‘On The Beach’ summer festival 2025 have revealed the full lineup for the Sunday of its closing weekend, headlined by Yorkshire indie icons Kaiser Chiefs, celebrating 20 years of ‘Employment’. Set to take place on Brighton Beach on Sunday, 27th July in association with Radio X, the event promises an unforgettable day of indie music by the sea.
Joining the Kaiser Chiefs on stage will be legendary British indie band Razorlight, delivering hits like ‘America’ and ‘Golden Touch’. The Cribs ‘The New Fellas 20th anniversary set’, known for their gritty anthems and energetic performances, will also take the stage alongside beloved pop-rockers The Hoosiers, whose classics like ‘Worried About Ray’ remain fan favorites. Rising star Master Peace brings his genre-blending sound to the lineup while newcomers Westside Cowboy bring an exciting, raw energy that promises to make them the breakout act of the summer.
Tickets for Kaiser Chiefs at ‘On The Beach’ are already on sale. Fans are encouraged to secure their tickets soon to avoid missing out on this iconic day. Grab yours HERE.
This year’s lineup highlights some of the biggest names in British indie music, from chart-topping legends to fresh, exciting talent. The festival’s closing Sunday promises a day filled with unforgettable performances, singalong anthems, and vibrant summer energy, all set against the stunning backdrop of Brighton Beach.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible seaside festival experience.
‘On The Beach’:
Having debuted in 2021 on Brighton’s seafront, ‘On The Beach’ is now entering its fifth year on the south coast. With a programme of sold out shows that spans from Fatboy Slim, Chase & Status, Above & Beyond, Bicep, Underworld, and Carl Cox to Royal Blood, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Libertines and The Kooks. On The Beach is already having a huge impact on the UK’s festival circuit.
2025 marks the third year in a row that Radio X has partnered with ‘On The Beach.’ In 2023, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Royal Blood both played memorable headline shows on the iconic Brighton seafront, with further performances from You Me At Six, The Vaccines, The Coral, and more. Last summer, The Kooks and legendary British indie band The Libertines headlined the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend respectively, with artists like Kate Nash and Futureheads also featured on the bill.
About Radio X:
Radio X is home to huge indie and rock tunes and big personalities, reaching 2.3 million listeners every week. Radio X presenters include Chris Moyles, Johnny Vaughan, Issy Panayis, Danny Wallace, John Kennedy, Polly James, Toby Tarrant, Ed Gamble, Matthew Crosby, Dan O’Connell, Adam Brown, Rich Wolfenden and Elspeth Pierce. Radio X is owned by Global. Radio X is available on 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester and on DAB digital radio across the UK, online at radiox.co.uk and Global Player, the official Radio X app. (Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB Q3 2024).
More on Kaiser Chiefs:
Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of the leading bands of their generation. Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson with Simon Rix on bass, Andrew ‘Whitey’ White on guitar, Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines on keyboards and drummer Vijay Mistry, the band have had a string of anthemic hits such as ‘Oh My God’, ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’, ‘Never Miss A Beat’ and ‘Hole In My Soul’
The band have released 8 original studio albums which includes their Mercury nominated debut, ‘Employment’ which sold over 2 million copies, Its No.1 follow up, ‘Yours Truly, Angry Mob’, which went twice-platinum in the UK alone and ‘Education Education Education And War’ which entered the UK Album Charts at No.1.
They have achieved top ten singles including the infamous No.1 hit ‘Ruby’, 3 Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello award for Album of the Year, toured with U2, Foo Fighters and Green Day and sold 8 million albums.
“We might never get to the point where we can sit in an armchair with our arms behind our heads and go: ‘lads, we’ve done it’. But at the same time, maybe that’s why, years later, Kaiser Chiefs are still here.”
Supporting Artists:
Razorlight were at the forefront of the indie-rock resurgence of the early 2000s, with hits like ‘America’, and ‘Wire To Wire’. These successes drove 3 Top 5 albums, 9 Platinum certifications, an NME Award, and performances at the Reading Festival and Live 8. After reuniting in 2021, the classic lineup—Johnny Borrell (vocals/guitar), Björn Ågren (guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass), and Andy Burrows (drums) release their new album ‘Planet Nowhere’ on October 25th 2024, their first together since 2008.
The Cribs are a British indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire that formed in 2001. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They have released eight full-length albums since 2004. They have continued to play shows and festivals in the UK and will be continuing to do so, there and elsewhere, in 2025, celebrating 20 years since the release of their album ‘The New Fellas’ which spawned 7 x top 40 singles and put the band well and truly on the map.
The million selling Indie-Pop icons first released their debut album ‘The Trick To Life’ in 2007 on RCA Records and the band achieved rapid success hitting No.1 in the UK charts and spawning countless singles including the Top 5 hits ‘Worried About Ray’ and ‘Goodbye Mr A’. Since then, the band’s debut sold in excess of 700,000 copies in the UK alone and they’ve embarked on multiple sold-out tours and graced stages at the likes of Glastonbury, Isle of Wight Festival and BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
Master Peace, real name Peace Okezie, has already racked up bold collaborations with the likes of Santigold, Wale and The Streets, played a string of electric headline shows across the country, while his Top 30 charting debut album earned him the Rising Star trophy at the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards. After years of building Master Peace into something worth believing in, 2024 was his breakout year.
Westside Cowboy sound new but seem to come from an old place. Surrounded by 1978 Fender Twin Reverbs, well-thumbed Wem catalogues, a four-track recorder and spools of cassette tape With a sound raw as a carpet burn, they ride a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement. For most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’
