The Ultimate UK Festival Lineup Guide
The festival line-ups are basically all out, but how can you choose?? We're here to help by putting them all together, side by side, on one page so you can decide what's the best one for you!
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:
Location: Hyde Park
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:
Location: Erm, Cambridge
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.
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