UK festivals in June
Venn Festival
What: An eclectic, affordable and innovative festival.
Where: Various venues, Bristol.
When: 31st May - 3rd June.
Line-up: Maverick originators like Faust, J Spaceman and Einar Om mix it with young firestarters like Cooper Jones, Helena Gough and SJ Esau.
Cost: A very affordable £7/£8 a day or night.
Sunrise Celebration
What: Music, magic, workshops and wonder.
Where: Near Glastonbury, Somerset.
When: 31st May - 4th June.
Line-up: Eat Static, Dreadzone, Ozric Tentacles.
Cost: £80 for the weekend.
Camping: Included in weekend ticket price, or you can hire a teepee.
Wychwood Festival
What: "An excellent hybrid of The Big Chill, Womad and The Cambridge Folk Festival." - Time Out.
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire.
When: 1st - 3rd June.
Line-up: The Levellers, Fun Loving Criminals, Badly Drawn Boy, Camera Obscura, DJ Derek.
Cost: £95 for weekend ticket camping, day tickets available.
Camping: You'd be a fool not to.
Download Festival
What: "Download is a rock, metal and alternative festival that has its roots steeped in history."
Where: Donington Race Park, Leics.
When: 8th - 10th June.
Line-up: Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Job for a Cowboy.
Cost: £145 for the weekend including camping or £125 without.
Isle of Wight Festival
What: Went down in history for the one where Hendrix played, this year the slightly less impressive and far more wrinkled Rolling Stones headline.
Where: Newport, Isle of Wight.
When: 8th - 10th June.
Line-up: Those Rolling Stones plus Muse, Snow Patrol, Groove Armada, Ash and The Fratellis. Oh, and Amy Winehouse if she's not quaffed too many cherry pops by then.
Cost: £125 for the weekend with camping.
Rockness
What: The only music festival with its own monster.
Where: Loch Ness, Scotland.
When: 9th - 10th June.
Line-up: The Chemical Brothers, The Bees, The Manic Street Preachers, daft punk, The Automatic.
Cost: £100 for a weekend with camping.
The 02 Wireless Festival
What: Big Name Acts Play Corporate Festival. Less of a festival and more of a series of big gigs. Don't expect to see any portaloo-buring sessions here.
Where: Hyde Park, London and Harewood House, Leeds.
When: 14th - 17th June.
Line-up: Just Jack, Faithless, The White Stripes, LCD Sound System.
Cost: £40 for one day, up to £135 for all four.
Camping: None on offer.
Escape into the Park
What: The biggest dance festival in Wales.
Where: Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales.
When: 16th June, noon - midnight.
Line-up: Calvin Harris, Shapeshifters, Tidy Boys, DJ Disciple, Goldie, Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes.
Cost: £34.50
Camping: None on offer, but plenty available in Gower or get a B&B.
Glastonbury Festival
What: The Daddy of the festivals, 137,500 tickets sold out in two hours. Lost Vagueness and the Green Fields make it all hippy strange, plus there's the Circus, Dance Village, Glade, New Bands Tent, general oddities and the all-famous Pyramid Stage. Some say it's losing its charm, but it still sells out, fast, every year. The second chance to buy tickets is on 22nd April at 9am.
Where: Glastonbury, Somerset.
When: 22nd - 24th June.
Line-up: Not officially announced until the beginning of June, although the word on the street includes Shirley Bassey, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, The Killers and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.
Cost: £145 for a weekend with camping.
Camping: Oh yes, here the camping is mixed in with the arenas and you can party all night.
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