List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, covering a wide variety of genres. Many of the UK's music festivals are world renowned, and have been held for many years including the most famous, Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...

. There are also many high quality free festivals around the country including Scarborough's Acoustic Gathering Festival where performers are rowed onto a stage in the middle of a lake. The largest (best attended) free music festival in the UK is Basingstoke Live - with the attendance in 2010 estimated at 30,000.

Bluegrass music

Grassroots Festival Jersey, Eco Friendly, super chilled http://www.grassroots-jersey.com
North Wales Bluegrass Festival
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
The Didmarton Bluegrass festival is held annually on the first weekend after the August bank holiday and is one of the most popular bluegrass festivals in the United Kingdom...
Cornish Bluegrass Festival

Classical music and opera

Dance & Electronic music

Mood festival
Bang Face Weekender
Bang Face
BangFace is a regular electronic dance music event that has been taking place at various venues across the UK since 2003. Starting as a monthly club night in London, it has grown to include an annual 3 day Weekender at Camber Sands, a boat party on the River Thames, as well as guest shows at...
Beat-Herder
Beat-Herder
Beat-Herder is an annual summer music festival held near Sawley, Lancashire which has been running since 2006. The festvial covers several musical genres including breakbeat, dub, reggae, dubstep, techno, house, folk and dance-punk. The event also sees regular appearances from novelty musicians...
Bestival
Bestival
Bestival is a four-day music festival held at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, England. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004. The event is organized by DJ and record producer Rob da Bank and is an off-shoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. The initial...
Boardmasters http://www.relentlessboardmasters.com/
Bloc Weekend
Bloc Weekend
Now in its 5th year, Bloc is firmly established as a truly international music festival devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, House music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporates both DJ sets and live shows...
Creamfields
Creamfields
Creamfelds is a large dance music festival featuring DJs and live acts. It is held annually on the August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire, England, just outside of Liverpool where it had previously been held for a number of years. It is renowned for being headlined every year by the...
Coloursfest
Jersey Live
Jersey Live
Jersey Live is an indie/dance music festival held annually at The Royal Jersey Showground in the parish of Trinity, Jersey. The festival has grown in popularity and size each year and has drawn interest from people outside the Channel Islands with overseas visitors making up approximately 25% of...
Futuresonic
Futuresonic
Futuresonic is an annual festival of art, music and ideas. It involves a freeform mix of live events, exhibitions, workshops and talks in up to 30 different venues and spaces across Manchester, UK. Futuresonic was established in 1995 with the first major festival in September 1996...
Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the Gatecrasher dance music events held at the Gatecrasher One nightclub in Sheffield, England during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The event received awards such as "Club Of The Year" at the Ericsson Muzik Magazine Dance Awards in...
Global Gathering
Global Gathering
GlobalGathering is an annual dance music festival by Angel Music Group. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronica artists from across the globe...
Homelands
Homelands
Homelands was a British music festival which consisted mainly of Dance music, both live acts and famous DJs. The event was held at Cheesefoot Head near Winchester, Hampshire, and was one of the most popular British festivals of this genre. It was run by Live Nation UK.A Scottish edition of the...
02 Wireless Festival
Escape into the Park
Escape into the Park
Escape into the Park is a festival held in Singleton Park, Swansea, South Wales every summer since the year 2000. It started life as a spin off to The Escape club located in Northampton Lane, Swansea plays host to many artists, dance DJs and focuses on a dance and rave theme...
The Big Chill (music festival)
The Big Chill (music festival)
The Big Chill is an annual festival of alternative, dance and chill-out music and comedy, held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle during early August...
Infest (Festival)
Infest (festival)
Infest is an annual three day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and power noise...
Glade Festival
The Glade
Glade Festival is an electronic dance music festival which originally started out as a stage at Glastonbury Festival. The annual festival takes place in England for three days in the summer and attracted around 16,500 people in 2007. The festival's home for the first five years was the Wasing...
RockNess
Live at Loch Lomond
Live at Loch Lomond
Live at Loch Lomond, Scotland's newest festival, took place in the grounds of Balloch Country Park on the 4 & 5 August 2007.Nearly 30,000 people were there over the two days and, although it rained all day on Sunday, it didn't stop people going to the concerts, seeing performances from Dirty Pretty...
Planet Love
Planet Love
"Planet Love" is a song by Taylor Dayne, which was the leading single from the MGM motion picture soundtrack for the 1999 film Flawless, starring Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was released on March 21, 2000....

(Northern Ireland Only)
Southern Sound
South London Calling
Shambala
Shambhala (music festival)
Shambhala is an annual electronic music festival held during the first week of August at the Salmo River Ranch in the West Kootenay mountains of British Columbia...
Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
Secret Garden Party
Secret Garden Party
The Secret Garden Party is an annual independent arts and music festival which takes place in Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Part of the grounds of a Georgian farm house, the location has its own lake, river and landscaped gardens...
Reading
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
Brownstock
Re Arm Your Souls Festival - 'The Ode'
Underhill Festival
Waveform Festival
Y Not Festival
Y Not Festival
The Y Not Festival was born in a small quarry in Derbyshire. A modest scaffold stage and hand-made DJ booth housed the acts, but a new venue was needed to allow expansion. The home of Y Not was moved to Pikehall, Derbyshire.- Y Not Festivals 2011 :...
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is an independent arts and music festival which takes place every year on The Rowden Padocks Farm in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Nozstock hosts eight stages, comprising three DJ stages, three live/acoustic stages, one theatre and one comedy tent...
Manx Telecom Bay Festivalhttp://www.bayfestival.im

