Dot To Dot Festival Tickets

Dot To Dot was launched in 2005 and has since become one of the UK’s most popular festivals for showcasing the hottest new talent alongside top-name acts. The first edition was held in Nottingham at three venues (Rescue Rooms, The Bodega and Stealth) with a line-up that included Ladytron and The Rakes.

In 2007, Dot To Dot expanded to encompass a second date and city: Bristol. Held at various venues across both metropolitan areas, the line-up – which featured The Cribs, New Young Pony and Kate Nash – didn’t rotate. Instead all the artists played Nottingham on the first day, and then moved on to Bristol the following day.

Dot To Dot added a third day and venues in London for 2008, but stripped that location back for 2009. In 2010, the festival expanded to Manchester and for the next nine years that three-city rotation remained.

Not only has the multi-city, multi-venue touring festival helped put acts such as Catfish And The Bottlemen, Mumford & Sons, The 1975, Florence + The Machine, Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi and Fontaines D.C. on the map, but past editions have also boasted the likes of Bastille, Cage The Elephant, Frank Turner, Mystery Jets, Skepta, Sundara Karma, The xx and many more.

The Independent said that Dot To Dot “is proof that you don’t need to pitch a tent in a muddy field to get that festival feeling”. Plus, it was named the Best Festival For Emerging Talent at the 2017 UK Festival Awards.

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, in late February 2021 organisers of Dot To Dot announced the festival’s return with their first-ever autumn edition. Artists including Sports Team, Palace and Girl Band were also confirmed. While in 2022, the festival played host to headliners including Squid, Ghetts, Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, Baby Queen and Alfie Templeman.

In 2023, Dot To Dot announced its return with headliners Yard Act, Alvvays, Finn Foxell, and Kofi Stone. That same year it won Best Metropolitan Festival at the UK Festival Awards.

In November 2024, the festival Dot To Dot announced the first wave of acts for its May 2025 edition, including The Horrors, Låpsley, Kate Bollinger, SPRINTS, Fat Dog and Big Special.