Music Festivals in the UK

A selection of submitted festivals.
N.B. This is a new database started in late 2009 and as most music festivals are during the summer months this page may not be populated with listings for some time. SUBMIT A MUSIC FESTIVAL

Alchemy festival | Friday September 17 2010 to Monday September 20 2010 | Start Time Approximately 10:00

Alchemy festival http://www.alchemyfestival.co.uk lincolnshire England Dn38 Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 07912371296 Web Site: Alchemy festival

Alchemy festival 2010 will be 17th - 19th Sept! What would you like to see diferent? What would you like back? Please post any pics for this years event here too! Some pics here - http://photobucket.com/Alchemy09 There will be: Liberty Stage:Laura Jenkins / Ragati String Band / Nimming Ned / Droptear / Modelmaker / Pan / Jon Gomm / Elephant Talk / New Groove Formation + Many more tbc. Philosophers stone stage: Hobo Jones and The Junkyard Dogs / Bleeding Hearts / Autohype / Wobbly squadron / Sambalada / New groove Formation / Jon Gomm / Elephant Talk + Many more tbc. Mushroom stage: Eat Static / Wobbly Squadron / Zetan Spore / Lorraine DJ - Psyloscybe / Tribe/Sunrise / A Dominant Species / Knob Jockeys / Psy-clone / Kaplick / Joy Circuit / The London Underground / Honkey Dub / Lunarsonic + Many more tbc. Early bird tickets to Alchemy are now on sale here - Alchemy festival Priced as follows: Early bird: Adult - £50 Under 18 - £10 Family includes 2 adult and up to 3 under 18 - £118 Normal: Adult - £60 Under 18 - £12 Family - £140

Butserfest 2010 | Saturday September 11 2010 to Saturday September 11 2010 | Start Time Approximately 11:00

Butserfest 2010 Queen Elizabeth Country Park, nr Petersfield, Hampshire PO8 0QE Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: TBA Web Site: Butserfest 2010

We are delighted to inform you that Butserfest 2010 has now been confirmed, taking place on Saturday 11th September 2010 at Queen Elizabeth Country Park, near Petersfield in East Hampshire. Butserfest is now in its fourth year, following growing success in its first three years, which has seen crowds double each time. Around 2,300 young people, aged between 14 and 20, turned out last year as headline band The Blackout rocked the rolling hills of East Hampshire, supported by an array of national and local rock tallent that helped galvanize Butserfest`s already widespread reputation.

IVYLIVE | Friday September 10 2010 to Sunday September 12 2010 | Start Time Approximately 20:00

IVYLIVE Filham Park, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 0LE Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: TBC Web Site: IVYLIVE

Ivylive 2010 Date: 10th - 12th September 2010 Venue: Filham Park, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0LE Earlybird tickets now on sale for IVYLIVE - Devon’s freshest live music festival Limited amounts of Earlybird tickets are now on sale for IVYLIVE – Devon’s most cutting edge live music festival. Take advantage of heavily discounted prices and get on board for a fun weekend of camping and outstanding music in the idyllic Devon countryside. To purchase tickets and find out the latest news behind one of the UK’s most exciting music festival, visit the newly launched IVYLIVE 2010 website www.ivylive.co.uk. On the site you can check out the profiles of bands playing IVYLIVE and listen to their tracks using the IVYLIVE music player. Fantasy Festival Competition By visiting www.ivylive.co.uk and entering the IVYLIVE ‘Fantasy Festival’ competition you’ll have the chance to WIN 4 adult tickets and £100 worth of beer or food tokens*. All you have to do tell us about your ultimate fantasy festival line-up which could be anything from the Sex Pistols to Dizzy Rascal. IVYLIVE - The Festival IVYLIVE has grown into one of the freshest and most cutting edge live music festivals in the UK presenting a wealth of mainstream acts, the best new talent and the brightest local stars. There are already some great new acts lined up for this year’s festival that are sure to break onto the mainstream music scene in 2010. The festival will feature an outdoor Main Stage, Big-Top Stage, late night Silent Disco and IVYLIVE lounge featuring stand-up, dance and open mike sessions. Not to mention on-site entertainment and great food and drink from across the region. IVYLIVE takes place 10th - 12th September at Filham Park, Ivybridge, Plymouth. Music: 7pm-11pm Fri, Music 11am-11pm Sat *Applicants must be over 18 to win beer tokens. Follow IVYLIVE… On Twitter: http://twitter.com/IVYLIVEMUSIC On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/ivylive?ref=ts