Ethnic music

Africa Oyé
Africa Oyé
Africa Oyé is the largest free live African music festival in the UK and is held in June annually in Liverpool, England. It is held in Sefton Park and showcases up-and-coming African and Caribbean artists, as well as presenting already famous artists....
Cardiff Mela http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/cardiff-multicultural-mela/pages/details.shtml
Bradford Mela
Edinburgh Mela
Leeds Mela
The Llangollen International Eisteddfod
International Eisteddfod
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 high quality competitions followed each evening by concerts where...

http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk
Music From A Foreign Land http://www.ldsm.org.uk/music_from_a_foreign_land/index.html

Folk music

Acoustic Gathering Festival, Scarboroughhttp://acousticgathering.co.uk
Adur festival
Adur festival
The Adur Festival is a festival in West Sussex, England. It celebrated its 21st birthday in 2008. It has grown steadily over the years from small humble beginnings to its present day size...

http://www.adurfestival.com
Bromyard Folk Festivalhttp://www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk
BunkFest
BunkFest
BunkFest, a small but growing end-of–summer folk music festival, takes place in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK and combines a broad range of folk music, dance displays, a beer festival and the local steam railway.-Events:...

http://www.bunkfest.co.uk
Burnham-on-Sea Folkfesthttp://www.folkfest.co.uk
Cambridge Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival
The Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual music festival held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Cambridge, England. The festival is renowned for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. It occurs...

http://www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk

Chester Folk Festivalhttp://www.chesterfolk.org.uk
Crawley Folk Festivalhttp://www.crawleyfestival.co.uk/folkfestival08.htm
Cropredy Festival
Cropredy Festival
Fairport's Cropredy Convention is an annual festival of folk and rock music held on the edge of the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. It has taken place in August since 1976....

http://www.fairportconvention.com
Edinburgh Folk Festival
Edinburgh Folk Festival
The Edinburgh Folk Festival has had a shadowy existence since about 1951. Hamish Henderson was instrumental in creating the first "People's Festival" in 1951, with funding from the British Council, The Communist Party and the Scottish TUC, this was revived in 2002 by the Scottish Socialist Party...

(no longer operating)
Fylde Folk Festivalhttp://www.fylde-folk-festival.com
Hull International Sea Shanty Festivalhttp://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,156217&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Hop Farm Festival
Hop Farm Festival
Hop Farm Music Festival is an annual music festival at The Hop Farm Country Park in East Peckham in the English county of Kent, created by Festival Republic founder, Vince Power...

http://www.hopfarmfestival.com/home.aspx#/home.aspx
The Llangollen International Eisteddfod
International Eisteddfod
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 high quality competitions followed each evening by concerts where...

http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk
IVFDFhttp://www.ivfdf.org
Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival
Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival
The Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival takes place in June in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. The festival builds on the towns industrial heritage in which canal boats were used to move coal and other raw materials in the town for the production of salt, and then move the salt out of town, either for...

http://midfest.org.uk/mfab/
Moseley Folk Festivalhttp://www.moseleyfolk.com
Gŵyl Pontardawe Festivalhttp://www.pontardawefestival.com/a/index.php
Royal National Mod
Royal National Mod
The Royal National Mod is the annual national mod, a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture.The Mod is run by An Comunn Gàidhealach , and includes competitions and awards.-History:...

http://www.the-mod.co.uk
Scots Fiddle Festivalhttp://www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is an annual festival of folk and world music and traditional dance held in the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England....

http://www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk
Sidmouth Folk Weekhttp://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Shetland Folk Festivalhttp://www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
Tenby Folk Festivalhttp://www.tenbyfolkfestival.co.uk
Towersey Village Festival
Towersey Village Festival
Towersey Village Festival is an annual festival of folk and world music and traditional dance held in the village of Towersey in Oxfordshire, England. It has taken place every August bank holiday weekend since its founding in 1965....

http://www.towerseyfestival.com
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Village Pump FestivalStarted over 30 years ago in a barn at the lamb Inn Trowbridge, it then moved to Stowford Manor Farm, Farleigh Hungerford, England...

http://www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
Warwick Folk Festivalhttp://www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk
Whitby Folk Weekhttp://www.folkwhitby.co.uk
Woburn Sands Folk Festivalhttp://woburnsandsfolkfestival.co.uk
Two Rivers Folk Festivalhttp://www.tworiversfolkfestival.com

Jazz music

Adur Festival - The first two weeks of June every year
Birmingham International Jazz Festival
Brecon Jazz Festival
Brecon Jazz Festival
Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held on an annual basis in the rural surroundings of Brecon, in south Powys, Mid Wales. Normally staged in early August, it plays host to a range of jazz musicians who travel from across the world to take part and to many visiting tourists who are attracted...
Scarborough Jazz Festival
Glenn Miller Festival
Glenn Miller Festival
The Twinwood Festival, incorporating the Glenn Miller Festival of Swing, Jazz and Jive! is an annual vintage music festival, held at Twinwood Arena in Clapham, Bedfordshire.-A Brief History:...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Cheltenham Jazz Festival is one of the UK’s leading jazz festivals, and is part of Cheltenham Festivals: also responsible for the Science, Music and Literature Festivals that run every year.]-Introduction and history:...
Hull Jazz Festival
Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival
Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival
The Isle of Wight Jazz Festival ran from 2005-2008, in the small seaside town of Ventnor. Since the start of the festival it hosted a range of artists including Terry Callier, Cleo Laine, Maceo Parker, John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins...
London Jazz Festival
London Jazz Festival
The London Jazz Festival is a London-wide music festival held every November. It takes place in a variety of London venues, including larger concert halls—such as the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall—and smaller jazz clubs, such as Ronnie Scott's and Vortex...
Manchester Jazz Festival
Manchester Jazz Festival
Manchester Jazz Festival is an annual 9-day-long festival focused on showcasing contemporary jazz from the North West of England and beyond.- mjf 2010 :The 15th Manchester Jazz Festival will take place from 23 to 31 July in Manchester city centre....

