FORWARDS festival, taking place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August 2025 on Clifton Downs, announces its 2025 headliners and first music names for its fourth year, revealing Electronic DJ and producer BARRY CAN’T SWIM and British jazz group EZRA COLLECTIVE as co-headliners for Saturday.
All female co-headliners have then been announced to top the bill for Sunday with 2025 Grammy winner and rapper DOECHII making her Bristol debut at FORWARDS, soulful singer-songwriter JORJA SMITH, and indie rock band THE LAST DINNER PARTY.
We will have our very own HBH Container displayed on location at The Downs throughout the festival



