Friday 14 June 2013

A Guide to Summer Festivals

Source ITV
Festivals have become synonymous with British summer Photo: Fiona Hanson/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Isle of Wight Festival
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**13th - 16th June
Line up
Festival goers at the Isle of Wight Festival last year Credit: Matt Crossick/Matt Crossick/Empics Entertainment
  • The Stone Roses
  • Paul Weller
  • Emili Sande
  • Jake Bugg
  • Everything Everything
  • Palma Violets
  • The Killers
  • Bloc Party
  • The Maccabees
  • Be Howard
  • Bastille
  • The Script
  • Newton Faulkner
Yoko Ono's Meltdown Festival 2013
Southbank Centre, Belvdere Road, London SE1 8XX
14th - 23rd June
Line up
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  • Patti Smith
  • Boy George
  • Siouxsie Sioux
  • Iggy and the Stooges
  • Immortal Technique
  • Petshopboys
  • Marianne Faithful
  • Peaches
Hard Rock Calling
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2ST
29th - 30th June
Bruce Springsteen performing at Hard Rock Calling last year Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Line up
  • Kasabian
  • Paul Weller
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Miles Kane
  • Twin Atlantic
  • Kodaline
  • The Weeks
  • The Cribs
  • Dark Horses
  • Tribes
  • The Twang
  • The Klaxons
iTunes Festival
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 EH
1st - 30th Sepetmber
Biffy Clyro performing at iTunes Festival in 2012 Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive/Press Association Images
  • Queens of the Stoneage
  • Phoenix
  • Jake Bugg
  • Jack Johnson
  • 30 Seconds to Mars
  • Primal Scream
  • Jessie J
  • Justin Timberlake
British Summertime Hyde park
Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, London, W2 2UH
5th - 14th July
Line up
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Bon Jovi
  • Elton John
  • Elvis Costello and the imposters
  • Jake Bugg
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • Lucy Rose
  • Russell Kane
  • The Milk
  • The Futureheads
  • The Saturdays
Kew Gardens
Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 3AB
9th - 14th July
Line up
  • Blondie
  • The Human League
  • Paul Weller
  • Jools Holland and his rhythm and blues orchestra
  • Leona Lewis
  • Bellowhead with special guest Billy Bragg
Somerset House Summer Series
Somerset House, Strand, Covent Garden, London, WC2R 1LA
11th - 21st July
Ellie Goulding performing at Somerset house in 2012 Credit: Nick Ansell/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Line up
  • Alex Clare
  • Band of Horses
  • Lianne la Havas
  • Richard Hawley
  • First Aid Kit
  • Of Monsters and Men
  • Tom O'Dell
  • Jesse Ware
  • Goldfrapp
  • Basement Jaxx
Wireless Festival
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20 2ST
12th - 14th July
Rhianna performing at the festival last year Credit: Ian West/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Line up
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Ke$ha
  • Conor Maynard
  • Jay Z
  • Emelie Sande
  • Rita Ora
  • Iggy Azalea
South West Four Weekender
Clapham Common, Windmill Drive, London, SW4 9DE
24th -25th August
Line up
  • Steve Aoki
  • Armin Van Buurden
  • Afro Jack
  • Laidback Luke
  • Gareth Emery
  • Soul II Soul
Electric Daisy Carnival
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20 2ST
20th July
Line up
  • Alesso
  • Chris Lake
  • Jack Beats
  • Goldie
Lovebox
Victoria Park, Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 58N
19th - 21st July
Line up
  • Annie Mac
  • The Correspondents
  • Wiley
  • Plan B
  • DJ Yoda
  • Mark Ronson
  • Hurts
  • Horsemeat Disco
Festival Essentials
Festival essentials can make your experience easier and more memorable Credit: Yui Mok/PA Archive/Press Association Images
  • ID - Some festivals require you to show identification before allowing you in. Check with the organisers before heading off.
  • Wellies - although you envisage your summer festivals fueled with sunshine and singing it is not always the case so be prepared and take a decent pair along with you.
  • Raincoat - again a fashionable poncho will not protect you from the rain.
  • Torch - trying to navigate your way 'home' to your tent after a day in the fields is tricky enough let-alone in the dark.
  • Gaffa tape for those who are camping, if your tent springs a leak you have an instant repair kit
  • Bin liners, again for those who are camping, a bin liner provides many things from a seat through to protecting your bag of clothes if your tent leaks.
  • Wet wipes - to ensure you are your freshest self when the showers just are not an option.
  • A camera - to capture all those summer of 2013 moments.