Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Cheltenham 1st-6th May, Madeleine Peyroux, Lianne La Havas, Dionne Warwick.

Liverpool Sound City – Liverpool 2nd-4th May, Noah And The Whale, Bastille, Reverend & The Makers, Dexys, Enter Shikari.

Live at Leeds – Leeds 3rd-6th May, AlunaGeorge, Everything Everything, Laura Mvula.

The Great Escape – Brighton 16th-18th May, Everything Everything, Klaxons, Tribes, Iggy Azalea.

Bearded Theory – Derbyshire 17th-19th May, Reverend & The Makers, Levellers, Asian Dub Foundation, New Model Army.

How The Light Gets In – Hay-On-Wye 23rd May-2nd June, Electric Swing Circus, Utah Saints, Zen Hussies, Nerina Pallot.

Dot to Dot – Manchester/Bristol/Nottingham 24th-26th May, Dry The River, Tom Odell, Lucy Rose, The 1975.

Glastonbudget – Leicestershire 24th-26th May, ABC, Howard Jones, Heaven 17.

Nice N Sleazy Festival – Morecambe 24th-26th May, UK Subs, Goldblade, The Vice Squad, The Enemy, Tenpole Tudor.

Off The Tracks Spring Festival – Derbyshire 24th-26th May, Alabama 3, The Selecter.

Strummercamp – Manchester 24th-26th May, The Undertones, The Beat, The Men They Couldn’t Hang.

Noisily Festival – Leicestershire 24th-27th May, Perfect Stranger, Ticon.

Love Saves The Day – Bristol 25th May, Julio Bashmore, Chic Feat. Nile Rodgers, Ms Dynamite, Ghostpoet.

We Are FSTVL – Upminster 25th May, Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Martinez, Sascha Dive.

Evolution - Newcastle/Gateshead 26th-27th May, The Vaccines, Paloma Faith, Jake Bugg, Ellie Goulding, Bastille.

The Acoustic Festival of Britain – Staffordshire 31st May-2nd June, The Proclaimers, The Hollies, The Christians, John Otway, Curved Air, Gareth Gates.

Wychwood – Cheltenham 31st May-2nd June, Soul II soul, The Beat, Toploader, The Human League, Bill Bailey.

Strawberry Fair – Cambridge 1st June.

Bushstock – London 1st June, Willy Mason, Scott Matthews, Theme Park, Bear’s Den.

Rockness – Inverness 7th-9th June, Plan B, Example, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Madness, The Vaccines, Ben Howard.

Parklife Weekender – Manchester 8th-9th June, Plan B, Example, Rita Ora, The Maccabees, Johnny Marr, The Horrors.

Isle of Wight Festival – Isle of Wight 13th-16th June, The Stone Roses, The Killers, Bon Jovi, Paul Weller, Bloc Party, Paloma Faith, Jake Bugg, Ben Howard.

Download Festival – Donington Park 14th-16th June, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Slipknot, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Gaslight Anthem, Alice In Chains, Bullet For My Valentine, Motorhead.

Lovebox Weekender – London 19th-21st June.

Beach Break Live – Newquay 20th-24th June, Jake Bugg, AlunaGeorge, Lucy Rose, Devlin.

Beverly Folk Festival – Beverly 21st-23rd June, The Proclaimers, Edwina Hayes, Show Of Hands With Miranda Sykes, Oysterband.

ATP Weekend curated by Deerhunter – Camber Sands 21st-23rd June, Deerhunter, The Breeders, Tom Tom Club.

Africa Oye Fest - Liverpool 22nd-23rd June, Mokoomba, Zongzing All Stars, Atongo Zimba.

Glastonbury – Somerset 26th-30th June, The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Nice Cave, Elvis Costello, Portishead.

Barclaycard British Summer Time – London 5th-14th July, Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones.

Hard Rock Calling – London 29th-30th June, Kasabian, Bruce Springsteen.

Ghostfest – Leeds 29th-30th June, Terror, The DevilWears Prada.

Blissfields – Winchester 5th-7th July, Bastille, Mystery Jets.

Godiva Festival – Coventry 5th-7th July.

Wakestock – North Wales 5th-7th July, Example, Bastille, Rudimental, Wretch 32.

Cornbury – Oxfordshire 5th-7th July, Squeeze, Keane, Van Morrison,  Imelda May, Amy Macdonald, Echo And The Bunnymen.

