Are You Listening? Festival 2025
+ warmup
Sat 10 May 2025
Reading’s celebrated multi-venue festival returns this May for its 12th edition.
- Friday 9th May: Festival warmup | St. Laurence Church, Reading
- Saturday 10th May: Are You Listening? Festival | Various Reading Venues and Times TBC
‘Are You Listening? Festival is a gem in the calendar‘ - DORK magazine
‘…a vital addition to the live music calendar of the country for some years now.’ - John Kennedy (Broadcaster and DJ, Radio X)
‘Start thinking about a day trip now‘ - Louder Than War
Line-Up
Fri 9th May: Sprints + more TBA
Sat 10th May: Big Special / Benefits / Coach Party / Honeyglaze / Joshua Idehen / Man/Woman/Chainsaw / Nathan Fake / Alien Chicks / Clt Drp / Doops / Human Interest /Means of Production / Paige Kennedy / Skunkworm /The Dazed Minded / Y + more TBA
Festival playlist on spotify
Head to our website for all the latest news and keep an eye on our socials to @aylfest
Info, Tickets & more: areyoulistening.org.uk
AYL? Festival is proudly partnered with Safe Gigs For Women.
Please note: U18s must be with an adult in any 14+ venue.
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Ticket Types
ADULT FULL FESTIVAL PASS
The best value (& cheapest) ticket type will be our Adult Full Festival Pass.
This gives adult ticket holders full access to all the festival venues (subject to venue capacity on the day at that moment in time).
TEEN FULL FESTIVAL PASS
This is for customers Ages 14yrs – 17yrs and they also require an Adult ticket holder guardian (18+) accompanying them. This ticket type gives access to the venues at Are You Listening? that allow ages 14+
A NEW TICKET TYPE FOR 2025:
We are trialling a new ticket type for 2025 to respond to the cost of living crisis and to allow access from a wider community: Adult – Community Pass
At the same time, the impact on the grassroots and festival sector is now well publicised in mainstream media and many festivals are already gone for good, or not taking place in 2025. Are You Listening is subject to the same pressures as these other events. There have been many moments when we have asked ourselves in the post-covid years if the event is still viable. We are proud our annual audience survey scores very highly on value for money each and every year
ADULT – COMMUNITY PASS
The community pass offers a wide introduction to the Are You Listening experience. This pass allows access to our smaller venues (under 350 cap). It will not allow access to our larger venues (over 350 cap) where our festival headline acts perform.
The Community Pass is not subject to Tier price changes, and will remain on-sale at the same price, subject to availability (if the pass has not already sold out).
Note: The Community Pass when it goes on sale will be the same price as the Adult Full Festival Pass (Early Bird).
Note: Teen Full Festival Ticket Holders accompanied by an Adult Community Pass holder as their guardian will not be able to attend venues over 350 cap.
