TLOBF Festival Guide 2009

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(Last update: 28th May)

Ah, the great British festival. Pay over the odds for a ticket, camp on a damp incline in a field that turns brown at the first sign of drizzle, clump what seems like miles between stages past people who still think loon pants and glowsticks are fashionable, get fleeced for drinks and listen to a clodhopping post-landfill indie band through a murky sound system. Can’t beat it.

This is TLOBF’s list of every festival this summer in the UK worth bothering with. All prices given are for full weekend camping tickets and all details are correct at time of going to press.

We will update this as and when new acts get confirmed making it (hopefully) your one stop shop for all Festival shenanigans.

Camden Crawl
Hoxtonites rejoice, fire safety limits get tested
When: 24th-25th April
Where: across Camden
How much: £54.81
Confirmed: 808 State, Alessi’s Ark, Art Brut, Billy Bragg, Brakes, Dan Black, Dananananaykroyd, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Echo & The Bunnymen, Eugene McGuinness, The Fall, Fight Like Apes, Future Of The Left, Golden Silvers, Hockey, Howling Bells, Idlewild, Ipso Facto, It Hugs Back, James Yuill, Kasabian, King Creosote, Little Boots, The Maccabees, Madness, Mumford & Sons, Patrick Wolf, Pulled Apart By Horses, Thecocknbullkid, The View, The Virgins, The Von Bondies, VV Brown, The Whip, Wire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
www.thecamdencrawl.com

Bang Face Weekender
Cross-genre extension of club night of “neo rave apocalypse” of legendary hedonism
When: 24th-26th April
Where: Camber Sands Holiday Centre
How much: Sold out
Confirmed: 808 State, Alec Empire, Altern8, Dillinja, Flying Lotus, Kevin Saunderson, Luke Vibert, Rebel MC, Renegade Soundwave, Shitmat, Skream, Toddla T, Venetian Snares, Zomby
www.bangfaceweekender.com
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Hinterland
Music and art festival across around twenty venues
When: 30th April-1st May
Where: across Glasgow
How much: £42
Confirmed: Broken Records, Copy Haho, Dan Black, Dananananaykroyd, Dinosaur Pile Up, The Fall, Findo Gask, Good Shoes, iLiKETRAiNS, Jeffrey Lewis, Little Man Tate, Manda Rin, Metronomy, Micachu and the Shapes, Pulled Apart By Horses, Simian Mobile Disco, Sky Larkin, Sons and Daughters, Thecocknbullkid, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wild Beasts
www.hinterlandfestival.com
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All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Fans Strike Back
ATP Vs The Fans II – The Bloodening. Also features Lydia Lunch curating a spoken word stage
When: 9th-11th May
Where: Butlins Minehead
How much: £150
Confirmed: !!!, The Acorn, Beirut, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, The Cave Singers, Devo, Edan, Future Of The Left, Fuck Buttons, Grizzly Bear, Harvey Milk, Health, Jeffrey Lewis, The Jesus Lizard, Killing Joke, Lords, M83, The Mae Shi, Marnie Stern, School Of Seven Bells, Shearwater, Spiritualized, Young Marble Giants
www.atpfestival.com

All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Breeders
Kim and Kelley curate. Shellac are ‘House Band’, something we’d like to see on our next cruise
When: 15th-17th May
Where: Butlins Minehead
How much: £150
Confirmed: Blood Red Shoes, Bon Iver, The Breeders, The Bronx, CSS, Deerhunter, Foals, Gang of Four, Giant Sand, Holy Fuck, Kimya Dawson, Madlib, Melt-Banana, Shellac, Supersuckers, Teenage Fanclub, Th’ Faith Healers, Throwing Muses, Times New Viking, Tricky, Wire
www.atpfestival.com

The Great Escape
Like SXSW, but in Brighton. Right across Brighton rather than in one street, actually. Thus, not like SXSW at all
When: 14th-16th May
Where: around Brighton
How much: £39.50 early bird
Confirmed: Black Lips, British Sea Power, The Charlatans, Cursive, Dananananaykroyd, Emmy The Great, Future Of The Left, Gang Of Four, Holy Fuck, Johnny Flynn, Johnny Foreigner, Kasabian, Lightspeed Champion, Little Boots, The Maccabees, Marnie Stern, Metric, Metronomy, Mumford & Sons, Mystery Jets, Noah & The Whale, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Patrick Wolf, The Phantom Band, School Of Seven Bells, Times New Viking, Titus Andronicus, The Twilight Sad, The Week That Was, Vivian Girls, White Denim
