Hardcore takes over Victoria Park for London’s first Outbreak festival

Hardcore takes over Victoria Park for London’s first Outbreak festival

Outbreak Festival branches from its Manchester roots to take over East London's Victoria Park, drawing 15,000 fans for a landmark celebration of hardcore music.

Live Review: Turnstile and others at Outbreak, London, 13 June 2025

Since Outbreak’s inception, the festival has been staged in a number of cities, but this is their first foray to London. Started by 14-year-olds Jordan Coupland and Lee Follows in 2011, the celebration of hardcore punk, post-hardcore and an almighty array of other musical genres has grown into a juggernaut which only goes to show the prevalence of subcultural tastes which are hidden from mainstream eyes.  The sign of a great festival is one wher…

Festival Review: Outbreak Fest 2025 [14-15 June] - Soundsphere magazine

Despite working as a festival & events coordinator, Outbreak 2025 is (somewhat embarrassingly) the first music festival I’ve attended. And although I – and everyone who attended – will be recovering from the festival for weeks to come, I’m unsure whether anything else will compete.  Image Credit: Eddie Maynard From the get-go, Outbreak 2025 demarcated itself through a diverse line-up comprising hardcore, hip-hop, metal, and shoegaze. In practice…

Outbreak Festival 2025 at LIDO: Hardcore Sunburn and a Soft Revolution in East London

The first thick drops of summer rain hit as Brooklyn crossover icons Turnstile tear into one of their biggest punk anthems, ‘Holiday’, and no one flinches. After hours of sweaty 27-degree heat and non-stop energy, the downpour feels less like a problem and more like a benediction. Shirtless bodies glisten, Doc Martens stamp into the mud, and the crowd erupts in ecstatic release.  Outbreak Festival, the loudest day of LIDO’s debut nine-day reside…

Outbreak Festival Brings A Hardcore Take Over To London

London, Victoria Park, 13/06/25 Photo credit: Isha Shah On Outbreak Festival’s first foray into London, the clouds threatened to burst all day. At Victoria Park, with thousands of moshers pouring in through the gates, it was hot and uncomfortably muggy. Still, the heat and the threat of rain didn’t deter anyone from cramming into tents, often shirtless, working up a sweat two-stepping and crowd killing. The first Outbreak, founded by two fourtee…

Watch Alex G Debut A New Song At Outbreak Fest

One thing I hadn’t realized until now: The big Manchester, TN festival and the big Manchester, UK festival were both supposed to happen concurrently this past weekend. But while Bonnaroo was mostly rained out, Outbreak expanded beyond its home city for what seemed like a smashing success. Before the main event took place Saturday and Sunday at Manchester’s B.E.C. Arena, there was a London iteration Friday at Victoria Park as part of London’s ong…