In partnership with Alive Corn Exchange we are very excited to announce the first artist to appear in the 2025 Festival. Jools Holland will be performing at the Corn Exchange on Friday 25 July, with his wonderful orchestra and special guests. Jools will be one of the highlights of King’s Lynn Festival’s programme for 2025. 

Tickets go on public sale on Friday 15 November at 9am via the Corn Exchange’s website or from the Box Office on 01553 764864. Festival Friends and Patrons have access to priority booking from 10am on Thursday 14 November.

As the UK's most popular pianist and bandleader,Jools Holland OBE has performed and recorded with some of the most talented musicians and songwriters in the world, including Eric Clapton, the late George Harrison and Luther Vandross, Sting, BB King and Paul Weller.

Jools is respected not only as a performer, but also an authority on all music. 

The 20-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra features, at its helm, former Squeeze drummer,Gilson Lavis who has been drumming with Jools Holland for over 25 years, since their SQUEEZE days. The evening will also feature  special guest Chris Difford and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka

As ever, Jools will dazzle, involve and impress audiences with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and their exuberant live performance.

The 2025 King’s Lynn Festival will take place from Sunday 13 – Saturday 26 July 2025, and details of the full programme will be available in Spring 2025.