Kelburn Garden Party: Our 2025 Pyramid Stage lineup

For those of you keeping an eye on Kelburn Garden Party’s socials, you’ll have seen that a) 80% of tickets have already been sold and b) the full lineup and stage breakdown was announced at the top of the month! Since 2018, part of their enormous lineup has been curated by us, with this year no different as we return to our favourite corner of the festival to once again bring sound, light, music, stories, dancing and drama to the Pyramid Stage, this time with a little bit of help from our pals at Crazy Color CASA. As the festival gears up to celebrate its 15th edition, packed with a wealth of technicolour global talent, it's time for us to take a deep dive into the wonders of the Scottish music scene to be found on the Pyramid Stage.

For the second time ever, the stage will open once again from Thursday, with our pals at Hobbes Music this year taking over curatorial duties for the night. The lineup will be made up of artists from the label with Sarah/Shaun, Accident Machine, Exterior, Gaming and Jacksonville all playing live, with a DJ set from label boss Hobbes. Then on Friday, we're all set to roll in like Chandler on that big white ornamental dog, arms wide, proud as punch of our first night of curation as we go pretty darned hard from the off!

Opening our stage will be music producer, activist and promoter Sanjeev Mann, aka Superman on da Beat. Having learned to produce in the pandemic, he’s become one of the busiest producers in Scottish hip-hop; he released his poignant debut album BREATHE last year, and always has a constant stream of fresh collabs coming out. One such collab, DOT (Don't Over Think), was a four-track EP with Glasgow-based rapper PAQUE. One of the richest voices in Scottish hip-hop, PAQUE also joins us on Friday night's bill, so we're crossing everything for an irl joint performance. Next comes the wildly talented EYVE. Her proudly cross-genre storytelling style combines R’n’B, hip-hop, pop and techno with her Zimbabwean roots to bring her experiences to life, making for something altogether unique. Closing the stage on Friday night will be the mighty TAAHLIAH – SAY Award-nominated for Angelica in 2021, she's coming to us fresh from releasing her groundbreaking debut album Gramarye last year, and we cannot wait to welcome her to Kelburn.

On Saturday, Glasgow-based Yemeni singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist Intibint opens proceedings. Her latest single, Ymn Alsa3eed, combines electronics with hypnotic trip-hop beats, while her Yemeni Arabic lyrics touch “upon the various oppression we have faced and our deep desire for justice.” Using her art as activism, Intibint’s opening set is bound to be a powerful one. Next up, Glasgow-based, Donegal-born artist mokusla will whisk everyone away on a cloud with her effervescent brand of dreampop, before Possibly Jamie snaps you out of your dreamstate with his risqué, in-your-face take on pop, as the Pyramid Stage's Saturday moves firmly into dance mode with back-to-back duos.

Keeping you moving will be Both Hands, the Edinburgh pairing of Brian Pokora and Hailey Beavis. Don't worry that they've not released any music yet, as we've got it on good authority that there's an album’s worth of material at the ready – expect dramatic storytelling, big danceworthy moments and tiny shorts. If you like the baggier end of Confidence Man’s party music and the grooves of Jungle, Glasgow/Edinburgh guitar-fronted dance duo KuleeAngee could be right up your street, while fans of Caribou might be into Susan Bear, sure to keep the party going with their catchy electronics, manipulated vocals, and exceptional live drumming. For more live drums and electronics, stick around for Roller Disco Death Party, a dirty martini cocktail of Justice, The Chemical Brothers, LMFAO and Soulwax. While our headliners Man of Moon will make your heart race with the pummelling krautrock, psych and electronica of their back catalgoue, including last year's brilliant Machinism.

On Sunday, things once again kick off at a more chilled pace with Glasgow-based Swedish-Indonesian singer-songwriter Marcus Engwall. His gentle and considered approach to his hazy songwriting will be more than worth getting out of your tent for. Then Zoe Graham joins us for a special solo performance, playing songs from her recently released debut album TENT which calls to mind artists like Fleetwood Mac, St. Vincent and Sharon Van Etten. Sacred Paws' Ray Aggs returns to the Glen for round two, this time under their solo guise as R.AGGS – expect live electronics, live violin and live vocals, all performed by the most joyous musician in the Scottish scene, no doubt in an exceptionally snazzy shirt. Then, after standing in for a last minute cancellation in 2023, impeccable party pair Town Centre officially bring their high energy pop to our stage for a fun, very danceable 45 minutes.

Then into the night we go, and hunting cowboys will be the main MO of punk pair Cowboy Hunters, whose guttural basslines and acerbic lyricism will be the caffeine boost needed if you’ve started flagging after four days of fun. Inspired by artists like Patti Smith, Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey, post-punk four-piece Isabella Strange will then bring their punchy music to the Pyramid Stage, before a big old smack of wonky art-punk from recent Fat Cat signees Water Machine. “A very cool band” according to both Henry Rollins and us, their debut album God Park arrives on 20 June.

Closing our stage on Sunday will be another group of exceptional Glasgow talent in the form of Dancer. Featuring members of Current Affairs, Nightshift and Robert Sotelo, the band are inspired by artists like Life Without Buildings, Elastica, The Cardigans and Altered Images; impressively, their debut album 10 Songs I Hate About You landed in the sixth spot of Pitchfork’s Best Rock Albums of the Year list. We cannot wait to shake our tired bodies and whip our heads to their discordant jangling guitars, shuffling drums and Gemma Fleet’s unique speak-singing vocals. What a way to wrap it all up!

The full Kelburn Garden Party x The Skinny Pyramid Stage 2025 lineup, sponsored by Crazy Color

Thursday 3 July (curated by Hobbes Music)
Sarah/Shaun, Accident Machine, Exterior, Gaming, Jacksonville, Hobbes (DJ)

Friday 4 July
TAAHLIAH, EYVE, PAQUE, Supermann on da Beat

Saturday 5 July
Man of Moon, Roller Disco Death Party, Susan Bear, KuleeAngee, Both Hands, Possibly Jamie, mokusla, Intibint

Sunday 6 July
Dancer, Water Machine, Isabella Strange, Cowboy Hunters, Town Centre, R.AGGS, Zoe Graham, Marcus Engwall

Image: Kelburn Pyramid Stage lineup poster by Dalila D'Amico

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Kelburn Garden Party takes place at Kelburn Castle, Fairlie, nr Largs, 3-7 Jul

Remaining tickets available at kelburngardenparty.com