www.escapegreat.com
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Wood
Truck’s eco-friendlier little brother
When: 15th-17th May
Where: Braziers Park, Oxfordshire
How much: £55
Confirmed: Brakes, Danny and The Champions of The World, Dodgy, Go-Kart Mozart, Jonquil, Meic Stevens, Spiers & Boden
www.thisistruck.com
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Liverpool Sound City
Industry shindig with conferences by day and gigs across thirty venues by night, a la In The City
When: 20th-23rd May
Where: across Liverpool
How much: early bird £35, £60 after
Confirmed: Animal Collective, Billy Bragg, Black Lips, Cage The Elephant, Calvin Harris, Clinic, Crystal Antlers, Deerhunter, Johnny Foreigner, Little Boots, Mika Miko, Mumford & Sons, The Phantom Band, Red Light Company, Sky Larkin, Telepathe, Tinchy Stryder, White Denim, White Lies
www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
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Stag And Dagger
Three days, three cities, three interconnected bills
When: 21st, 22nd & 23rd May
Where: across East London, Leeds and Glasgow respectively
How much: early bird £10
Confirmed: London: Abe Vigoda, Andrew Weatherall, Casiokids, Cold War Kids, Cursive, Dan Black, Dananananaykroyd, Filthy Dukes, James Yuill, Let’s Wrestle, The Mae Shi, Maps, The Phantom Band, Tubelord, The Twilight Sad, Wild Beasts
Leeds: Abe Vigoda, Casiokids, Cold War Kids, Crystal Antlers, Cursive, Dananananaykroyd, Delphic, Everything Everything, King Creosote, The Mae Shi, Micachu & The Shapes, The Phantom Band, Pictish Trail, Telepathe, Tubelord, The Twilight Sad, Vivian Girls, Wavves, White Denim
Glasgow: The Aliens, Black Lips, BMX Bandits, Cold War Kids, Cursive, Dananananaykroyd, The Mae Shi, Meursault, Mika Miko, The Phantom Band, The Twilight Sad, White Denim
www.staganddagger.com
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Evolution
Three days of gigs followed by a weekend quayside blowout
When: 21st-25th May
Where: across Newcastle but chiefly Gateshead Quays
How much: Sold out
Confirmed: Chase & Status, The Count & Sinden, Dizzee Rascal, Esser, Friendly Fires, The Human League, Imelda May, Kissy Sell Out, Ladyhawke, Little Boots, The Maccabees, Mystery Jets, Nouvelle Vague, Twisted Wheel, The View, VV Brown, White Lies, The Wombats
www.evolutionfestival.co.uk
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Dot To Dot
See under The Great Escape, only over two cities’ matrixes
When: 23rd May (Bristol)/24th May (Nottingham)
Where: across Bristol and Nottingham
How much: £25
Confirmed: 65daysofstatic (Nottingham only), Abe Vigoda, Cage The Elephant, Crystal Stilts, Friendly Fires, Ladyhawke, Little Boots, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Patrick Wolf, Vivian Girls
www.dottodotfestival.co.uk
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Wychwood
Much respected family aimed event
When: 29th-31st May
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse
How much: £110
Confirmed: The Beat, Danny And The Champions of The World, Red Light Company, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, The Wonder Stuff
www.wychwoodfestival.com
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Brainlove Festival
Did someone say free BBQ?
When: 30th May
Where: Brixton Windmill
How much: £8
Confirmed: A Scholar & A Physician, Ace Bushy Striptease, Braindead Improv, Christopher Alcxxck, The Duloks, Gaggle, gwEm, Heartbeeps, Internet Forever, Jam On Bread, Keyboard Choir, Kid Carpet, Laura Wolf, Mat Riviere, Napoleon IIIrd, Pagan Wanderer Lu, Stairs To Korea, The Middle Ones, Thee Oracle, We Aeronauts
www.brainlove.co.uk
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Sellinge
New for this year. “Sellindge doesn’t intend to copy. It doesn’t intend to follow. We expect to lead!” We’ll judge that.