http://www.manchesterjazz.com
Mostly Jazz Festivalhttp://mostlyjazz.co.uk/
Wigan Jazz Festival
Savannah Holloway*

Metal music

13th Day
Blastonbury http://www.myspace.com/blastonbury2007
Bloodstock
Bloodstock
Bloodstock was an annual metal music festival held from 2001 to 2006 over two days in The Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. The event featured big-name mainstream, underground and new bands split between two stages, as well as a 'Metal Market' offering general genre merchandise and CDs...

http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-upon-Trent, England, since 2005. Previous line-ups have included bands such as Opeth , Children of Bodom , Nightwish , Cradle of Filth , Testament , Arch Enemy , Europe and Twisted Sister .Originally on one stage...

http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/outdoor-festival-index.htm
Chaosfest http://www.myspace.com/chaosfest07
Damnation Festival
Damnation Festival
The Damnation Festival is a one day music festival currently held annually at Leeds University, Leeds, England and organised by Gavin McInally. The 2011 edition of the festival will be held on November 5...

http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/
Deathfest
Deathfest
The Deathfest is a one-day music festival currently held annually in May at the University of Leeds, England. It is organised by Gavin McInally, who is also the organiser of the Damnation Festival.-Deathfest 2009:...

http://www.deathfest.co.uk/
DOMINION Festival http://www.myspace.com/dominionfestival
Download Festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/home/
Endless Festivalhttp://www.endlessfestival.com
Full Throttle http://www.fullthrottlefestival.co.uk/
Ghostfest
Ghostfest
Ghostfest is a metal/hardcore festival that first took place in the Leeds Cockpit across 2 days in August 2005, returning in 2006. It brought together the best of the UK’s underground hardcore and metal crop along with metal and hardcore bands from Europe and America.There was no Ghostfest in...

http://www.myspace.com/ghostfest
Hammerfest
Hammerfest (festival)
Hammerfest is an indoor music festival held annually at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. The festival is owned by emc3i Ltd, sponsored by their music magazine Metal Hammer and run by the orgnisers of the Hard Rock Hell festival...

http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/
Hard Rock Hell
Hard Rock Hell
Hard Rock Hell is a three day music festival currently held at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. The idea of holding the festival at in a holiday camp gives the organisers pre-built venues and stages and because of the on-site accommodation allows them to hold a multi day festival over...

http://www.hardrockhell.com/
Hellfire Festival
Hellfire Festival
The Hellfire Festival is a three day music festival currently held at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. The next edition of the festival will be held on November 6 to 8 2009...

http://www.hellfirefestival.com/
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage is a music festival held in Victoria Park, London. The event hosts artists from various strands of rock music, including classic rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal. The first festival was held on the 24 and 25 July 2010...
Hull Metalfest http://www.myspace.com/hull_metalfest
In-Fest
In-Fest
In-Fest is a mini indoor music festival in the UK.In-Fest is short for "Indoor Festival" it is known to feature up and coming rock bands from all over the UK.The festival features metal, punk, and rock bands....

http://www.infestuk.com/
Metievals East riding rock festival http://www.metieval.co.uk/
Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...

http://www.ozzfest.com/
ProgPower UK
ProgPower UK
ProgPower UK is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United Kingdom since 2006. Its latest edition, which would have taken place in the Anson Rooms at the University of Bristol on 28 March – 29 March 2008, headlined by Evergrey and Vanden Plas, was cancelled due to...

http://progpower.eu/
Sonisphere Festival
Sonisphere Festival
The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...

http://www.sonispherefestivals.com/
Summer's End http://www.summersend.co.uk/
Total Carnage
TekFest
Twisted Realm @ Download http://www.myspace.com/twistedrealmfestival
Wackoff Festival

Pop music

Party in the Park
Party in the Park
Party in the Park is the generic name given to music concerts organised by various radio stations and local authorities in England and Wales, typically in large parks during the summer.-Leeds' Party in the Park:...
Guernsey Festival Of Performing Arts
Guernsey Festival Of Performing Arts
The Guernsey Festival is a pop music/rock music festival held at The Rabbit Warren in the parish of Saint Sampson, Guernsey. The first festival took place 2-3 July 2011. The second festival will take place on the weekend of 23-24 June 2012.-Organisation:...
Jersey Live
Jersey Live
Jersey Live is an indie/dance music festival held annually at The Royal Jersey Showground in the parish of Trinity, Jersey. The festival has grown in popularity and size each year and has drawn interest from people outside the Channel Islands with overseas visitors making up approximately 25% of...
T4 On The Beach
T4 on the Beach
T4 On The Beach is a British one day music event which is held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised for Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005....
Summertime Ball
Summertime Ball
The Summertime Ball is a mini-festival held each June by Global Radio. The first ball was at Emirates Stadium and the second at Wembley Stadium both promoted and broadcast by 95.8 Capital FM...
Jingle Bell Ball
Jingle Bell Ball
The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held every year in December, by Global Radio at O2 Arena. Headline acts have included superstars like Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas and Kylie Minogue...
Midlands Music Festival
Midlands Music Festival
The Midlands Music Festival is an annual festival held in the Castle Grounds, in Tamworth organised by charity Just1Life. The first show took place on 8 August 2009 and featured top acts including Lemar, Sugababes, Blue and JLS...
Manx Telecom Bay Festivalhttp://www.bayfestival.im
Osfest
Osfest
Osfest is an annual festival held at Oswestry Showground, organised by Seventh Sense Management . The first show took place in 2010 and featured headliner Lemar alongside a variety of local and national acts.-Location:...

