A major Yorkshire summer festival has added a host of new acts to the summer 2025 line up.
Deer Shed, which takes place at Baldersby Park in Topcliffe, have previously confirmed headline acts in the shape of Wunderhorse, Kae Tempest and The Big Moon. Now the programme has got even bigger.
The North Yorkshire festival will be happening between Friday, July 25 with campers leaving the site on Monday, July 28. You can buy tickets here.
The family-themed event, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, has announced acts for its Big Top bill with Hull’s Lucy Beaumont joining previously announced headliner US improv icon Reggie Watts along with 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Awards best newcomer winner Frankie Monroe, festival fan favourites John Shuttleworth, Scummy Mummies and many more.
Also announced for the Big Top are the likes of Jazz Emu and his not-so-humble comedy music stylings, hilarious New York-born and London-based comic Abigoliah Schamaun, Irish-Iranian Teessider and ITV’s Show Me The Funny winner Patrick Monahan. Alongside the Big Top, Deer Shed have announced even more music for this special anniversary edition of the festival with the likes of beloved singer-songwriter Kathryn Joseph, acclaimed US alt-folk musician Sam Amidon and bracing, issues-based noise-rock collective Benefits
Megan Evans, Deer Shed Festival Director said: “It’s so exciting getting more of our line up out there after keeping it a secret for so long. We’re over the moon that Lucy Beaumont is joining us in Baldersby Park this year, as kindred northern spirits we’ve loved everything she’s done and cannot wait to hear more of her hilarious tales of Hull and beyond. We’re proud to be welcoming plenty of emerging comics this year too, with rising stars like Ignacio Lopez and Frankie Monroe bound to have us in hysterics.”
You can see everything planned for Deer Shed 2025 below:
Music
Wunderhorse, Kae Tempest, The Big Moon, Idlewild, Sprints, Antony Szmierek, Big Special, Bodega, Divorce, Fulu Miziki, Hamish Hawk, Honeyglaze, Ibibio Sound Machine, Joan As Police Woman, Joshua Burnside, Kathryn Joseph, King Hannah, Maruja, Moonchild Sanelly, Nadia Reid, Rich(ard) Dawson, Roddy Woomble, Sam Amidon, The Bug Club, The Scratch, The Unthanks, Alice Boyd, Anchorsong, Benefits, Black Found, Chris Brain, Honesty, Jacob Alon, KEG, Mandrake Handshake, Naima Bock, Nancy Williams, Sheherazaad, The None, The Sick Man of Europe, Olive Grinter, Roís, Silver Gore, The Pill, Spielmann, Tommy WA, Ugly, Yoshika Colwell, Zawedde, Across the Tracks (DJ), Get in Her Ears (DJ), Rory Hoy (DJ)
Comedy
Reggie Watts, Lucy Beaumont, John Shuttleworth, Scummy Mummies, Oh My God! It’s The Church, Queenz, Jazz Emu, Laura Lexx, Frankie Monroe, Abigoliah Schamaun, Barbara Nice, Patrick Monahan, Athena Kugblenu, Eleanor Morton, Lachlan Werner, Katie Pritchard, Marty Gleeson, Musical Bingo, Anna Soden, Truffs, Jonnie One Biscuit, Su Mi, Samira Banks, Ignacio Lopez, Juan Solo’s Excellent Adventures in Space!, Jack Gleadow, She Choir Presents Sunday Morning Assembly, History’s Most Epic Fibs
Lit and talks
Nobody’s Empire – In Conversation with Stuart Murdoch, Adelle Stripe – Base Notes: The Scents of a Life, Bob Stanley’s Pop Quiz, John Harris – Maybe I’m Amazed: A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs, Antony Szmierek – Roadmap, Right to Roam, Olivia Mulligan, Mama G
Activities
Adventure School, Adams Aquatics, Archery, Arts Walkabout, Bubble Hour, Bush Crafts, Børn of the Forest, Cinema, City of Play, Crafts, Crazy Golf, Disc Golf, Escape Boxes & Puzzles, EuroArc, Fire Sparks, Floating Sound Baths, Football, Forest Bathing, Forest Massage, Hapa Zone, Ikonodon International Animation Festival, Laser Maze, Leeds Young Film Festival, Lullabies Fern Farm, Musical Garden, Nerf Gun Arena, NoisyToys, Retro Gaming, Raves, Rock Balancing, Run2Swim, Sanctuary Zone, Save the Bees, Skateboarding, Soft Play, Story Time, SUP Yoga, Synth Building, The Art Forge, The Big Djo, The Red Post, The Wild Robot – Wood Inside Out, Theatre, Tree Climbing, Vinyl Scratchercise, Weaving, Wild Potion Making, Wild Swimming, Woodland Inn, Woodland Theatre, Yoga
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