When: 5th-7th June
Where: Hope Farm, near Ashford
How much: £55
Confirmed: Brandon Block, Cut La Roc, The Holloways, Supergrass, Young Knives
www.sellindgemusicfestival.co.uk
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Middlesbrough Music Live
Tenth anniversary of the council backed all dayer
When: 7th June
Where: Middlesbrough town centre
How much: Free
Confirmed: The Chapman Family, Dan Black, Das Wanderlust, Detroit Social Club, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Frank Turner, Future Of The Left, Golden Silvers, Master Shortie, Noah And The Whale, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Qemists, The Rumble Strips, Skint & Demoralised, The Sunshine Underground, Tommy Sparks, The Zutons
www.middlesbroughmusiclive.co.uk

Isle Of Wight
The anti-Neil Young at IoW Facebook group has over 2700 members at time of writing. They deserve each other
When: 12th-14th June
Where: Seaclose Park, Newport
How much: £120
Confirmed: Alesha Dixon, Bananarama, Basement Jaxx, Black Lips, Calvin Harris, The Charlatans, Eddi Reader, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, The Horrors, Killing Joke, Ladyhawke, The Maccabees, Maximo Park, McFly, Mercury Rev, Neil Young, Noisettes, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pendulum, Pixies, The Pigeon Detectives, The Prodigy, The Rakes, Razorlight, The Script, Simple Minds, Stereophonics, The Ting Tings, The View, White Lies, Will Young, The Zombies
www.isleofwightfestival.com
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Download
Traditional gathering of the rock masses takes a trad hair metal turn this year
When: 12th-14th June
Where: Donington Park
How much: £135
Confirmed: Anvil, Billy Talent, Bring Me The Horizon, Chris Cornell, Def Leppard, Faith No More, Fightstar, Journey, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Middle Class Rut, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Pulled Apart By Horses, Slipknot, Therapy?, Trivium, Whitesnake, ZZ Top
www.downloadfestival.co.uk
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Rock Ness
Party times on the banks of the near-titular water feature. Skins held a casting call here last year
When: 12th-14th June
Where: Loch Ness
How much: £139
Confirmed: Alabama 3, The Aliens, Basement Jaxx, Biffy Clyro, Chase & Status, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Yoda, Erol Alkan, The Flaming Lips, Frightened Rabbit, Jazzie B, Just Jack, Micachu and the Shapes, Orbital, Pendulum (DJ set), Pete Tong, Placebo, The Prodigy, Super Furry Animals, The Whip, The Wombats
www.rockness.co.uk
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Glastonbury
If you can remember it you weren’t there. You were watching Jo Whiley
When: 26th-28th June
Where: Worthy Farm
How much: Sold out
Confirmed: Amadou et Mariam, Badly Drawn Boy, Bat For Lashes, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Blur, Bon Iver, British Sea Power, Bruce Springsteen, Calvin Harris, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dizzee Rascal, Doves, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eliza Carthy, Fairport Convention, Fleet Foxes, Franz Ferdinand, Gabrielle Cilmi, Glasvegas, The Horrors, Jack Penate, Jamie T, Jarvis Cocker, Just Jack, Kasabian, La Roux, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Madness, Maximo Park, Neil Young, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Peaches, Pendulum, Peter Doherty, Prodigy, Rolf Harris, The Specials, Spinal Tap, Status Quo, The Streets, Ting Tings, Tom Jones, Tony Christie, White Lies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Hard Rock Calling
In London and don’t fancy a long trip? Don’t particularly like Blur? Like to try a misleadingly named event? You’re in luck
When: 26th-28th June
Where: Hyde Park
How much: £45 per day
Confirmed: Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, Fleet Foxes, The Gaslight Anthem, The Killers, The Kooks, Neil Young, The Pretenders, Seasick Steve
www.hardrockcalling.co.uk
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Hop Farm
Last year’s Neil Young/Mighty Boosh double header develops into a proper festival
When: 4th-5th July
Where: Hop Farm, Tonbridge
How much: £125
Confirmed: 2manydjs, 65daysofstatic, Ash, British Sea Power, Dananananaykroyd, Datarock, Doves, Echo and the Bunnymen, Editors, Etienne De Crecy, Florence & The Machine, The Fratellis, Howling Bells, Johnny Foreigner, Kissy Sell Out, Ladyhawke, Metronomy, Mystery Jets, Noah And The Whale, Paul Weller, The Pigeon Detectives, The Rifles, Scratch Perverts, Super Furry Animals, The Twang, The Twilight Sad, The View
www.hopfarmfestival.com
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Blissfields
Won a Best Small Festival prize in 2007, cancelled in 2008, back with a vengeance
When: 3rd-5th July
Where: Bradley Farm, Alresford, Hampshire
