FROME FESTIVAL

The annual Frome Festival is Somerset’s largest community festival, with more than 160 events held at various venues in and around the town.

Line up:
Legend, Andy Fairweather, Courtney Pine, Seth Lakeman, Glen Tilbrook, Clare Teal and 10cc

The Hop Farm

Taking music festivals back to their roots, with no branding, corporate sponsorship or VIP areas, The Hop Farm promises to be a truly unique festival.

Line up:
Neil Young, Primal Scream, Supergrass, My Morning Jacket, Rufus Wainwright, The Guillemots, Laura Marling, Everest, Carbon/Silicon

THE MIGHTY BOOSH FESTIVAL

Noel Fielding and Julian Barret, aka Vince Noir and Howard Moon, aka The Mighty Boosh promise "a day in the country" to which they will "drag a load of friends and comedians and bands".

Line up: The Charlatans, Gary Numan, White Denim, Peaches, Polar Bear, Ross Noble, Frankie Boyle and many more comedians and bands.

THE NATIONAL FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL

Held at Conkers in the heart of the National Forest, in an outdoor, covered amphitheatre, set beside the lake at Conkers Waterside and surrounded by new woodland the National Forest Folk Festival has entertainment for all the family over three days.

Line up: Hayseed Dixie, Seth Lakeman, Dave Swarbrick, The Tannahill Weavers, Maybe Myrtle Tyrtle, 100 Man Orchestra, Shona Kipling and Damien O'Kane and many more...

O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL

The coolest festival in the heart of the city. Summertime, and London's Hyde Park plays host to 4 nights of incredible line-ups and cutting edge bands.

Line up:
Morrissey, Counting Crows, FatBoy Slim, Jay-Z, Underworld, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Powderfinger and more...

Alive Festival

The Optimus Alive festival takes place at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, Lisbon. With the Tagus River as landscape the festival is a great opportunity to come to Portugal and watch some of the greatest artists, enjoy the finest arts and indulge in the sun...

Line up:
Rage Against The Machine, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gogol Bordello, The Hives, Gossip, MGMT, Nouvelle Vague, Rosin Murphy, Vampire Weekend and more...

2000trees Festival

Justifiably proud of its environmental and ethical credentials, 2000 Trees was nominated for the best small festival at the 2007 UK Festival Awards, and last year's event was referred to as the "best small festival of 2007" by The Guardian.

Line up: Art Brut, Reuben, The Duke Spirit, Future of the Left, Frank Turner, Imperial Leisure, The King Blues, The Anomalies, In Case of Fire and many many more...

T In The Park

2008 marks T in the Park's 15th anniversary, so expect some serious celebrations, as well as a strong genre-defying lineup with some of the biggest and best names in music, as well as the festival's strong Scottish heritage shining through.

Line up: The Verve, Rage Against The Machine, R.E.M, Stereophonics, The Fratellis, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs and many many more...

A Beautiful Day Out

Line up: Levellers, Dreadzone, Seth Lakeman, Nick Harper, 3 Daft Monkeys and more artists to be announced.

Zapfest - Oxford'S One Day Festival

Zapfest is a one day festival set in glorious Oxford with the cream of local performers as well as internationally acclaimed acts creating a festival with a great vibe that is open to people of all ages.

Line up: Youthmovies, SixNationState, Sam Isaac, Richard Walters, Jonquil, Para & Baila, Mama Said, DJ FU vs Jungle Drummer, Riz MC, Little Fish, Richard Herring and lots more...

Anterior W/ Fleshrot

Glasgow's first Death Fest with bands such as Anterior (who just came off the support slot with Children of Bodom), grind legends Fleshrot from London and 30+ bands playing along side them from Wales to Aberdeen.

RE:FRESH

Chelmsford Christian Festival 2008.

Line up:
Yfriday, Electralyte, Paul Jones & Fiona Hendley Jones, Godspell, Jahaziel, Steve Chalke, Amplify, London Community Gospel Choir and more...

Indieco: Sunday Social

A cutting edge one-day festival in Shrewsbury paying homage to some of the best bands in the country.

