the hottest UK music festivals

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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


 
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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
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Bonecrusher Festival
Sunday 12th until Wednesday 15 February 2012
at London, Nottingham, Reading and Manchester
ticket cost from £11
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London Popfest
Thursday 23rd until Sunday 26 February 2012
at various venues in London
ticket cost 4 day pass £27.50
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All Tomorrows Parties curated by Jeff Mangum
Friday 9th until Sunday 11 March 2012
at Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset
ticket cost £170 per person
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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
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Resistanz Festival
Saturday 7th until Sunday 8 April 2012
at Sheffield, South Yorkshire
ticket cost £50 for the weekend, or £30 for Sunday
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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
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Bristol Folk Festival
Saturday 5th until Monday 7 May 2012
at Colston Hall, Bristol
ticket cost £80 (£70 concessions) for the weekend
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The Great Escape
Thursday 10th until Saturday 12 May 2012
at venues in Brighton, East Sussex
ticket cost super early bird £35
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I'll Be Your Mirror
Friday 25th until Sunday 27 May 2012
at Alexandra Palace, London
ticket cost £130 for the weekend
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Coldplay stadium shows
Tuesday 29th May until Sunday 10 June 2012
at Coventry, London, Sunderland, and Manchester
ticket cost from £49.50 to £55
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Big Beach Boutique 5
Friday 1st until Saturday 2 June 2012
at American Express Community Stadium, Brighton
ticket cost £35 for either day
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Happy Days Festival
Saturday 2nd until Sunday 3 June 2012
at East Molesey, Surrey
ticket cost early bird £48 for both days
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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
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Lovebox Weekender
Friday 15th until Sunday 17 June 2012
at Victoria Park, London
ticket cost £99 for the weekend
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Bruce Springsteen stadium shows
Thursday 21st until Friday 22 June 2012
at Sunderland, and Manchester
ticket cost £60
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Wireless Festival
Friday 6th until Sunday 8 July 2012
at Hyde Park, London
ticket cost £52.50 for Sunday
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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
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Bingley Music Live
Friday 31st August until Sunday 2 September 2012
at Bingley, West Yorkshire
ticket cost £40 for the weekend
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St Ives Festival
Saturday 8th until Saturday 22 September 2012
at St Ives, Cornwall
ticket cost expect £12 - £20 with many events FREE
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