So you didn’t get Glastonbury tickets. Again. But instead of crying into your pint about it, let us put you onto something else that may just be an incredible glasto alternative this year: Roskilde Festival, aka Denmark’s non-profit, culture junkie, lineup-heavy answer to the UK’s festival royalty.
What is Roskilde Festival?
Taking place Sat, 28 Jun 2025 – Sat, 5 Jul 2025, Roskilde Festival is known as the “Scandi Glastonbury”. Imagine Glasto’s music – but with less corporate cringe (meow), more Scandi vibes, and you can actually get tickets.
Held just 25 minutes outside Copenhagen, Roskilde Festival is one of Europe’s biggest, most inclusive, and most culturally rich music festivals. We’re talking:
- 130,000 festival goers
- Eight stages
- 185+ acts
- A full eight days of partying
Because instead of just a five-day blowout like Glasto, Roskilde lasts EIGHT days. And instead of £380 for the UK mudbath we love to hate and hate to love, it’s around £290ish for Roskilde Tickets. That’s almost £100 cheaper than Glasto without the ticket purchasing stress and WhatsApp group meltdowns. Plus, you can pop that hundred quid towards flights. Tickets to Roskilde are easier to get. No panic-refreshing. No booking the morning off work to secure tickets BS. No trying to coordinate a squad of seven while Becky’s on a silent retreat and Sophie’s phone is ‘on low battery’. Just you, some mates, and a straightforward checkout.
Before we dive into the lineup, we have to shine a light on the fact that this festival is wholly in aid of charity. Since 1971, it’s been bringing generations together through music, art, and community, all underpinned by a genuine drive to do good. Organised by the Roskilde Festival Charity Society and powered by 30,000 volunteers (yes, literally everyone is a volunteer), all profit made is funnelled into humanitarian, non-profit, and cultural causes, with a focus on supporting young people. So far, they’ve raised an eye-watering DKK 457 million for distribution. Oh, and they’re annoyingly good at sustainability too. So it’s safe to say that this really is a great alternative to Glasto.
The Roskilde 2025 Lineup
185 acts from 45 countries. Feast your ears on this lot:
- Charli XCX
- Stormzy
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doechii
- FKA Twigs
- Africa Express
- Beabadoobee
- Lola Young
- Nine Inch Nails
- Fontaines D.C.
- Arca
- Jamie xx
- Deftones
- MØ
And that’s just scratching the surface. We’re also buzzed about:
- Rachel Chinouriri (UK rising star)
- Seu Jorge (Brazilian legend)
- The Raveonettes, Astrid Sonne, Aya, and MRCY
Plus here’s a selection of queer artists in the line up to tempt you further, to name but a few…
- Doechii – Doechii needs to be mentioned twice in this article for obvious reasons, and we’re sure she needs no introduction.
- Wet Leg – Front woman Rhian Teasdale previously identified herself as “queer… querying”.
- Rosa Faenskap – a Norwegian black metal/punk band known for their queer liberation messages.
- Anohni and the Johnsons – Anohni identifies as transgender. The Johnsons were named after trans and human rights activist Marsha P. Johnson
- Eau De Cologne – a queer collective from Tbilisi that brings Georgian queer rave culture.
How do I get Roskilde Festival 2025 tickets?
Here’s what you’re looking at money-wise:
- Full Festival Ticket: DKK 2,520 / approx £290
- Two-Day Tickets: Around £235
- One-Day Tickets: Approx £178
Friday one-day and two-day tickets are already sold out. So don’t hang around. Book now before Becky’s situationship decides she is coming and makes you re-plan the whole trip: roskilde-festival.dk
We’ll see you there
If you’re after something fresh, culture-rich, and way less stressful than the Glasto ticket scramble, Roskilde Festival is calling your name. Come for the music, stay for the art, activism, and dreamy Danish vibes. Plus, we’ll be there this year, so come say hey!
See you in the orange glow,
Nonchalant x
This article was written by one of our creative team writers here at Nonchalant Magazine.
