Your summer sorted: the best of the festivals

Modfest
Brighton Racecourse, Race Hill, May 3 to 4

What? A two-day celebration of the modernist movement including cinema, art, literature, fashion, scooters and music.

Confirmed so far: The Rifles, Steve Ellis’ Love Affair, James Taylor Quartet, Trio Valore, Neville Staple Band, The 45s, Norman Jay.

Tickets: From £48/£24.

More info: modfest.co.uk

The Great Escape
Across Brighton, May 8 to 10

What? The UK’s biggest showcase of new music, boasting more than 350 up-and-coming artists in small venues across the city.

Confirmed so far: Example, Kelis, Ella Eyre, Wild Beasts, These New Puritans, Jon Hopkins, Albert Hammond Jr, Charli XCX, George Ezra and Rae Morris.

Tickets: From £49.50 for the weekend.

More info: mamacolive.com/ thegreatescape

Elderflower Fields Festival
Ashdown Forest, Friday, May 23 to 26

What? A family festival with young kids in mind, mixing music, creative arts workshops and activities.

Confirmed so far: Will And The People, Abi Wade, Lloyd Yates, Shanty, House Of Hats and Al Start.

Tickets: £105/£50 including camping.

More info: elderflowerfields.co.uk

Glastonwick
Church Farm, Coombes, May 30 to June 1

What? Attila The Stockbroker’s beer festival with good music, or music festival with good beer, returns for its 19th year.

Confirmed so far: Eddie And The Hot Rods, TV Smith, John Otway, The Meow Meows, John Robb and Tracey Curtis.

Tickets: Day tickets from £10, weekend from £40.

More info: cask-ale.co.uk/beerfestival.html

Love Supreme Jazz Festival
Glynde Place, Glynde, July 4 to 6

What? Billed as the UK’s only outdoor jazz, funk, soul, blues and fusion festival, Love Supreme Jazz Festival is now in its second year.

Confirmed so far: Jamie Cullum, Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Soul II Soul, Dave Holland’s Prism, Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride Trio, Curtis Stigers, Courtney Pine and Alice Russell.

Tickets: Weekend from £110.

More info: lovesupremefestival.com 

Lewes Live
Malling Down, off the A26, near Lewes, July 11 to 12

What? Formerly known as Rock In The Bog, Lewes’s music festival has undergone a facelift for 2014, to provide a more diverse range of music.

Confirmed so far: Hayseed Dixie. More TBC.

Tickets: Weekend £40, day tickets from £20, available online from Saturday, March 29.

More info: leweslive.com

Shakedown
Waterhall, Brighton, July 19

What? Brighton’s biggest outdoor music festival returns in a new location.

Confirmed so far: Names will be announced on Wednesday, March 26, on the Shakedown Facebook page: facebook.com/Shakedownfestival

Tickets: From £37.50

More info: shakedown.co.uk

Bikes On The Farm
Pump Bottom Farm, Birdham Road, Chichester, July 31 to August 3

What? A new 5,000-capacity festival for people with a motorcycle background, featuring more than 40 live acts, traders pitches and real ales.

Confirmed so far: No names announced yet.

Tickets: From £35 More info: bikesonthefarm.com

Pride
Preston Park, Brighton, August 2

What? The South’s biggest day celebration of LGBT culture, which is extending its opening times for 2014 from noon to 10pm.

Confirmed so far: No names announced yet.

Tickets: From £12.50.

More info: brighton-pride.org

IN THE SOUTH...

Pulse Festival
Sunnyfields Farm, Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton, Hampshire, May 23 to 25

What? A festival of music, fun, families and healthy living to raise cash for Southampton General Hospital’s children and young adult heart services.

Confirmed so far: Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Mr Scruff, The Correspondents, The Rising and Echotape.

Tickets: From £50 for the weekend.

More info: pulsefestival.org.uk

We Are FSTVL
Airfield Of Dreams, Upminster, Essex, Saturday, May 24 to 25

What? Second edition of the Essex dance festival.

Confirmed so far: Richie Hawtin, Disclosure (DJ set), Knife Party, Fatboy Slim and Annie Mac.

Tickets: Weekend £149.

More info: wearefstvl.com

Isle Of Wight Festival 2014
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle Of Wight, June 12 to 15

What? Now in its 13th year, the Isle Of Wight Festival prides itself on big rock and indie names.

Confirmed so far: Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings Of Leon, Boy George, Katy B (pictured) and Travis.

Tickets: Weekend £190, day tickets £75.

