Festival News 2012

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/

 

 

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