Frome Folk Festival takes place from Saturday 18th until Sunday 19 February 2012 at The Cheese and Grain, Frome, Somerset ticket cost £58 weekend (£48 concessions) - buy tickets online see acts including Al O'Kane, Beth Porter and The Availables, Dizzy Dulcimer & Emily, Fallen Tide, Furlined, Hot Feet, John Alderslade, Lady Nade & The Silhouettes, Leander Morales, Mark Abis, Phat Phil Cooper, Praying for the Rain, Reuben Tyghe, Rivers Of England, Robert Bowden for more information see the Frome Folk Festival listing at eFestivals

Bearded Theory takes place from Friday 18th until Sunday 20 May 2012 at Kedleston Hall Park, Derby, Derbyshire ticket cost £74 - buy tickets online see acts including Dreadzone, Levellers, The Damned, Kissmet, Dr Feelgood, The Selecter, Cara Dillon, Chumbawamba, Radical Dance Faction (RDF), The Popes, Show of Hands, Terrorvision, The Urban Voodoo Machine, Credit to The Nation, Doctor and the Medics for more information see the Bearded Theory listing at eFestivals

Clennell Hall Folk Festival takes place from Friday 18th until Sunday 20 May 2012 at Clennell Hall Hotel, Clennell Hall, Alwinton, Northumberland ticket cost £35 full adult weekend - buy tickets online for more information see the Clennell Hall Folk Festival listing at eFestivals

Off The Tracks - Spring Festival takes place from Friday 25th until Sunday 27 May 2012 at Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel, Isley Walton, Donington, Leicestershire ticket cost £70 for w/e inc camping, youth (12-16) £40 - buy tickets online for more information see the Off The Tracks Spring Festival listing at eFestivals

The Acoustic Festival of Britain takes place from Friday 25th until Sunday 27 May 2012 at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Wood Lane, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ticket cost early bird £85 with camping, child (10 - 15) £20, under 10s free - buy tickets online see acts including Joan Armatrading, Afternoon in Paris, Danny Bowes & Ben Matthews (Thunder), Freds House , Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams, Glenn Tilbrook, Gordon Giltrap, Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson, Ian McNabb, Jack Blackman, Joe O\'Donnell\'s Shkayla, John Cooper Clarke, Justin Sullivan & Dean White, Maniere des Bohemiens, Patsy Matheson & Becky Mills for more information see the The Acoustic Festival of Britain listing at eFestivals

Meadowlands takes place from Friday 1st until Sunday 3 June 2012 at Glynde Place, Glyne, East Sussex ticket cost early bird £60 adults, Teen (13-17) £30, Child (6-12): £15, 5′s and under: £free - buy tickets online for more information see the Meadowlands listing at eFestivals

Chester Folk Festival takes place from Friday 1st until Monday 4 June 2012 at The Morris Dancer pub and other venues in Kelsall, nr. Chester, Cheshire ticket cost expect around £55 - buy tickets online see acts including Chris Wood, Churchfitters, Steve Tilston, Across the Water, Al Parrish, Baz Parkes, Ben and Joe Broughton, Blackbeard's Tea Party, caller Dave Hunt, Cloudstreet, Flossie Malavialle, Gwyndon Boardman for more information see the Chester Folk Festival listing at eFestivals

Download Festival takes place from Friday 8th until Sunday 10 June 2012 at Donington Park, Leics ticket cost £145 weekend (with 5 nights camping + £35) - buy tickets online see acts including Black Sabbath, Metallica, The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro, Chase & Status, Soundgarden, Machine Head, Tenacious D, Lamb of God, Trivium, DevilDriver, You Me At Six, Devin Townsend, Anthrax, August Burns Red for more information see the Download Festival listing at eFestivals

Rock Ness takes place from Friday 8th until Sunday 10 June 2012 at Loch Ness, Scotland ticket cost £159 for a weekend camping, or £149 weekend non-camping - buy tickets online see acts including Biffy Clyro, Deadmau5, Mumford & Sons, Justice, Ed Sheeran, Metronomy, Noah and the Whale, Wretch 32, DJ Fresh, Azealia Banks, Beardyman, Death In Vegas, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Etienne de Crecy, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs for more information see the Rock Ness listing at eFestivals

