HOUGHTON FESTIVAL UNVEILS FIRST NAMES FOR 2025 - BEST LINE-UP YET?

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Norfolk’s beloved Houghton has unveiled their first names who will be playing at the festival, taking place from 7th-10th August - including BEN UFO, Joy Orbison, Channel One, Helena Hauff & many more...

Houghton Festival is a celebration of music and art, taking place in the picturesque grounds of Houghton Hall, brought to life by Craig Richards; a visionary artist, record collector, director, DJ and producer.

There are 13 stages at Houghton, which will see the likes of:

Ben UFO, British Murder Boys (Live), Calibre, DVS1 (house & techno sets), Helena Hauff, Jennifer Cardini, Joy Orbison, Marcel Dettman (Live & DJ), Midland, Objekt, Tim Reaper, Ricardo Villalobos and techno royalty Richie Hawtin, alongside many others playing at the festival.

Celebrating its ninth year in 2025, expect mind-blowing sound systems and audio visuals, crowd-level DJ booths to enhance the intimacy of a DJ and crowd connection, a floating restaurant, a sculpture park and so much more. Since the announcement early on February 4th, fans have been quick to praise this years selection of selectors, with some hailing it as the "Best Houghton line-up I've ever seen".

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10am, and a second lineup announcement will be coming early March. Check out the full line up (so far) below:

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