Jess Glynne听has been confirmed as the headline act for听DEPOT in the Castle听2025听on Saturday 26th听July,听the homegrown Cardiff festival based in the iconic surroundings of the castle grounds.
London-born singer-songwriter Jess Glynne made history by becoming the first and only British female solo artist to score seven number ones on the UK Singles Chart 鈥 among them听‘I’ll Be There鈥,听‘Hold My Hand’听补苍诲听‘Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself鈥.
Jess rose to prominence in 2013 as a featured artist on the multi-platinum singles听鈥楻ather Be鈥听by Clean Bandit and 鈥My Love鈥听by Route 94, both of which soared to UK number one in the charts.
Since then, Jess Glynne has earned a GRAMMY Award, three Ivor Novello Awards, and nine BRIT Award nominations. With her first two chart-topping albums听I Cry When I Laugh听补苍诲听Always In Between听becoming Platinum best-sellers, Jess was named on Forbes鈥 notorious 鈥30 under 30鈥 in 2019 following her sell-out world tour.
An album 6 years in the making, Jess Glynne has just released her third studio album听JESS. Written between London and LA, the 15-track self-titled album is penned with a deep sense of empowerment through Jess’ intimate song-writing style, featuring soulful ballads and the quintessential pop anthems that have earned Jess the title of one of music鈥檚 most successful artists.
2025 will be the ninth year of听DEPOT in the Castle, the homegrown Cardiff festival based in the iconic surroundings of the castle grounds. Previous听DEPOT in the Castle听headliners over the years have included听Anne Marie, Example,听Bastille,听Craig David,听Kaiser Chiefs, Tom Grennan, Ella Eyre, Clean Bandit听补苍诲听The Fratellis.
DEPOT in the Castle听is organised and run by听DEPOT Live, the live-events arm of听– one of Cardiff’s听most successful live events venues.听 For the second time,听TK Maxx听will join听DEPOT LIVE as presenting partner for the series of Cardiff Castle shows across the summer.
Nick Saunders,听founder of听The DEPOT / DEPOT听Live听said:
鈥We are so excited to announce our headline act for DEPOT in the Castle 2025. This is our eighth year of the festival and it鈥檚 always a real highlight in our annual calendar.鈥