There really is a festival for every musical taste – with Download Festival perhaps the most notable among fans of rock and alternative music.
This year’s event in the East Midlands will be headlined by Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park between 12 and 14 June.
And if you’re looking for an Indie laden weekend in the Lake District then Kendal Calling – with sets from Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and The Libertines – is offering exactly that between 30 July and 2 August.
Truck Festival has announced its headliners, which include The Maccabees, The Wombats and Kaiser Chiefs in Oxfordshire from 23 to 26 July.
Dance music events are a staple of the UK summer festival calendar – this year’s Creamfields has an impressive set of names coming to Cheshire, including Swedish House Mafia, Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren from 27 to 30 August.
Sticking in the north-west of England, there’s an equally exciting line-up at Parklife, with Calvin Harris, Skepta and Sammy Virji headlining Manchester’s Heaton Park on 20 and 21 June.
This year’s Boomtown will host dance names including Skrillex, Four Tet and Faithless at its Hampshire site between 12 and 16 August.
Lovebox also makes its return after a seven year hiatus – moving to a new location in Margate, Kent. Its dance-themed line-up includes Rudimental, Armand Van Helden and Groove Armada on 29 and 30 May.
