5th/6th/7th September 2025
Whitwell Festival
whitwell festival of music 2025
FRIDAY
They last played Whitwell in 2021 and they went down a storm and have gone strength to strength since.
Django Jones and the Mystery Men are a post-punk band from Sheffield, who have recently burst onto the live scene to great acclaim.
With support from Gigwise, BBC Introducing, Kycker, Fresh on the Net, Amazing Radio, RGM and more, they have established themselves as 'ones to watch' after just 2 single releases.
Daniel Whitehouse is an artist and songwriter from Swinton, South Yorkshire, England, who has been creating music for most of his life.
His previous bands include Fights, The Rossmann Frister Project, and Mabel Love.
Now, after a hiatus, he returns with a new studio album and live performances that showcase his latest songs that capture his distinctive electric guitar sound, woven into his songwriting.
In recent years, Daniel has released several solo records, EPs, and singles, marking a journey of breaking habits, renewal, and reconciliation with the past, present, and future. This new chapter is a flag in the ground-a statement of intent, a realisation of
potential, and a sign of what's still to come.
The Crooked Crows performing foot stomping Southern and country rock covers and starting to put their own original material into their sets they never disappoint! This five piece band are one’s certainly not to miss at this year’s festival!
SATURDAY INDOORS
Easydread are an eight piece Conscious-Rock-Reggae band from Bedfordshire
They combine sounds drawn from a wide range of influences, from Ska to Rap and Soul to Punk.
As they seamlessly blend powerful political imagery with sweet harmonies and heavy grooves easydread will get you thinking as well as skanking.
The James Warner Prophecies. JWP are a Derbyshire based 3 piece Rock Band who have returned to music following a little time away, rekindling their passion to create this huge sounding collection of songs as a real labour of love. All songs cover their personal experience of recent times in the UK and beyond, with powerful lyrics and melodies penned by frontman and producer Joe Brown.
Crooked Few, based in Sheffield and Chesterfield, playing a mix of covers and originals with a folk punk rock twist. Feel good music for a miserable world.
The Fragz are a punk band travelling all the way from the North East of Scotland.
They have festival experience from playing at ButeFest and MacMoray in 2023 aswell as playing Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool in 2024 aswell as hosting their own ‘FragzFest’ with some of the best up and coming bands in Scotland.
They released their debut album in May 2024 and their second one will be released in May 2025.
Cinematics are an atmospheric alternative rock band with a sound that seamlessly blends gritty alternative rock with introspective lyricism. Cinematics have delivered electrifying live performances at iconic venues such as the Leadmill and are making waves in the scene. Their debut single, ‘Own Me’ was featured on BBC Introducing and they're set to release an EP this summer alongside playing some big festival slots.
Sorebones is a noisy Dream-Pop project from Derbyshire-based musicians Kane Warren, Kian Woodhead, Cale Hood, Isaac Jordinson, and Dan Longmore. Warren, Hood, and Woodhead, whose friendship spans two decades, formed the band in 2023 after years of experiencing music only from the punter’s side of the stage. Multi-instrumentalist Jordinson joined on bass in 2024 along with synthesiser and percussion contributions from Longmore (TRASH, Sunface)
The Collective have recently released their latest album Organised Chaos, this album being a big sound change for the band with most of their past projects being Hip Hop based. This is a fully band recorded album with genres ranging from ska to rock and even country, with the elements of rap still in the mix the collectives live show features something for everyone, it really makes them something different to add to a line up. Actively gigging for 8 years the Band have no plans on slowing down and will be showcasing their new album at live shows in the future as much as possible. With every song release so far from the album getting airplay from Dean Jackson of BBC Introducing in The Midlands, a successful album launch show, and music videos well underway. The band couldn't be happier with the reception so far and are excited for the future.
Harrison Rimmer is a singer songwriter hailing from Fleetwood & grown in York. He has been touring for 12 years around the UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, France & parts of Asia playing to anyone at anytime. His sound is a blend of Bruce Springsteen with a flavouring of Nirvana & Johnny Cash. He has supported the likes of Boston Manor, PET NEEDS, John Power (from CAST), Peatbog Faeries, Rick Witter (from Shed Seven), Tom Hingley (from Inspiral Carpets), Tony Wright (from TerrorVision), Red Ken (from Ferocious Dog), Ben Ottewell (from Gomez), Gaz Brookfield, Henshaw and many more.
After taking a year out from performing after our 2022 festival, Archie Hilditch is back and better than ever. She has loads of music in the works and will be bringing it to Whitwell Festival 2025
SATURDAY OUTDOORS
You saw them on the Friday night of 2024 and they were amazing, back by popular demand, we have Blackballed. For 2025, they will be playing on our main stage on the Saturday.
Dubbed the ‘South Yorkshire Springsteen’ Hook laden, Epic and Energetic Songs, all delivered with his trademark growl. soulful songwriter Sam Scherdel has been penning songs since his early teens, finally releasing them with the world in 2022. With his gravelly voice contributing to his unique blueprint; his music is never too far strayed from Rock and Alternative resonances that were the background of his youth.
He has achieved over 3000 ticket sales since launching in 2022 including a sold out headline show at the Leadmill. Major festival appearances including Glastonbury 2024, Tramlines, Rock n Roll Circus and also support slots with Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Embrace Reverend and the Makers and Two Door Cinema Club.
KIZIAH AND THE KINGS. From Rock to REGGAE, Funk to Soul, SKA to Pop! 'Difficult to Define, Kiziah & The Kings are a SEA OF FLAMES and the ultimate eclectic fusion, with an ability to span the decades and take you on the ride with them
Nottingham band Spam play high octane, punked-up versions of 70s and 80s pop songs as well as some classic punk rock and new wave covers and are guaranteed to get the party started.
With Pam and John on vocals, Steve on guitar, Ian on bass and new boy Craig on drums, Spam have been rocking festivals for the past seven years.
Their Facebook page had to be called Spam The Band as apparently some little-known tinned, processed meat company already had the name!
SUNDAY
Andrea Kenny former front woman for popular leicester band The Brandy Thieves. Singer/songwriter for over 20 years performing & writing music with bands all over the globe. Raw blues tinged vocals, heartfelt folk melodies with lyrics that weave tales of lessons in love & loss - now brought to life in her new solo EP ‘Passage of Time’ (recorded with full band) available on all platforms and hard copy. Andrea’s live performances are ‘an emotional and joyous rollercoaster’ weather solo or with full band
Jaz Delorean is a London based British Singer, with the European touring band Tankus the Henge and also on his own at the piano. He has a colourful past together with a wild and wandering present. The songs that he sings and plays on the piano are tender observations of our fragile and sometimes twisted existence on this planet, taking inspiration from bar-room piano players of the Old West, the mournful Melodie’s of his Cypriot ancestry and a patchwork of comic and tragic stories from growing up around a travelling funfair.
Strange things happen in dreams, but stranger things can happen in waking life, and Jaz Delorean has never shied away from baring his talented soul to anyone willing to listen. He’ll pull at your heartstrings, and get you dancing to the rhythms of his fingers and forgetting your own worries for a time, before skulking off into the blackness behind the neon carnival lights again. Some things aren’t meant to be kept.