SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS 2009 - NEWS, FEATURES, VIDEOS & MORE
We sent a dance festival virgin to Creamfields just to see what would happen. Jess Edwards surprised herself by having the time of her life.
LATEST FESTIVAL REVIEWS & GALLERIES
Catch up with Festival Monkey's adventures at the UK's biggest and best music festivals. He's literally a party animal.
Ibiza Rocks video clips
* Vampire Weekend and Miike Snow
* Dizzee Rascal
* The Kooks
* Calvin Harris
* Friendly Fires
* The Enemy
THIS YEAR'S BIGGEST FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS HINTS & TIPS
FESTIVALS FEATURES
Why is TV festivals coverage so bad?Without wishing any personal offence to Jo Whiley, Tom Townshend would like to know why television coverage of music festivals is so uniformly dreadful.
Iconic festival momentsFrom Jimi Hendrix's incendiary display at Monterey way back in 1967 to Jay-Z's triumphant performance at last year's Glastonbury, here are our favourite ever festival moments.
True festival storiesFrom chance celebrity encounters to the usual tales of toilet terror, here is a selection of our favourite true festival stories. You can add your own too.
Why I hate festivalsIan Jones loves both music and the great outdoors but can't stand the idea of festivals. He tells us why here.
Why I love festivalsJames Hurley explains the appeal of three days living in a field with thousands of strangers listening to music.
MUSIC VIDEOS
LATEST FESTIVALS NEWS
- Dave Grohl: 'I thought Nirvana's Reading Festival show would end our career'
- The xx, Wilco and The Fall added to Primavera 2010 line-up
- Mew announce live album release date and tracklisting
- U2 to headline Glastonbury festival 2010
- The Courteeners to give away free new album download
- Rolling Stones reissue 'Wild Horses' following Susan Boyle performance
- Man who attacked Oasis' Noel Gallagher pleads guilty
- Dinosaur Jr. announce 2010 Australian tour
- Efterklang announce new album release date and tracklisting
- The Fall to play Camp Bestival 2010
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- Susan Boyle to challenge Arctic Monkeys for fastest-selling UK debut album ever
- Mumford And Sons announce gig at London Trafalgar Square church
- HIM announce UK tour and ticket details
- Dave Grohl: 'I thought Nirvana's Reading Festival show would end our career'
- Massive Attack reveal Damon Albarn, Elbow-featuring new album tracklisting
- Florence Welch: 'I get taken over by the Chaos Robot'
- The xx, Wilco and The Fall added to Primavera 2010 line-up
- Pete Doherty reveals life-support machine hospital drama
- Coldplay side-project Apparatjik set for single release
- Spoon announce new album release date
FESTIVAL MESSAGEBOARDS
If you've ever been to a festival, chances are you've got a tale to tell. Veteran festival-goers could (and probably should) write a book about their experiences. We'd love to hear yours.