The Beat-Herder Festival – The Ribble Valley 5th-7th July, Jimmy Cliff.

Live From Jodrell Bank – Cheshire 6th July, The Australian Pink Floyd Show.

Live From Jodrell Bank – Cheshire 7th July, New Order, Johnny Marr.

2000 Trees – Gloucestershire 11th-13th July, Stornoway, Mystery Jets, Funeral For A Friend.

Wireless - London 12th-14th July, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Emeli Sande, Calvin Harris, Rita Ora, Frank Ocean, John Legend.

T in the Park – Kinross 12th-14th July, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, The Killers, Chase And Status, The Script, Stereophonics, Kraftwerk, Calvin Harris, Snoop Dogg,  Beady Eye, Dizzee Rascal.

Leefest – Bromley 12th-14th July, Noisettes, Delphic, King Charles, The Other Tribe.

Nass Festival – Bath 11th-13th July.

Magic Summer Live – Guildford 13th-14th July, Jamiroquai, Bryan Adams, Joss Stone, James Morrison, Squeeze, Soul II Soul.

Larmer Tree – Salisbury 17th-21st July, Van Morrison, Dexys, Seasick Steve, Imelda May, Bellowhead, KT Tunstall, The Beat.

Latitude – Suffolk 18th-21st July, Bloc Party, Kraftwerk, Foals, Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jessie Ware, Alt-J, Everything Everything.

Truck Festival – Oxford 19th-20th July, The Horrors, Spiritualized, Ash, Dry The River, Gaz Coombes, The Joy Formidable.

Glasgowbury Music Festival – County Londonderry 19th-20th July.

Chagstock – Devon 19th-20th July, The Boomtown Rats, Billy Bragg.

Deer Shed Festival – North Yorkshire 19th-21st July, Darwin Deez, Edwyn Collins, House Of Love, Gaz Coombes, King Creosote.

Rhythmtree Festival – Isle of Wight 19th-21st July.

Folk By The Oak – Hatfield 21st July, Kate Rusby, Oysterband, Lau.

Cambridge Folk Festival - Cambridge 25th-28th July, The Mavericks, KT Tunstall, Bellowhead, Levellers.

Secret Garden Party – Huntingdon 25th-28th July, Django Django, Soulwax, The Strypes, Bastille.

WOMAD – Wiltshire 25th-28th July, Gilberto Gil, Alice Russell, Rokia Traore, David Rodigan.

Redfest - Redhill 26th-27th July, Dry The River, Bastille, Dog Is Dead, Lucy Rose, Loveable Rogues.

Global Gathering – Long Marston 26th-27th July, Example, Plan B, Disclosure, Katy B, Rudimental.

Kendal Calling – Lake District 26th-28th July, Basement Jaxx, The Charlatans, Primal Scream, I Am Kloot, Lightning Seeds, Mystery Jets, Ash.

The Wickerman Festival – South West Scotland 26th-28th July, Primal Scream, Amy Macdonald, The Enemy, KT Tunstall, Dexys, Bellowhead.

Lounge On The Farm – Canterbury 26th-28th July, Seasick Steve, Jessie Ware, Soul II Soul, Lucy Rose, Aswad, Dub Pistols.

Rewind Scotland - Perth 26th-28th July, Kim Wilde, Level 42, Ali Campbell’s UB40, OMD, Mike + The Mechanics, Tony Hadley.

Indietracks - Ripley 26th-28th July, Camera Obscura, The Pastels.

Nozstock – Herefordshire 26th-28th July, The Strypes, Chas and Dave, The Beat.

Maryport Blues Festival – Cumbria 26th-28th July.

The Magic Loungeabout – Skipton 27th-29th July, Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers, The Charlatans, Kevin Saunderson Featuring Inner City, Lucy Rose.

Wickham Festival – Hampshire 1st-4th August, The Waterboys, Dexys, 10cc, Rolf Harris, Seth Lakeman, The Blockheads.

Camp Bestival – Dorset 1st-4th August, Richard Hawley, Levellers, Labrinth, Ash, Heaven 17, The Proclaimers.

Belladrum Tartan Heart – Inverness-shire, 2nd-3rd August.

Y-Not Festival - Peak District 2nd-4th August, The Cribs, The Horrors, The Enemy, Ash.

Standon Calling - Hertfordshire 2nd-4th August, Digitalism, Band Of Skulls, De La Soul, Bastille, The Joy Formidable.

