We Out Here Festival wraps up for 2025 with 2026 ticketing info confirmed

The sixth edition of Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival wrapped up last night after a sun-filled weekend of incredible music and so much more in the Dorset countryside.

After announcing it had sold out for the 5th year in a row, We Out Here 2025 opened its gates to its biggest attendance yet, with the record crowd enjoying over 400 live acts and DJs across 15 stages, as well as an amazing array of talks, wellness activities, food and more.

Performing across the weekend, Bashy, Jalen Ngondda, Noname, Pa Salieu, MJ Cole, Ben UFO, Kokoroko and headliner Loyle Carner all performed, to name just a handful of the vast, incredible talent on offer at the festival.

Festival organiser Gilles Peterson then brought proceedings to a fitting close in The Bowl with a celebratory, genre-spanning set. He spoke to the packed crowd before finishing, saying: 

“I want to say thank you to everyone who’s come this weekend. Honestly, last night with Rotary Connection and bringing over Shirly Wahls was unbelievable. For me it was a career highlight. When I was there listening to 10,000 people singing the words to ‘Les Fleurs’ in a field in Dorset, in England, I couldn’t believe it. Thank you so much ‘cos that’s what it’s all about. The way we can mix the heritage music, the forward-thinking music, the UK DJ culture; there’s nothing like it anywhere in the world.”

For those already looking ahead to next year, plans have been confirmed for We Out Here 2026, which will take place on 20-23rd August. 

Tickets for returning customers go on sale at 10am on Thursday 21st August with early birds available from 10am on 28th August. Sign up on the We Out Here website to access early birds. 

Coach and shuttle bus tickets will also be available from the 21st and festival goers are encouraged to book these to keep We Out Here 2026 as environmentally friendly as it can be.