Line up:
New Young Pony Club, The Holloways, Kid Harpoon, The Anomalies, Gundogs, Envy & Other Sins and Fight The Bear.

Latitude Festival 2008

Latitude Festival returns for 2008, bringing its unique blend of music, art, comedy, cabaret, poetry, politics and literature to Suffolk.
Line-up: Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Interpol, Bill Bailey, Ross Noble, Rich Hall, Simon Amstell, Russell Howard and more...

Glade Festival

With a strong aversion to all things corporate and mainstream and with a great love of all things alternative, underground and interesting, the Glade has a mind boggling array of artistic ideas; musically, sonically, visually and extra sensorily, from around the world...

Line up:
Pendulum, Dubfire, Jeff Mills, Autechre, The Orb and many more...

Hachfest

A three-day open air live music festival, held on the outskirts of the pretty, Suffolk Village of Hacheston with over 30 acts, on purpose built stages, top notch site facilities and family camping.

Line up: Noasis, The Fat Band, The Glamtastics, The Wild Oats, Rosalita, Murphy's Lore, The Folk Collective, Kara and many more...

Nozstock Festival

A weekend to remember. Do not be the sad face that missed it! 90+ live acts spanning Rock, Indie, Punk, Ska, Classical, Folk, Blues, Hip Hop, Drum n Bass + Trance, over 4 stages + 3 dance arenas...

Line up: Hayseed Dixie, Envy and Other Sins, Royworld, Sam Isaac,The Anomalies, Utah Saints, Subfocus + Sonny Wharton and many more...

Marvellous '08

Get down to Marvellous '08 with your family and friends. Soak up the atmosphere, boogie to the music and marvel at the fireworks!

Line up:
Boot-Led-Zepplin, Limehouse Lizzy, Bon Giovi, Music from 18.30, Show closes 10.45 with Fireworks.

Positivus Ab Festival

Two day festival in Latvia including camping with an amazing lineup.

Line up:
Fatboy Slim, Travis, Manic Street Preachers, I'm From Barcelona, British Sea Power, Timo Maas and many more...

Summercase

Across two cities and two days, Madrid and Barcelona host Summercase, promising a fantastic line-up and some serious sunshine!

Line up:
The Breeders, Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, Sex Pistols, The Verve, MIA, The Stranglers, Maxïmo Park, Primal Scream, CSS, Pete & The Pirates, Mystery Jets and more TBA...

Splendour In Nottingham Festival

A two day festival for all ages in Nottingham's stunning Wollaton Park.

Line up:
Kate Nash, Paolo Nutini, The Charlatans, Rufus Wainwright and many more to be confirmed.

Truck Festival

A small not-for-profit festival with camping featuring an eclectic lineup, beer poured by men dressed as ladies and ice creams sold by the local vicar.

Line up: The Lemonheads performing 'It's a Shame About Ray', Camera Obscura, Maps, Ian McLagan's Bump Band, Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Emmy the Great and many many more TBA.

Exposedfest 08

40 bands across two stages in High Wycombe.

Line up:
Outcry Fire, Paige, Arc Angel, Decided We Fall, Forever Wednesday, Fluid Lines, Feud, My Toy Box and many more...

Benicassim Festival (fib)

Sun, sea and non-stop entertainment in Spain at the Festival Internacional de Benicassim.

Line up: Leonard Cohen, My Bloody Valentine, Siouxsie, Babyshambles, Roisin Murphy, Justice, American Music Club, Beirut, David Duriez, Eef Barzelay, Erol Alkan, Joakim, John Acquaviva, Jose Gonzalez, Metope, Metronomy, Micah P Hinson, Moriarty, The National, The New Pornographers, These New Puritans and many more..

Lovebox Weekender

Eclectic, award-winning festival hosted by Groove Armada in the heart of London.

Line up:
The Flaming Lips, Goldfrapp, Roni Size & Reprazent, Groove Armada, Jack Penate, The Human League, Secretsundaze, Horsemeat Disco and many more to be announced...

MOTOR SHOW MUSIC FESTIVAL

A series of stand alone concerts running alongside the multi-award winning British International Motor Show, taking place in an intimate part-covered outdoor arena on the water's edge. All tickets include entry to the Motor Show on the day.