Hevy Festival - Kent 2nd-4th August, Black Flag, Hatebreed, Comeback Kid, Horse The Band.

Boardmasters – Cornwall 7th-11th August, The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx, Ben Howard, Everything Everything, Miles Kane, Tom Odell, The Joy Formidable.

Cropredy – Oxfordshire 8th-10th August, Alice Cooper, Fairport Convention, Nik Kershaw, 10cc, Levellers.

Boomtown Fair – Hampshire 8th-11th August.

Croissant Neuf Summer Party – Monmouthshire 8th-11th August.

Bloodstock Open Air – Derbyshire 8th-11th August, King Diamond, Lamb Of God, Slayer, Anthrax.

Rebellion – Blackpool 8th-11th August, New Model Army, The Damned, Sham 69, The Buzzcocks, Peter Hook & The Light.

Lakefest – Tewkesbury 9th-11th August, Ocean Colour Scene, Levellers, Chas and Dave, The Beat.

Strawberry Fields – Leicestershire 9th-11th August, The Enemy, Jaguar Skills.

Wilderness – Oxfordshire 8th-11th August, Empire Of The Sun, Noah And The Whale, Rodriguez, Martha Wainwright.

Green Man – Brecon Beacons 15th-18th August, Band Of Horses, Kings Of Convenience, Ben Howard, The Horrors, John Cale, Edwyn Collins.

Beautiful Days – Devon 16th-18th August, Primal Scream, Ocean Colour Scene, Levellers, Sinead O’Connor, Imelda May, Arrested Development.

Beacons Festival – Skipton 16th-18th August, Django Django, Local Natives, Bonobo, Solange, Ghostpoet.

80′s Rewind – Henley-On-Thames 16th-18th August, Kim Wilde, The B-52s, Billy Ocean, Then Jericho, Heaven 17, ABC, The Pointer Sisters, Paul Carrack, Belinda Carlisle, Go West.

V Festival – Chlemsford/Staffordshire 16th-18th August, Beyonce, Kings Of Leon, Stereophonics, The Script, Emeli Sande, Calvin Harris, Beady Eye, Jessie J, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines.

Shambala - Northamptonshire 22nd-25th August, Courtney Pine, Alice Russell, Dr Meaker & Friends.

Towersey Festival – Oxford 22nd-26th August, Show of Hands, The Blockheads, The Unthanks, Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy.

Reading Festival - Reading 23rd-25th August, Green Day, Eminem, Biffy Clyro, Skrillex, Alt-J, Nine Inch Nails, System Of A Down, Foals, Fall Out Boy, Chase And Status, Azealia Banks, Jake Bugg, Bastille.

Leeds Festival - Leeds 23rd-25th August, (see Reading Festival for line-up).

Creamfields – Cheshire 23rd-25th August, The Prodigy, Paul Oakenfold, Zane Lowe, David Guetta, Tiesto, Steve Angello.

Solfest - Cumbria 23rd-28th August, Maximo Park, Flogging Molly, The Joy Formidable, Alabama 3, Afro Celt Sound System.

South West Four – London 24th-25th August, Example, Arim Van Buuren, Afrojack, Paulk Oakenfold, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Eric Prydz.

ArcTanGent – Bristol 29th-31st August, 65 Days Of Static, F*** Buttons, Turbowolf, Bo Ningen, Future Of The Left.

Live From Jodrell Bank – Cheshire 30th August, Sigur Ros.

Bingley Music Live – Bingley 30th August-1st September, Primal Scream , The Cribs, The Wonder Stuff.

Weyfest – Farnham 30th August-1st September, The Strnaglers, Echo And The Bunnymen, UB40, Toploader, Roachford.

Zoo Project Festival – Kettering, 30th August-1st September.

End of the Road – North Dorset 30th August-1st September, Sigur Ros, Belle And Sebastian, David Byrne & St Vincent, Eels, Warpaint, Dinosaur Jr.

Off The Tracks Summer Festival – Derbyshire 30th August-1st September, Ozric Tentacles, Dreadzone.

In The Woods – Secret Location 31st August.

Bestival – Isle of Wight 5th-8th September, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jessie Ware.

Waveform – Somerset 6th-8th September, The Orb Sound System, Infinite Collective, Subajah Family, Axis Mundi.

Festival No.6 – Portmeirion 13th-15th September, Manic Street Preachers, James Blake, Eveything Everything, I Am Kloot, AlunaGeorge.

