Festival becomes first in UK to sell out for 2025

Green Man, the largest festival in Wales, has sold out in a record 60 minutes and without a single act announced.

Organisers say the 25,000-capacity, independently owned event is the first UK festival to sell out for 2025.

Tickets for the 23rd edition of the festival went on sale at 10:00 on Saturday (28 September) and were sold out by 11:00.

Green Man was also the first UK festival to sell out for the 2024 season, which it did in just two hours without any line-up announced.

The festival is set to return to the Black Mountains in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in Wales from the 14–17 August 2025 with a programme that spans music, comedy, literature, film, performance and installation art, wellness and science.

Green Man was also the first UK festival to sell out for the 2024 season, which it did in just two hours without a line-up

“A huge diolch [thank you] – how wonderful you are!” says Fiona Stewart, owner and managing director of Green Man.

“Thank you, your support means the world to us. We are so excited about the plans for Green Man 2025, and we can’t wait to see your faces when you join us in the magical Black Mountains of Bannau Brycheiniog next August.”

Green Man has previously hosted performances from Fontaines DC, Michael Kiwanuka, Self Esteem, First Aid Kit and Kae Tempest across its ten stages.

The festival claims to be one of three remaining large independent festivals in the UK and the only large festival – independent or major – to refuse sponsorship.

The female-owned festival generates £10 million into the Welsh economy and boasts a Gold Charter by Attitude is Everything, a charity that improves accessibility for people with disabilities across the events industry.

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