All the music, TV, film, art and more to get excited about in 2025

Whether you want to know about some of the coming year’s biggest gigs and festivals, or which books, films and TV shows are coming out, there should be something here for everyone.

You can also discover 2025’s key fashion trends, plus which theatre is reimagining Wayne and Coleen Rooney as mythical heroes – and why a giant spider is returning to London.

Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.

Yes, spectacular squabbling siblings Oasis are back after their 15-year huff, ready to go Supersonic all over again.

The much-anticipated tour rocks into Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 4 July, and is set to be the comeback of the year.

And a new generation of stars are stepping up to stadium headliner status. Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey will sashay into Wembley and Anfield this summer; while K-Pop band Stray Kids have booked two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Festival bills are getting a long overdue shake-up, too. Spain’s Primavera has pulled a blinder, booking three of pop’s biggest wavemakers – Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.

Roan will also headline Reading and Leeds, while her friend and collaborator Olivia Rodrigo has booked her first headline slot at London’s BST festival in Hyde Park, and Fontaines DC have a massive show at London’s Finsbury Park in July (the announcement video is a must-see).

Meanwhile, Coldplay have booked a record-breaking 10 night residency at Wembley Stadium, as well as two gigs in Hull’s Craven Park. Ten per cent of the proceeds will go to grassroots music venues across the UK.

Charli XCX is headlining a string of festivals in the UK and Europe this summer
There’s new music on the way from indie hero Sam Fender and brooding R&B icon The Weeknd, as well as a welcome return to pop from part-time actress Lady Gaga.

Gaga’s progenitor, Madonna, is also back in the studio with her Confessions On A Dancefloor partner Stuart Price; while the UK’s biggest rapper, Central Cee, is gearing up to release his debut album in January.

The first major event of the year (unless you’re Drake) will be Kendrick Lamar headlining the Super Bowl half-time show in February. We’ll also be watching the Grammy Awards, to find out whether they’re prepared to snub Beyoncé in the best album category for a fifth time.

The Brit Awards follow on 1 March. They should accept the inevitable now and rename the ceremony The Brats.

What else? Glastonbury has booked Rod Stewart to play the legend slot, but the rest of the line-up is shrouded in mystery. And for rock fans, Leicestershire’s Download Festival has an unassailable line-up: Green Day, KoRn, Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, The Darkness and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter.

This year also marks the golden anniversary of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run – so expect a flurry of nostalgia for two of rock’s most seminal works.

It’ll also be 25 years since Ronan Keating’s Life Is A Rollercoaster topped the UK charts, but I bet that’ll be brushed under the carpet.

Typical.