Alchemy Festival – Lincolnshire 20th-22nd September, Zion Train, Mental Block, P.A.I.N Skiprat.

Shakedown – Brighton 28th September, Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth, Maverick Sabre.

Damnation Festival – Leeds 2nd November, Crippled Black Phoenix, Vallenfyre, Negura Bunget.

The new Biffy Clyro album is a double LP and will consist of two records, one titled ‘The Land At The End Of Our Toes’ and another titled ‘The Sand At The Core Of Our Bones’. It is due for release later this summer and is the follow-up to their 2009 album ‘Only Revolutions’.

Speaking about the album, drummer Ben Johnston said: “We don’t want to pigeon hole it as a ‘big rock album’, so we’re trying to make a diverse collection of songs.”

Biffy Clyro will debut tracks from ‘The Land At The End Of Our Toes’ and ‘The Sand At The Core Of Our Bones’ at a series of summer festivals, including Download and Rockness.

The Prodigy have revealed the working title for their new studio album. The record, which is the follow-up to their 2009 effort ‘Invaders Must Die’, has been given the working title ‘How To Steal A Jet Fighter’. Speaking about the new album, Liam Howlett promised that the band’s sixth studio LP would be “heavier and darker”.

Howlett said: “We’re really excited about it. The last record was kind of a party album, I guess. We were all happy to be back together again. But the best tunes of that album are the ones that have less of that. It’s definitely going to be heavier, darker.”

The Prodigy are expected to debut new songs during their headline slot at this summer’s Download Festival. They will top the bill at the event along with Metallica and Black Sabbath.

The Darkness have announced that their third studio album will be titled ‘Hot Cakes’ and will be released on 20th August.

The band reunited in 2011 after originally parting company in 2006 and performed a comeback slot at last year’s Download Festival. The album will be their first since 2005′s ‘One Way Ticket To Hell And Back’ and is set to feature a track titled ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us’. It has been produced by singer and guitarist Justin and Dan Hawkins along with long-time collaborator Nick Brine. The album’s tracklisting is yet to be confirmed.

Speaking about the album, Justin Hawkins revealed that the record’s first single will be titled ‘Every Inch Of You’ and that half of the album will be “really old school AC/DC guitar rock”. He also said that the album will feature some “extreme metal”. He said:

“The first single is going to be ‘Every Inch Of You’. Half of the record is really old school AC/DC guitar rock and some of it’s a bit more luxurious and layered, a bit like the first album. But there is also some more extreme metal on it. It’s a classic The Darkness album really. We always did take that approach but on the last record we just carried on adding more and more stuff to everything. Nobody stopped us and we just got carried away I think.”

I’ll Be Your Mirror, London, 25-27 May : Slayer, Mogwai, The Afghan Whigs. http://www.atpfestival.com

Evolution Music Festival, Gateshead, 3-4 June : Dizzee Rascal, Deadmau5, Maximo Park, Noah and the Whale, Rizzle Kicks, Miles Kane. www.evolutionfestival.co.uk

Download, Donington, 8-10 June : The Prodigy, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Chase and Status, Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden, Tenacious D, Megadeth. www.downloadfestival.co.uk

Rockness, Dores nr Inverness, 8-10 June : Mumford & Sons, Ed Sheerean, Deadmau5, Noah and the Whale, Biffy Clyro, Friendly Fires. www.rockness.co.uk

No Direction Home, Welbeck/Nottinghamshire, 8-10 June : Richard Hawley, Andrew Bird, The Low Anthem, Dirty Three, Gruff Rhys, The Unthanks With The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, Slow Club, Martin Carthy, Austra, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Cold Specks. www.nodirectionhomefestival.com

Wychwood, Cheltenham, 8-10 June : Bellowhead, James, The Damned. www.wychwoodfestival.com

Parklife, Manchester, 9-10 June : The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Rascal, Nero, Noah and the Whale, Justice, Azealia Banks, The Rapture. www.parklife.uk.com

Chazzstock, Lutterworth/Leicestershire, 9-10 June : The Vaccines, The Horrors, Tribes, I Dream In Colour, Goldheart Assembly, The Ghosts, Joywride, Lois & The Love. www.chazzstock.org

Lovebox, London, 15-17 June : Grace Jones, Hot Chip, Friendly Fires, Emeli Sande, Kelis, Bobby Womack, Lana Del Ray, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. www.lovebox.net

