Restricted Forest unveils the first names of its 2025 lineup

Phase 1 of the Liverpool dance fest’s 2025 edition features names like DJ Sash, Ellie Sax, Ultrabeat, and N Trance set to light up Orrell Hill Woods next June.

Last updated: 5th Nov 2024

Originally published: 4th Nov 2024

After previously announcing their return to Orrell Hill Woods on Saturday June 28th 2025, Restricted Forest has unveiled Phase 1 of its hotly anticipated lineup, which already features some of the biggest names in dance. Sign up now for tickets when they go back on sale at 10am on Friday 8th November 2024. 

The first phase of the 2025 lineup, which will see the dance fest return to the luscious plot of private farmland near Formby, Liverpool, features genre veterans and rising stars spanning the festival’s four unique stages, including DJ Sash, Ellie Sax, Snap!, N-Trance, Ultrabeat, Tall Paul, Dee Dee, Alex Party, with many more to come. 

Last year smashed it out of the park, providing festival goers with a stacked roster of dance titans set against a scenic woodland backdrop. Prioritising escapism and exciting music at its core, expect nothing less but a slam dunk from this immersive forest festival. Tickets for Restricted Forest 2025 are going back on sale at 10am on Friday 8th November 2024, so don’t miss out! 

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