Boardmasters:
Location: Newquay
Dates: 5th-9th August
Line-up: Faithless, Rudimental Live, Bastille, Clean Bandit, Everything Everything + more TBA
Tickets from: £40
Upcoming / Dance / Chart / Indie / Folk
Best for: Beach bums looking for the real festival experience.
Barclaycard British Summer Time:
Dates: 18th-28th June
Line-up: Taylor Swift, Kaiser Chiefs, Paul Weller, Kylie Minogue, The Strokes, The Who, Grace Jones + The Blur
Tickets from: £55 (with a two day offer at £99)
Pop / Indie / Dance / Rock / Small
Best for: Pop junkies and anti-campers.
Cambridge Folk Festival:
Dates: 30th July – 2nd August
Line-up: Passenger / Joan Armatrading/ Frank Turner
Weekend Ticket: £150 (or £127 if you’re a Cambo resident!)
Best for: Quietly cool types who’s pub quiz specialist round would be music. Oh, and like ale, REAL ale…
Parklife:
Location: Heaton Park, Manchester
Dates: 6th-7th June
Line-up: Disclosure, Rudimental, Ben Howard, George Ezra, Nas, Mark Ronson, Fatboy Slim, Grace Jones, Wu Tang Clan, Caribou, Metronomy, Jessie Ware, James Blake, The Roots
Tickets: From £54.40-£145
Dance / Upcoming / Chart / Hip Hop
Best for: People that just want to dance and get a little cray.
Leeds Festival:
Location: Bramham Park, Leeds
Dates: 28th-30th August
Line-up: The Libertines, Mumford & Sons, Metallica, DeadMau5, A$AP Ferg, Kendrick Lamar, Panic! At The Disco + more TBA
Tickets: From £66.50 - £213
Hip Hop / Rock / Dance / Alternative / Chart / Indie
Best for: Cool kids and rap fanatics.
Reading Festival:
Location: Richfield Avenue, Reading
Dates: 28th-30th August
Line-up: Mumford & Sons, Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, The Libertines, Limp Bizkit, Mastodon, Azealia Banks + more
Tickets: From £66.50 - £213
Metal / Hip Hop / Dance / Chart / Rock / Indie
Best for: People that want to let loose in the mosh pits.
Standon Calling:
Location: Standon, Hertfordshire
Dates: 31st July – 2nd Augusr
Line-up: The Dandy Warhols, Basement Jaxx, Roots Manuva, Hercules & Love Affiar, The Horrors + more
Tickets: From £5.95 to £134.62
Upcoming / Indie / Chart / Electro / Dance
Best for: A chilled day out with friends and family.
LoveBox:
Location: Victoria Park, London
Dates: 17th-18th July
Line-up: Jessie Ware, Annie Mac, Snoop Dogg, Rudimental, Mark Ronson, Little Dragon, Groove Armada + more TBA
Tickets: From £54.75 - £138.50
Chart / Dance / R&B / Hip Hop / Electro
Best for: People looking for a laid back festival experience.
Secret Garden Party:
Location: Huntingdon
Dates: 23rd-26th July
Line-up: Roots Manuva, Kate Tempest, Public Service Broadcasting, The Cat Empire, Say Lou Lou + more
Tickets: £185
Upcoming / Indie / Dance / Folk / Art
Best for: Self-confessed hipsters that want to be ahead of the crowd
X Music Festival:
Location: Granton, Edunburgh
Dates: 22nd-23rd May
Line-up: Clean Bandit, Ja Rule, Digma, Skepta, DJ Fresh + more
Tickets: From £19.90 - £49.90
Indie / Chart / Upcoming / Dance / R&B
Best for: Chillaxing with friends.
Camden Rocks:
Location: Camden, London
Dates: 30th May
Line-up: Skindred, New Model Army, Funeral for a Friend, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead + moreTBA
Tickets: £30
Rock / Metal / Alternative / Upcoming
Best for: Rock n Rollers of all ages.
Download:
Location: Donington Park, Leicestershire
Dates: 12th-14th June
Line-up: Enter Shikari, Fightstar, Lamb of God, Muse, Slipknot, Marilyn Mandon + lots more
Tickets: From £82.50-£445
Metal / Rock / Hardcore / Emo
Best for: Metal-heads and hardcore festival junkies
Hevy Fest:
Location: Kent
Dates: 14th-15th August
Line-up: Coheed & Cambria, Thrice, Touche Amore, Vales, The Dillinger Escape Plan + some monkeys (yes, real monkeys!)
