All Points East is a new ten day event which takes place from Friday 25th May to Sunday 3rd June 2018 at Victoria Park, Grove Road, London. The first weekend will be a three day music festival with a diverse line up. The following four days will be a community focused midweek event will deliver an entertainment programme of comedy, food, outdoor cinema and more.   The festival culminates with three standalone headline shows with some of the most exciting acts around.

The first headliners for the inaugural All Points East festival will be the critically acclaimed, Mercury Prize winners The xx who will take to the stage on Saturday 26th May.  All Points East will have a multi-genre line-up across six stages this May Bank Holiday weekend. Joining them that day is Jamaican superstar and Jamie xx collaborator Popcaan and the dreamy electronic pop of Lykke Li with many more to be announced. 

With the local community firmly in mind, APE will also host a programme of midweek entertainment between the festival and the headline shows. The free to access midweek programme will host many free attractions with some ticketed events, including comedy, outdoor cinema, sports screenings, excellent food and drink from the finest local street food traders, educational activities, wellbeing sessions, family fun and much more.

The final weekend sees The National play their largest headline show to date as the first of the three APE Presents stand alone shows on Saturday 2nd June. 

The National comments:

“After a thrilling 4 sold out shows at the Eventim Apollo in September, we are excited to take over Victoria Park next summer. We are already thinking about ways to make this more than just a show."

Also appearing are special guests The War on Drugs who bringing their critically acclaimed recent album ‘A Deeper Understanding’ to Victoria park and ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’ plus Future Islands with their signature high energy shows.  Joining the lineup are Pennsylvania rockers The Districts and ultra cool LA quartet Warpaint

Executive Vice President, Live Music at AEG Presents, Jim King comments:

"We are thrilled to be able to launch this new festival concept and bring some of the world's most exciting artists to Victoria Park. With a new three day music festival followed by a programme of midweek events offering open access to the local community all culminating in three huge standalone shows, we’re confident that this is the most exciting new event in the country.”

AEG Live have secured a four-year contract for Victoria Park. This exclusive agreement means that festivals previously staged at Victoria Park i.e. Field Day, Mighty Hoopla, Lovebox and Citadel, will relocate for 2018.

Ticket Information

Tickets for The National on Friday 2nd June go on sale 9:00am Friday 27th October
Tickets for All Points East Festival go on sale Friday 2nd June