Line up: UB40, Alice Cooper, Status Quo, Squeeze, Here and Now 80's Tour, Blondie, Deep Purple, Chicago, Jools Holland featuring Marc Almond, Meat Loaf and much more...

Global Gathering

The world's biggest dance music weekender returns, bigger, better and louder than ever before.

Line up:
Kanye West joins Mark Ronson and Moby as headliners...

Sound Island Music Festival

An intimate festival by the sea in Kent at the stunning Quex Park.

Line up:
Katherine Jenkins, UB40, The Hoosiers, Scouting for Girls, Elliot Minor, Aswad, Imperial Leisure, Blake, National Symphony Orchestra and many more...

Womad

The Womad Festival is returning to the beautiful Charlton Park this summer with a selection of the best music, food and entertainment on the planet. Amongst the developments this year are an Irish Ceilidh, a Sufi Night, Percussion & Dance workshops and a Taste Cafe.

Good Times Music Festival

Introducing the wrexhammusic.co.uk Good Times Festival, a celebration of great local music and a few favourites from further afield with indoor music and outdoor camping.

Line up:
Andy Hickie Band, Arnie, Ashbey, Benjamin's Drone, Dan Gruff, The Djangos, Gintis, Gwildor, Heal The Last Stand, Hexicon, James Yuill and many more...

Perfect Day Festival And Garden Party

The lazy, hazy, crazy, days of summer are back with The Perfect Day Festival and Garden Party at Bowood House in Wiltshire. Perfect Day promises great entertainment for the whole family.

Line up: The Feeling, Reverend and The Makers, Robyn, The Metros, The Whip, Cerys Matthews, Ben's Brother, Cara Dillon, Basshunter, plus many more to be annouced...

Offworld - Uk Psytrance Festival

A festival of theatre, dance and buffoonery in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside with a steaming selection of psytrance and progressive psy acts lined-up for your listening pleasure, as well as a theatre space for when you fancy a little break from the dance!

Line up: Pradox, Bassid, Frechbax, Solar Quest, Orhid Star, Native Horizon, Deviant Species, Voice of Cod, Flimsy Wing and many more...

Kendal Calling

Nestled in the hills and valleys of Cumbria at the gateway to the Lake district, Kendal is the venue for this festival of homage to great music and great times.

Line up:
Dizzee Rascal, Super Furry Animals, British Sea Power, DJ Yoda, Scratch Perverts, Dan Le Sac

Y-Not Festival

For one weekend a year, the gorgeous Peak District countryside is home to the intimate Y-Not Festival, with a wide range of eclectic music from country folk to indie rock to dance and everything in between.

Line up: Frank Turner, Mystery Jets, Hijak Oscar, King Furnace, 51/50's, Blakc Alley Screens and many more...

A Day At The Races

One day, two stages and 1200 people. From ambient to folk, from rock to the bizarre.

Line up:
Four Tet, Los Campesinos, Jeffrey Lewis, Mum, Nina Nastasia, Adem, Johnny Foreigner, Olafur Arnalds, The Mae Shi, Calvin Johnson and much more...

Creamfields Vigo

Hot on the tail of its namesake in Andaluca, the first ever Creamfields Vigo aims to become a landmark event for music lovers in the north by offering live performances and DJ sessions from home and abroad.

Line up:
The Chemical Brothers, Derrick May, Vitalic Live!, Tiga, James Holden and many more...

Rock The River Festival

The first ever Rock the River wakeboard and music festival featuring a wakeboarding competition on the Saturday and Sunday (free to come along and watch) and music on Conway Quay on Saturday evening.

Line up: The Next Men, Uncle Joe, The Screaming Citizens, King Porter Stomp, Jojuka, Boys in the Wood, Matthew Board Band and The Racketears.

POP IN THE PARK

Two of the UK's biggest pop acts headline two days of pop in Nantwich, Cheshire's Dorfold Park.

Line up:
McFly, Girls Aloud and more TBA...

REBELLION FESTIVAL 08

One of the world's biggest and longest running punk festivals, running for four days across four venues, and featuring the best of the current and past punk scenes.

