Music & Performance

Musical rebels, dance legends, and electronic groovers top the bill of rising stars for HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025.

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Music

Comedy

Cabaret

Riverside Disco

HowTheLightGetsIn

Music

Legendary headliners and the hottest indie oufits alike flock to our festival to put on a show without equal. Whether it's exhilarating, forward-thinking dance music you're after, or intimate gigs with enchanting singer-songwriters, every taste is well and truly catered for at HowTheLightGetsIn.

"The art and soul of the party"- Harper's Bazaar

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Comedy

Get ready to have you sides split and ribs tickled by the standups at the incendiary cutting edge of the modern scene.

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Cabaret

Expect a kaleidoscope of colour and an electric atmosphere. Each sunset brings with it a dazzling array of new performers.

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Riverside Disco

Our performers will work their magic throughout a host of unique, atmospheric venues across our beautiful festival site. Each venue offers its own distinctive atmosphere. Stay tuned for more info!

The Arena

The largest venue on site our world class musicians and headline comedians fill this tent with their iconic presence!

The Hat

The jewl in the crown of HowTheLightGetsIn, The Hat is our most atmospheric venue, perfect for the bands that get you dancing and the DJs that party late into the night!

The Stage

This intimate venue hosts our brimming programme of acoustic rising stars by day. By night laugh untill your ribs hurt as we pack the bill with comic fresh from fringe!

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