How much: £41
Confirmed: Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Soweto Kinch, Super Furry Animals, Thomas Tantrum
http://www.blissfields.co.uk
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Wireless
Last year four days long, in 2009 two. At least the Bella Union stage is back for both days
When: 4th-5th July
Where: Hyde Park
How much: £40 for each day
Confirmed: Afrika Bambaataa, Alesha Dixon, Banjo Or Freakout, Basement Jaxx, Beth Jeans Houghton, Chipmunk, Daniel Merriweather, Delphic, Digitalism, Dizzee Rascal, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Fanfarlo, Filthy Dukes, Fischerspooner, Flo Rida, Frankmusik, Jack Penate, Jesca Hoop, Here We Go Magic, Ironik, Kanye West, Kelly Rowland, Kid Cudi, Lady Sovereign, The Low Anthem, Metric, My Latest Novel, N.A.S.A., N-Dubz, Peter Broderick, Q-Tip, St Vincent, Saint Etienne, The Streets, Tinchy Stryder, Young Jeezy
www.wirelessfestival.co.uk
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T In The Park
Second year as a three day event, and some activities on Thursday for the first time. The funfair will be kept busy
When: 10th-12th July
Where: Balado
How much: £170
Confirmed: Bloc Party, Blur, Calvin Harris, Doves, Elbow, Foals, Franz Ferdinand, Friendly Fires, Glasvegas, Idlewild, Jane’s Addiction, Katy Perry, Keane, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen, Manic Street Preachers, The Mars Volta, Maximo Park, Mogwai, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails, Of Montreal, Patrick Wolf, Pendulum, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Doherty, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Squeeze, The Streets, The Ting Tings, TV on the Radio, The View, White Lies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
www.tinthepark.com
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Guilfest
Families enjoy the superannuated, unsigned bands are asked to buy fifty tickets each before bill consideration
When: 10th-12th July
Where: Stoke Park, Guildford
How much: £110
Confirmed: Athlete, The Beat, Brian Wilson, The Charlatans, DJ Yoda, Eddi Reader, Happy Mondays, The King Blues, Lightning Seeds, Lisa Hannigan, Little Boots, Motorhead, Nouvelle Vague, The Stranglers, Toploader, The Wailers, Will Young
www.guilfest.co.uk
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Loop
Largely electronically minded coming together with a digital arts sideline
When: 10th-12th July
Where: Victoria Gardens, Brighton
How much: £65
Confirmed: Casiokids, Datarock, Emiliana Torrini, Esser, Fanfarlo, Fever Ray, The Field, Fujiya & Miyagi, Hatcham Social, The Invisible, James Yuill, Joakim, The Juan Maclean, The Matthew Herbert Big Band, Mum, The Qemists, Squarepusher, Telepathe, Tunng, Zomby
www.loopbrighton.com
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Lounge On The Farm
On the actual farm, with all the layout curiosities that suggests
When: 10th-12th July
Where: Merton Farm, Canterbury
How much: £65 early bird
Confirmed: The Aliens, Bent, Cage The Elephant, Chris T-T, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, DJ Food, DJ Format, Edwyn Collins, The Horrors, It Hugs Back, Ipso Facto, Jay Jay Pistolet, Joe Gideon & The Shark, The King Blues, Midfield General, S.C.U.M., Mr Scruff, The Temper Trap, The Wave Pictures, Wild Beasts, The XX, Zomby
www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk
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Wakestock
Free competitive wakeboarding just next door
When: 10th-12th July
Where: Pwllheli Inner Marina and Abersoch Beach
How much: £115
Confirmed: Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Format, Elliott Minor, Goldie, Just Jack, Moby, N*E*R*D, Noisettes, Norman Jay, The Pigeon Detectives, Red Light Company, Super Furry Animals, Tinchy Stryder, The Zutons
www.wakestock.co.uk
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Cornbury
David Cameron was spotted here last year
When: 11th-12th July
Where: Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
How much: £90
Confirmed: The Boy Least Likely To, The Damned, Dodgy, Eddi Reader, I Am Kloot, Imelda May, The Magic Numbers, The Pretenders, Scouting For Girls, Sharleen Spiteri, Sugababes, Teddy Thompson
www.cornburyfestival.com
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Glade
Techno, house and breakbeats from the people behind the Glastonbury tent of the same name
When: 16th-19th July
Where: Winchester
How much: £125
Confirmed: The Bays, Dave Clarke, The Egg, Femi Kuti, Finley Quaye, Freeland, Juan Atkins, Kid606, Nitin Sawhney, Squarepusher, Underworld, Venetian Snares
www.gladefestival.com
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2000 Trees
They won’t appreciate “two of Kelly Jones’ matches” jokes
When: 17th-18th July
Where: Upcote Farm, Cheltenham
How much: £47