Glade Festival takes place from Thursday 14th until Sunday 17 June 2012 at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk ticket cost £135 - buy tickets online for more information see the Glade Festival listing at eFestivals

EcoFest takes place from Friday 15th until Sunday 17 June 2012 at Badger Farm, Asterby, Louth, Lincolnshire ticket cost early bird £40 for the weekend - buy tickets online for more information see the EcoFest listing at eFestivals

Isle of Wight Festival takes place from Friday 22nd until Sunday 24 June 2012 at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight ticket cost £190 weekend with camping - buy tickets online see acts including Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Biffy Clyro, Elbow, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Example, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Madness, Noah and the Whale, The Vaccines, Band Of Skulls, Feeder, Labrinth for more information see the Isle of Wight Festival listing at eFestivals

Wakestock takes place from Friday 6th until Sunday 8 July 2012 at Pwllheli Inner Marina and Abersoch Beach, Abersoch, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales ticket cost £125 with camping, £100 without camping - buy tickets online see acts including Calvin Harris, Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran for more information see the Wakestock listing at eFestivals

GuilFest takes place from Friday 13th until Sunday 15 July 2012 at Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey. ticket cost £115 adult weekend, or £130 with camping - buy tickets online see acts including Olly Murs, Jimmy Cliff for more information see the GuilFest listing at eFestivals

The Secret Garden Party takes place from Thursday 19th until Sunday 22 July 2012 at Mill Hill Field, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire ticket cost £165 adult weekend, teen (13 - 17) £130, child aged 12 or under free - buy tickets online for more information see the The Secret Garden Party listing at eFestivals

Cambridge Folk Festival takes place from Thursday 26th until Sunday 29 July 2012 at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire ticket cost £120 for full weekend - buy tickets online for more information see the Cambridge Folk Festival listing at eFestivals

Rebellion UK Festival takes place from Thursday 2nd until Sunday 5 August 2012 at Blackpool Winter Gardens, 97 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 1HW ticket cost £115 for the weekend - buy tickets online see acts including Public Image Ltd. (PiL), Rancid, 3CR, 7 Seconds of Love, Abrasive Wheels, Acid Drop, Agnostic Front, Argy Bargy, Ashika Sound System, Barnyard Masturbator, Best Of The Adverts, Big D and the Kids Table, Billy Liar, Bite Back, Blood or Whiskey for more information see the Rebellion UK listing at eFestivals

Bloodstock Open Air takes place from Thursday 9th until Sunday 12 August 2012 at Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire ticket cost £115 incl camping, child (4-11) £25 - buy tickets online see acts including Alice Cooper, Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Paradise Lost, Watain, Anvil, Mayhem, Deicide, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Corrosion of Conformity, Grand Magus, Hatebreed, Sanctuary, Anaal Nathrakh for more information see the Bloodstock Open Air listing at eFestivals

Wilderness takes place from Friday 10th until Sunday 12 August 2012 at Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire ticket cost early bird £99.50 adult weekend camping - buy tickets online for more information see the Wilderness listing at eFestivals

Beautiful Days takes place from Friday 17th until Sunday 19 August 2012 at Escot Park, near Fairmile, Devon ticket cost £120 for adult weekend tickets (including camping), teenager (10-16) £60, children £30, under 5s £5 - buy tickets online for more information see the Beautiful Days listing at eFestivals

Small World Music Festival takes place from Friday 17th until Sunday 19 August 2012 at Badger Farm, Asterby, Louth, Lincolnshire ticket cost early bird £40, teen 12-17 £20, under 12s free - buy tickets online for more information see the Small World Music Festival listing at eFestivals

Brownstock Festival takes place from Friday 31st August until Sunday 2 September 2012 at Brown Farm, Chelmsford, Essex ticket cost early bird £52 with weekend camping - buy tickets online for more information see the Brownstock Festival listing at eFestivals