Line up:
Anti Nowhere League, Argy Bargy, Bad Manners, Deadline, Discharge, Neville Staples, UK Subs, The Business, 999, Atilla the Stockbroker, Goldblade and hundreds more...

Rip Curl Boardmasters Unleashed

Featuring the world's best surfers, amazing skateboarding and BMX, insane live music to suit any tastes and a huge bar on the beach.

Line up:
The Zutons, Groove Armada, The Pigeon Detectives, Audio Bullys, The Futureheads, Morcheeba, Reverend & the Makers, Mystery Jets, Gallows and many more...

Underage Festival

Expect three stages of the hottest new bands, exclusively for music savvy 14 to 18 year olds. A safe atmosphere for the younger generation of music fans promises a line-up the adults will be envious of!

Line up: Gallows, Foals, The Horrors, The Rifles, Bonde De Role, Glasvegas, Sons and Daughters, Team Waterpolo, Wild Beasts and many more...

At Home By The Sea

Concorde 2 and Yellow Wave will be transformed into a true festival site with four separate stages with a line up dedicated to bringing you some of the greatest Brighton based talent, alongside a few hand picked national acts.

Line up: Brakes, Camera Obscura, Peggy Sue & The Pirates, Chrome Hoof, Shout Out Louds, The Shortwave Set, Wild Beasts, Hot Club De Paris and many more TBA...

Redfest

Line up: This City, Pete & The Pirates, I Hount Wizards, Witherkids, Sixnationstate, Thomas Tantrum, Hold Fire, Moral Soul, Sattelite State, The Thirst, Dreamer and more...

Creamfields Andalucia

Creamfields returns to Spain in 2008 with a new home and an amazing lineup.

Line up:
The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada, Theivery Corporation, Midnight Juggernauts, Sven Väth, Carl Craig and many more...

Field Day

A psychedelic summer fete in the centre of London hosting some of the UK's finest bands and DJs, and a host of other eccentric entertainments including welly throwing, morris dancing, coconut shy, tug of war, brass bands and more across four stages.

Line up: Foals, Fionn Regan, Of Montreal, Simian Mobile Disco, Mystery Jets, Lightspeed Champion, White Lies, Huw Stephens, King Creosote (Duo), and many more...

Amef 08 Music & Arts Festival

The Arts Meets Environment Festival is back, bigger and better featuring exciting indie stalls, skate ramps, art workshops, smoothie bars, climbing walls and music from brilliant live bands.

Line up: Sukie, Miller’s hag, Yeltsin, Uptown Decadence Unit, Illigitimate Sons of the King, My First Radio, Sleepyhead, Casio Kid, My first tooth, The 69s and many more...

Sziget Festival

Hungarian festival featuring numerous exhibitions, performances, an outdoor museum, puppet theatre and cabaret alongside some of the biggest names in music.

Line up:
Iron Maiden, Sex Pistols, R.E.M., Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Pendulum Live, Carl Cox, Ferry Corsten, Transglobal Underground feat. Natacha Atlas and many more...

Fm4 Frequency Festival

A solid and varied line-up near Salzburg in Austria, with a wide variety of stages and acts performing.

Line up: R.E.M, The Killers, BabyShambles, The Wombats, Iron and Wine, The Hives, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists, Dirty Pretty Things and many more...

Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival

Bloodstock offers a traditional rock and metal festival aiming to recapture the spirit of the original Monsters of Rock shows from the 80s and 90s across three stages.

Line up: Communic, Evile, Opeth, At The Gates, Moonsorrow, Cloudscape, Swallow The Sun, Kataklysm, Overkill and many more.

Ola Festival

The Ola Festival brings world-renowned bands as well as emerging talent to southern Spain.

Line up:
Björk, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Digitalism live!, Junior Boys, The Enemy and more to be announced...

Green Man Festival

Featuring a wealth of folk and folktronica acts, as well as a variety of other music and entertainments including cinema, literature, workshops and many more in a family friendly environment.

Line up: Super Furry Animals, Richard Thompson, Iron and Wine, The National, Black Mountain, Drive By Truckers, King Creosote, Caribou, Magik Markers and many more...

