Inside Polygon Live – the UK’s newest and most immersive festival

In 2025, a brand new festival will arrive in the UK. Promising a 360º -immersive experience, music lovers won’t want to miss out on Polygon Live LDN.

After successful shows in Thailand and Amsterdam, the festival will open at London’s Crystal Palace Park on May 2 for a three-day event.

The lineup boasts popular artists such as Max Cooper, Jon Hopkins and Tinariwen, as well as the likes of Arooj Aftab and Photay.

There are also some newly announced Sunday artists, including Acid Pauli, Âme DJ, ANONM, Kiasmos in a UK festival exclusive, nimino and Red Axes.

This isn’t your average music festival as Polygon Live features a unique dome design that will fully immerse gig-goers in spacial sound and synchronised lighting.

Fans will walk into a specially designed outdoor ‘spaceship’, made up of two huge domes, boasting just shy of a whopping 200 speakers.

For the first time ever, the festival steps things up with a unique design featuring two identical domes of 12.1.4 immersive sound.

Powered by L-Acoustics, this is 360 spatial audio, meaning the sounds don’t just blast from the speakers;  instead, individual elements moves and flows around the system.

No matter where you stand, the sound quality inside the domes never reduces as the music moves around you as if you’re inside the track itself.

A normal stage setup means the further away from the front centre that you stand, the less encompassing the music becomes — but not with this festival.

And that’s before you get to the giant wall of subwoofers to really bring the bass throughout the numerous artists performing their live sets.

Polygon Live LDN has a huge five times the number of speakers a standard live event usually uses, so prepare for audio quality like you’ve never known.

Of course, the sound isn’t the only thing a festival needs with LED lighting placed between each speaker, perfectly synchronised to the music.

Speaking about previous events, musician Viken Arman shared: ‘It changed everything: the way ​I play and what I play. And the most important, the reaction of the crowd.

‘Playing live is a dialogue with the audience. There is an undeniable connection that is enhanced here. Everything gets deeper. Music takes people to places they would never expect.’

Photay, who is set to perform at Polygon Live LDN, said that performing on this stage offers ‘a new level of sonic comfort and time exploration.’

‘Each sound, however small, has its own life and space,’ said Halina Rice in a post on the Polygon Live Instagram. ‘When combined, a whole new textured composition evolves and emerges.’

Tickets are already on sale for Polygon Live LDN, with early bird general admission sold out for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Prices start at £69.99 (plus booking fee) for a general admission day ticket and max out at £299.99 (plus booking fee) for VIP final release over three days.

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