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Phoebe Bridgers announced as first headliner for All Points East 2027

Phoebe Bridgers will headline London's All Points East on Friday 27 August 2027 in Victoria Park, the first act announced. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 29 October.

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Centre · 2US indie pop singer Phoebe Bridgers has been announced as the first headliner for All Points East 2027 in London. Centre · 2The 32-year-old will perform in Victoria Park on Friday 27 August 2027. Centre · 1Caroline Polachek, Kelsey Lu, Jasmine.4.t and Danielle Ponder are billed as support, with further acts to be announced.

Centre · 2Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday 29 October, via the festival website according to the Evening Standard and through Ticketmaster and AXS according to Radio Times. Centre · 1Radio Times says an All Points East and AMEX pre-sale starts at 10am on Wednesday 28 October, and that others can sign up on the official website for future pre-sales. Centre · 1Bridgers released her third solo album, Lost Weekend, earlier this year; the Evening Standard says it became her first to top the UK albums chart in August, after Punisher reached number six in 2020.

Centre · 1The Standard calls her a four-time Grammy winner and a member of the supergroup Boygenius with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, and lists UK hits Lost Boys, Lost Weekend and The Governor’s Waltz. Centre · 1Radio Times notes the announcement comes just before her UK and European tour, which starts in Manchester in November; it says the Lost Tour is a no-phone, no-filming event with Isaac Wood supporting. Centre · 2The Standard recalls that this year's festival featured two Tyler, The Creator shows, one by Lorde and one by Jorja Smith; Radio Times says the festival typically runs over two August weekends with about five dates, and that Bridgers is the only headliner announced so far.

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Both centre outlets treat it as a festival announcement. The Evening Standard reports it as music news with career context; Radio Times writes a ticket-buying guide.
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Standard: chart success, Grammy wins, last year's headliners. Radio Times: how to buy tickets, pre-sale and her upcoming tour.
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Radio Times gives no chart or award detail. The Standard gives no pre-sale or ticket-seller information.
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“unbeatable member of London's festival calendar”
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“will perform in Victoria Park on Friday, August 27 2027.” — Evening Standard
“All Points East is an unbeatable member of London's festival calendar.” — Radio Times

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