As the festive period draws to a close, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very happy and prosperous new year. Whether you’ve joined us at the ABR Festival, read ABR magazine, or simply subscribed to our email list, it’s been great to share the past year with you.
Now, looking ahead, there are plenty of reasons to start getting excited for 2025. For one, we’re planning to make this year’s ABR Festival the biggest and best edition to date.
As we kick off 2025, we wanted to share with you five things you can start looking forward to in the new year…
We no longer have to say ‘next year’ when talking about ABR Festival 2025
In reality, it’s a simple rollover of the calendar from 2024 to 2025, but for us it seems so much closer to the day we can throw open the gates to Ragley Hall to welcome you all back.
It feels momentous to be able to say ‘we’ll see you in June’ instead of ‘we’ll see you next June’, as if a whole year has passed overnight and we’re now so much nearer to the opening day of the festival.
It’s one step closer to the biggest biking family reunion
Festival veterans often tell us the main reason they keep coming back is the incredible atmosphere and vibe around the site during the entire weekend.
They love the camaraderie and community spirit the festival evokes, and many people have made friends for life at past ABR festivals.
This is reason enough for us to do what we do. We’re so privileged to be in a position to deliver this kind of experience to thousands of bike enthusiasts every year, and seeing in 2025 brings us that much closer to the biggest biking family reunion imaginable. We can’t wait!
Take a look back at the highlights of ABR Festival 2024
Itchy Boots confirmed for 2025
We were hugely excited to confirm that Noraly Schoenmaker, the creative force behind the hugely popular Itchy Boots YouTube channel, will be joining us at ABR Festival 2025.
Boasting 2.4 million subscribers, Noraly entertains bikers around the world with tales of epic two-wheel adventures, the latest of which have inspired her new book, Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My Life.
Giving you the chance to see her tell her story live on stage, and say hello at one of her book signing sessions, is a huge thrill for us.
The return of Adam Riemann and Ryan F9
When we asked our festival community, ‘who would you most like to see at ABR Festival 2025?’, there were two names that appeared very high on almost everyone’s wish list – Adam Riemann and Ryan F9.
Founder and creative force behind Motology Films, Adam produces epic two-wheeled adventure movies and has established himself as a leading adventure bike authority.
With two million YouTube subscribers, Ryan Kluftinger (or Ryan F9) is now one of the most watched faces in motorcycling and is a passionate adventure biker.
It makes us very happy to be able to bring these hugely popular personalities back to Ragley Hall to share their latest tales of global adventure.
Explore the ABR Festival 2025 Speaker lineup
The glitz and glamour of Las Vegas is coming to ABR
Making his ABR Festival debut in 2025 on Super Thursday, Ben Portsmouth: This Is Elvis is bringing his incredible 1970s Las Vegas show to Ragley Hall.
With sellout performances on the same Las Vegas stage as Elvis and an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Ben is regarded as the closest you will ever get to the king.
Backed up by the nine-piece Taking Care Of Elvis band, Ben is putting on a show the scale and like of which we’ve never hosted before, and we’re sure it’ll kick off ABR Festival 2025 with a bang.