Confirmed: Blood Red Shoes, British Sea Power, Dananananaykroyd, Fightstar, Frank Turner, Jay Jay Pistolet, Napoleon IIIrd, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Red Light Company, Rolo Tomassi, Wild Beasts
www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk
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Latitude
Art, literature, poetry, Radio 4 recordings… oh, and some music too
When: 17th-19th July
Where: Henham Park Estate, Beccles
How much: £150
Confirmed: !!!, 1990s, 65daysofstatic, The Airborne Toxic Event, Bat For Lashes, Chas & Dave, Chairlift, Datarock, Doves, Editors, Fight Like Apes, Golden Silvers, Gossip, Grace Jones, The Invisible, Ladyhawke, Lisa Hannigan, Little Boots, Magazine, Marnie Stern, Mew, Newton Faulkner, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Patrick Wolf, Pet Shop Boys, The Pretenders, Regina Spektor, Slow Club, Spiritualized, Squeeze, White Lies, Wild Beasts
www.latitudefestival.co.uk
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Lovebox
Basement Jaxx’s baby, an eclectic selection usually comes up fun times trumps. Promises “hosedowns”
When: 18th-19th July
Where: Victoria Park, London
How much: £75
Confirmed: Au Revoir Simone, Chairlift, Dananananaykroyd, Datarock, Doves, Duran Duran, Florence & The Machine, Frankmusik, Friendly Fires, Gang Of Four, Gary Numan, Groove Armada, Ladyhawke, Magistrates, N*E*R*D, The New York Dolls, Noah And The Whale, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Simian Mobile Disco, VV Brown
www.lovebox.net
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The Secret Garden Party
Like an acid trip without having to take the acid first. Last year culminated in blowing up a pirate ship
When: 23rd-26th July
Where: East Anglia – it’s officially a secret until just before the event
How much: early bird £137
Confirmed: Au Revoir Simone, Bombay Bicycle Club, Caribou, Chairlift, Daedelus, Dan Black, Detroit Social Club, The Do, EMF, Emiliana Torrini, Emmy The Great, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Fight Like Apes, The Holloways, Jarvis Cocker, Peggy Sue, Phoenix, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Slow Club, Sonny J, Those Dancing Days, Toots And The Maytals, VV Brown
www.secretgardenparty.com
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Global Gathering
Godskitchen brings the spirit of the all-nighters
When: 24th-25th July
Where: Long Marston Airfield, Stratford-upon-Avon
How much: early bird £115
Confirmed: Altern8, Anne Savage, ATB, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, Chase & Status, The Count & Sinden, Digitalism, DJ Yoda, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Eric Prydz, John Digweed, Erol Alkan, Fabio & Grooverider, Fedde Le Grand, Frankmusik, High Contrast, Josh Wink, Judge Jules, Kissy Sell Out, Lisa Lashes, Mary Anne Hobbs, Nic Fanciulli, Orbital, Paul Van Dyk, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Scratch Perverts, Shapeshifters, Skream & Benga, Slipmatt, Stanton Warriors, Tiga, Utah Saints
www.globalgathering.co.uk
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Wickerman
Hedonistic spectacles and a booking policy that’s all over the place
When: 24th-25th July
Where: Kirkcarswell Farm, Galloway
How much: £80
Confirmed: Billy Bragg, Candi Staton, Danny Rampling, The Dickies, Dreadzone, Hot Chip (DJ set), The Human League, Idlewild, Kid British, The Magic Numbers, UK Subs, Utah Saints, The Zutons
www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
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Camp Bestival
Rob da Bank’s downsized kid sister event
When: 24th-26th July
Where: Lulworth Castle, Dorset
How much: £130
Confirmed: Alela Diane, Alessi’s Ark, Benga, Bon Iver, Candi Staton, Chase & Status, Chic, Dan Black, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, DJ Yoda, Erol Alkan, Florence & The Machine, Frank Turner, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Horace Andy, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Laura Marling, Mercury Rev, Micachu and the Shapes, Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, PJ Harvey, Peggy Sue, Roots Manuva, Skream, VV Brown, Will Young
www.campbestival.co.uk
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Indietracks
The indiepop (no, not twee) hordes gather. One stage is on an actual moving steam train
When: 24th-26th July
Where: Midland Railway, Butterley Station, Derbyshire
How much: £55
Confirmed: Au Revoir Simone, BMX Bandits, Butcher Boy, Camera Obscura, Cats On Fire, Emmy The Great, The Frank And Walters, Gordon McIntyre (Ballboy), Lucky Soul, Pocketbooks, Rose Elinor Dougall, The School, Tender Trap, Wake The President
www.indietracks.co.uk
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Supersonic
The least commercial here by some distance, Capsule’s avant-garde/experimental collectivisation adds a third day