Tickets: From £59-£89
Hardcore / Rock / Metal
Best for: Discovering new upcoming metal bands.
Bestival:
Location: Isle of Wight
Dates: 10th-13th September
Line-up: Annic Mac, Charlie XCX, Duran Duran, Tame Impala, The Chemical Brothers, Skrillex + more TBA
Tickets: From £130 - £195
Dubstep / Rock / Upcoming / Electro / Dance
Best for: Someone looking for a little bit of everything.
T in the Park:
Location: Perthshire, Scotland
Dates: 10th-12th July
Line-up: Kasabian, David Guetta, Sam Smith, The Prodigy, Avicii, The Libertines, Stereophonics + more
Tickets: From £91.75 - £349.50
Rock / Dance / Electro / Indie / Chart
Best for: Experiencing a little bit of old and new.
NASS:
Location: Bath & West, Somerset
Dates: 10th-12th July
Line-up: Enter Shikari, Public Enemy, Hannah Wants, Less Than Jake, We Are The Ocean, Tempa T, Lower Than Atlantis + many more
Tickets: From £45 - £170
Sport / Hip Hop / Hardcore / Punk / Ska
Best for: Skater guys and girls that like to party hard.
Latitude:
Location: Southwold, Suffolk
Dates: 16th-19th July
Line-up: alt-J. Manic Street Preachers, The Vaccines, SBTRKT, La Roux, Wolf Alice, José Gonzalez + other comedy acts
Tickets: From £84.50 - £200.50
Dance / Easy Listening / Comedy / Chart / Electro
Best for: A European-style festival without the need of a passport.
Love Saves the Day:
Location: Bristol
Dates: 23rd – 24th May
Line-up: Jessie Ware, Azealia Banks, Groove Armada, Skepta, ShyFX + more special guests TBA
Tickets: From £25-£79.50
Hip Hop / Dance / Chart / Upcoming
Best for: Discovering new talent.
Creamfields:
Location: Chester Road, Daresbury
Dates: August Bank Holiday weekend.
Line-up: Avici / Chemical Brothers / Knife Party
Weekend Ticket £220-3 day standard camping.
Best for: The EDM Lover! Love of neon is necessary.
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Boomtown:
Location: Hampshire
Dates: 13-15 August 2015
Line-up: Stephen “Ragga” Marley/ Soja /Flogging Molly / Gogol Bordello
Tickets: £155
Indie/Big/Adventurous.
Best for: The real explorers who love to dress up and feel part of a community.
Glastonbury:
Location: Pilton
Date: 24-28th June 2015.
Line-up: Foo Fighters / Lionel Richie / more TBA.
Tickets £170
Big/Classic/Celeb Fave.
Best for: The fashionista and ultimate ravers!
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V festival:
Location: Weston Park, Staffordshire
Date: 22-23rd August 2015.
Line-up: Kasabian, /Calvin Harris / Sam Smith / Hozier and many more.
Big/Chart/Cool
Best for: People who can’t get enough of the charts.
Wireless:
Location: Finsbury Park
Date: -3/4/5 July 2015.
Line-up: Drake / Avici / Major Lazer /David Guetta /Nicki Minaj.
Big/Fun/Day
Best for: The honest hater of camping. You can go home and take a long hot shower before going back the next day.
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TRUCK:
Location: Oxford
Dates: 17th-18th July
Line-up: Basement Jaxx / Saint Raymond / Peter Hook & the Light / Slaves / Pulled
Weekend tickets from: £90
Small / Rock / Indie
Best for: The ultimate cool kids. Skate boards encouraged.
Wychwood Festival:
Location: Cheltenham
Dates: 29th-31st May
Line-up: Ladysmith Black Mambazo / UB40 / The Proclaimers / Dreadzone / Ghostpoet
/ Lucy Rose / Craig Charles plus many more to be announced
Tickets from: £129
Small / World / Folk / Comedy / Family-friendly
Best For: Folk loving families who want to have a good time.
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Brownstock:
Location: Essex
Dates: 10th-12th July
Line-up: Basement Jaxx, Example (& DJ Wire), DJ Fresh, Sub Focus Lethal Bizzle
+ more TBA
Tickets from: £90
Small / Pop / Indie / Dance / Art / Comedy
Best for: Someone who wants a bit of everything.
Latitude:
Location: Henham Park, Suffolk
Dates: 16th -19th July 2015
Line-up: Alt-J, Portishead
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds /Manic Street Preachers / Caribou /James Blake.
Weekend tickets from: £192
Best for: Pure music lovers.