More info: isleofwightfestival.com

Hop Farm Music Festival 2014
Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent, July 4 to 6

What? Hop Farm returns with a new promoter offering two stages of live music, a jazz and blues lounge, comedy big top, “kidz” field and silent disco.

Confirmed so far: Ray Davies, Brian Wilson, Deacon Blue, James Blunt, Caro Emerald, Squeeze, Billy Ocean, and Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott.

Tickets: From £135.

More info: thehopfarmmusicfestival.com

Blissfields
Vicarage Farm, near Winchester, July 4 to 5

What? This year’s Blissfields has a Walk On The Wild Side theme, with an attempt to create the largest gathering of people wearing animal print on Saturday.

Confirmed so far: Line-up to be announced soon.

Tickets: From £85.

More info: blissfields.co.uk

High Definition Festival
Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, July 5

What? Having outgrown its original Essex location, dance and urban festival High Definition moves to Tunbridge Wells.

Confirmed so far: Carl Cox, All About She, B.Traits, Brockie And MC Det, Charlie Hedges, DJ Die and Dusky.

Tickets: From £29.50.

More info: highdefinition festival.co.uk

LeeFest
Highams Hill Farm, Sheepbarn Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, July 11 to 13

What? Starting out in 16-year-old Lee Denny’s back garden eight years ago, Leefest has turned into a non-profit-making truly boutique event.

Confirmed so far: Dan Le Sac Vc Scroobius Pip, Frightened Rabbit and Mø.

Tickets: Weekend £80/£50.

More info: leefest.org.uk

Guilfest
Stoke Park, Guilford, July 18 to 20

What? After a year break and a long battle with the council, Guilfest returns for 2014 due to public demand.

Confirmed so far: Line-up and ticket details to be announced soon.

More info: guilfest.co.uk

Redfest
Robin Cooks Farm, Redhill, Surrey, July 25 to 26

What? Now in its seventh year, Redfest champions emerging bands and DJs.

Confirmed so far: Peace, Hudson Taylor, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Skints and Lauren Aquilina.

Tickets: From £68.

More info: redfest.co.uk

Camp Bestival
Lulworth Castle, Dorset, July 31 to August 3

What? Bestival’s sister event, curated by Josie and Rob Da Bank and aimed at the family, with a castle campsite by the sea.

Confirmed so far: Basement Jaxx, De La Soul, James, Johnny Marr, Sinead O’Connor, Laura Mvula, Steve Mason and Peter Hook And The Light.

Tickets: £195 for the full weekend.

More info: campbestival.net

Lounge On The Farm
Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent, August 2

What? Homegrown Kent festival Lounge On The Farm is celebrating its ninth anniversary, and the last event in its current location.

Confirmed so far: Line-up to be announced soon.

Tickets: £55/£35.

More info: loungeonthefarm.co.uk

Wilderness Festival
Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, August 7 to 10

What? Set in an ancient forest, Wilderness Festival offers a mix of live music, banqueting and late-night revelry.

Confirmed so far: London Grammar, Burt Bacharach, Metronomy, Jessie Ware, Sam Smith, Connan Mockasin and Gregory Porter.

Tickets: From £120 for weekend.

More info: wildernessfestival.com

BoomTown Fair
Matterley Bowl Estate, Winchester, August 7 to 10

What? Based in a pop-up city, this four-day festival mixes live music, crafts, a “kidz” town, banquets and more across a range of city districts from the Wild West to Chinatown.

Confirmed so far: Chas And Dave, Hot 8 Brass Band, Hayseed Dixie, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Tinariwen, Bellowhead and NOFX Tickets: £150 for a three-day pass.

More info: boomtownfair.co.uk

Wickham Festival
Wickham, Hampshire, August 14 to 17

What? Promoting itself as one of the safest and most relaxed festivals of the summer, offering live music in a family-friendly atmosphere.

Confirmed so far: Steve Earle And The Dukes, Bellowhead, Oysterband, Afro Celt Sound System, Dreadzone and Hugh Cornwell.

Tickets: £150/£75.

More info: wickhamfestival.co.uk

Rewind South: The 80s Festival
Temple Island Meadows, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, August 15 to 17

What? The 1980s nostalgia fest now has sister events in Perth, Scotland, and new for 2014 a Rewind North in Cheshire at the end of August.

Confirmed so far: Mike And The Mechanics, The Boomtown Rats, Holly Johnson and The Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey.

Tickets: Weekend from £100/£50, day tickets £55/£27.50.

More info: rewindfestival.com

Weyfest
The Rural Life Centre, Farnham, Surrey, August 29 to 31

What? Moving from pub gigs to the Rural Life Centre in 2007, family festival Weyfest is set in a working-life museum and prides itself on its handpicked line-up.