Off The Tracks Summer Festival takes place from Friday 31st August until Sunday 2 September 2012 at Donington Park Farmhouse, Isley Walton, nr Castle Donington, Leicestershire ticket cost £70 for w/e inc camping, youth (12-16) £40 - buy tickets online for more information see the Off The Tracks Summer Festival listing at eFestivals

non-camping festivals

Next Big Thing Festival Thursday 2nd until Sunday 12 February 2012 at various venues in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham & Manchester ticket cost £10 buy tickets online more info on Next Big Thing Festival

Bonecrusher Festival Sunday 12th until Wednesday 15 February 2012 at London, Nottingham, Reading and Manchester ticket cost from £11 buy tickets online more info on Bonecrusher Festival

London Popfest Thursday 23rd until Sunday 26 February 2012 at various venues in London ticket cost 4 day pass £27.50 buy tickets online more info on London Popfest

All Tomorrows Parties curated by Jeff Mangum Friday 9th until Sunday 11 March 2012 at Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset ticket cost £170 per person buy tickets online more info on All Tomorrows Parties curated by Jeff Mangum

Hammerfest Thursday 15th until Saturday 17 March 2012 at Pontins Holiday Camp in Prestatyn, North Wales ticket cost from £116 per head, based on a group of six people sharing buy tickets online more info on Hammerfest

Resistanz Festival Saturday 7th until Sunday 8 April 2012 at Sheffield, South Yorkshire ticket cost £50 for the weekend, or £30 for Sunday buy tickets online more info on Resistanz Festival

Camden Crawl Friday 4th until Sunday 6 May 2012 at Camden, London ticket cost £57.50 early bird 2-day ticket; £62.50 early bird 3-day ticket buy tickets online more info on Camden Crawl

Bristol Folk Festival Saturday 5th until Monday 7 May 2012 at Colston Hall, Bristol ticket cost £80 (£70 concessions) for the weekend buy tickets online more info on Bristol Folk Festival

The Great Escape Thursday 10th until Saturday 12 May 2012 at venues in Brighton, East Sussex ticket cost super early bird £35 buy tickets online more info on The Great Escape

I'll Be Your Mirror Friday 25th until Sunday 27 May 2012 at Alexandra Palace, London ticket cost £130 for the weekend buy tickets online more info on I'll Be Your Mirror

Coldplay stadium shows Tuesday 29th May until Sunday 10 June 2012 at Coventry, London, Sunderland, and Manchester ticket cost from £49.50 to £55 buy tickets online more info on Coldplay stadium shows

Big Beach Boutique 5 Friday 1st until Saturday 2 June 2012 at American Express Community Stadium, Brighton ticket cost £35 for either day buy tickets online more info on Big Beach Boutique 5

Happy Days Festival Saturday 2nd until Sunday 3 June 2012 at East Molesey, Surrey ticket cost early bird £48 for both days buy tickets online more info on Happy Days Festival

Elton John's outdoor tour Sunday 3rd until Friday 15 June 2012 at Taunton, Harrogate, Chesterfield, Falkirk, Newcastle upon Tyne ticket cost from £44.50 - £88.75 buy tickets online more info on Elton John's outdoor tour

Lovebox Weekender Friday 15th until Sunday 17 June 2012 at Victoria Park, London ticket cost £99 for the weekend buy tickets online more info on Lovebox Weekender

Bruce Springsteen stadium shows Thursday 21st until Friday 22 June 2012 at Sunderland, and Manchester ticket cost £60 buy tickets online more info on Bruce Springsteen stadium shows

Wireless Festival Friday 6th until Sunday 8 July 2012 at Hyde Park, London ticket cost £52.50 for Sunday buy tickets online more info on Wireless Festival

Frome Festival Friday 6th until Sunday 15 July 2012 at Frome, Somerset ticket cost from FREE to around £20 depending on the event. discounts for tickets brought in advance buy tickets online more info on Frome Festival

Bingley Music Live Friday 31st August until Sunday 2 September 2012 at Bingley, West Yorkshire ticket cost £40 for the weekend buy tickets online more info on Bingley Music Live

St Ives Festival Saturday 8th until Saturday 22 September 2012 at St Ives, Cornwall ticket cost expect £12 - £20 with many events FREE buy tickets online more info on St Ives Festival