The Big Session, Catton Hall/Derbyshire, 15-17 June : Show of Hands, Oysterband, Chumbawamba, DJ Peter Lawrence, Eddi Reader, Treacherous Orchestra. www.bigsessionfestival.com

Isle of Wight, Newport, 22-24 June : Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Elbow, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines, Example, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J. www.isleofwightfestival.com

Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend, London, 23-24 June : Jay-Z, Rihanna, Florence and the Machine, Ed Sheeran, Flo Rida, Jack White, Lana Del Ray, Rizzle Kicks, Professor Green, Leona Lewis. www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/events/hackneyweekend2012

Cornbury, Oxfordshire, 29-1 June-July : James Morrison, Elvis Costello, Jools Holland, Macy Gray, The Waterboys, Seasick Steve, Will Young, Pixie Lott, Aloe Blacc. www.cornburyfestival.com

Wireless, London, 30-1 June-July : Rihanna, Drake, Deadmau5, Maverick Sabre, Nicki Minaj, Example, Jessie J, Calvin Harris. www.wirelessfestival.co.uk

Hop Farm, Tonbridge/Kent, 30-1 June-July : Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Suede, Primal Scream, Damien Rice, Patti Smith, My Morning Jacket. www.hopfarmfestival.com

Folklore Festival, Jersey, 30-1 June-July : Van Morrison, Ray Davies, Joan Armatrading, Lee Scratch Perry. http://folklorejersey.org.uk/1/

Bloc Weekend, London, 6-7 July : Snoop Dogg, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Flying Lotus. www.blocweekend.com

Lounge on The Farm, Canterbury, 6-8 July : Emeli Sande, The Wombats, Chic ft. Nile Rodgers, Mystery Jets, Goldie. www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk

T in the Park, Balado/Kinross, 6-8 July : Snow Patrol, The Stone Roses, Kasabian,  Florence and the Machine, New Order, Tinie Tempah, Noel Gallagher, David Guetta, Elbow, Nicki Minaj, Swedish House Mafia, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines. www.tinthepark.com

Wakestock, Abersoch Bay, 6-8 July : Calvin Harris, Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran, Katy B, Rizzle Kicks, Annie Mac. www.wakestock.co.uk

Latitude, Suffolk, 13-15 July : Bon Iver, Elbow, Paul Weller, Metronomy, Laura Marling, Bat For Lashes, Janelle Monae, Richard Hawley, The Horrors. www.latitudefestival.co.uk

Hard Rock Calling, London, 13-15 July : Soundgarden, Bruce Springsteen and The EStreet Band, Paul Simon, John Fogerty, Lady Antebellum. www.hardrockcalling.co.uk

Guilfest, Guildford, 13-15 July : Bryan Ferry, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Cliff, Jools Holland, Olly Murs, Tim Minchin. http://www.guilfest.co.uk/index.php

The Secret Garden Party, Abbotts Ripton, 19-22 July : Orbital, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, KT Tunstall, Little Roy, Caravan Palace, Little Dragon, Alabama Shakes, Tim Minchin, Lamb. www.secretgardenparty.com

Rewind Scotland, Perth, 21-22 July : Average White Band, Ali Campbell’s UB40, Jimmy Somerville, Holly Johnson, Adam Ant, Lightning Seeds. www.rewindfestival.com/scotland

Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle/Dorset, 26-29 July : Kool & the Gang, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Earth, Wind & Fire Experience feat Al McKay, Happy Mondays, Jimmy Cliff, Rizzle Kicks, Adam Ant. www.campbestival.net

Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, 26-29 July : Clannad, Joan Armatrading, The Proclaimers, June Tabor, Roy Harper, Billy Bragg. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk

Global Gathering, Long Marston/Stratford Upon Avon, 27-28 July : Skrillex. www.globalgathering.com

WOMAD, Charlton Park/Wiltshire, 27-29 July : Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Alaev Family, Ane Brun, Boubacar Traore, Spiro. www.womad.org

The Magic Loungeabout, Skipton, 27-29 July : Chic ft. Nile Rodgers, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Cashier No.9, Lucy Rose. www.themagicloungeabout.net

Kendal Calling, Lake District, 27-29 July : Dizzee Rascal, James, Maximo Park, Inspiral Carpets, Feeder, Shed Seven, Utah Saints. www.kendalcalling.co.uk

