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: 12-15 June
Weekend camping price: £190
Headline acts
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris, The Specials, Suede.
Isle of Wight Festival website
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Download Festival
Venue: Donnington Park, Leicestershire.
Dates: 13-15 June
Weekend camping price: £215
Headline acts
Aerosmith, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, Rob Zombie.
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Glastonbury Festival
Venue: Worthy Farm, Pilton.
Dates: 25-29 June.
Weekend camping price: £215.
Headline acts
Metallica, Arcade Fire, Kasabian, Elbow, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey.
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July
Wireless Festival
Venue(s): Finsbury Park, London & Perry Park, Birmingham.
Dates: 4-6 July.
Weekend camping price: £170-£220
Headline acts
Kanye West, Pharell Williams, Drake, Bruno Mars, Ellie Goulding, Robin Thicke.
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T In The Park
Venue: Balado, Kinross-shire, Scotland.
Dates: 11-13 July.
Weekend camping price: £194
Headline acts
Biffy Clyro, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Paolo Nutini, Arctic Monkeys, Pharrell Williams.
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Latitude
Venue: Henham Park, Suffolk.
Dates: 17-20 July.
Weekend camping price: £195.50
Headline acts
Music: Two Door Cinema Club, Damon Albarn, The Black Keys, Lykke Li.
Comedy: Dara O’Briain, Simon Amstell, Milton Jones, Al Murray.
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Love Box
Venue: Victoria Park, London.
Dates: 18-19 July
Weekend camping price: TBA
Headline acts
Chase and Status, M.I.A, Nas, Bonobo, Woodkid, Soul II Soul.
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Global Gathering
Venue: Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon.
Dates: 25-26 July
Weekend camping price: £120 +booking fee.
Headline acts
David Guetta, Prodigy, Chase and Status, Tinie Tempah, Alesso.
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August
V Festival
Venue: Hylands Park, Chelmsford & Weston Park, Staffordshire.
Dates: 16-17 August.
Weekend camping price: £199.95.
Headline acts
Justin Timberlake, Elbow, Killers, Example, Lily Allen, Paolo Nutini.
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Reading Festival
Venue: Richfield Avenue, Reading.
Dates: 22-24 August.
Weekend camping price: £213.
Headline acts
Queens of Stone Age, Paramore, Disclosure, Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182.
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Leeds Festival
Venue: Bramham Park, Leeds.
Dates: 22-24 August.
Weekend camping price: £213.
Headline acts
Queens of Stone Age, Paramore, Disclosure, Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182.
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Creamfields
Venue: Daresbury, Cheshire.
Dates: 22-24 August.
Weekend camping price: £155 +booking fee.
Headline acts
Sub Focus, Deadmau5, Armin Van Buuren, Annie Mac, Eric Prydz, Pete Tong.
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September
Bestival
Venue: Robin Hill, Isle of Wight.
Dates: 4-7 September.
Weekend camping price: £195.
Headline acts
Busta Rhymes, Outkast, Chic feat. Nile Rodgers, Beck, Paloma Faith, Foals.
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So there you have it, a baker’s dozen of this summer’s biggest UK music extravaganzas! Let us know in the comments if you’re planning to head to any of the gigs and who you’re looking forward to seeing.
