Secret Garden Party 2023; set times for the main stages and weather forecast as the festival begins

East Anglia has already thrown open the gates to this year’s Secret Garden Party today, as revellers make their way to the “secret” location for four days of music, arts and culture. This year’s line up includes headliners The Libertines, electronic icons Underworld and New Zealand’s finest proponents of reggae-dub Fat Freddy’s Drop making their return to our shores. 

Not resting on their laurels though with the headliners, organisers of the event have also created a timetable of fantastic acts throughout the weekend including Leftfield, Soulwax’s 2ManyDJs, electroclash artist Peaches and… oh yes, the return of De La Soul, having undergone another renaissance since their music returned to streaming platforms.

Widely known for its inclusive and open-minded atmosphere, promoting a sense of community and encouraging self-expression and creativity among its attendees, The Secret Garden Party was founded in 2004 by Fred Fellowes and a group of friends. Over the years, it gained a reputation as one of the UK's most creative and alternative festivals,in part thanks to the festival’s tendency to have a specific theme. 

Attendees were encouraged to dress up and immerse themselves in the theme's concept, which looking at the font type being used on their website looks to be Star Wars themed. The other tip off regarding the theme also happens to be the event’s title - Episode XVII: A New Hope.

PeopleWorld takes a look at the two “main” stages at this weekend’s event, “The Great Stage” and “Where The Wild Things Are,” to at least help somewhat to prevent you from performance clashes at the PE28 2PH postcode event.

What are the set times across the weekend for the main stages at Secret Garden Party?

A full line up of times for other stages and non-musical events can be found by visiting the Secret Garden Party website. However, the following two “main” stages and set times are as follows:

The Great Stage

Friday

• The Libertines: 10:30pm - 11:30pm
• 2ManyDJs: 9pm - 10pm
• Peaches: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
• Warmduscher: 6pm - 7pm
• Lava La Rue: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
• Baby Queen: 3:15pm - 4pm
• Swim School: 2pm - 2:45pm
• The Head Gardener DJ set: 11:30am - 1:45pm

Saturday

• Underworld: 10:30pm - 11:30pm
• The Saturday Spectacle: 10pm - 10:30pm
• Leftfield: 8:35pm - 9:50pm
• Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra: 7pm - 8pm
• Biig Piig: 5:15pm - 6:15pm
• Everyone You Know: 3:45pm - 4:45pm
• Hollie Cook: 2:15pm - 3:15pm
• Massaoke: 12:45pm - 1:45pm
• The Head Gardener DJ set: 11am - 12pm

Sunday

• Fat Freddy’s Drop: 9:30pm - 10:30pm
• De La Soul: 8pm - 9pm
• Roisin Murphy: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
• Grandmaster Flash: 5pm - 6pm
• David Rodigan: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• The Paint Fight: 3pm - 3:30pm
• The Aces featuring Delroy Williams: 2:15pm - 3pm
• Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: 1pm - 2:45pm
• The Head Gardener DJ set: 12pm - 1pm

Where The Wild Things Are

Friday

• Kneecap: 1am - 2am
• My Baby: 11:30pm - 12:30am
• Gengahr: 9:45pm - 10:45pm
• VC Pines: 8:15pm - 9:15pm
• Ttrruuces: 7pm - 7:45pm
• Murkage Dave: 5:45pm - 6:30pm
• 7EBRA: 4:30pm - 5:15pm
• Dream Wife: 3:15pm - 4pm
• Brokenpen: 2pm - 2:45pm
• Romain Axisa: 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Saturday

• The Big Pink: 1:30am - 2:30am
• Desire: 12am - 1am
• Charlotte Plank: 10:45pm - 11:30pm
• The Saturday Spectacle: 10pm - 10:30pm
• Michael Aldag: 9pm - 9:45pm
• Le Boom: 7:45pm - 8:30pm
• Jo Hill: 6:30pm - 7:15pm
• Iraina Mancini: 5:15pm - 6pm
• Chinchilla: 4pm - 4:45pm
• Ruth Lyon: 2:45pm - 3:30pm
• Cameron Hayes: 1:30pm - 2:15pm
• Terra Kin: 12:15pm - 1pm
• Fiona-Lee: 11am - 11:45am

Sunday

• Oh My God! It’s The Church: 9:45pm - 10:45pm
• Honeyfeet: 8:15pm - 9:15pm
• Casey Lowry: 7pm - 7:45pm
• Gemma Rogers: 5:45pm - 6:30pm
• Kids: 4:30pm - 5:15pm
• Beans on Toast: 3:15pm - 4pm
• Samantics: 2pm - 2:45pm
• Eaves Wilder: 12:50pm - 1:30pm
• Ber: 12pm - 12:30pm

What is the weather forecast for the Secret Garden Party 2023?

Pack a rain jacket, if the Met Office’s forecast for the weekend is anything to go by. While Friday will remain cloudy for most of the day, Saturday and Sunday will see rain sweep across the Huntingdon area, with sunny intervals occurring on Sunday, while Saturday will be cloudy and damp.

The Met Office’s forecast reads: “Dry with sunny spells to start Friday. Becoming widely more cloudy by lunchtime, perhaps some isolated showers developing in the afternoon. Winds remain light and cool in coastal locations. Maximum temperature 20 °C. Persistent rain, heavy at times, arriving Saturday. Becoming windy, risk of coastal gales. Remaining windy Sunday and Monday with heavy, perhaps thundery, showers. Temperatures average or slightly below.”