Arooj Aftab, Greentea Peng and John Francis Flynn have blown me away.” 

He continued, “End Of The Road is all about discovery, and I can’t wait to welcome a whole load of amazing new acts that have never played before like Biig Piiig, Flohio, Floodlights, Horse Lords, Infinity Knives and Brain Ennals, Moin, They Hate Change and a lot more! As always we will be doing everything we can to  make it the best year yet, with plenty of surprises to come.” 

Last year, in a five-star review of End Of The Road 2022, NME wrote, “It’s deeper into the forest that the festival’s most special moments occur- at the miniscule Piano Stage in a buried woodland clearing, some of the weekend’s biggest acts (including Kurt Vile and Lucy Dacus) perform quick and unannounced 15-minute acoustic shows. In general, there’s a gentle surrealism to the End Of The Road site- where else would you look up to see a glorious golden-green parrot squawking away in the trees, or a peacock enjoying the soundchecks on a bleary Sunday morning?”

The festival took to their Twitter to announce the exciting news.

Hey! We’ve been trying to meet them, and now we’re delighted to welcome the legendary @PIXIES as our first #EOTR2022 headliner. One of the most influential guitar bands of the past forty years, they’ll bring their thrilling live show to EOTR for the first time next September. pic.twitter.com/LEc8nY9QsM

— EndOfTheRoadFestival (@EOTR) September 21, 2021

The festival will take place from 1st September- 4th September 2022 at Larmer Tree Gardens. The Dorset event has been described by the Guardian in a press release as a “Life-affirming festival” along with a five-star review.  The festival only recently wrapped up its 15th-anniversary event, the 2021 event boasted a lineup full of impressive acts including Hot Chip, 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks and a special guest appearance by Blur and Gorillaz artist Damon Albarn. The festival has been a summer staple since its inception in 2006, the event has gained a reputation for featuring a lineup full of the most current acts.

Next year will mark the third time in which Pixies have been announced as a headliner, in 2020 the “Where is My Mind” performers were billed to play but with the COVID-19 pandemic the festival was cancelled. The band were again billed to headline at this year’s event but were forced to pull out due to travel restrictions. In tribute to the group’s absence, singer-songwriter King Krule performed a cover of “Wave of Mutilation”, taken from the Pixies’ second studio album Doolittle released in 1989.

A statement on the festival’s website confirms the headline announcement whilst describing the group’s musical importance. “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome the legendary Pixies as our first End Of The Road Festival 2022 headliner. The pioneers of loud-quiet-loud, and one of the most influential guitar bands of the past forty years, they’ll bring their visceral, thrilling live show to Larmer Tree Gardens for the first time next September. With 2022 early-birds selling out in under a minute, tickets are still flying out the door at record speed, so secure yours before it’s too late.”

Formed in Boston, the group originally comprised of Black Francis aka Frank Black on vocals and rhythm guitar, Joey Santiago on lead guitar, Kim Deal on bass and backing vocals and David Lovering on drums. The original lineup was active until 2013 when Deal left the group. Deal was replaced with a former member of the Muffs and The Pandoras Kim Shattuck as a touring bassist. Shattuck was then replaced with Paz Lenchantin who was made a permanent band member in 2016. Lenchantin is a world renounced bassist, known for her work in groups A Perfect Circle and rock heavyweights Queens of the Stone Age.

Since their formation and early work Pixies have become incredibly influential and synonymous with hits, Kurt Cobian once admitted that he stole riffs from their music. The group are famed for popularising the loud-quiet-loud music style and turning the method into a respected art form. The group made a huge impact within the musical landscape of the 1990s and have remained as popular and celebrated to this day. The band’s initial genre-defining singles include “Gigantic”, “Monkey Gone to Heaven”, “Here Comes Your Man” and “Debaser”.

The group disbanded in 1993 but reunited in 2004, during their eleven-year hiatus, the band members concentrated on their solo projects. On 13th April 2004, the Pixies played their first reunion gig in Minnesota followed by many more reunion performances. New music followed shortly after; in June 2004 the group released a new track exclusively via iTunes entitled “Bam Thwok”, the song reached number one within the UK Official Download Chart.