Punk music

F3GC Music & Art Festival http://garycritchleyart.co.uk)

CityInvasion
Concrete Jungle Festival http://jacktheladproductions.com/cj2008/
Durham Punk Festival
Give it a Name Festival
Give it a Name
Give it a Name, also known as GIAN, , named after an At the Drive-In song, was an annual British rock music festival, normally held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. The first festival took place on May 2, 2005 at Alexandra Palace, North London...

http://www.myspace.com/giveitanameofficial
Nice n Sleazy Festival http://www.nicensleazy.co.uk/
The Pie Race Festival http://www.pierace.co.uk
Rebellion Festival http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/
Slam Dunk Festival http://www.slamdunkmusic.com/slam-dunk-festival
Spikey Festival

Rock music

Beached festival Scarborough
Bickershaw festival
Bickershaw festival
The Bickershaw festival was a rock festival held in Bickershaw, Greater Manchester, England between the 5–7 May 1972. Apart from the 1976-79 Deeply Vale Festivals, the Bickershaw festival was the only major north-west multi-day festival with camping...

(defunct) http://bickershawfestival.com/
BlastOff! Festival http://blastoff-festival.co.uk/
Boardmasters http://www.relentlessboardmasters.com/
Bolton Music Showcase http://www.boltonmusic.co.uk/showcase/
Collision Course Festival http://www.myspace.com/collisioncoursefestival
Damnation Festival
Damnation Festival
The Damnation Festival is a one day music festival currently held annually at Leeds University, Leeds, England and organised by Gavin McInally. The 2011 edition of the festival will be held on November 5...

http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/
Jersey Live
Jersey Live
Jersey Live is an indie/dance music festival held annually at The Royal Jersey Showground in the parish of Trinity, Jersey. The festival has grown in popularity and size each year and has drawn interest from people outside the Channel Islands with overseas visitors making up approximately 25% of...

http://www.jerseylive.org.uk/
Download Festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/home/
Endless Festival
ENIT
ENIT
ENIT—Agenzia nazionale del turismo, known in English as The Italian Government Tourist Board, formerly the Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo is the Italian national tourism board....
Hevy Music Festival
Hevy Music Festival
Hevy Music Festival is a rock festival that takes place annually near Folkestone in the UK. It was originally held on 1 August 2009 on Folkestone seafront as a one-day festival with Feeder, Gary Numan and Ash as headliners. In 2010 it moved to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and grew to a weekend...

http://www.hevy.co.uk
Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...

http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/
Lillith Fair http://www.lilithfair.com/
Marvellous festivals
Marvellous festivals
Marvellous Festivals is an annual single-stage music festival held in Wellington Country Park. The festival has been held since 2002.- 2008 event:The 2008 event took place between 18 and 20 July...

http://www.marvellousfestivals.com/
Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution is a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage...
Knebworth
Concerts at Knebworth House
The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England has become a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000 at the first large concert held at the venue....

(occasional) http://www.knebworthhouse.com/events/events.html
Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...

http://www.readingfestival.com/ http://www.leedsfestival.com/
Summer Sundae
Summer Sundae
Summer Sundae is an annual music festival held in Leicester, England which focuses on indie, alternative, and local music...

http://www.summersundae.com/index.php?cat_id=1&level=1
Sonisphere Festival
Sonisphere Festival
The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...

http://www.sonispherefestivals.com/
T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

http://www.tinthepark.com/content/
Tennents ViTal
Tennents ViTal
Tennent's ViTal is an annual music festival in Northern Ireland. It was first held near Botanic Gardens in 2002 then later moved to Ormeau Park in 2007, both of these venues were in Belfast...

http://www.tennentsvital.com/
Uxfest
Uxfest
The Uxfest was a festival than was held in Uxbridge, England from 1997 to 2004 and then in Islington, London, England in 2006. It was a charity festival run by the local youth community for which the bands received no payment for performing...

http://www.myspace.com/uxfest
Y Not Festival
Y Not Festival
The Y Not Festival was born in a small quarry in Derbyshire. A modest scaffold stage and hand-made DJ booth housed the acts, but a new venue was needed to allow expansion. The home of Y Not was moved to Pikehall, Derbyshire.- Y Not Festivals 2011 :...

http://www.ynotfestivals.co.uk/
PigStock http://www.pigstockfestival.co.uk/
Boring By The Sea Festival http://www.myspace.com/boringbytheseafestival
Stamford Riverside Festival
Stamford Riverside Festival
Stamford Riverside Festival is an annual, English music festival, devoted to music of all genres including rock, punk, indie, acoustic and more recently dance...

http://www.riversidefestival.co.uk
Walk the line festival
Walk the line festival
The Walk the Line Festival is a music and poetry festival which takes place at various venues in Cheltenham, southern England.The first Walk the Line festival took place on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2009.-2011 line-up:* Ellen and the Escapades...

http://walkthelinefestival.blogspot.com/

Tribute Act Festivals

Glastonbudget
Glastonbudget
Glastonbudget is an annual music festival held in Leicestershire. The festival has been held since 2005 at Turnpost Farm, Wymeswold.Initially started as a festival for tribute bands it has expanded in recent years to include a showcase for new acts as well as the main tribute stage...

