RAYE headlined a sold-out Saturday at All Points East with an orchestra and choir, after sets from Tyla, JADE and FKA twigs.
RAYE, the Tooting singer whose “Escapism” was her first UK number one, headlined All Points East in Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, on Saturday 23 August 2025. The day sold out, with Tyla as special guest.
Born Rachel Keen in 1997, she grew up going to the church where her mother sang in the choir. She signed with Polydor in 2014 and first reached the UK chart in 2016 on Jonas Blue’s “By Your Side”.
She left Polydor in 2021, saying the label would not release her debut album. She released My 21st Century Blues independently in 2023, and her six wins at the Brit Awards 2024 set a record for one year.
It was her return to the festival. She played with an orchestra and the Flames Collective choir, starting early on “Oscar Winning Tears” and ending on “Escapism”, after “Black Mascara” and “Prada”.
Doechii did not appear, and FKA twigs took her place. JADE and Cat Burns also played the East Stage.