Check out my guide to this year’s UK music festivals below. The page will be updated as more announcements are made.
The Great Escape
When: May 16 – 18
Where: Brighton
Who’s playing: Iggy Azalea, The 1975, Tom Odell, Chvrches, MO, Indiana, Etta Bond, John Newman, Nina Nesbitt, The Other Tribe, Yadi
Radio 1 Big Weekend
When: May 24 – 26
Where: Derry, Londonderry
Who’s playing: Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Biffy Clyro, Rita Ora, Paramore, The Saturdays, Rudimental, Olly Murs, Little Mix, Labrinth, Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora, Bastille, Disclosure, A$AP Rocky, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, J. Cole, Jessie Ware, AlunaGeorge, Katy B, HAIM
Field Day
When: May 25
Where: London, Victoria Park
Who’s playing: Bat For Lashes, Daughter, Disclosure, Django Django, Feathers, Jagwar Ma, Palma Violets, Solange, TNGHT
As One
When: May 26
Where: Victoria Park, London
Who’s playing: Rita Ora, Katy B, Conor Maynard, Union J, Rylan, Skin
Rockness
When: June 7 – 9
Where: Loch Ness, Scotland
Who’s playing: Basement Jaxx, Ben Howard, Ellie Goulding, Fatboy Slim, Jessie Ware, Lianne La Havas, Madeon, Plan B, Mat Zo, Redlight, Skream & Benga, The Temper Trap, The Vaccines
Parklife Weekender
When: June 8 – 9
Where: Heaton Park, Manchester
Who’s playing: Example, Plan B, Rita Ora, The Horrors, Disclosure, Johnny Marr, DJ Fresh, TEED, Wretch 32, AlunaGeorge, Iggy Azalea, Rudimental
Isle of Wight
When: June 13 – 16
Where: Seaclosure Park, Isle of Wight
Who’s playing: The Stone Roses, Bon Jovi, The Killers, Jake Bugg, The Script, Bloc Party, Paloma Faith, The Maccabees, Ellie Goulding, Happy Mondays, fun., Bonnie Raitt, Imperial Teen, The Farm, Blondie, Republica, Emeli Sandé, Ben Howard, Palma Violets, Lianne La Havas, Laura Mvula, Hugh Cornwell, Levellers, Young Guns, Kids In Glass Houses
Download
When: June 14 – 16
Where: Donington Park, Leicester
Who’s playing: Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Slipknot, Queens Of The Stone Age, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Gaslight Anthem, Motörhead, HIM, Alice in Chains, A Day To Remember, Mastodon, Stone Sour, Limp Bizkit, Jimmy Eat World, Enter Shikari, Korn
Chester Rocks
When: June 15 – 16
Where: Chester Racecourse
Who’s playing: The Wanted, Jessie J, Union J, A*M*E, Lawson, Amelia Lily, Charlie Brown
Beach Break Live
When: June 20 – 24
Where: Newquay, Cornwall
Who’s playing: Jake Bugg, Devlin, Lucy Rose, AlunaGeorge, Skream, Shy FX
Glastonbury
When: June 28 – 30
Where: Worthy Farm, Pilton
Who’s playing: The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend, Rita Ora, Professor Green, Nas, Wiley, Sinead O’Connor, Azealia Banks, Alabama Shakes, The Lumineers, The xx, Chase & Status, Two Door Cinema Club, Alt-J, Tame Impala, Gary Clark Jr., Solange
Brentwood Festival
When; July 5-7
Where; Brentwood Centre,Brentwood,Essex.
Who`s Playing; Loveable Rouges, Chas n Dave, Navacross, Mannequins, Bruce Foxton from The Jam, Missing Andy The Dualers, States of Emotion.