http://www.glastonbudget.co.uk
Marvellous festivals
Marvellous festivals
Marvellous Festivals is an annual single-stage music festival held in Wellington Country Park. The festival has been held since 2002.- 2008 event:The 2008 event took place between 18 and 20 July...

http://www.marvellousfestivals.com
Fake festivals http://www.fakefestivals.co.uk

Cross-genre

F3GC-music and art festival http://garycritchleyart.co.uk 30-31 July, Redditch, Worcestershire. B60
Good Weekend Music Festival 22-23 July, Hampshire http://gdwknd.co.uk/?page=kja
acoustic gathering festival 12 September 2010, Scarborough. http://www.acousticgathering.co.uk
Adur Festival - The first two weeks of June every year
All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....

http://www.atpfestival.com
Alchemy Festival - Lincolnshirehttp://www.alchemyfestival.co.uk
Ashton Court Festival
Ashton Court Festival
The Ashton Court Festival was an outdoor music festival held annually in mid-July on the grounds of Ashton Court, just outside Bristol, England. The festival was a weekend event which featured a variety of local bands and national headliners...

(no longer operating)
Basingstoke Live Festivalhttp://www.basingstokelive.co.uk
Bearded Theory Festivalhttp://www.beardedtheory.co.uk
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days (festival)
This article is about the music festival. For other uses, see Beautiful Days .The Beautiful Days is a music festival that takes place in August at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon...

http://www.beautifuldays.org
Beggars Fairhttp://www.beggars-fair.org.uk
Bestival
Bestival
Bestival is a four-day music festival held at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, England. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004. The event is organized by DJ and record producer Rob da Bank and is an off-shoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. The initial...

http://www.bestival.net
Brownstock Festival
The Bollington Festival http://www.bollingtonfestival.org.uk/
Big in Falkirk
Big in Falkirk
Big in Falkirk was a festival of the arts held in Falkirk, Scotland from 2000 to 2009.Since its inception in 2000, the award-winning , free weekend event was one of the largest cultural events in Scotland, attracting over 100,000 people...

http://www.biginfalkirk.com
Bimble Bandada!http://www.bimblebandada.com
Blissfields
Blissfields
Blissfields is an annual music festival in Hampshire, England run by Paul and Mel Bliss who also run . Founded in 2001 at Bradley Farm, Bradley, near Alresford, the festival took a break in 2008...

http://www.blissfields.co.uk
Boardmasters http://www.relentlessboardmasters.com/
Brick Lane Festivalhttp://www.bricklanefestival.co.uk
BrisFesthttp://www.brisfest.co.uk/ (formerly Bristol Festival - started as a replacement to Ashton Court Festival)
Butserfest
Butserfest
Butserfest is a festival created by East Hampshire District Council. This music festival is targeted at young people aged 14-20 and is an alcohol/drug free event. It has become an annual event due to its success in 2007. It is held on Butser Hill opposite Queen Elizabeth's Country Park near...

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/butserfest
Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the "little sister" of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. It has a capacity of 10,000 adults and 5,000 children...

http://www.campbestival.net
Castle Calling Music Festival
Celtic Blue Rock Community Arts Festival
Celtic Blue Rock Community Arts Festival
The Celtic Blue Rock Community Arts Festival is a charity-based festival showcasing local bands, craftsmen and stalls in Llanfyrnach, Wales...

http://www.celticbluerock.org.uk
Cardiff Big Weekend
Cardiff Big Weekend
The Cardiff Big Weekend has taken place annually since 1995 as part of the Cardiff Festival organised by Cardiff Council. Billed as the UK’s biggest free outdoor music festival, it offers three days of quality live music and entertainment. Alongside the live music stage runs the UK’s largest...

http://www.cardiff-festival.com/bigw_e.htm
City of London Festival
City of London Festival
The City of London Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in the City of London, England, over two to three weeks in June and July. The Festival is strongly geared towards classical music, but also offers a programme that includes jazz, world music, opera, film screenings, lectures...

http://www.colf.org
Cornbury Music Festivalhttp://www.cornburyfestival.com
Croissant Neuf Summer Party http://www.partyneuf.co.uk
Eastern Haze Festivalhttp://www.easternhaze.com (possibly no longer operating)
Eden Festival http://www.edenfestival.co.uk
End of the Road Festival
End Of The Road Festival
End of the Road Festival is an annual music festival in England which focuses on alternative music, mostly folk, alt.country and Americana. It is hosted at the Larmer Tree Gardens, on the border of north Dorset and Wiltshire, and usually takes place over the first or second full weekend in...

http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com
Endless Festivalhttp://www.endlessfestival.com ("collaborative online festival")
Farmer Phil's Festivalhttp://www.farmerphilsfestival.co.uk
Farm festival
Farm festival
Farm Festival is an annual two-day music festival held near Bruton, Somerset, England. The festival retains a very rustic feel with no corporate sponsorship and has increased in popularity since its inaugural event in 2006, with mentions in several national newspapers including The Guardian and The...

http://www.farmfestival.co.uk
Fairport's Cropredy Conventionhttp://www.fairportconvention.com
Field Day
Field Day (festival)
Field Day is an outdoor music festival which takes place in Victoria Park in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, organised by events promoter Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears. Similar to sister festival Underage, the single day event takes place around early August of each year. Both festivals...

http://www.fielddayfestivals.com
Forest Tour
Forest Tour
Forest Tour is an annual United Kingdom live popular music event held nationwide, in their forests.-History :...

