Festivals For The Summer, Totally Non Football, But Hey!

[Dynamite Red]

I will be making my annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury, hope it stays nice, warm and dry

[Maesknoll Red]

A nice friendly festival, but maybe not to everyones taste is Cropredy, seen some good bands there and some that have surprised me. UB40 played one year, not really my cup of tea, but they were brilliant, Seasick Steve was awesome, Joan Armatrading, The Blockheads, The Saw Doctors as well as some up and coming folk bands, all impressed, and its finished every year by a 3 hour set with Fairport Convention and Friends.

[Tall King Blox]

A nice friendly festival, but maybe not to everyones taste is Cropredy, seen some good bands there and some that have surprised me. UB40 played one year, not really my cup of tea, but they were brilliant, Seasick Steve was awesome, Joan Armatrading, The Blockheads, The Saw Doctors as well as some up and coming folk bands, all impressed, and its finished every year by a 3 hour set with Fairport Convention and Friends.

Sounds like a good chill tho a tad too folky for my taste, just refused the second attempt to lure me to the green fields of avalon,

gotta shift this house, cheers for the input guys n gals x

[dezgimed]

It looks shit when you first look at it, but it's not actually that bad. The Vaccines, Beady Eye, The Courteeners, Pigeon Detectives and Fratellis are all very decent bands. Calvin Harris will put on a good show as will Steve Angello.

Nah not my sort of thing.

Fratellis could be enjoyable.

V line ups used to be alot better years ago.

[Pickle Rick]

Nah not my sort of thing.

Fratellis could be enjoyable.

V line ups used to be alot better years ago.

Yea deffo, for sure.

['Orns]

Not a festival, but off to see the Roses at Finsbury Park next weekend. Support from Johnny Marr, PiL and Miles Kane. Should be good.

I was there Saturday night, they were awesome. No Sally Cinnamon though, which was a little disappointing!

I've never seen / smelt so many drugs in my life before....there were some hugely ****** up people there. You can do whatever the hell you like, but that's really not for me. One of the reasons I've never done Glasto, I know people that just go on a bender for 4 or 5 days, sniffing, popping, smoking anything they can. The fact they all come back (half) alive astounds me more as the years go by

[Talk Of The Town]

Fake festival on the 24th August at keynsham rugby club. Indie bands and tributes. 15 quid a ticket if you buy um now.

[Robin101]

It looks shit when you first look at it, but it's not actually that bad. The Vaccines, Beady Eye, The Courteeners, Pigeon Detectives and Fratellis are all very decent bands. Calvin Harris will put on a good show as will Steve Angello.

Ah, come on mate, beady eye? Liam Gallagher is the most irrelevant, annoying man in music and yet NME just won't admit that beady eye are awful.

[SaltfordRed]

Ah, come on mate, beady eye? Liam Gallagher is the most irrelevant, annoying man in music and yet NME just won't admit that beady eye are awful.

I quite like them. Have you listened to their new album? Nowhere near Oasis, and not as good as NGHFB, but still very decent. I'm still praying for an Oasis comeback, saw an article where LG said its possible in 2014 as its 20 years since Definitely Maybe was released.

[Mr Roper]

There's one in Dorset - Camp Bestival. Something for all the family there, big mix of artists as well including The Wurzels!

The line up is below, but they also have comedians, child entertainment, activities etc etc.

• RICHARD HAWLEY *
• LEVELLERS *
• LABRINTH *
• VERY SPECIAL GUEST MARK OWEN *
• DJ FRESH/LIVE *
• ASH *
• HEAVEN 17 *
• THE PROCLAIMERS *
• TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS *
• THE POLYPHONIC SPREE *
• GABRIELLE APLIN *
• KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS *
• BILLY BRAGG *
• I AM KLOOT *
• NIK KERSHAW *
• DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP *
• THE CUBAN BROTHERS *
• DJ YODA (LIVE AV SHOW) FEAT. THE TOOTSIE ROLLERS *
• JOHN COOPER CLARKE *
• VALERIE JUNE *
• LISSIE *
• THE FARM *
• MUSICAL YOUTH *
• BEARDYMAN *
• SAM LEE & FRIENDS *
• THE CORRESPONDENTS *
• THE WURZELS *
• MAD PROFESSOR *
• SKINNY LISTER *
• CLEAN BANDIT *
• LONDON GRAMMAR *
• MIKILL PANE *
• THE 1975 *
• FLEETWOOD BAC *
• INTRODUCING RECREATE 'DISCOVERY' LIVE - A DAFT UNDERTAKING *
• HOWARD MARKS *
• LUCKY ELEPHANT *
• ADY SULEIMAN *
• LLOYD YATES *
• FOLK IDOL - FOLK FROM AROUND THE WORLD *
• MOLOTOV JUKEBOX *
• SEXY SUSHI *
• BEN WATERS *
• MOULETTES *
• FILTHY BOY *
• FAKE BUSH *
• HUDSON TAYLOR *
• ISAIAH DREADS *
• MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER *
• LEWIS WATSON *
• JAWS *
• JAIPUR BRASS BAND *
• J-CATS *
• RED RIVER HOGS *
• CHERISHPORT *
• THE OHMZ *
• PUSH PEDAL *
• SKIMMITY HITCHERS *
• PHIL & TILLEY *
• SCOTT ANDERSON (BANDSTAND HOST)

That lineup looks great seen a few of those bands at Beautiful Days in the past ,obviously the Levellers also the Wurzels in and around Bristol many times and recently Skimmity Hitchers at the Thunderbolt ,they are great fun