Blissfields
When: July 5 – 7
Where: Vicarage Farm, Winchester
Who’s playing: Bastille, Mystery Jets, Mike Skinner & Rob Harvey, Theme Park, The Staves, London Grammar, Sam Smith, Arlissa, Friends, Matt Corby
Wireless
When: July 12 – 14
Where: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Who’s playing: Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Miguel, Ke$ha, Katy B, Conor Maynard, Nas, Rita Ora, Misha B, Daley
T in the Park
When: July 12 – 14
Where: Balado, Scotland
Who’s playing: Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, The Script, Paloma Faith, Jake Bugg, Of Monsters and Men, Alt-J, The Killers, Two Door Cinema Club, Azealia Banks, Emeli Sandé, Kraftwerk, British Sea Power, Chase & Status, Chvrches, The Courteeners, Dizzee Rascal, Editors, Everything Everything
Latitude
When: July 18 – 21
Where: Henham Park, Suffolk
Who’s playing: Kraftwerk, Bloc Party, Maccabees, Foals, Hot Chip, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Blake, Jessie Ware, Junip, Alt-J, Disclosure, Villagers, Beth Orton, iamamiwhoami, Laura Mvula
Lovebox
When: July 19 – 21
Where: Victoria Park, London
Who’s playing: Mark Ronson, D’Angelo, Azealia Banks, PLan B, Goldfrapp, Lil Kim, Annie Mac, Disclosure, AlunaGeorge, Hurts, Jurassic 5
Secret Garden Party
When: July 25 – 28
Where: Cambridgeshire
Who’s playing: Bastille, Ayah Marar, Django Django, Findlay, Goldie, Hadouken!, Janet Devlin, John Newman, Lisse, Mo, Regina Spektor, Sam Smith, Soulwax, The Other Tribe
Global Gathering
When: July 26 – 27
Where: Stratford Upon Avon
Who’s playing: Plan B, Example, DJ Fresh, Seth Troxler, Sub Focus, Jessie Ware, Benga, Gorgon City
Broadmasters
When: August 7 – 11
Where: Newquay, Cornwall
Who’s playing: Ben Howard, Basement Jaxx, The Vaccines, Everything Everything, Miles Kane, The Joy Formidable, Tom Odell, Frightened Rabbit, Fenech Soler, Hudson Taylor
Green Man
When: August 15 – 18
Where: Glanusk, Wales
Who’s playing: Band Of Horses, Ben Howard, Horrors, Kings Of Convenience, Villagers, Archie, Steve Mason, Midlake
V Festival
When: August 17 – 18
Where: Chelmsford/Stafford
Who’s playing: Beyoncé, Kings Of Leon, The Script, Jessie J, Stereophonics, Emeli Sandé, Calvin Harris, Olly Murs, Two Door Cinema Club, Rita Ora, Paloma Faith, Basement Jaxx, The Courteeners, Jason Mraz, fun., Labrinth, Ellie Goulding, DJ Fresh, James Arthur, Scouting For Girls, Little Mix, The Fratellis, Jessie Ware, Maverick Sabre, Tom Odell
Reading/Leeds
When: August 23 – 25
Where: Richfield Avenue, Reading/Bramham Park, Leeds
Who’s playing: Eminem, Alt-J, Sub Focus, Roll Deep, Deftones, Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy, System Of A Down, Foals, Jake Bugg, Bring Me The Horizon, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Frank Turner, A$AP Rocky, Bastille, Peace, Deap Vally, Chase & Status, White Lies, Brand New, Tame Impala, Johnny Marr, Palma Violets, Magnetic Man, Devlin, The Lumineers, Editors, Azealia Banks, Disclosure, City & Colour, HAIM, Alex Clare, Knife Party
Sundown Festival
When: August 30 – September 1
Where: Norfolk
Who’s playing: Rita Ora, JLS, Union J, Ed Drewett, Charlie Brown, Wiley, Ria Ritchie, Amelia Lily, High Contrast, DJ Zinc, Skepta, Angel, Example, DJ Fresh
Fusion Festival
When: August 31 – September 1
Where: Birmingham
Who’s playing: Jessie J, JLS, McFly, Ne-Yo, The Wanted, Conor Maynard, James Arthur, Amelia Lily, The Saturdays, Wretch 32
Bestival
When: September 5 – 8
Where: Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight
Who’s playing: Elton John, Snoop Dogg, MIA, The Knife, Disclosure, DJ Fresh, Sinead O’Connor, James Blake, Angel Haze, Wu Tang Clan, Bastille, The 1975
Festival No. 6
When: September 13 – 15
Where: Portmerion
Who’s playing: Manic Street Preachers, Chic ft. Nile Rogers, Lianne La Havas, Everything Everything, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Mar