Rag’n’Bone Man announced as latest headliner of Bedford Summer Sessions 2025

Rag'n'Bone Man will headline Bedford Summer Sessions in 2025. Image: HARRIETTKBOLS
Rag'n'Bone Man will headline Bedford Summer Sessions in 2025. Image: HARRIETTKBOLS

BRIT award-winner, Rag’n’Bone Man, is the latest Bedford Summer Sessions 2025 headliner to be revealed.

The singer, who broke onto the music scene in 2016 with his single ‘Human’, is known for blending blues and hip hop with raw emotion and joins Simple Minds on this year’s Summer Sessions lineup.

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TK Maxx presents Bedford Summer Sessions 2025, will return to Bedford Park in July, continuing the success of this year’s events which featured Avril Lavigne, Tom Jones and Nile Rodgers and CHIC.

Rag’n’Bone Man will be headlining on Saturday, 5 July, with Simple Minds playing on Thursday, 3 July.

Read: Simple Minds to headline Bedford Summer Sessions 2025

Tickets to the events go on general sale this Friday (1 November) via smmrsessions.com and ticketmaster.co.uk.

Hailing from East Sussex, Rag’n’Bone Man is known for his commanding stage presence and soulful vocals.

His live performances have captivated audiences across sold-out arenas and major festivals worldwide and his debut album ‘Human’ went four times platinum and earned him a BRIT Award.

This success was followed by his 2021 album ‘Life by Misadventure’, which debuted at no. 1 on the UK charts with hits like “Anywhere Away From Here” and “All You Ever Wanted.”

His recently released album ‘What Do You Believe In?’ has climbed into the top three of the charts, showcasing his evolving sound, and is set to be a highlight of his upcoming performance at the Bedford Summer Sessions. 

Joining Rag’n’Bone Man will be award-winning British Americana and Roots artist, Elles Bailey, who recently released her fourth studio album Beneath the Neon Glow, hitting #12 in the Official Album Charts and topping the UK Blues and Americana Charts.

Bailey has performed with legends such as Van Morrison and Jools Holland, played iconic slots at Glastonbury and Kew the Music, and is set to kick off a UK tour this autumn before she heads to Bedford Park next year. 

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