When: 24th-26th July
Where: The Custard Factory, Birmingham
How much: £65
Confirmed: 65daysofstatic, Caribou, Flower/Corsano Duo, Growing, Pram, Venetian Snares
www.capsule.org.uk/supersonic
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WOMAD
This feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel too
When: 24th-26th July
Where: Charlton Park, Malmesbury
How much: £122.34
Confirmed: Ethiopiques, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Orishas, Oumou Sangare, Rokia Traoré, Roy Ayers, Solomon Burke
www.womad.org
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Truck
Rotary Club, vicar selling ice cream, cross dressing bar men, members of Goldrush everywhere etc
When: 25th-26th July
Where: Steventon, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire
How much: £70
Confirmed: A Place To Bury Strangers, And So I Watch You From Afar, Ash, Broken Records, Calories, The Candyskins, Chew Lips, Damo Suzuki, Detroit Social Club, DJ Food, Errors, Euros Childs, Fanfarlo, Gary Louris & Mark Olson (The Jayhawks), Grammatics, The Joy Formidable, Neil Halstead, Pulled Apart By Horses, Red Light Company, Sad Day For Puppets, Sky Larkin, Supergrass, This Town Needs Guns, Thomas Truax, Vieux Farka Touré, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wild Beasts, The XX, Yacht
www.thisistruck.com
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Cambridge Folk Festival
45 years in, the country’s highest profile of such keeps its cards close to its chest for longer than most festivals
When: 30th July-2nd August
Where: Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge
How much: £104, on sale from May 17th
Confirmed: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, Alela Diane, Bellowhead, Booker T. Jones, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cara Dillon, Eddi Reader, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Imelda May, Jim Moray, Los Lobos, Lucinda Williams, Mumford & Sons, The Saw Doctors, The Waterson Family, The Zutons
www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
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Kendal Calling
As far as we can tell unrelated to the one below, oddly
When: 31th July-2nd August
Where: Lowther Castle, Kendal
How much: £70
Confirmed: Andrew Weatherall, Ash, Beardyman, Chase & Status, Cornershop, Fight Like Apes, Frank Turner, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Idlewild, The Kabeedies, The King Blues, Nine Black Alps, Noah And The Whale, Red Light Company, The Rumble Strips, Shy FX, Skream, Stanton Warriors, The Streets, The Sunshine Underground, Twisted Wheel, The Zutons
www.kendalcalling.com
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Standon Calling
Dressing up, genteel touches, DIY decorations and a listed sixteenth century manor house
When: 31th July-2nd August
Where: Standon, Ware
How much: early bird £70
Confirmed: The Aliens, Casiokids, Dent May, Easy Star All Stars, Ed Harcourt, Femi Kuti, First Aid Kid, Freeland, Friendly Fires, Golden Silvers, Hawkwind, The Invisible, Ladytron, Micachu & The Shapes, Mumford & Sons, N.A.S.A., Paloma Faith, Pulled Apart By Horses, Son Of Dave, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tony Christie, The Whip
www.standon-calling.com
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Field Day
Eat Your Own Ears try and get the bar/toilet/sound right for the third time
When: 1st August
Where: Victoria Park, London
How much: £29.50
Confirmed: Erol Alkan, Errors, Final Fantasy, Four Tet, The Horrors, James Yorkston, Juana Molina, Little Boots, Malcolm Middleton, Mogwai, Mystery Jets, Santigold, Skream
www.fielddayfestivals.com
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Sonisphere
Knebworth’s new attempt at a Download rival
When: 1st-2nd August
Where: Knebworth House
How much: £157.50
Confirmed: Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Coheed & Cambria, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Dinosaur Pile-Up, Feeder, Fighting With Wire, Frank Turner, Fucked Up, Heaven & Hell, Hundred Reasons, Killing Joke, Lamb of God, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Mastodon, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Rolo Tomassi, Taking Back Sunday, The Used
uk.sonispherefestivals.com
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Underage Festival
14 to 18 year olds only
When: 2nd August
Where: Victoria Park, London
How much: £26.50
Confirmed: Esser, Golden Silvers, Hadouken!, The Horrors, Ladyhawke, Marina and the Diamonds, Metronomy, Mystery Jets, Patrick Wolf, The Pigeon Detectives, Rolo Tomassi, Rosie & The Goldbug, Santigold, Tinchy Stryder, The Whip
www.underagefestivals.com
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Belladrum Tartan Heart
Is it fair the Scottish festivals blag most of the best views?
