In just under three months time, the gates to St Nicholas’ Park will open for The Warwick Sessions, a spectacular series of concerts bringing global artists to the Midlands. 2025’s line-up is set to be bigger than ever, presenting headliners Elbow (Sunday 6th July), The Stranglers (Friday 4th July), Craig David Presents TS5 (Saturday 5^th July), Train (Wednesday 2nd July) and Beverley Knight & Will Young (Thursday 3rd July) to the star-studded event at St Nicholas’ Park near one of the UK’s most historic sites, Warwick Castle. Tickets for all shows are selling fast, available to purchase now via thewarwicksessions.co.uk.

On Wednesday 2nd July, Train will take to the stage with hits including ‘Drops of Jupiter’, ‘Hey, Soul Sister’ and ‘Drive By’ with special guests, new wave icons Squeeze. Since their formation in 1994, Train have been captivating audiences across the globe with their signature blend of rock and pop. The internationally acclaimed band have sold more than 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide, with multiple platinum/gold citations, including three GRAMMY Awards and two Billboard Music Awards.

Beverley Knight and Will Young will jointly headline an unmissable night of pop on Thursday 3rd July. Beverley Knight is the queen of British Soul music, and in a career that has spanned over two decades she has achieved gold and platinum-selling albums, sold out tours, 14 Top 40 hits, 3 MOBO awards as well as multiple Brit Award and Mercury prize nominations. Multi-award-winning British pop star Will Young returned in 2024 with his ninth studio album, Light It Up, a shimmering blend of ‘70s and ‘80s soulful pop with a modern twist, out now via BMG. In the 20+ years since his momentous Pop Idol win, Will has hit the Top 5 with all nine of his albums, including four at No. 1. He has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and picked up two BRIT Awards, an Ivor Novello, and an Olivier nomination for Cabaret.

After celebrating an incredible milestone, The Stranglers will headline The Warwick Sessions on Friday 4th July, with support from iconic punk rockers Buzzcocks and The Skids. One of the truly great British bands, The Stranglers have been performing and recording for 50 years. With their first three albums (Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White) being released within an astonishing 13 months of each other, they scored hit singles with ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Walk On By’. Further success was to follow with ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and the mercurial ‘Golden Brown’, amongst many others, earning the group x23 Top 40 singles and x20 Top 40 albums, including 2021’s No. 4 album Dark Matters.

Bringing one of the hottest parties on the planet back to Warwick for 2025, Craig David presents TS5 will headline The Warwick Sessions on Saturday 5^th July. TS5 combine massive old skool anthems from R&B to Swing beat, to Garage and Bashment, whilst merging current chart-topping House hits. With Craig’s amazing ability to sing, MC and work the crowd while DJing, TS5 has continued to grow.

Craig David said: “I’m absolutely buzzing to bring my TS5 party to The Warwick Sessions this year! The Castle Sessions was incredible last year, and we’re going to turn it up another level this summer – pure vibes, big tunes, and that TS5 energy.”

Closing the weekend on Sunday 6 July are Mercury Prize winners elbow. Boasting a cinematic sound and tapping into a wide range of emotions, the band rose to public consciousness with their acclaimed 2001 debut, Asleep in the Back, and have continued to make popular and intricately arranged albums ever since. Named Best British Band at the BRITS in 2010, they have since been awarded three Ivor Novello Awards for their songwriting. With x4 No 1 albums to their name, including 2024’s AUDIO VERTIGO, elbow continue to be masters of their craft. Support for the Warwick Sessions show will come from indie musicians Baxter Druryand Hamish Hawk.

Chloe Pean and Rachel Lloyd, AEG Presents said, “AEG Presents is delighted to announce ‘The Warwick Sessions’ for summer 2025 following the success of The Castle Sessions. St Nicholas Park is a unique setting in a town with a great appetite for live music.” 

Councillor Ella Billiald, Portfolio Holder for Arts & Economy at Warwick District Council said: “We are very excited to be welcoming these big name artists to Warwick in the wonderful backdrop of St Nicholas Park. We do hope that these concerts will attract lots of new visitors to our beautiful town, benefitting our local hospitality businesses and retail.”

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