Confirmed so far: 10cc, The Feeling, Ian Anderson, The Orb, The Undertones, Chas And Dave, The Move and Glen Matlock.

Tickets: Weekend from £95/£35.

More info: weyfest.co.uk

End Of The Road
Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Dorset, August 29 to 31

What? Once upon a time this intimate festival marked the end of the main festival season – before they all started leaking into September – with a line-up of music, comedy, films and workshops.

Confirmed so far: The Flaming Lips, Wild Beasts, The Horrors, John Grant, Yo La Tengo, Richard Thompson and British Sea Power (pictured).

Tickets: £170/£130 for the weekend.

More info: endoftheroadfestival.com

Bestival
Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, September 4 to 7

What? This year’s theme at the boutique festival is Desert Island Disco.

Confirmed so far: Outkast, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Foals, Beck, Busta Rhymes, Disclosure, Paloma Faith, Basement Jaxx and London Grammar.

Tickets: £195 for the weekend.

More info: bestival.net

IN LONDON...

Field Day
Victoria Park, June 7 to 8

What? Starting out as a leftfield one-dayer, Field Day is expanding to a full weekend for the first time.

Confirmed so far: Pixies, Metronomy, Jamie XX, The Horrors, Temples, Pond and Drenge.

Tickets: Day tickets from £45, weekend from £73.50.

Contact: fielddayfestivals.com

CC14
Across Camden, June 20 to 21

What? Previously known as The Camden Crawl, this is the Big Smoke’s version of The Great Escape, offering more than 25 stages of music from London and beyond.

Confirmed so far: Steve Mason, Spit Shake Sisters, ABC, Dirty Beaches, Of Montreal, Early Ghost, Gnarwolves, Mazes, Jeffrey Lewis And The Jrams, Soccer 98 and Tall Ships.

Tickets: Weekend from £39.50, day tickets from £23.50.

More info: thecamdencrawl.com

Wireless
Finsbury Park, July 4 to 6

What? The Littlest Hobo of London music festivals, Wireless has moved again from the Olympic Park to Finsbury Park for 2014, offering a mix of pop, hip-hop and urban sounds.

Confirmed so far: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Drake, Rudimental, Bruno Mars, Outkast and Basement Jaxx.

Tickets: Weekend £195, day from £71.50.

More info: wirelessfestival.co.uk

British Summer Time
Hyde Park, July 6 and 12

What? A pair of day festivals in the heart of London, with July 6 focusing on pop and July 12 headlined by one of the world’s most influential and best-loved veteran rockers.

Confirmed so far: July 6: McBusted, Backstreet Boys, The Vamps, Diversity; July 12: Neil Young And Crazy Horse, The National and Tom Odell.

Tickets: July 6 from £54.95, July 12 from £66.60.

More info: bst-hydepark.com

Lovebox
Victoria Park, July 18 to 19

What? The boutique party has slimmed from three days to two, but it still has an impressive mix of electronic artists and DJs.

Confirmed so far: MIA, Chase And Status, Katy B, A$AP Rocky, Bonobo, Sub Focus and The Horrors.

Tickets: Day tickets from £40, weekend from £80.

Contact: loveboxfestival.com

Jabberwocky
ExCel Centre, August 15 to 16

What? A brand new ultra-hip arts, film and music festival from ATP, Pitchfork and Primavera.

Confirmed so far: James Blake, Neutral Milk Hotel, Thee Oh Sees, Darkside, Caribou, Deafheaven and Earth.

Tickets: Weekend £60, day tickets £35.

More info: atpfestival.com/events/jabberwocky2014.php

South West 4
Clapham Common, August 23 to 24

What? The return of the outdoor superclub, mixing house, electro, techno and trance.

Confirmed so far: Deadmau5, Skream, Above And Beyond, Maceo Plex, Netsky and Alesso.

Tickets: Weekend from £99, day tickets from £52.50.

More info: southwestfour.com

FURTHER AFIELD...

Download Festival
Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, June 13 to 15

Big names: Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Aerosmith (pictured), Bring Me The Horizon, Skindred and The Pretty Reckless.

Tickets: From £205.

More info: downloadfestival.co.uk

Glastonbury Festival
Worthy Farm, Pilton, June 25 to 29

Big names: Arcade Fire, Dolly Parton, Lily Allen, Disclosure and Blondie.

Tickets: SOLD OUT

More info: glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Sonisphere
Knebworth Park, near Stevenage, July 4 to 6

Big names: The Prodigy, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Deftones and Alice In Chains.

Tickets: Weekend from £180.

