Eurockéennes:
Location: Belfort, France
Dates: 3rd-5th July
Line-up: Sting, The Chemical Brothers, Die Antwoord, Flume, Parkway Drive + more
Tickets: From £33.31 - £78.20
Dance / Electro / Rock
Best for: Lovers of rock and the great outdoors.
Gurten Festival:
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Dates: 16th-19th July
Line-up: Faithless, Ellie Goulding, Foals, Scouting for Girls, Simply Red + many more
Tickets: £110.99
Dance / Chart / Pop / Indie
Best for: Laid-back tunes and beautiful scenery.
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim:
Location: Benicàssim, Spain
Dates: 16th 19th July
Line-up: Blur, Bastille, Florence + the Machine, Jamie T, The Prodigy + Clean Bandit + more TBA
Tickets: From £70 - £300
Chart / Pop / Indie / Dance / Easy Listening
Best for: Experiencing a festival in the sun.
INMusic:
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Dates: 22nd-24th June
Line-up: Florence + the Machine, Placebo, Paolo Nutini, La Roux, Death Cab for Cutie, Of Monsters + Men + more
Tickets: From £14.47 - £34.01
Pop / Alternative / La Roux / Chart
Best for: A budget festival with a kick-ass line-up.
Dour Festival:
Location: Dour, Belgium
Dates: 15th-19th July
Line-up: Snoop Dogg, Anti-Flag, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder, High Contrast, Camo & Krooked + many more
Tickets: From £36.18 - £380.58
Metal/ Rock / Hip Hop / Dance
Best for: Rockers and ravers.
Pukkelpop:
Location: Berlin, Germany
Dates: 20th 22nd August
Line-up: All Time Low, Bastille, Ellie Goulding, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Tame Impala, Diplo
Tickets: £123
Upcoming / Pop / Chart / Indie / Rock
Best for: Something old and something new.
Rock En Seine:
Location: Paris, France
Dates: 28th-30th August
Line-up: Alt-J, The Chemical Brothers, The Libertines, The Offspring, Ben Howard + more
Tickets: £35.45 - £78.87
Dance / Rock / Easy Listening / Chart
Best for: Someone that wants a little bit of everything including Paris!
Tomorrowland:
Location: Boom, Belgium
Dates: 24th 26th July
Line-up: Avicii, David Guetta, Alesso + more
Tickets: £143.64
Dance / DJ / Upcoming
Best for: Shape-throwers and raging ravers.
Croatia Rocks:
Location: Island of Pag, Croatia
Dates: 19th-23rd July
Line-up: The Vaccines, Fatboy Slim, Clean Bandit, Rudimental, Zane Lowe, Kwabs + many more
Tickets: £69 - £119
Hip Hop / Dance / DJ / Chart / Upcoming
Best for: Just about anyone that wants to party on a beach.
I Am Global Festival:
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 4th-8th June
Line-up: Fatman Scool, Ceri, Charlie Sloth, Coyu, David Rodigan, DJ Pioneer
Tickets: From £36.18 - £3618.18
Watersports / Dance / Hip Hop / DJ
Best for: Being the largest Waterpark Festival in Europe. Need we say more?
Way Out West:
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Dates: 13th-15th August
Line-up: Pet Shop Boys, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine, Tyler the Creator + more TBA
Tickets: From £128.66 - £152.2
Chart / Pop / Easy Listening / Hip Hop
Best for: Serious style inspiration.
Main Square Festival:
Location: Arras, France
Dates: 5th July
Line-up: Charlie XCX, Lenny Kravitz, The Script, Kodaline, Muse, Pharrell Williams + lots more
Tickets: From £35.63 - £83-61
Chart / Pop / Electro / Hip Hop / Easy Listening
Best for: Kickingback and chillaxing.
Pitch Festival:
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Dates: 3rd 4th July
Line-up: Hot Chip, Flume, Jamie XX, James Blake + lots more
Tickets: From £32.72 - £58.17
Pop / Electro / Chart / Upcoming
Best for: Getting to know acts before everyone else.
Secret Solistice:
Location: Reukjavik, Iceland
Dates: 19th 21st June
Line-up: Massive Attack, Schoolboy Q, Disclosure,
Tickets: £105
Alternative / Electronic / Pop / Dance / Upcoming
Best for: An amazing atmosphere with beautiful views.
Melt! Festival
Location: Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Dates: 17th 19th July
Line-up: Bonobo, Kylie Minogue, London Grammar, Mogwai, Jamie T, Jamie XX + many more
Tickets: From £99 - £267
Alternative / Electronic / Pop / Dance / Easy Listening
Best for: Lovers of flashing lights and light-hearted music lovers.
Pinkpop:
Location: Landgraaf, Netherlands
Dates: 7th 9th June
Line-up: The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Metallic + more
Tickets: from £74
Rock / Pop / Alternative
Best for: Happy campers and cool kids
Rock A Field:
Location: Roeser, Luxemburg
Dates: 27th 29th June
Line-up: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Skrillex, Foals, Kings of Leon
Tickets: £103
Rock / Dubstep / Alternative
Best for: Re-living old favourites and busting some moves.
Les Vieilles Charreus:
Location: Carhaix-Plouguer, France
Dates: 17th 20th July
Line-up: Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand
Tickets: From £44
Indie, Easy Listening, Pop, Dance
Best for: Self-confessed Elton John lovers.