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We’ve talked a lot of late about our 2025 musical offering, and we’ll be talking about that a lot more over the coming months, but this month, we shine a shambolic spotlight on just some of the creative, communal chaos you can expect at Shambala 2025. Here you go..
YOU’RE ALL INVITED TO OUR BIG, PHAT, GREEN WEDDING
After 25 years of being silly in a field together, it’s time we made it official, took our relationship to the next level and made honest Shambalans of you all. That’s right. We’re ALL getting married. At once. To ourselves. On Friday at 12pm, gather at The Next Stage (masssssive new stage, can’t miss it) in your most stylish, green wedding finery, for the happiest day of your life.
Hosted by our very own, mischievous celebrant*, Sam Moyo, who’ll take us on a journey through sassy sermons, sing-alongs and surprise performances, culminating in a ceremony as funny as it is moving…
*Disclaimer – whilst Sam is a real life Reverend, this marriage will only be legal within the Shambala grounds – and also some parts of the Scottish Isles (long story…)
PESTERING THOSE IN POWER, WITH LED BY DONKEYS
Yep, you read that right – Led By Donkeys are coming to Shambala! Led By Donkeys have been pestering those in power for the past 5 years, with their radical art and activism taking on everyone from Tesla, to the far right and Nigel Farage.
We’re delighted to be welcoming them to Shambala for the first time, where they’ll regale us with their adventures in art, activism and accountability.
REFLEX ARE UPPING THEIR GAME (…LITERALLY)
REFLEX is well known as a beloved late night haunt for nostalgic bangers, sultry disco grooves and 4×4 rhythms. And it’s still all of that – but this iconic pink palace will now be opening it’s doors from 6pm daily, for kid’s discos/family raves and guilty pleasure singalongs, followed by…
House of Dinosaur Presents: Love Is the Name of the Game* The wildest ride your heart will take this year! Three days. Endless games. One big question – how far will you go for love? Flirty chaos, cheeky challenges, and a dating scene hotter than your first-date underwear. (Adults only, obvs)
INTRODUCING THREE BEAUTIFUL NEW VENUES…
Seed Sistas: Come play in the wild edges of the herb world. Pull up for a herbal brew, be regaled by tales of plant wonderment and have your Sensory herbal Oracle Cards read by bonafide medical herbal witches. Join these legendary eco-activists & herbal drama queens for daily workshops on how herbs can enhance your sensual, physical and emotional self.
Step into the House of Weaving Songs, an immersive, multisensory installation by Dhaqan Collective, celebrating Somali heritage, women’s labour, and resilience in the face of climate collapse. Trace your fingers along the tapestries as the space comes alive with lighting and sound, to immerse you in Somali women’s weaving songs.
The Peace Space is a welcoming and inclusive place for the Shambala community to come together, reflect, create, and connect through activities that explore and encourage peace – culminating in a candle-lit vigil.
(…our beloved Love Shrine will also be returning and is bigger than ever. A beautiful space where you can sit with the memory of someone who can’t be with you. As you sit with your memories, the soulful voice of Anna Armitage will sing the songs you request – send us requests in advance through instagram, here)
WE SEEM TO HAVE MISPLACED THE WAITING ROOM…
The problem with Shambala is just when you think you’ve got a handle on the where, who and when, things have a habit of rearranging themselves..
Don’t suppose any of you have seen the Waiting Room and its madcap crew, since the SS Wait Britain safely docked back on Shambala’s shores last year? We know they do like to keep us all waiting but this is getting silly now (..though come to think of it, they do have a penchant for being very silly, too..)
We’re desperate to know what secrets they’re hiding from us this year – anyone got any info?! Ah well, hopefully we’ll all find them and their ‘immersive playground for the curious and curiouser’ once we’re on site… could it be that they’re still there and have gone into hiding? We’ll have to wait and see…
In the meantime, you’re invited to follow along and help us hunt for clues…
NOT READY FOR BED YET?! FOLLOW THE PINK FLAMINGO…
Those who know, know, that the ultimate way to round of a night of exploring Shambala, is a shoes-off snuggle, in a certain top secret, late night Jazz club. Once found, never forgotten – but never in the same place twice…
If you’re lucky enough to pass through the velvet curtain, you’ll feel the warm and inclusive atmosphere, the twinkling of a real grand piano, and maybe some of the top musicians in the country… keep your eyes peeled for a pink flamingo, and your ears peeled for the sound of the saxophone, to be part of the best late-night-love-in on site…
Dig deeper into our 2025 line up with hundreds more happenings to be added over the coming weeks.
SHAMBALA 2025 WILL SELL OUT – GET YOUR TICKETS HERE.
(A limited amount of payment plans remain, allowing you to split the cost of your tickets over several months)
Big love, Sham HQ x