Disclosure, Burna Boy, and Little Simz light up Eastville Park
Love Saves the Day 2025 lineup announced, Bristol’s flagship festival returns to Eastville Park from May 23–24, bringing two days of high-voltage performances across electronic, indie, and hip-hop. Now in its thirteenth year, the city’s most beloved weekender once again proves why it’s the UK’s most vibrant urban festival.
Big hitters, bold bookings
Saturday kicks off with a heavy electronic lean. Disclosure returns with a sleek headline set, riding high off a new album expected to drop just weeks before. Their blend of deep house and chart pop always goes down well in Bristol, and this time they’re joined by the mercurial Jamie xx, who brings his signature slow-build sonics to the main stage. Mura Masa rounds out the day’s top billing, fusing glitchy electronics with indie nostalgia and just enough chaos to keep the dance tents packed.
Sunday flips the energy without losing the drive. Burna Boy brings Afrofusion heat straight from Lagos, topping a bill that blends soulful rhythm with lyrical weight. The Streets follows close behind, with Mike Skinner’s gritty poetry and timeless garage beats as sharp as ever. Closing the weekend is Little Simz, whose razor-edged bars and cinematic beats have earned her a Mercury Prize and global acclaim.
The two-day roster balances underground energy with crossover draw, giving the weekend a uniquely Bristol flavour—gritty, colourful, and always surprising.
Saturday, May 23 Lineup:
- Disclosure
- Jamie xx
- Mura Masa
Sunday flips the energy without losing the drive. Burna Boy brings Afrofusion heat straight from Lagos, topping a bill that blends soulful rhythm with lyrical weight. The Streets follows close behind, with Mike Skinner’s gritty poetry and timeless garage beats as sharp as ever. Closing the weekend is Little Simz, whose razor-edged bars and cinematic beats have earned her a Mercury Prize and global acclaim.
Sunday, May 24 Lineup:
- Burna Boy
- The Streets
- Little Simz
The two-day roster balances underground energy with crossover draw, giving the weekend a uniquely Bristol flavour—gritty, colourful, and always surprising.
A crowd that makes the festival
Eastville Park is more than a backdrop. It’s a character in the story—open, wild, and wrapped in trees, letting the city breathe for a weekend of pure sensory overload. Love Saves the Day thrives on this openness. It’s part urban rave, part open-air theatre, all stitched together by one of the most eclectic, joy-hungry crowds on the circuit.
Festivalgoers show up in costume, drenched in glitter, usually dancing before they’ve even passed through the gates. You’ll find old heads repping St. Paul’s and teenage crews from Totterdown discovering jungle for the first time. It’s a crowd that spans generations, backgrounds, and music tastes—but somehow it all makes sense here.
Stages like The Lost Gardens, Brouhaha, and Teachings in Dub create micro-worlds across the site. Each pocket feels like a different city entirely—one built around bass bins, lasers, and pure creative expression. No stage feels like filler. No moment feels wasted.
Beyond the beat: food, art, and sustainability
While the music drives the experience, Love Saves has always layered it with food, visuals, and culture that’s anything but background noise. The street food scene here is genuinely excellent—expect long queues for Bristol staples like Biblos, Eatchu, and VFC, plus vegan stalls, world dishes, and fire pit specials that keep the crowd fuelled from afternoon to sunrise.
Visually, the festival continues to push harder each year. Art installations sprawl between stages, lighting rigs pulse through the trees, and there’s no shortage of immersive design touches that turn each path into a moment of discovery. It’s festival design with actual thought—and it shows.
Sustainability is also more than lip service here. Single-use plastic is long gone. Compost loos are standard. And every year, the organisers push new green initiatives—whether that’s a refill station on every path, carbon offset partnerships, or eco-art built from waste. In a city like Bristol, anything less wouldn’t fly.
Getting to Eastville and where to crash
Located just a stone’s throw from the centre, Eastville Park is a dream for logistics. You can walk, cycle, or hop a bus from just about anywhere in the city. Coming from outside? Bristol Temple Meads is the closest major station, with regular direct trains from London, Birmingham, Cardiff and beyond. The festival site’s just a 10-minute cab or 20-minute bus from there.
If you’re flying in, Bristol Airport (BRS) is well connected. Skyscanner is your best bet for sniping deals, especially if you’re coming in from Europe.
Accommodation-wise, early booking is essential. Hotels and Airbnbs fill quickly across the weekend. Laterooms.com has plenty of central options if you move fast. If you’re on a tighter budget, hostels in Stokes Croft and Clifton offer solid access without the price tag. For those who prefer post-rave creature comforts, boutique stays like Artist Residence and Avon Gorge are pricier but well worth it.
Love Saves the Day – The early years
Since its first edition in Castle Park back in 2012, Love Saves the Day has evolved from a one-day knees-up into one of the most anticipated weekends in the UK festival calendar. It’s kept its DIY roots but grown up with the city—scaling up its stages, bookings, and audience without ever selling out its soul.
Last year’s highlights included sets from Peggy Gou, Fred Again.., Ghetts and Nia Archives. This year’s bookings continue the genre-blending ethos, balancing legacy acts with breakthrough talent. There’s no filler here—just stages packed with artists who know how to move a Bristol crowd.
Final words on Love Saves the Day
Few festivals know their city like Love Saves the Day. It doesn’t just use Bristol as a setting—it channels its pulse. From top-tier bookings to crowd-sourced energy, from rave nostalgia to forward-facing culture, this is a festival that still means something. The 2025 lineup shows no signs of slowing down. So grab your glitter, lace up your boots, and get to Eastville. Bristol’s summer starts here.
External Links:
Love Saves the Day Official Website
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