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What's On: The Festival Season is Upon us!

Posted on Wed, 27 June 2007 11:19:13

We have devised a concise guide to a few of this summers top festivals! Read on...

Kent Music Festival

Friday 29th June & Sunday 1st July 2007

It's live music...in Kent. Jools Holland is scheduled to perform with Lulu. She may be a geriatric but she's still sexy...

Line Up:

Friday: The Feeling, The Ordinary Boys, Brakes, The Rumble Strips, The Electric Soft Parade, Ghosts, Director, The Crave with Julia Jones

Sunday: Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Gilson Lavis & Guest Vocalists, LuLu, Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall

Location: Port Lympne, near Folkestone (exit 11, M20)

Tickets: Friday - �25, Sunday - �30 - from 0115 912 9000 or 0870 264 3333
Box offices at Folkestone - Leas Cliff Hall & Margate Winter Gardens

Info: www.kentmusicfestival.co.uk

T in the Park

Friday 6th - Sunday 8th July 2007

T in the Park is gaining a big reputation for getting quality acts, and as a result, 2007's festival sold over 25,000 tickets within three hours of release. Look forward to sets this weekend from Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Kasabian and Bloc Party.

Line Up:

Absolutely Massive Line up Headliners include:
Artic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Tha Coral, Lily Allen, The Killers, Razorlight, arcade Fire, The Kooks, Amy Winehouse, James Morrison, The View, Babyshambles, Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, Kasabian, Paolo Nutini, Damien Rice, Avril Lavigne, Just Jack, Mika, Wu Tang Clan, Editors, Ocean Colour Scene...

and it goes on....

James, Lostprophets, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Klaxons, Sinead O'Conner, Jamie T, CSS, Dizzee Rascal, Ame plus many many more to be confirmed

Location: Balado, By Kinross, Perth & Kinross

Tickets: All tickets are sold out now but let this be a lesson for next year: Look at the line up and register early in 2008 as the tickets will sell within 2 days of going on sale.

Info: www.tinthepark.com

Oxegen

Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th July 2007

Oxegen Festival in Ireland starring Muse, Mika and Scissor Sisters.

Line Up:

Muse, Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, Kings Of Leon, Interpol, The Fratellis, Queens Of The Stone Age, Editors, Mika, Wu-Tang Clan, Tori Amos, The Goo Goo Dolls, Air, The Gossip, The Cribs, The Twang, Maximo Park, Biffy Clyro, Avril Lavigne, Enter Shikari, The Bravery, The Maccabees, Ocean Colour Scene, Jet, The Pigeon Detectives, Kharma 45, Felix Da Housecat, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jack Penate, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Hold Steady, The Rumble Strips, Datarock, Justin Nozuka, My Alamo, Fightened Rabbit, Tiga, Broka Shade, Justice, David Kitt, Delorentos, Cathy Davey, 2many DJs, Digitalism, Justice, Dr.Lektroluv

Location: Punchtown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare. Ireland

Tickets: sold out in record time!! You've missed out again!! As before the premier festivals in England, Scotland and Ireland sell out very quickly, time to start thinking about next year if you want to experience the best festivals

Info: www.oxegen.ie

Cornbury Music Festival

Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th July 2007

The Cornbury Festival is one-of-a-kind: an eclectic and eccentric musical carnival - a dynamic summer festival disguised as a country fayre - a lovingly crafted, top notch, very English open air party, tailor-made for the whole family.

Line Up: David Gray, The Waterboys, The Proclaimers, Scott Matthews, Hothouse Flowers, Imelda May, Blondie, The Feeling, Suzanne Vega, Midlake, Osibisa plus the Oxford Folk Festival feat. Seth Lakeman, Flook, T & Latouche, Inidigo Moss, Rafael & Lola, Wilber

Location: Cornbury Park, edge of Wychwood Forest , Near Charlbury, Oxfordshire

Tickets:            SAT    SUN    W/END
       ADULT    �45    �45    �80
       UNDER 16    �28    �28    �50
       UNDER 10    �5    �5    �10
       UNDER 5    Free    Free    Free

Info: www.cornburyfestival.com/]

V Festival Chelmsford

Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th August 2007

It may have too many ringtone adverts, but we all know that V Festivals have cracking line-ups. 2007 will see performances by The Killers, Kasabian and Foo fighters to name but a few!

The Killers, Kasabian, James, The Fratellis, Kt Tunstall, James Morrison, The Goo Goo Dolls, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Pink, Kanye West, Paolo Nutini, Editors, The Proclaimers, Just Jack, The Kooks, Manic Street Preachers, Lily Allen, Mika, Guillemots, The Cribs, Mark Ronson, Captain, The Hours, Basement Jaxx, Amy Winehouse, The Coral, Babyshambles, Jet, The Fray, Juliette & The Licks, The Thrills

Tickets:
WEEKEND WITH CAMPING �130
WEEKEND NON CAMPING �110
DAY TICKETS NON CAMPING �63.50

Info: www.vfestival.com

Carling Weekend Reading

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th August 2007

This year Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins head-up the UK's biggest rock festival.

Line Up: Check this out!!!!!
Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, The smashing Pumpkins, Nin, Lostprophets, Ash, The View, Klaxons, Brand New, We Are Scientists, The Twang, CSS, Jamie T, Maximo Park, Panic at The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heros, Pull Tiger Pull plus about 100 more acts not to be missed - you lucky people you.
Tickets: Day Pass �62.50, Weekend �145 each from 0870 060 3775 - right, you have seen what can happen if you wait, so, get on the phone and get those tickets very very soon - you simply do not want to miss this...
Info: www.readingfestival.com