Henley Festival Reveals Unmissable Line-up for 2023

Henley Festival Line-Up 2023

Featuring RAG’N’BONE MAN, WESTLIFE, NILE RODGERS & CHIC

MINISTRY OF SOUND CLASSICAL with DANNY RAMPLING

BONEY M with LIZ MITCHELL the original lead singer and 15-piece band

JO BRAND, MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE, ADAM KAY, CHRIS MCCAUSLAND

& much more…

Rag’n’Bone Man with his characteristic blend of blues and hip hop will open this year’s iconic Floating Stage on Wednesday 5th July at Henley Festival.

The opening night performance is followed by the most successful Irish boybands of all time Westlife on Thursday 6th July performing their biggest hits.

Multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer, producer and music legend Nile Rodgers will grace the stage and have the audience jumping on Friday 7th July.

On Saturday 8th July expect a breath-taking performance from Ministry of Sound Classical, combining a DJ set featuring the best tunes from dance music history with an incredible 30-piece orchestra.

Closing the Festival as part of this year’s ‘Sunday Night Sessions’ will be The Kanneh-Mason Trio in the Spiegel Tent, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, and back by popular demand – Boney M with original lead singer Liz Mitchell will performing their euro-disco chartbusters with a 15-piece band.

Henley Festival is renowned for its unique and vibrant programme, and this year’s incredible Jazz line-up in the Spiegel Tent packs a proper jazzy punch with Robyn, Roo Savill Band, Boulevard, Palace Avenue, Sharp and TRIONIQ.

Along with a taste of global music and home spun folk in the beautiful Bedouin Tent from performers including John James Newman, Bloc off the Wall, Tom Speight, Mario Bakuna and Cinelli Brothers.

And if that’s not enough, the stunning riverside Festival will host world class comedy from Marcus Brigstocke, Jo Brand, Chris McCausland, Adam Kay and Jack Dee.

Henley Festival’s charitable initiative RISE, which creates opportunities for emerging talent to perform on a national stage, will be bigger and better this year. Some of the RISE artists featured this year at Henley Festival will be Joshua Kyeot, Horse on the Beach, Jamie Cooke, Mychelle, Bee Arnold and Sassy Hammerslay.

‘Dish’ will return to the Riverside Restaurant this year. As well as fine dining there will be a raft of pop-up bars and restaurants adorning the riverside.

Henley Visual art exhibitions will include fine art, ceramics and sculptures to photography, prints and paintings, promising a programme that is bigger and better than ever before.

A festival like no other, the vibrant programme of pop, world music, classical, folk and jazz alongside comedy, visual art, roving troupes and gastronomy will enchant the crowd late into the night with each evening brought to a close with a spectacular firework display.

Tickets for this year’s Henley Festival go on sale today (23rd January).