Sting to headline Liverpool’s On The Waterfront festival 2025 - how to get tickets, date
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has received 17 Grammy Awards and sold 100 million albums worldwide.
Grammy Award-winning artist Sting has been announced as the first headliner for next year’s On the Waterfront festival, which will once again take over Liverpool’s iconic Pier Head.
The four-day festival of live music and entertainment runs from Thursday June 19 to Sunday June 22, 2025. Music legend Sting will close out the festival by headlining the final day.
It will be The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s first performance in the city in over 35 years and it will be framed by a stunning backdrop of the Three Graces and the River Mersey.
Celebrated for his ground-breaking solo career, with hits like ‘Englishman in New York’, ‘Fields of Gold’, and ‘Redlight’, as well as his role as frontman of seminal band The Police. Fans can expect to hear classics including ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘Roxanne’, ‘Message in a Bottle’ and ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’.
Earlier this week, the 17-time Grammy Award winner announced a series of UK tour dates to take place towards the 2025 UK festival season. He will perform at both the Isle of Wight Festival and Latitude Festival next year, with the musician also adding two “Forest” Live dates, a performance at Cardiff Castle, a date in Glasgow and one on Liverpool’s waterfront.
The announcements came after Sting and his backing band’s hugely successful headline performance at BBC Radio 2 In The Park in Preston earlier this month, with the singer joined by virtuoso guitarist and longtime collaborator, Dominic Miller, and Mumford & Sons drummer Chris Maas. The same line up will play in Liverpool.
The On The Waterfront line ups for Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be announced soon.
How to get tickets to Sting at On The Waterfront festival
General tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 27 September but you can sign up for presale access, which goes live 9am on Thursday 26 September - www.onthewaterfrontfestival.com/sting
Event info and dates
- On the Waterfront - Sunday 22nd June
- STING + more TBA
- Times: 4pm -11pm (last entry TBC) /
- Price from £65 + Booking Fee
- Age: 18 and over