Best Music Festivals in the UK

Location: Liverpool Sound City returns to the city centre for another weekend of rock, indie and more across various venues. Liverpool Sound City isn’t just about the live music, as the festival also runs a conference programme alongside, inviting an esteemed list of labels, promoters, artists and managers to impart their knowledge and discuss trending issues in the music scene.

Lineup: Aimee Fatale / Alex Spencer / Arkayla / Ava Joe / Basht. / Better Joy / Bio Sleep / Cliffords / Deary / Delights / Dirty Blonde / and many more

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Location: Derby, UK

Download Festival is the UK’s number one rock and metal festival, consistently showcasing the scene’s very best artists at its iconic Donington Park site each June. Recent lineups have featured sets from the likes of Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool, showing off exactly why Download has become a festival pilgrimage for many.

Lineup: Airbourne / Alcest / Alien Ant Farm / Amira Elfeky / Anaal Nathrakh / Apocalyptica / Archers / Arrows In Action / Artio / Bad Nerves / and many more

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Location: Manchester, UK

Parklife Festival returns to Heaton Park in Manchester for another unforgettable weekend of music, energy, and festival vibes. As one of the UK’s largest and most beloved music festivals, Parklife consistently delivers an eclectic lineup.

Lineup: 50 Cent / 4am Kru / A Little Sound / Alex Farell / Andy C / Antony Szmierek / Armand Van Helden / Bakey / Basslayerz / Bicep / Bou / and many more

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Location: Newport, UK

Isle of Wight Festival is one of the UK’s longest-running music festivals, each year bringing over 90,000 music fans to the island for a weekend of rock, pop and dance. Since its establishment in 1968, the now iconic Isle of Wight Festival has seen headline sets from legends such as Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and The Who.

Lineup: Alison Moyet / Clean Bandit / Dean Lewis / Example / Faithless / James / Justin Timberlake / Lottery Winners / Olly Murs / Paul Heaton / and many more

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Location: Pilton, UK

Glastonbury Festival is one of the world’s most famous music and performing arts festivals. Embracing each and every genre across the spectrum, from rock and pop to minimal house, techno and full-throttle drum ‘n’ bass, music-lovers flock to its spiritual fields down in Somerset.

Lineup: Neil Young / Rod Stewart / and many more

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Location: Glasgow, UK

TRNSMT Festival brings together a vibrant mix of international artists and homegrown talent. As Scotland’s premier music festival, TRNSMT offers an electrifying weekend filled with live performances, state-of-the-art stages, and an unbeatable atmosphere.

Lineup: 50 Cent / Calum Bowie / Confidence Man / Jamie Webster / Kneecap / Tanner Adell / The Royston Club / The Script / Twin Atlantic / Wet Leg / and many more

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Location: London, UK

Junction 2 Festival returns to Boston Manor Park, London, delivering an unparalleled celebration of electronic music. Known for its immersive production, cutting-edge sound systems, and carefully curated lineups, Junction 2 merges the raw energy of techno with the natural beauty of its surroundings, creating a festival experience like no other.

Lineup: Adam Beyer / Ahmed Spins / ANNA / Azzecca / Carina Lawrence / Ceri / Chris Avantgarde / DJ Seinfeld b2b Prospa / Hardt Antoine / and many more

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Location: Newquay, UK

Boardmasters is the UK’s biggest surf and music festival. The festival brings together 50,000 like-minded souls with a love of music, surfing, wellbeing and the outdoors for five days on the Cornish coast. The festival takes place across two stunning sites in Newquay.

Lineup: A Little Sound / Ahadadream / Arielle Free / Badger / Bakey / Basslayerz / Beth McCarthy / Biianco / Bob Vylan / and many more

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Location: Daresbury, UK

Creamfields Festival is the UK’s most famous dance music festival, showcasing a lineup that brings together the biggest artists from the worlds of EDM, house, techno, drum and bass, trance and more.

Lineup (2024): Adam Beyer / Amelie Lens / Arielle Free / Armin van Buuren / Becky Hill / Ben Hemsley / Calvin Harris / and many more

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Location: Reading & Leeds, UK

Reading Festival is one of the most famous rock festivals in the UK, taking place in Reading, near London. It is the world’s oldest music festival still in existence, founded in 1955. Leeds Festival is Reading’s sister event, taking place simultaneously in Leeds over the same weekend.

Lineup: AJ Tracey / Alessi Rose / Amyl And The Sniffers / Antony Smierek / Balming Tiger / Becky Hill / Bilmuri / Blanco / Bloc Party / Chappell Roan / and many more

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