The Maccabees reunite for All Points East 2025

After teasing a comeback via social media last week, The Maccabees will reunite to headline All Points East festival in 2025.

The band, comprising Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, Sam Doyle, Robert Dylan Thomas, Elliott Andrews and Will White, will play their first show together in eight years at London's Victoria Park on Sunday August 24 2025, marking the 10th anniversary of their final, chart-topping album Marks To Prove It.

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Announcing the news, Felix White says: "In the intervening years we’ve been to All Points East a lot, separately.

"It’s become a bit of a landmark festival for us, always checking who’s on the line-up. I’d go and have a great time throughout the day, but there was always this pinch of regret watching headliners that we could’ve done it ourselves one day too.

"I thought that moment had passed, and it was something I was prepared to come to terms with that I was always going to miss. I think we’re all kind of shocked and excited that we get to do it together again."

Hugo White adds that he was inspired, in part, by watching The Strokes play last year's All Points East, commenting: "I could see that they were enjoying it, realising how great what they had created together was.

"Being a band, you are usually in a mindset of, ‘We can do better’ and you’re always chasing something else. This is an opportunity to realise that whatever we had in that moment was pretty special and get to enjoy it again. It’s a chance to appreciate everything, and especially how it impacts other people and created a community."

The Maccabees announced their disbandment in 2016, telling fans in a statement:

"After 14 years as a band we have decided to call it a day. The decision has obviously been an incredibly difficult one, given that the Maccabees has been such a huge part of our lives until now. We are very proud to be able to go out on our own terms, at our creative peak and off the back of the best and biggest shows we have ever done. There have not been fallings out and we are grateful to say that we are not leaving the group behind as a divided force. It has been a rare and absolutely incredible time that we all feel very lucky to have shared.

"Love to anyone who has ever stood by our band, bought our records, come and seen us play, or cared and contributed in whatever capacity it may have been. We have always valued it immeasurably, tried to honour it as best we could and can only say thank you to you all very deeply and sincerely.

"Though there are no concrete plans at this stage, we are all planning to continue making music. We are excited about the future and intend to move on, with some sadness, but with appreciation, affection and huge pride at the music we have made and all that we have achieved together.

"There will be some farewell celebration shows announced in the near future.

"Once again, especially to fans of the Maccabees, thank you for the countless good times that we will never forget. Take care and we will be in touch soon."

To date, The Maccabees boast four Official Top 40 albums, including one chart-topper: 2007's Colour It In (24), 2009 LP Wall Of Arms (13), 2012 release Given To The Wild (4) and 2015's Marks To Prove It (1).

Tickets for All Points East 2025 go on general sale at 10am GMT this Thursday October 31, with fans also able to sign up to access a pre-sale at 10am GMT on Wednesday October 30.