Big Smoke Festival: Skepta announces first line-up for 2025

nme.com:

Skepta has announced the first line-up for the 2025 edition of his Big Smoke Festival. Find all the details below.The event will return to Crystal Palace Park in south-east London on August 9 and 10 as part of South Facing Festival, following its inaugural outing last summer.Today (March 4), organisers have confirmed the initial wave of acts for the first date.

Skepta himself is due to headline on the Saturday (August 9), with the Mercury-winning artist having handpicked the rest of the bill.He’ll be joined by the likes of Chy Cartier and Chip – the latter of whom’s anticipated new album, ‘Grime Scene Saviour’, arrives next month.Additionally, Big Smoke Festival 2025 will present a never-seen-before B2B of Grime MC FM (JME) and The Den (Frisco) – who are described as “two legends of the UK independent scene”.