FKA twigs, Sam Fender, Pulp and Wolf Alice are among the nominees set to perform at the 2025 Mercury Prize.
For the first time in the prestigious music ceremony’s history, the bash will take place in Newcastle.
The event will also see Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy, Pa Salieu, and Pulp take to the stage at Utilita Arena on October 16.
The 12 shortlisted albums include CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY, Fender’s People Watching and Fontaines D.C.’s Romance, twigs’ EUSEXUA, PinkPantheress’ Fancy That, Pulp’s More, and Salieu’s Afrikan Alien.
Wolf Alice received their third nomination of their career for The Clearing, having won the 2018 Mercury Prize with Visions Of A Life and being nominated for 2021’s Blue Weekend.
Alon’s In Limerence, Webb’s Hamstrings and Hurricanes, Carthy’s Transform Me Then Into A Fish, and Thackray’s Weirdo complete the list.
As well as the main ceremony, the Mercury Prize Newcastle Fringe – which promises to celebrate the “North East’s phenomenal music scene” and see “iconic venues alive like never before” – will take place between Thursday October 9 and Wednesday October 15.
The 2024 ceremony was held at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios, where English Teacher’s acclaimed debut album This Could Be Texas was crowned the winner.
English Teacher’s Lily Fontaine will join the Art of the Album Day panel on October 15, as part of the Mercury Fringe, and will appear as a guest on a live recording of The Record Club podcast.