Huge Headliners Announced for High Tide Festival at Waitangi Park

Locally-grown multi-genre music festival, High Tide, has today announced a series of huge headliners for its November 2025 event, stating it’s going to be the biggest and best iteration yet.

This year’s lineup will bring together international heavyweights, national favourites, and top local talent across two stages at the capital’s Waitangi Park.

International artists include Luude (Australia), Camo & Krooked (Austria), Basstripper (Belgium), Danny Byrd (UK), Goddard (UK), London Elektricity (UK), Bushbaby (UK), Loods (Australia), and Songer (UK); while Kiwi artists include David Dallas, Elipsa, Paige Julia and many more.

“We’re excited to deliver an awesome lineup across two stages, featuring some of Europe’s hottest drum & bass, house, garage and grime artists. We’re also thrilled to have secured Luude, who hails from Australia and is making big moves in the European electronic music scene, having recently played at Tomorrowland, Creamfields, and Reading Festival,” says Luke Williams, General Manager of Audiology.

“Kiwi talent is also front and centre at this year’s festival – we’ve got Elipsa who is currently on a summer festival tour in Europe, plus rapper David Dallas appearing as a special guest. Local artist LICIOUS will play electro and techno beats to her home crowd. There will be something for every electronic dance music fan to get amongst.”

Running from 1:00pm – 10:30pm on Saturday 8 November, High Tide will showcase a world-class festival experience right in the heart of the capital. The recently announced shift from Lower Hutt’s McEwan Park to Waitangi Park will allow the festival to increase attendee capacity, and this has been met with positive feedback from fans.

“We’re stoked to see the buzz from festival fans on the shift to the Wellington waterfront. This move presents a real growth opportunity for High Tide, and we can’t wait to deliver an event that’s bigger and better than ever, for both Wellingtonians and EDM music fans from around the country,” says Williams.

“As an experience exclusive to Wellington, High Tide’s new waterfront location makes it more accessible than ever – a celebration for locals and an inviting reason for visitors to be part of it.”

High Tide has attracted sold-out crowds for the past three years running. For the first time, the event will be supported by WellingtonNZ, the city’s regional economic development agency.

The festival is presented by Audiology Touring, Coastal Promotions and George FM. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Wednesday 27 August at 7pm at www.audiologytouring.com