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  2. Victorious Festival 2025 lineup
  3. Getting there from the Isle of Wight
  4. Beyond the music

Victorious Festival 2025

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Victorious Festival 2025: Friday, 22 to Sunday, 24 August

Victorious Festival is bringing the party back to Portsmouth once again! One of the most picturesque festivals in the UK, sitting right on the seafront at Southsea Common, the three-day extravaganza is returning for its 12th year in 2025.

The 2025 line-up includes headliners such as Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and Kings of Leon, so it’s going to be a year to remember. Tickets are still available for the event, so make sure to snap yours up soon.

If you live on the Isle of Wight and looking to sort out your ferry travel to and from the festival, make sure to make the most of our Afternoon Flyer deal. Leave the Island after midday and return by 04:30 the next morning and you can cross the Solent from as little as £19.60.

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Extra Portsmouth - Ryde sailings

Over the August bank holiday weekend, we’ll be laying on extra late-night sailings to get you home safely from Victorious Festival.

As charter vessel crossings, the sailings will be slightly longer than our usual FastCat crossings – expand the dropdown below for the full list of timings.

We expect these crossings to be busy, so we advise booking your crossing in advance to secure your spot on board.

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Victorious Festival 2025 lineup

The first 2025 lineup announcement is here, with a mix of Victorious Festival first-timers and some fan favourites returning to Portsmouth. There will be afternoon special guest performances from The Charlatans, Rizzle Kicks and Craig David as well as comedy sets from the likes of Joel Dommett and Ruby Wax.

Check out the full lineup, broken down by day, below. And make sure to check back again in the new year, as there are often more waves of acts announced.

Victorious Festival 2025 lineup poster

Getting there from the Isle of Wight

If you’re heading over to the festival from the Island, hop on our FastCat from Ryde or our vehicle ferry from Fishbourne. Both will take you into Portsmouth, only minutes from the festival site.

There are four entrances to the site but your closest is likely to be the Clarence Esplanade – use PO5 3PB on your mobile phone for directions.

Victorious pride themselves on being a green festival and so no on-site parking is available, though there are lots of parking areas around the city.

Beyond the music

Come for the music, stay for the grub. There’s a whole lot more going on at Victorious than what’s on the main stage, from an array of stalls selling delicious, locally-sourced food to the Kids Arena, home to arts and crafts and circus skills lessons for the little ones.

The festival has also become famous for its comedy tent, with some of the UK’s biggest comedians visiting the south coast over the years. In 2024, Russel Howard and Frankie Boyle headlined.

Explore more of the areas you can find around the festival site on the Victorious website.

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