Festival Guide

All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP)
Named after a song by The Velvet Underground, it was founded by Barry Hogan in 1999 as an alternative to larger, more corporate festivals like Reading or Glastonbury. Beach Break Live
Join 5000 student revellers to celebrate the end of term and the beginning of summer. Beachdown Festival 2009
The four-day festival takes place at Devil's Dyke, Brighton and features a wealth of local and established indie/pop bands. Bestival
Bestival is an award winning 3-day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill Park in the heart of the Isle of Wight. Bloodstock Open Air Festival
The heavy metal festival has been held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-upon-Trent, England, since 2005. Camden Crawl (Red Stripe)
The festival this year takes place on the weekend of Friday 18th April for 2 days, consisting of 25 venues, and over 120 renowned and upcoming artists. Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival will run from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2008 with a capacity of around 10,000 people at Lulworth Castle in Dorset. Castle Palooza
The intimate two-day music festival takes place at Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Ireland. Cornbury Oxford Music Festival
The annual festival, held in July, takes place in Charlbury's Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. Creamfields
The festival is held annually on the UK's August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire. Dance Island Festival
The festival scooped the Best Dance Festival award at the UK Festival Awards last year. Dot-to-Dot Festival
Bands and music lovers descend on the cities of Nottingham and Bristol for performances across the cities' venues. The event spans the May bank holiday weekend. Download Festival
Live Nation's three-day rockfest takes place in June at the site previously occupied by the Monsters of Rock festival. Edge Festival
Bringing together a diverse range of musical talent from around the globe, the new Edge Festival promises to wow with a spectacular line up in Scotland’s capital city. Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic takes place in the month of September in Stradbally, Co. Laois, Ireland. End of the Road Festival
The festival offers bands an opportunity to play longer sets compared to most other festivals. Evolution Festival
Evolution takes place from Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, in Newcastle and Gateshead. EXIT Festival
This year's EXIT festival will be held from July Friday 10th to Sunday 13th July 2008, close to the Serbian capital Belgrade. Field Day
The small festival takes up residence in East London's Victoria Park on Saturday 9th August. Give it a Name Festival
First taking place in May 2005, GIAN is an annual British rock music festival, held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. Global Gathering
Global Gathering is an annual dance music festival promoted by Angel Music Group, the company behind Godskitchen, on the last weekend of July each year. Godiva Festival
The free weekend long music festival takes place each year, and is named after the city's famous former inhabitant Lady Godiva. Green Man Festival
First taking place in 2003, the Green Man Festival is a British alternative music festival started by folk act It's Jo and Danny. Hevy Music Festival
The one-day music festival takes place in the historic town of Folkestone on its newly-cleared seafront. Homecoming Festival
The Scottish festival will take place on the Bank Holiday weekend of 2nd and 3rd May 2009. Hove Festival
The festival is held on the island Tromøy outside of Arendal in southern Norway. Hox-to-Dot Festival
his event follows on from the success of Nottingham and Bristol's Dot to Dot festivals, and will take place on 27th May 2008. Hydro Connect
The newly christened Hydro Connect Music Festival will take place in the fairytale grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st August 2008. Ibiza Rocks
Ibiza Rocks gives clubbers the chance to take in sun-kissed live performances as the hottest names on the indie scene line-up alongside the very best cutting edge DJs. Ilosaarirock Festival
The festival takes place from 11th-13th July in Joensuu, Finland. Isle of Wight Festival
Join music-lovers on the Isle for one of the UK's best music festivals. Lake of Stars
The festival is held in the beautiful Malawi in palm-fringed Africa. Usually held in October, the event plays host to musical treats from around the world. Latitude Festival
The newly-created annual music festival takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk. Leeds and Reading Festivals
The festival continues in 2008 without sponsorship from Carling. The event is set to take place on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Lounge on the Farm
Lounge On The Farm is a music festival held annually at Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent, which established itself in 2005. Lovebox Weekender
The Lovebox Weekender takes place in Victoria Park in East London towards the end of July over two days each year. Meltdown Festival
Meltdown is an annual music festival held at the Royal Festival Hall in London. It has been running since 1993. Orange Evolution Festival
The Evolution Festival in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England is a one-day music festival sponsored by the Orange phone network. Oxegen Festival
Oxegen is an annual music festival held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. Now Ireland's biggest festival, it was previously called Witnness, which ran from 2000 and was sponsored by Guinness. Radio 1's Big Weekend
This year taking place at Mote Park in Kent, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is a free music festival with some of the world's biggest acts. Redfest Festival
The independently-run festival takes place near Redhill, just 15 miles from London. Secret Garden Party
The Secret Garden festival is an independent music festival near Cambridge, England. It occupies 100 acres in the grounds of a Georgian farm house. Solway Festival (Solfest)
The award-winning festival is held annually at Tarnside Farm on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Sonisphere
Sonisphere is a European touring festival, set to conclude in the UK at Knebworth House on 1st and 2nd August 2009. SoundCity
Bands from around the world join music fans in the UK's capital of culture. South West Four
Dance festival taking place on London's Clapham Common on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Southern Comfort Social: Mardi Gras
Cargo, London will house the first ever SoCo Social Mardi Gras Festival - a party previously seen only in New Orleans. Standon Calling
Standon Calling is an annual music festival that takes place in Hertfordshire, England. Unusually it features a swimming pool for festival-goers. Standon Calling
Standon Calling is an annual music festival that takes place in Hertfordshire, England. Unusually it features a swimming pool for festival-goers. Standon Calling
Standon Calling is an annual music festival that takes place in Hertfordshire, England. Unusually it features a swimming pool for festival-goers. Summer Sundae Weekender
An annual music festival held in Leicester, England which focuses on indie, Alternative, and local music. The event is hosted in and around De Montfort Hall. T in the Park
The Scottish festival, held annually since 1994, takes place at Balado (near Kinross). Tennents brewers sponsor the bash. The Big Chill
The Big Chill offers a highly evolved, all-round experience that is completely unique, with a wide variety of music and performance, art, comedy, dance and film. The Great Escape
Three nights of live bands playing in venues across the city; it's the European equivalent of the South by SouthWest festival held in Texas, US every year. Ultra Music Festival
The world's first Electronic Dance Music Festival is held annually in Miami, Florida, during the Winter Music Conference. Underage Festival
Started in 2007, the festival is open only to 14-19 year olds, and boasts Radio 1, Converse, MySpace, and Artrocker stages. V Festival
The festival is held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire. Wax:On Festival
The festival takes place at Lotherton Hall, featuring over sixty performers across six arenas. Wickerman Festival
The festival is an annual music festival held near to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Wireless Festival
London's Hyde Park plays host to one of the City's most chilled music festival's of the summer. Wychwood Festival
3 days of music, comedy, cabaret, workshops and cinema beneath the Prestbury Hills.