Various compilations and anniversary editions of their back catalogue were then released and in 2014 the group released their first studio album since their split. Indie Cindy was released to great critical success and two more studio albums followed its release. The band’s most recent release was the 2019 album Beneath the Eyrie, the release sired two singles and reached number seven within the UK album charts whilst accumulating huge critical and commercial success.

The early bird tickets have now sold out, as well as tiers 2 and 3. Tier 4 tickets are now on sale along with the festival’s payment deposit scheme

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‘To spread some cheer before the end of a very difficult year, we are thrilled to reveal who’s joining Pixies, King Krule, Big Thief, Bright Eyes, Little Simz and Aldous Harding at End of the Road 2021’ the festival wrote in an Instagram statement ‘Feast your eyes on over 100 artists on the bill, some familiar from 2020, some not so much…’

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Like many festivals, this year’s event was cancelled due to the ongoing global pandemic. However, a number of the artists initially booked will still headline the 2021 event. In addition, the festival’s line-up also features some new additions, such as Perfume Genius, Arlo Parks, Sorry and Shygirl, who will all take to the festival stage come September.

The festival has been praised by fans and critics alike, with The Independent calling last years event a ‘weekend filled with unexpected thrills,’ and The Guardian stating it was full of ‘potent bacchanalia and mysticism’. With some if the best emerging artists from the UK and beyond set to grace the event, End Of The Road Festival 2021 is set to take the already beloved event to new heights.

You can buy tickets to End Of The Road 2021 here.

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With less than 48 hours to go until End of the Road streams right into your living room, we bring you ‘In the Garden of Streaming’s’ detailed schedule. Look, not a clash in sight!

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End of the Road Festival has been taking place annually since 2006. Its focus is on showcasing independent rock and folk performances from both established names like Baxter Drury to burgeoning acts like Let’s Eat Grandma.

This year, alt-rock legends the Pixies were due to preform alongside King Krule, Aldous Harding and Little Simz. Luckily, these artists have agreed to carry over their 2020 bookings to 2021.

This evening viewers will hear some equally interesting acts playing live from the festivals beautiful home in Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset.

Squid are a key name in the current brit post-punk revival scene. They once described their music to NME as ‘the Coronation Street theme tune played on flutes by angry children’, a comical response fitting with the bands frequent use of humour to present social issues in their music.

On their 2019 song The Cleaner, singer Ollie Judge recounts an epic 7 minute long tale about how thankless it is to be a cleaner. His voice is such a major part of the bands sound. It has all the undefinable gravitas of David Byrne but is uniquely erratic, sounding like a child having a tantrum when he hits the higher notes.

Their double single Sludge/Broadcaster was released on Warp Records back in June. This sees the band going in a slightly different direction. Broadcaster is ‘built around an arpeggiated synth sequence’ and lacks the incessant guitar and shouting vocals that feature on most of their songs. Sludge, however, is familiar in its rhythm and the frustrated emotions being vented as Judge shrieks ‘Scrape my teeth out on the floor// I don’t want any more’.

The song is a commentary on todays entertainment culture. About three minutes in there is the repetitive noise of what sounds like a dial-tone, and the lyrics ‘On my bed, one eye closed// I’m fixated on the endless glow… sink my teeth in TV shows’.

Squid’s set is sure to be electrifying given the band is at is best live. And for something a bit less intense, Katy J Pearson will be performing at 8.50. Her sound is an amalgamation of Southern American country music, Welsh folk and straight pop. On her most recent track, Fix Me Up, Pearson’s voice reminds one simultaneously of Dolly Parton and Sharon Van Etten.

Her 2019 single Tonight opens with a string arrangement and then picks up with a plucky drum beat, the perfect blend of pop and country. Like country singer Kasey Musgrave, Pearson blurs reinvents the genre with a modern spin.

Other names like The Golden Dregs and Modern Woman will be performing, and Best Fit will be doing a Q&A with Courtney Barnet. Have a look at the full lineup here.