Sellindge Music Festival:
5th, 6th & 7th June 2009
Sellindge Music Festival takes place in the beautiful countryside between Ashford and Folkestone once home to Jimi Hendrix. The weekend will showcase some of the most popular and hotly tipped acts from amongst a wide variety of musical genres over five different stages.
Benicasim Music Festival:
16th - 19th July 2009
Four days of indie pop and electronica across the Main Stage and several smaller stages in tents will keep your thirst for music well and truly quenched. Bands start around 6pm, headliners hit the stages around 1am and DJs keep the party alive 'til 6am, meaning Benicassim is ideal for all those who prefer to stay up all night and sleep all day.
For more information visit the Benicasim website.
Hop Farm Music festival:
3rd - 5th july 2009
It's the second year for Hop Farm and following the success of last year's one-day event, the organisers have now been given the go-ahead to increase the capacity to 53,000 over three days with a 20,000 capacity campsite open from Thursday to Monday.
Hop Farm Music festival:
3rd - 5th july 2009
It's the second year for Hop Farm and following the success of last year's one-day event, the organisers have now been given the go-ahead to increase the capacity to 53,000 over three days with a 20,000 capacity campsite open from Thursday to Monday.
Reading Music Festival:
28th -30th August 2009
One of the biggest and longest running rock festivals in existence, Reading Festival attracts around 80,000 revellers over the August Bank Holiday weekend every year. Rock, indie, metal, hip hop, punk, hardcore and ska is the name of the game and with over 150 acts spread across 3 glorious days, massive camping fields, comedy and cabaret, a full bill of late night entertainment and a hat trick of NME Awards for Best Live Event, this is one festival not to miss this summer.
For more info visit the festival's official website.
Isle of Wight Music Festival:
12th-14th june 2009
With seven years under their belt, Isle Of Wight Festival has slowly grown to be one of the major players in the festival world attracting massive rock and indie acts each and every year. This year also sees the return of the 5,000 capacity Big Top which plays host to a special night of entertainment for campers on the Thursday night. Last year tickets sold out months before the event, so make sure you get yours quick.
Isle of Wight Music Festival:
12th-14th june 2009
With seven years under their belt, Isle Of Wight Festival has slowly grown to be one of the major players in the festival world attracting massive rock and indie acts each and every year. This year also sees the return of the 5,000 capacity Big Top which plays host to a special night of entertainment for campers on the Thursday night. Last year tickets sold out months before the event, so make sure you get yours quick.
For more information go to www.isleofwightfestival.com
Glastonbury Music festival:
26th - 28th june 2009
Arguably the best festival in the world, the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts has grown from a few hippies in a field drinking free milk on farmer Michael Eavis' farm to the biggest festival in Europe attracting 160,000 people every year. With six huge music stages and tents including the awesome Pyramid Stage, a myriad of smaller music stages and venues plus areas such as the 40 acre Shangri-La area which is open until 6am on Friday and Saturday nights plus the Green Fields, Healing Fields, Glade, Field of Avalon, The Park, Trash City, Cinema Field which are all packed into the 100 acre site in the Vale of Avalon, Glastonbury has lots more to offer than just music. Glastonbury also donates some of its profit to support various charities such as Oxfam, Greenpeace, Water Aid and local charities.
For more info check out the glastonbury website
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