When: 7th-8th August
Where: Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire
How much: early bird £80
Confirmed: Blue Roses, British Sea Power, Broken Records, Dananananaykroyd, Editors, Glenn Tilbrook, Magistrates, Noah And The Whale, Ocean Colour Scene, The Phantom Band, The Saw Doctors, Shed Seven, Seth Lakeman, Sons & Daughters, Toploader
www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
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Big Chill
“Thursday arrivals have also been invited to come dressed up as zombies”. Chris Cunningham is premiering a new audiovisual experience
When: 7th-9th August
Where: Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
How much: £145
Confirmed: Amadou & Mariam, Andrew Bird, Annie Nightingale, Basement Jaxx, British Sea Power, Calexico, Dan Black, David Byrne, Emmy The Great, Friendly Fires, Hexstatic, James Yuill, The Juan Maclean, Kathryn Williams, Lamb, Lindstrom, Marina & The Diamonds, Max Romeo, Mr Scruff, Music From The Penguin Cafe, The Nextmen, Noah and the Whale, Norman Jay, Orbital, Spiritualized, To Rococo Rot, Tom Middleton, Zombie-Zombie
www.bigchill.net
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Summer Sundae
Amiably eclectic city centre shindig. Features actual indoor stage
When: 14th-16th August
Where: De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester
How much: £109
Confirmed: 65daysofstatic, Bon Iver, Broken Records, Chairlift, The Charlatans, Dan Black, Dananananaykroyd, Easy Star All-Stars, Emmy the Great, Fanfarlo, Frank Turner, Future Of The Left, Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle, Idlewild, Jenny Lewis, Maybeshewill, Micachu & The Shapes, My Latest Novel, Mum, Mystery Jets, New Beautiful South, The Noisettes, Port O’Brien, Saint Etienne, The Streets, Woodpigeon, The Zutons
www.summersundae.com
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Woolfire
New music on a smaller scale, including a showcase by our friends at Brainlove Records
When: 14th-16th August
Where: Woodmancott, Hants
How much: £35, on sale soon
Confirmed: Bearsuit, Cats In Paris, Dark Captain Light Captain, David Thomas Broughton, Fireworks Night, Jam on Bread, Keyboard Choir, Napoleon IIIrd, Pagan Wanderer Lu, Pure Reason Revolution, Sky Larkin
www.woolfirefestival.co.uk
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Beautiful Days
The Levellers attempt a back to green basics approach
When: 21st-23rd August
Where: Escot Park, Devon
How much: £100
Confirmed: The Blockheads, Broken Family Band, Dreadzone, Drever McCusker Woomble, Eliza Carthy, Frank Turner, Hawkwind, The Imagined Village, Imelda May, Jay Jay Pistolet, Lamb, The Levellers, Pendulum (DJ set), The Pogues, Richard Thompson, The Saw Doctors, The Wonder Stuff
www.beautifuldays.org
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Green Man
This used to be a strictly folk festival; this year Future Sound Of London are playing a seven hour set
When: 21st-23rd August
Where: Glanusk Park, Powys
How much: £115
Confirmed: Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, Beach House, Bon Iver, British Sea Power, Broken Records, Dirty Three, Emmy The Great, Errors, The Fence Collective, Four Tet, Future Sound of London, Grizzly Bear, Jarvis Cocker, Martin Carr, Noah And The Whale, The Phantom Band, Roky Erickson, Vetiver, Wilco, Wooden Shjips
www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk
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V Festival
Has now outlived most of the Virgin Group it was named after
When: 21st-23rd August
Where: Hylands Park, Chelmsford/Weston Park, Staffordshire
How much: Sold out
Confirmed: Alesha Dixon, Biffy Clyro, British Sea Power, Dizzee Rascal, Elbow, The Enemy, Fatboy Slim, Happy Mondays, The Human League, James, Katy Perry, Keane, The Killers, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen, MGMT, Oasis, Paolo Nutini, Pendulum, Peter Doherty, Razorlight, The Saturdays, Seasick Steve, Snow Patrol, The Specials, The Streets, Taylor Swift, The Ting Tings, The Wombats
www.vfestival.com
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Solfest
Crafts, families and an musical mix that sees folk and techno as equals
When: 28th-30th August
Where: Tarnside Farm, nr Aspatria, Cumbria
How much: £85