V FESTIVAL 08

One of the UK's favourite festivals, expect to see some of the most popular names in rock, indie and pop.

Line up:
Muse, The Verve, Stereophonics, The Prodigy, Ian Brown, The Pogues and more TBA...

Beautiful Days

Levellers festival in the heart of Devon. Five stages, family camping, huge children's area, carefully selected food & craft stalls, real ale bars and amazing site art.

Line up:
Squeeze, Supergrass, The Levellers, Alabama 3, Nouvelle Vague, Turin Brakes, Stiff Little Fingers, Zion Train, Fishbone, Frank Turner, comedy from Ross Noble, and much more...

Wizard Festival

This year's event promises to be one of the most exciting and enchanting festivals on the Scottish summer scene with some top name bands making their way to New Deer in August. Aiming to cater to all musical tastes as the Wizard's cauldron simmers with entertainment for all ages.

Line up: Supergrass, Alabama 3, The Damned, Dreadzone, Proud Mary, The Cinematics, Chris Helme, McCusker/Drever/Woomble, Flood of Red, Parka, The Amigos and more TBA

Hip Hop Kemp

3 day hip-hop festival in the Czech Republic for under £30 a ticket, this is surely one of the bargains of the summer!

Line up:
The Roots, Atmosphere + Brother Ali, Pharoe Monch, Kano, Kool Savas, Mr Lif & Akromatik, Zion I and many more...

The Greatest Rock Tribute Ever!

Remember Knebworth in 1986? Relive it with hits from Queen (QEII) and Status Quo (Counterfeit Quo) with support from Cher (Jayne Louise).

Reading and Leeds 2008

Featuring the best of current music, Reading and Leeds festivals will be back this August.

Line-up:
The Killers, Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Biffy Clyro, Serj Tankian, The Raconteurs, Editors, We Are Scientists, Manic Street Preachers, Bullet For My Valentine, Tenacious D, Slipknot, Feeder and many more TBA...

Tenby Folk Festival

The first Tenby Folk Festival arrives to showcase the cream of the UK folk and roots scene, mixed among the finest international folk artists available today.

Line up:
Cerys Matthews, José Gonzáles, Eliza Carthy, The Storys, Cecile Corbel, Martyn Joseph and many more...

South West Four

London's biggest outdoor dance event returns to Clapham Common for it's fifth year.

Line up:
Carl Cox, Erick Morillo, John Digweed, Fedde Le Grand, Layo & Bushwacka, Danny Tenaglia, Sven Vath, Francois K, Armin Van Buuren and many more...

Creamfields 2008

Celebrating its 10th year, the award winning Creamfields festival will feature its biggest line-up ever.

Line up:
Kasabian, Ian Brown, Fat Boy Slim, Soulwax, Ian Brown, Underworld, The Gossip and much more...

Relight My Firestation

A big summer weekender for Bournemouth University allumni. If you used to love dancing to Lollipop and Happy Monday nights during your uni years, this night is going to bring it all flooding back!

Get Loaded In The Park 2008

Returning for its fifth year of indie-crazed-rock and electro-jackin-dance is inner-city festival Get Loaded in the Park supported by Time Out and XFM.

Line up: Iggy and the Stooges, Supergrass, Gogol Bordello, Kate Nash, Reverend and the Makers, The Maccabees, The Gossip, Soulwax Nite Versions, Mylo (DJ set) and many more across four stages...

Last Days Of Summer

Line up: Supergrass, Athlete, The Rascals, Fun Lovin Criminals, Black Kids, Young Knives, Royworld & an exclusive solo performance from a Britpop legend.

The Outlook Festival, Croatia

Some of the UK's best underground the club nights have joined forces to bring you a weekend of music covering the best in reggae, hiphop, dubstep, broken beat, drum & bass and dance-floor soul music in a setting taken straight from paradise.

Line up: Gilles Peterson, Iration Steppas, Jehst, Foreign Beggars, Digital Mystikz, Rusko, N-Type, Quest, Silkie, Hatcha and many more...