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/music
Get Loaded in The Park
Get Loaded In The Park
Get Loaded in the Park is an inner-city music festival held on Clapham Common in London annually since 2004. It was held on the August Bank Holiday Sunday until 2010 when the festival took a years sabbatical, before returning in 2011 with a new date of Sunday 12th June.In its original format it was...

http://www.getloadedinthepark.com
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
GoldCoast Oceanfest http://www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk
Godiva Festival
Godiva Festival
The Godiva Festival is a free weekend long music festival held each year in the War Memorial Park, Coventry, England, named after the city's famous former inhabitant Lady Godiva. It first appeared as a day long event in 1997 and became a 3 day event the following year in 1998...

http://www.godivafestival.co.uk
[Grass Roots Festival] 31 July in Jersey. http://www.grassroots-jersey.com/
Greenbelt festival
Greenbelt festival
Greenbelt Festival is a festival of arts, faith and justice held annually in England since 1974. Greenbelt has grown from a Christian music festival with an audience of 1,500 young Christians to its current more secular festival attended by around 20,000 - Christians and non-Christians.The festival...

http://www.greenbelt.org.uk
Green Man Festival
Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival is an independent music festival held annually in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. It has evolved from a one-day, 300 capacity event in 2003, to a three-day festival with live music including psych, folk, indie, dance and Americana across five stages, as well as DJs playing...

http://www.greenman.net
Guilfest
GuilFest
GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues is a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, features a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop...

http://www.guilfest.co.uk
Hachfesthttp://www.hachfest.co.uk
Hastings Musical Festival
Hastings Musical Festival
Hastings Musical Festival is an annual festival of the performing arts held in the White Rock Theatre, Hastings, England.-History:The Festival has been running since the early 1900s when Dr. Herman Brearley organised a festival ‘for the encouragement of choral singing’...

http://www.hastingsmusicalfestival.co.uk
Harvest at Jimmy's http://www.harvestatjimmys.com("The festival of Food and Music")
How The Light Gets In
Institute of Art and Ideas
The Institute of Art and Ideas ' is a not-for-profit organisation, formed to overturn the current intellectually conservative environment where ideas and philosophy are undervalued...

http://www.howthelightgetsin.org
Hungry Pigeon - Manchester's Northern Quarter Festival
Hydro Connect Music Festivalhttp://www.connectmusicfestival.co.uk
Jersey Live
Jersey Live
Jersey Live is an indie/dance music festival held annually at The Royal Jersey Showground in the parish of Trinity, Jersey. The festival has grown in popularity and size each year and has drawn interest from people outside the Channel Islands with overseas visitors making up approximately 25% of...
Indian Summerhttp://www.indiansummerglasgow.com
Kendal Calling
Kendal Calling
Kendal Calling is an independent music festival held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria. It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006 to an 8000 capacity three-day music festival...

http://www.kendalcalling.com
Knockengorroch
Knockengorroch
Knockengorroch is a world music festival held annually among the Carsphairn hills in South West Scotland. Originally there were two festivals held each year - the World Ceilidh, usually held around the end of May, and The Hairth, held in mid September...

Festival http://www.knockengorroch.org.uk
Larmer Tree Festival
Larmer Tree Festival
The Larmer Tree Festival is a five-day music and arts festival held annually at the Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire-Dorset border in England. Described as "One of the most family-friendly festivals around", it is also noted for its "stunning location .....

http://www.larmertreefestival.co.uk
Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....

http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk
Limetree Festival
Limetree Festival
Limetree Festival is a soul and jazz festival that takes place at Limetree Farm nature reserve near Grewelthorpe.-External links:* *...

http://www.limetreefestival.co.uk
Liverpool Mathew Street Music Festivalhttp://www.mathewstreetfestival.com
- Mathew Street Fringe Festivalhttp://www.mathewstreetfringe.co.uk
Llangollen Fringe Festivalhttp://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk
Lounge On The Farm
Lounge On The Farm
Lounge On The Farm is a music festival held annually at Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent, which attracts thousands of visitors each year. Although there has been a vast increase in the capacity of the event, as well as the amount and quality of the performing acts, organizers insist that they keep the...

http://www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk
The Magic Loungeabout
The Magic Loungeabout
The Magic Loungeabout is a music festival held in the grounds of Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire.The festival takes place over a full weekend in 2010, with the Saturday focused on electronic pop whilst the Sunday will be more acoustic lead...

http://www.themagicloungeabout.net
Manx Telecom Bay Festivalhttp://www.bayfestival.im
Marvellous Festivals
Marvellous festivals
Marvellous Festivals is an annual single-stage music festival held in Wellington Country Park. The festival has been held since 2002.- 2008 event:The 2008 event took place between 18 and 20 July...

http://www.marvellousfestivals.com
Meltdown
Meltdown (festival)
Meltdown is an annual, English festival, held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward...

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/meltdown
Midge Death Free Festival, Loch Cluanie
Loch Cluanie
Loch Cluanie is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the south-east end of Glen Shiel. It is a reservoir, contained behind the Cluanie Dam, constructed by Mitchell Construction and completed in 1957 as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Glenmoriston project to...

