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Festival season 2015: Who’s playing where this summer?
With the UK music festival season rapidly approaching, there are now more choices than ever before for the weekend raver. Dom Kureen takes a look at some of the most notable events and how they’re shaping up so far.
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June
Isle of Wight Festival
Venue: Seaclose Park, Isle of Wight
Dates: 11-14 June
Weekend camping price: £208
Headline acts
Fleetwood Mac, Blur, The Black Keys, The Prodigy, Max.Lyrical.
Isle of Wight Festival website
Kureen 2014 Isle of Wight Festival review
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Download Festival
Venue: Donington Park, Leicestershire
Dates: 12-14 June
Weekend camping price: £215
Headline acts
Muse, Slipknot, Kiss, Faith No More, Motley Crue
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Glastonbury Festival
Venue: Worthy Farm, Pilton.
Dates: 24-28 June
Weekend camping price: £225
Headline acts
Kanye West, Lionel Richie, Foo Fighters
Glastonbury website
Kureen 2014 Glastonbury review
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Wireless 10
Venue: Finsbury Park, London
Date: 28 June
Day ticket price: £76.45
Headline acts
Drake, Rita Ora, Chance the Rapper, Katy B, Public Enemy
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July
Wireless Festival
Venue: Finsbury Park, London.
Dates: 3-5 July
Weekend camping price: £209.50
Headline acts
Drake, Jesse J, Avicii, Mary J Blige, David Guetta
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T2015
Venue: Strathallan castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Dates: 10-12 July
Weekend camping price: £194
Headline acts
Kasabian, Sam Smith, The Libertines, Kasabian, The Prodigy
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Latitude Festival
Venue: Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk
Dates: 16-19 July
Weekend camping price: £200.50
Headline acts
Portishead, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Alt-J, Alan Davies, Jon Richardson
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Love Box
Venue: Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London.
Dates: 17-18 July
Weekend camping price: £93.50
Headline acts
Snoop Dogg, Rudimental, Bonobo, Jessie Ware, Cypress Hill
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Secret Garden Party
Venue: Mill Hill Field, Abbots Ripton
Dates: 23-26 July
Weekend camping price: £190.50
Headline acts
Jungle, Public Service Broadcasting, Palma Violets, Menace Beach
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August
Boomtown Fair
Venue: Matterley Estate, Winchester, Hampshire
Dates: August 13-16
Weekend camping price: £155
Headline acts
Stephen Marley, Gogol Bordello, Flogging Molly
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V Festival
Venues: Weston Park, Staffordshire / Hylands Park, Chelmsford
Dates: August 22-23
Weekend camping price: £189
Headline acts
Calvin Harris, Stereophonics, Sam Smith, Tom Jones
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Reading and Leeds Festival
Venues: Richfield Avenue, Reading / Braham Park, Leeds
Dates: August 28-30
Weekend camping price: £205
Headline acts
Mumford and Sons, The Libertines, Limp Bizkit, Metallica
Reading Festival website
Leeds Festival website
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Creamfields
Venue: Alex James’s Farm, Kingham, The Cotswolds
Dates: August 28-30
Weekend camping price: £154.50
Headline acts
Paloma Faith, Grandmaster Flash, Groove Armada
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September
Festival No.6
Venue: Portmeirion, Wales
Dates: September 3-6
Weekend camping price: £170
Headline acts
Grace Jones, Belle & Sebastian, Ghost Poet
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Bestival
Venue: Robin Hill, Isle of Wight
Dates: September 10-13
Weekend camping price: £195
Headline acts
Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Duran Duran
Bestival website
Kureen 2014: 10 local acts you won’t want to miss
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OnBlackheath
Venue: Blackheath, London
Dates: September 12-13
Weekend price: £89
Headline acts
Manic Street Preachers, Elbow, Madness
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Let us know which festival catches your eye, in the meantime here’s ‘Never going back again’ from the legendary Fleetwood Mac.