Standon Calling, Standon/Hertfordshire, 3-5 August : Beardyman, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Death in Vegas. www.standon-calling.com

Relentless Boardmasters, Newquay, 8-12 August : Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal, The Ting Tings, Maverick Sabre, Maximo Park. www.boardmasters.co.uk

Bloodstock Open Air, Derbyshire, 9-12 August : Behemoth, Testament, Alice Cooper, Hatebreed, Sepultura, Paradise Lost. www.bloodstock.uk.com

Strawberry Fields, Cattows Farm/Leicestershire, 10-12 August : Mystery Jets, Kelis, Beardyman, Rizzle Kicks, The Rifles. www.strawberryfieldsfestival.co.uk

V Festival, Chelmsford/Stafford, 17-19 August : The Stone Roses, The Killers, Noel Gallagher, Snow Patrol, David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Tinie Tempah, Nicki Minaj, Example, Tom Jones, Keane, Madness, James Morrison, Nero, Friendly Fires. www.vfestival.com

Beautiful Days, Escot Park/Devon, 17-19 August : Public Image Limited, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Levellers, Ian Anderson plays Thick as a Brick, Midlake, Richard Thompson, The Waterboys, New Model Army, Bellowhead, Inspiral Carpets, Alabama 3, Reel Big Fish, Dreadzone. www.beautifuldays.org

80′s Rewind, Henley, 17-19 August : The Bangles, Kool & The Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Rick Astley, Heather Small, Sinitta, Right said Fred. www.rewindfestival.com

Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park, Powys, Wales, 17-19 August : Van Morrison, Feist, The Walkmen, Jonathan Richman, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks. http://www.greenman.net/

Reading/Leeds Festival, Reading/Leeds, 24-26 Aug : The Cure, Kasabian, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Florence and the Machine, The Black Keys, You Me At Six, The Vaccines, Bombay Bicycle Club, Enter Shikari, All Time Low, The Gaslight Anthem. www.readingfestival.com www.leedsfestival.com

Creamfields, Halton/Cheshire, 24-26 August : deadmau5, Tiësto, David Guetta, Avicii, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Example, Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond, Eric Prydz. www.creamfields.com

South West Four, London, 25-26 August : Chase and Status, Skrillex, Zane Lowe, Erick Morillo, Carl Cox. www.southwestfour.com

Bestival, Newport, 6-9 September : Stevie Wonder, New Order, Orbital, The xx, Sigur Ros, Justice, Two Door Cinema Club, Hot Chip, Friendly Fires, Death In Vegas, Drums of Death, Soulwax, Nero, Emeli Sande, De La Soul. www.bestival.net

Festival No.6, Portmeirion, 14-16 September : New Order, Primal Scream, Spiritualized. http://www.festivalnumber6.com/

If you watched Channel 4′s Dispatches (‘The Great Ticket Scandal’) on 23 Feb 2012, you will have seen how one of our competitors in the secondary ticketing market is misleading it’s customers by conspiring with concert promoters to artificially inflate ticket prices. The programme also highlighted the fact that the staff of this particular ticket exchange purchase thousands of concert tickets, which they then subsequently resell on their own exchange under the pretense that they have been listed by ordinary consumers.

In response to yesterday’s programme on Channel 4, we want to assure our own customers of the following:

1. We have never allowed, and will never allow concert promoters to use our service to sell their own tickets at prices which exceed their face-value.

2. We never purchase concert tickets and then re-list them for sale on our site.

3. None of our sellers have links to the promoters of the concerts for which they are selling tickets, the venues where the concerts are taking place or the artists themselves.

4. All of the tickets listed for sale at ticketola have been legitimately purchased by individuals who do not wish to attend the events for which they’ve purchased tickets.

In our opinion, the dishonest business practices employed by at least one major ticket exchange have no place in this market, and should be condemned and outlawed by both the live music and ticketing industries. The managers and agents who represent the artists need to establish a code of practice that all concert promoters adhere to, and which prevents promoters from colluding with ticket exchanges in regard to the artificial inflation of ticket prices. And the management of certain ticket exchanges need to urgently review their business processes so that their customers are no longer duped into purchasing tickets that are actually owned by, and under the control of concert promoters or the ticket exchanges themselves.

The concept of fans selling tickets to, and buying tickets from each other is a good thing for consumers. But the exploitation of this concept by unscrupulous concert promoters and ticket exchange operators is anti-consumer, and we should applaud Channel 4 for exposing it.