“The line up 5 days before the festival is mad”- Fans slam Wireless Festival for cryptic post ahead of last-minute lineup drop

Wireless Festival is set to be held from July 11, 2025, to July 13, 2025, at Finsbury Park in London, UK. The festival recently made a cryptic post on its official X page on June 30, 2025. It showed a footage of the Big Ben tower, revealing that the full lineup will be released on July 7, 2025.

This cryptic post has caused backlash from some fans, as exemplified by the tweet below:

"the line up 5 days before the festival is mad."

Other netizens responded to the post in similar manner, some more seriously than others. This netizen expected that,

”Best be good cause you only have four days to decide if you want to go. drake best be prepared to do a 8 hour shift."

"Yeah releasing the lineup 4 days before the festival is awful work do better"

another netizen stated. This fan commented:

”wdym ur dropping the lineup the week of ...don't make this a habit.”

"The week of the festival is crazy"

— another fan mentioned.

Wireless Festival to be headlined by Drake

Wireless Festival is set to be headlined by Drake for all three days, with a mix of rotating supporting acts accompanying him. The headlining act of Drake and his supporting acts were announced by the festival on February 16, 2025. These acts are listed below:

July 11, 2025:

• Drake & PartyNextDoor
• Summer Walker

July 12, 2025:

• Drake & Mandem

July 13, 2025:

• Drake
• Burna Boy
• VYBZ Kartel

Tickets for Wireless Festival are currently in the final phases of sale. There are 1-day and VIP tickets still available in limited quantities, as per the festival website’s ticket page, and these can be accessed via Ticketmaster or the official festival website. All other tickets are sold out.

Wireless Festival is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary with the upcoming edition. Drake is returning again after headlining the festival in 2012 and 2014. Over the years, the festival has featured other major acts such as Daft Punk, Keane, Massive Attack, Jay Z, and more.

What to bring to Wireless Festival

Wireless Festival has a strict list of what one is allowed to bring to the festival. This list is quoted below:

"Your ticket. Your Oyster, contactless card or travelcard. Your cash card / debit card / credit card. Wireless 2025 is cash free! Please keep it safe! All vendors will also accept mobile payment from both android and apple devices.Check out the latest weather before you leave for the event."

The list continues:

"Bring clothes for any weather eventuality – hat, sunglasses, rainwear, warm clothing, metal water bottles are not permitted. Bring ID if you look under 25 in order to be admitted to the festival. You will also need ID if you want to buy alcohol and look 25 or under.Medication is allowed if accompanied by doctors note/prescription."

It also adds specific instruction for medication:

"If you need to bring medication with you, you should bring a doctor’s note or a prescription. Please be understanding if we question what you’re bringing in as it is important to prevent drugs getting into the festival. Plus, tell your friends of any allergies you have."

There is specific requirements for photographic equipment and bottles as well:

"Photographic equipment is permitted provided that it is for personal non-commercial use only. Lenses must be less than 6 inches. Empty reusable plastic bottles (up to 500ml) are allowed however coffee cups must be empty (and there are no metal bottles permitted)."

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Wireless Festival is one of the largest festivals in the UK, with over 50,000 people attending past editions each year. The festival started in 2005 and is managed by Rockstar Energy.

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