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      This is a summary of the year 2025 in British music.


      Events




      = January

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      1 January – BBC One sees in the New Year with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who performs and hosts a "New Year Disco".
      2 January – Neil Young announces he will not play the 2025 Glastonbury Festival because it is partnered with the BBC and he believes it to be "under corporate control".
      3 January – Neil Young announces he will headline Glastonbury a day after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC's involvement in the event.
      4 January – A statue of musician Rory Gallagher is unveiled at Belfast's Ulster Hall.
      8 January –
      UK music fans spent Β£2.4bn on streaming and vinyl during 2024, data shows, exceeding the previous record of Β£2.2bn in 2001.
      A UK inquest into the death of singer Liam Payne opens, and hears that he died as a result of "polytrauma".
      10 January –
      Chappell Roan wins BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025.
      The Elton John compilation album Diamonds reaches number one in the UK Albums chart after 374 weeks.
      Le Pub, a music venue in Newport which was threatened with closure, has been bought by a community enterprise, Music Venue Properties (MVP), which aims to protect live music locations.


      = February

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      5 February – It is announced that Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath will reunite for a final fundraising concert in Birmingham on 5 July.
      12 February – Oasis and New Order are among 14 acts on the 2025 longlist for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
      13 February –
      It is announced that Mariah Carey will headline Brighton Pride on 2 August.
      English Heritage announces that Marc Bolan is among a number of people to be honoured with blue plaques.
      20 February – Charges are dropped against a friend of Liam Payne and two members of staff at the hotel in Argentina where he died.


      = March

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      1 March – The 2025 Brit Awards are scheduled to take place at The O2 in London. The ceremony will feature a performance by Sabrina Carpenter.
      28 March – Release date of Sweet Illusions, the debut music album of actor Peter Capaldi.


      = May

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      15–24 May – Norwich Jazz Festival returns after a 20 year hiatus.


      Bands formed




      Bands disbanded


      Porridge Radio
      The Priests


      Bands reformed


      Black Sabbath (for final farewell gig)
      Girl Thing


      Classical works




      = New operas

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      British music awards




      Charts and sales




      = Number-one singles

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      The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.


      = Number-one albums

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      The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.


      = Number-one compilation albums

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      The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.


      Deaths


      2 January – Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).
      9 January – Laurie Holloway, 86, English pianist, musical director and composer.
      10 January – Colin Carter, 76, British musician (Flash).
      13 January – Elgar Howarth, 89, English conductor, composer and trumpeter.
      15 January – Linda Nolan, 65, Irish-English singer, actress and television personality.
      18 January – Claire van Kampen, 71, English composer (Royal Shakespeare Company), playwright and theatre director, cancer.
      20 January – John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Whitesnake) and songwriter ("Is This Love"), cancer. (death announced on this date)
      25 January – Edweena Banger, British musician (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs). (death announced on this date)
      30 January – Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).
      1 February – Peter Bassano, 79–80, English trombonist ("Hey Jude") and conductor.
      5 February – Mike Ratledge, 81, British musician (Soft Machine).
      12 February – Denis Wick, 93, British trombonist.
      17 February – Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish painter and musician (King Crimson).
      18 February – Rick Buckler, 69, English drummer (the Jam).
      19 February – Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian drummer (The Easybeats).


      See also


      2025 in British radio
      2025 in British television
      2025 in the United Kingdom
      List of British films of 2025


      Notes




      References

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