More info: sonisphere.co.uk

T In The Park
Balado, Kinross-shire, Scotland, July 11 to 13

Big names: Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris, Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran, Paolo Nutini, Pharrell Williams, Jake Bugg and Disclosure.

Tickets: Weekend from £194.

More info: tinthepark.com

Latitude
Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, July 17 to 20

Big names: Damon Albarn, Two Door Cinema Club, The Black Keys, Bombay Bicycle Club, Editors, Röyksopp and Robyn, Haim, Billy Bragg and Booker T Jones

Tickets: Weekend £187.50.

More info: latitudefestival.com

WOMAD
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, July 24 to 27

Big names: Alice Russell, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba, Nitin Sawhney, ONEZERO, Fatoumata Diwara and Roberto Fonseca and Fat Freddy’s Drop.

Tickets: Weekend £160.

More info: womad.co.uk

The Secret Garden Party
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, July 24 to 27

Big names: Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Deap Vally, Clean Bandit, Little Dragon, Foxes and Fat Freddy’s Drop.

Tickets: Weekend from £175.

More info: secretgardenparty.com 

V Festival
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, and Weston Park, Staffordshire, August 16 to 17

Big names: Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Paolo Nutini, Example, Lily Allen, Elbow, Bastille and Rudimental.

Tickets: Weekend from £165.

More info: vfestival.com

Reading And Leeds
Richfield Avenue, Reading, and Bramham Park, Leeds, August 22 to 24

Big names: Queens Of The Stone Age, Paramore, Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182, Jake Bugg, Vampire Weekend, Enter Shikari, Bombay Bicycle Club and Macklemore And Ryan Lewis

Tickets: Weekend £202.50

More info: readingfestival.com or leedsfestival.com

Creamfields 2014
Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire, August 22 to 24

Big names: AVICII, Deadmau5, Armin Van Buren, Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, Tiesto, Sub Focus, Andy C and 3 Are Legend.

Tickets: Weekend from £155.

More info: creamfields.com

The Big Feastival
Alex James’s Farm, Kingham, The Cotswolds, August 29 to 31

Big names: Fatboy Slim, Jamie Cullum, Kelis, Norman Jay and Jamie Oliver.

Tickets: Weekend £115, day tickets from £30.

More info: thebigfeastival.com

TOP TEN EUROPEAN FESTIVALS...

SunSplash Festival
Aspat Beach, Bodrum, Turkey, June 2 to 7

Line-up: Gilles Peterson, Zara McFarlane, Osunlade and Karizma.

More info: sunsplash-festival.com

Roskilde Festival
Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark, June 29 to July 6

Line-up: Arctic Monkeys (pictured. Photo by Zachary Michaels), Damon Albarn, Deerhunter, Interpol, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Major Lazer, Moderat and Outkast.

More info: roskilde-festival.co.uk

Open’er
Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, Gdynia, Poland, July 2 to 5

Line-up: Pearl Jam, Interpol, MGMT, Phoenix, The Black Keys, Foals and Foster The People.

More info: opener.pl/en

Rock Werchter
Festival Park, Werchter, Belgium, July 3 to 6

Line-up: Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Kings Of Leon, Placebo, The Black Keys, Eels, Katy B and Jack Johnson.

More info: rockwerchter.be/en

Exit Festival
Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 10 to 14

Line-up: Damon Albarn, Disclosure, Rudimental and Skrillex.

More info: exitfest.org

ATP Iceland
Asbru Former Nato Base, Keflavik, Iceland, July 10 to 12

Line-up: Kurt Vile And The Violators, Portishead, Swans, Interpol and F*** Buttons.

More info: atpfestival.com/events/ atpiceland2014.php

Fib
Benicassim, Costa Azahar, Spain, July 17 to 20

Line-up: Kasabian, Paul Weller, Lily Allen, Tinie Tempah, Katy B, Ellie Goulding and Jake Bugg.

More info: fiberfib.com

Soundwave
The Garden, Tisno, Croatia, July 17 to 21

Line-up: Fat Freddy’s Drop, Madlib DJ Set, Mr Scruff, Gold Panda and Huey Morgan.

More info: soundwavecroatia.com

Melt!
Ferropolis, Germany, July 18 to 20

Line-up: Metronomy, Bombay Bicycle Club, John Grant, Haim, Portishead, Röyksopp and Robyn, and Omar Souleyman.

More info: meltfestival.de/en

Rock En Seine
Domaine National, St Cloud, France, August 22 to 24

Line-up: Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Ray, Portishead, The Prodigy, Queens Of The Stone Age and Jake Bugg.

More info: rockenseine.com