Confirmed: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, The Beat, The Blockheads, Buzzcocks, The Charlatans, The Kabeedies, Kula Shaker, Miles Hunt, Nerina Pallot, Seth Lakeman, The Travelling Band
www.solwayfestival.co.uk
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Reading & Leeds
Portaloo bonfires, bottles of piss, yadda yadda yadda
When: 28th-31st August
Where: Little Johns Farm/Branham Park
How much: Sold out
Confirmed: Arctic Monkeys, Billy Talent, Bloc Party, The Bronx, Crystal Castles, Deftones, Faith No More, Fall Out Boy, Fightstar, Florence & The Machine, Friendly Fires, Funeral For A Friend, Gallows, Glasvegas, Gossip, The Horrors, Ian Brown, Jamie T, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings Of Leon, Lethal Bizzle, Little Boots, Lostprophets, The Maccabees, Maximo Park, Metronomy, New Found Glory, Passion Pit, Patrick Wolf, Placebo, The Prodigy, Radiohead, Rival Schools, Vampire Weekend, White Lies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
www.leedsfestival.com
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Beachdown
“The driest underfoot site of anywhere in the UK”
When: 28th-31st August
Where: near Devils Dyke, South Downs
How much: £97.50
Confirmed: The Blockheads, The Fall, Gilles Peterson, Grace Jones, Grandmaster Flash, Ida Maria, Laurent Garnier, Prince Buster, The Rakes, Saint Etienne, Super Furry Animals, The Zutons
www.beachdownfestival.com
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Creamfields
The people who made big outdoor dance festival culture happen
When: 29th-30th August
Where: Daresbury Estate, Cheshire
How much: £105
Confirmed: 2manydjs, Aeroplane, Andy C, Basemnet Jaxx, Beardyman, Calvin Harris, Casiokids, Chase & Status, Delphic, Dirty Vegas, Diplo, Dizzee Rascal, Erick Morillo, Erol Alkan, Ferry Corsten, Filthy Dukes, Friendly Fires, High Contrast, John Digweed, Judge Jules, Kissy Sell Out, Laurent Garnier, Mylo, Nick Warren, Paul Van Dyk, Pete Tong, Sander van Doorn, Sasha, Skream & Benga, Sven Vath, Tiesto, Timo Maas, Toddla T
www.creamfields.com
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Get Loaded In The Park
Is there a park in London not commandeered for a day of music yet?
When: 30th August
Where: Clapham Common
How much: £35
Confirmed: Chase & Status, Carl Craig, The Count & Sinden, Esser, Felix Da Housecat, Freeland, Laurent Garnier, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Orbital, Peaches, Pendulum (DJ set), Rob da Bank, Roni Size Reprazent, Royksopp, Sneaky Sound System
www.getloadedinthepark.com
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Offset
If they can get the organisation right this time, plenty of new band-based potential
When: 5th-6th September
Where: Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge
How much: £35 early bird
Confirmed: A Certain Ratio, Future Of The Left, The Futureheads, Good Shoes, The Horrors, Rolo Tomassi, The Slits
www.offsetfestival.co.uk
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Bestival
This year’s fancy dress theme: space. This year’s bill: stratospheric
When: 11th-13th September
Where: Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight
How much: £140
Confirmed: 2manydjs/Soulwax, 65daysofstatic, Alessi’s Ark, Bat For Lashes, The Big Pink, Carl Cox, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Dirty Projectors, Doves, Elbow, Fabio & Grooverider, The Field, Fleet Foxes, Florence & The Machine, Frankmusik, Friendly Fires, Frightened Rabbit, Fujiya & Miyagi, Future Sound of London, The Horrors, Jack Penate, Just Jack, Klaxons, Kraftwerk, La Roux, Little Boots, Lily Allen, Massive Attack, Metronomy, MGMT, Seasick Steve, Squarepusher, Underworld, Vetiver
www.bestival.net
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End Of The Road
TLOBF don’t make festivals, but if they did…
When: 11th-13th September
Where: Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury
How much: £115
Confirmed: The Acorn, The Boy Least Likely To, The Broken Family Band, David Thomas Broughton, Darren Hayman, Dirty Projectors, The Dodos, Efterklang, Explosions In The Sky, Fleet Foxes, First Aid Kit, Herman Dune, Howlin Rain, The Leisure Society, The Low Anthem, Magnolia Electric Co, Malcolm Middleton, Mumford & Sons, Neko Case, Okkervil River, Steve Earle, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
www.endoftheroadfestival.com
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