20th Off The Tracks Festival

An eclectic selection of roots, folk, dance, trance and acoustic across two stages, 45 real ales, good food, acoustic sessions, stalls, excellent camping facilities & showers, family friendly, atmospheric surroundings plus much more...

Line up:
Dreadzone, Kissmet and more to come...

Hydro Connect Music Festival 2008

The Duke of Argyll is looking forward to welcoming a new set of revellers into his scenic castle grounds to enjoy a range of music, on the banks of Loch Fyne.

Line up:
Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Paolo Nutini, Manic Street Preachers, Spiritualized, The Coral and many more to be revealed...

Offset Festival

Offset is a brand new festival that joins the dots between the hottest new bands and the artists that influenced them with over 150 bands performing over 7 stages, and a lineup handpicked to represent all that's great in UK music.

Line up: Wire, The Young Knives, Chrome Hoof, Ipso Facto, Make Model, Grabba Grabba Tape, O'Children, Die! Die! Die! and over 100 more to be announced.

Surfstock Festival

A mixture of surf events by day and quality music and entertainment is what Surfstock has built its reputation on as one of the best festivals Cornwall has to offer.

Line up:
Gossip, The Go! Team, Santogold, Black Lips, Lightspeed Champion, Alphabeat and more TBA...

FEUGH FEST

Feugh Fest is returning to Banchory for its second year and is set to be even bigger and better than the inaugral event held last summer.

Line up: The Brand New Heavies, Sandi Thom, Attic Lights, Bad Manners, Popup, Jyrojets, Hi-Five Alive and many more...

Moonfest

Featuring some of the globe's major festival acts across three days with the option of camping.

Line up:
Babyshambles, Go West, Australian Pink Floyd, Imagination, Ozric Tentacles, Heaven 17 and many more...

Moseley Folk Festival 2008

Moseley Folk Festival returns to the leafy surroundings of Moseley Park for 2008. And it's worth saying that you'd be hard pressed to find a more suitable environment to sit back and listen to some of the finest folk these isles have to offer.

Line up: José Gonzáles, Seth Lakeman, Waterson:Carthy, Scott Matthews, Morcheeba, The Bees and many many more to be confirmed...

Weekend Dance

Line up:
Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Tiga and more TBA

Music On Fire

Music and fireworks at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst - supporting and celebrating the work of the Army Benevolent Fund.

Loopallu 2008

One of the remotest festival locations in the UK offers an intimate family-friendly festival with activities for all ages and music for all ears set in the breathtaking surroundings of Ullapool on the shores of Loch Broom. With a reputation for big names playing at this small festival, demand is set to be huge.

Sound Sanctuary

The historic Elridge Park estate, once the playground of princes and politicians, will host a unique day of live music in September.

Line up: Jocelyn Brown, Tom Baxter, Sandi Thom, Seth Lakeman, Beth Rowley, Kathryn Williams & Neil MacColl, Eileen Rose and more acts to be announced!

ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES

All Tomorrows Parties goes stateside with their latest festival taking place at Kutshers Country Resort, New York. Curated by My Bloody Valentine.

Line up: My Bloody Valentine, Thurston Moore, F**k Buttons, Polvo, Low, Edan with guest Dagha, Mogwai, The Drones, Built to Spill, Wooden Ships, Shellac, Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra and many more...

The Hairth

The Hairth 2008 will be Knockengorroch's 21st festival! More reason to celebrate! It has been scaled down a little, just like the old days, same musical excellence and variety, but smaller and more intimate. This means there will be fewer tickets available so make sure you book early!

All Tomorrows Parties

Curated by Mike Patton and The Melvins, featuring some of the best in new music. Tickets include self catering accommodation at Butlins Minehead.

Line up:
Isis, Fantomas, Melvins, Mastodon, Dalek, Zu, Neil Hamburger and many more TBA...

Hard Rock Hell Ii - The Dragon'S Ball

Around 40 of the biggest names in metal are set to descend on Wales this December to thrash their axes.

Line up:
Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy and many more TBA...

Rock Ness 2009

Book now for Rock Ness 2009 at 2008 prices!

You can purchase a full price ticket now, or you could choose to pay a deposit of £30 (plus a small booking fee) and pay the rest later.