, Scotland
Mill Hill Music Festivalhttp://www.millhillmusicfest.co.uk/
Montrose Music Festival
Montrose Music Festival
Montrose Music Festival is a Scottish music festival which takes place at the end of May in Montrose, Angus. It has become a much anticipated, annual event across Scotland. The festival committee is a non-profit, volunteer run organisation, dedicated to promoting free live music of all styles and...

http://www.montrosemusicfestival.co.uk/
Monmouth Music Festival Their Website, Click here Monmouth Festival is one of the largest FREE music festivals in Europe.
Musicport World Music Festival
Musicport World Music Festival
Musicport World Music Festival is the UK's largest annual indoor world music festival . It was held in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, from 2000-2007. In 2008 it moves to The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire with a main hall capacity of 3,500...

http://www.musicportfestival.com
Norbury Fields Forever http://www.last.fm/festival/1424099+Norbury+Fields+Forever
Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Norfolk & Norwich Festival is an arts organisation based in Norwich, England which is primarily responsible for the eponymous international arts festival held in annually every May, with events also held throughout the wider county of Norfolk....

http://www.nnfestival.org.uk
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is an independent arts and music festival which takes place every year on The Rowden Padocks Farm in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Nozstock hosts eight stages, comprising three DJ stages, three live/acoustic stages, one theatre and one comedy tent...

http://www.nozstockfestival.co.uk/
Northern Lights Festival http://www.northernlightsfestival.co.uk/
Pilton Equinox Partyhttp://www.virtualfestivals.com/pilton-equinox-party-2008
Offset Festival
Offset Festival
Offset Festival was formed in 2008 as a reaction against overpriced festivals with less than creative lineups. The event is held at Hainault Forest Country Park, just outside London, accessible via the Central Line.-2008:...

http://www.offsetfestival.co.uk
The Outsider Festival
The Outsider Festival
The Outsider Festival is a music and comedy festival first held in 2007 in the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland. It has been described as a new ground breaking environmental festival, the first of its kind in the world....

http://www.outsiderfestival.co.uk
Rainbow Spirit Enlightenment Fayre Music and Arts Festivalhttp://www.rainbowspiritenlightenmentfayre.org.uk
Redfest
Redfest
Redfest is an annual music festival at Robins Cook Farm outside Redhill, Surrey, England.It was established in 2007 as a small independent music festival geared toward youth, with over 70% of its attenders in 2007 expected to be under 17, and promised to be a lot safer than its competitors such as...

http://www.redfest.co.uk/
Rewind Festival
Rewind Festival
The Rewind Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in , Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It was first held in August 2009....

http://www/rewindfestival.com
Rhythm Festival
Rhythm Festival
The Rhythm Festival is an outdoor music festival held at The Mansion House, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire from 2011. From 2006 until 2010 it was held at Twinwood Arena, near the village of Clapham, Bedfordshire, England.. Rhythm Festival was founded by music promoter Jim Driver...

http://www.rhythmfestival.net
Richmond Livehttp://www.richmondlive.org
Rise Festivalhttp://www.risefestival.org
Stamford Riverside Festival
Stamford Riverside Festival
Stamford Riverside Festival is an annual, English music festival, devoted to music of all genres including rock, punk, indie, acoustic and more recently dance...

http://www.creationbooth.co.uk/riversidefestival/index.php
RockNesshttp://www.rockness.co.uk
St Magnus Festival
St Magnus Festival
The St Magnus Festival is an annual 6-day arts festival which takes place on the islands of Orkney off the north coast of mainland Scotland.-History and Management:...

, Orkney
Seahouses Festivalhttp://www.seahousesfestival.org
Secret Garden Party
Secret Garden Party
The Secret Garden Party is an annual independent arts and music festival which takes place in Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Part of the grounds of a Georgian farm house, the location has its own lake, river and landscaped gardens...

http://www.secretgardenparty.com
Sellindge Music Festival
Sellindge Music Festival
-The Event:Sellindge Music Festival is a three-day outdoor event that takes place annually in the countryside between Ashford and Folkestone in South Kent...

http://www.sellindgemusicfestival.co.uk
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau is a world music event held in the town of Dolgellau in Wales. The event was established in 1992, and was held in the town's streets. Since 2002, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau has been held on the Marian, a large grassy area next to Afon Wnion. There is a campsite provided for visitors...

http://www.sesiwnfawr.co.uk/welcome.cfm
Sheep Music
Sheep Music
Sheep Music is an internationally acclaimed three-day world music festival which takes place during July each year in Presteigne . It has more than 15 years of history to its name, starting as a party on The Warden around 1992. Since moving to its current site at Wentes Meadow in the mid 90’s it...

http://www.sheepmusic.info
Shehennaghys Jiu Celtic Youth Festival, Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

http://www.shennaghys.org/
Shifnal Festival
Shifnal Festival
The Shifnal Festival is an annual Music, Arts and Culture Festival held in the market town of Shifnal each year.-History:Little is known about the origins of the festival. A book published in 1904 by Harold Sadler suggests the festival was a local event held in the grounds of Aston Hall to the...

http://www.shifnalfestival.com/
Skye Music Festivalhttp://www.skyemusicfestival.co.uk (possibly no longer operating)
Splendour in Nottingham
Splendour in Nottingham
Splendour in Nottingham is an annual music festival held in Nottingham, England during July. Organised by Nottingham City Council and DHP Concerts, the event is held within Wollaton Park, to the west of Nottingham city centre...

http://www.splendourfestival.com/
Standon Calling
Standon Calling
Standon Calling is an annual music festival held just outside the small UK village of Standon, Hertfordshire in the grounds of private residence Standon Lordship...

http://www.standon-calling.com
Sunrise Celebration
Sunrise Celebration
Sunrise Celebration is an ethical living and music festival that takes place in Bruton Somerset, England on an organic farm. It first started in 2006 over the summer solstice as an alternative celebration to the Glastonbury Festival that was cancelled that year...

http://www.sunrisecelebration.com/
Supersonic Festival
Supersonic Festival
Supersonic Festival is a yearly music festival in Birmingham featuring a combination of music, art, film and and other crafts. It continues to join boundaries between music and art, by inviting people to engage with both through a programme of avant garde sound and performance as well as hands-on...

http://www.capsule.org.uk/supersonic
Sŵn Festival
Swn
The Sŵn Festival is a music festival curated by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and Cardiff-based promoter John Rostron, which takes place annually in Stephens' hometown of Cardiff, Wales. The first Sŵn Festival took place on the 9–11 November 2007...

, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

http://www.swnfest.com
T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

http://www.tinthepark.com/content/
Truck Festival
Truck Festival
Truck Festival is an annual independent music festival in Oxfordshire, England. It was started in 1998 by the Bennett family , who decided that mainstream festivals such as Glastonbury had become too commercial and predictable. It is held in July at Hill Farm in Steventon, near Abingdon...

http://www.thisistruck.com
Tartan Heart Festivalhttp://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/
Underage Festivalhttp://www.underagefestivals.com
V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...

http://www.vfestival.com/
Vale Festival
Vale Festival
The Vale Festival, commonly abbreviated to Valefest, is a music festival that takes place on the campus of University of Birmingham, in Birmingham, England. Uniquely, it is planned, organised and largely staffed by volunteer students - it is believed to be the largest solely student-organised...

http://www.valefestival.co.uk
Wakestock
Wakestock (Wales)
Wakestock is Europe's largest wakeboard music festival, combining the cultures of music and the world's fastest growing watersport in a weekend of high-octane excitement! It is held on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, in between Pwllheli and Llanbedrog....

http://www.wakestock.co.uk
Walk the Line Festival
Walk the line festival
The Walk the Line Festival is a music and poetry festival which takes place at various venues in Cheltenham, southern England.The first Walk the Line festival took place on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2009.-2011 line-up:* Ellen and the Escapades...

Walk the Line Festival
Walk the line festival
The Walk the Line Festival is a music and poetry festival which takes place at various venues in Cheltenham, southern England.The first Walk the Line festival took place on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2009.-2011 line-up:* Ellen and the Escapades...
Weyfesthttp://www.weyfest.co.uk
Wickerman Festival
Wickerman Festival
The Wickerman Festival is an annual music festival held near to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dubbed 'Scotland's Alternative Music festival', the festival will celebrate its 10th Birthday in 2011 on Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd July....

http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
Wireless Festival
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a music festival in England that takes place every year in Hyde Park, London, and took place at Harewood House, Leeds in 2006 and 2007. It is owned and managed by Live Nation....

http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk
Worcester Music Festival
Worcester Music Festival
Worcester Music Festival Is an annual music festival held in Worcester town centre during the 3rd week of August founded in 2008 by Chris Bennion as a platform to encourage live, local and original music in Worcester and the surrounding areas and is staged in over 30 pubs, clubs, cafes, and...

http://www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk/
WOMADhttp://womad.org/festivals
Woolfire Festival
Woolfire Festival
The Woolfire Festival was an annual music festival held since 2005 on a former sheep farm in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England.Woolfire was said to be a 'vibrant open air festival where you can let your hair down and discover some groundbreaking new music'...

http://www.woolfirefestival.co.uk
Wychwood Music Festivalhttp://www.wychwoodfestival.com
Y Not Festival
Y Not Festival
The Y Not Festival was born in a small quarry in Derbyshire. A modest scaffold stage and hand-made DJ booth housed the acts, but a new venue was needed to allow expansion. The home of Y Not was moved to Pikehall, Derbyshire.- Y Not Festivals 2011 :...

http://www.ynotfestivals.co.uk
Young London into Music
Young London into Music
Young London: Into Music is an urban youth festival comprising five events taking place in the Olympic boroughs of London from June until August 2009.-Young London: Into Music Festival Details :...

http://www.createlondon.org
Pigpen Music Festival http://www.pigpenfestivals.co.uk
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is an independent arts and music festival which takes place every year on The Rowden Padocks Farm in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Nozstock hosts eight stages, comprising three DJ stages, three live/acoustic stages, one theatre and one comedy tent...

Travelling festivals

Some festivals do not appear in the same location every year, but in different places around the country, or even in other countries. Notable festivals to appear in the UK include:

Radio 1's Big Weekend

Metal music

Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-upon-Trent, England, since 2005. Previous line-ups have included bands such as Opeth , Children of Bodom , Nightwish , Cradle of Filth , Testament , Arch Enemy , Europe and Twisted Sister .Originally on one stage...
Sounds Of The Underground
Sounds of the Underground
The Sounds of the Underground tour was a festival-like tour that rivaled Ozzfest in its first year of existence .The tour features extreme metal and metalcore, and hardcore bands. The existence of this tour, which was held in national arenas, was to attract the rising interest of metal, hardcore,...
Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
Sonisphere Festival
Sonisphere Festival
The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...

One time festivals

F3GC Music & Art Fest Benefit Festival Organised by Horsedrawn Truthseekers & F3GC [30-31 July at Stoke Prior, Redditch, Worcestershire, B60]{http://garycritchleyart.co.uk)
Woburn Music Festival 1968
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970
The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27–28 June 1970.-Overview:...
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, 20 April 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium, for an audience of 72,000. The concert was produced for television by Ray Burdis and broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the...
Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom ...
Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
Live Earth
Live Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
Tsunami Relief Cardiff
Tsunami Relief Cardiff
Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity music concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22 January 2005, in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which had occurred the month before...

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