LIVE FROM THE PIT: All Points East X Tyler The Creator

One Headlining festival spot is enough, but two shows packed full of pyrotechnics, production and immense presentation? TYLER, THE CREATOR has officially left his mark in London’s biggest summer festival, All Points East.

With a weekend takeover, the best Rap, R&B, genre-blurring multi-instrumentalists pack the lineup. From up-and-coming artists on the X-Stage to headliners taking over West and East stages respectively, there truly is something for everyone.

LA REEZY

New Orleans rapper LA REEZY was a force on stage at the North Arena, where he opened proceedings. Commanding the crowd from the off, he had the audience bouncing in unison throughout the set. In between songs, he addressed the packed-out tent, “Can ya’ll make some noise for All Points East, Tyler, The Creator, and all of the artists playing here today.” Later he added, “My home is New Orleans, but today my new family is here in London.” 

FAKEMINK

Brit rapper Fakemink won hearts with an unexpected singalong moment in the North Arena tent, performing a remix of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’ after telling the crowd: “Think about the one ex that got away. Think about her. There’s only one thing. There’s love.” 

POUR LA VIE

On the Rising Stage, fresh from a support slot with SIENNA SPIRO, multi-instrumentalist Pour La Vie wowed the crowd with her unique sound. POUR LA VIE said: “I just love how multicultural London is. I look out there, All Points East, and I see people from so many different places. I feel right at home.” 

CLIPSE

Legendary Virginia rap duo CLIPSE, PUSHA-T and MALICE, returned last year with Let God Sort ‘em Out, their first album in more than 15 years. Their emotional West Stage set included The Birds Don’t Sing, about the loss of their parents, with family photos displayed on screen. 

MARIAH THE SCIENTIST

MARIAH THE SCIENTIST emerged amid roars from the crowd. The Atlanta R&B star performed songs from her 2025 album Hearts Sold Separately, with the audience singing along to every word. Three songs in, she stepped to the front of the stage to throw her hat into the delighted crowd, with one audience member at the barrier catching it and holding on tight for the rest of the set.

TURNSTILE

Earlier, double Grammy Award-winners TURNSTILE took to the West Stage after a tribute walkout to Islands In The Stream by DOLLY PARTON and KENNY ROGERS. The hardcore outfit burst into action; the moshing crowd visible on screen, with crowdsurfers from all backgrounds pulled smiling out by security. 

Singer Brendan Yates kept the energy high throughout as the band rattled through fan favourites, including songs from the acclaimed 2025 album Never Enough, along with a cover of THE STONE ROSES’ I Wanna Be Adored

The frontman acknowledged London as an important part of the band’s history, telling the crowd: “It’s a second home for us. (Guitarist) Meg is from here. Thank you for always making it feel like home.”

TYLER, THE CREATOR

In the highly anticipated London return, TYLER, THE CREATOR took to the Underground-styled stage set, complete with its full-scale train carriage. Pyrotechnics exploded from the off, as the California rapper/producer opened with Big Poe from his recent album Don’t Tap the Glass. From there, he powered through a crowd-pleasing set featuring tracks from across his discography, including She, Earfquake, and Are We Still Friends?. 

Not long into the set, he paused to speak to the crowd: “It’s been what, a year since I hung out with you motherfuckers?”

He soon used the runway to part the audience, delivering high-energy renditions of ‘Noid’ and ‘Darling, I’ before mounting the underground carriage to the delight of a frenzied crowd. Midway through the set, he spoke of his early beginnings in music and the role the UK played: “London, London, London, London. It’s weird, I was bigger in London for a second. I have a special relationship with y’all.” 

He added: “The first label I signed to was XL. They’re based in London. Me and Adele were label mates.” 

The bass-driven Earthquake had the audience in full singalong toward the end of the performance, with red flashing lights and flames leaping from top to bottom of the stage, before 2017 fan-favourite, See You Again, closed the set in emphatic fashion. 

All Points East is a festival that captures the excitement and multicultural beating heart of London. Each stage, artist and attendee packed a punch in their own unique way that accumulated into a day to remember. A blur of outfits, music blending throughout, and plenty of stages to stumble into to find a new favourite you might have never heard before.

Words: Tyler Whiting

Cover Photo: Khali Photography