Hobble on the Cobbles | Sunday August 29 2010 to Sunday August 29 2010 | Start Time Approximately 12:00

Hobble on the Cobbles Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1TW Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: n/a Web Site: Hobble on the Cobbles

Free Music Festival in Aylesbury town centre. Now in its fifth year, this wonderful festival is now a key event in the Aylesbury calendar.

Rock At The Loch. | Sunday August 01 2010 to Sunday August 01 2010 | Start Time Approximately 12:00

Rock At The Loch. Strathclyde Country Park Motherwell ML1 3ED Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01505-872482 Web Site: Rock At The Loch.

Bernard Iliff Childrens Dream Trips Of A Lifetime Campaign Family Festival with loads of top bands playing all day plus loads for the kids. Check out our bebo for full details. THIS IS A DAY NOT TO BE MISSED

Underage Festival | Sunday August 01 2010 to Sunday August 01 2010 | Start Time Approximately 11:30

Underage Festival Victoria Park, Hackney E9 7BT Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 0870 264 3333 Web Site: Underage Festival

Underage Festival will return at Victoria Park, Hackney, London on Sunday 1st August 2010. Underage Festival is an event for 14 to 18 year olds (strictly no over-18s; 18-year olds are welcome) and is run by London`s Underage club

Field Day 2010 | Saturday July 31 2010 to Saturday July 31 2010 | Start Time Approximately 11:30

Field Day 2010 Victoria Park, Hackney, London E9 7BT Ticket Price From: £33

Booking Tel No: 0870 264 3333 Web Site: Field Day 2010

Poenix Amiina Beth Jeans Houghton Caribou Chilly Gonzales Esben & the Witch Flower - Corsano Duo Gold Panda Hypnotic Brass Ensemble James Holden Joker & MC Nomad Max Tundra Memory Tapes Mouse On Mars Pantha Du Prince Silver Apples and many more

ThingamaGig | Sunday July 25 2010 to Sunday July 25 2010 | Start Time Approximately 01:00

ThingamaGig The White Hart Public House, Bilericay, Essex CM12 Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 012345678 Web Site: ThingamaGig

One day charity all day festival featuring local unsigned acts from across Essex. Acts to be confirmed.

Rox 2010 | Friday July 23 2010 to Sunday July 25 2010 | Start Time Approximately 09:00

Rox 2010 Bognor Regis Campus, Upper Bognor Road, West Sussex PO21 1HR Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: (01243) 863769 Web Site: Rox 2010

The annual Rox FREE Festival has been running since 1990 and has grown over the years in to a nationally recognised platform for bands to launch themselves and aplications to appear at the Festival now arrive in their hundreds fro home and abroad. Since 2000, Rox has aslo been developing `The Fringe` element of the Festival and this always adds a new and `quirky` aspect each year. Numbers over the previous years have reached 60,000 over 3 days in 2001. The two day event in 2009 still attracted more than 30,000 music lovers and all denominations of the local community. The annual Rox Music and Arts Festival is unique to the UK and has been described as `the jewel on the south coast` and is FREE for thousands to enjoy. The dates for the 20th annual Rox FREE music and arts Festival have now been set for July 23rd, 24th and 25th (subject to licence). Not only has a third day been added to the programme in their celebratory year but there also plans to expand the popular `Fringe` area along the seafront back towards the pier. With over 50 bands, nearly 200 artists and 30,000 spectators involved in Rox 2009, next year`s Festival is out to break the records again.

Deer Shed Festival | Saturday July 17 2010 to Saturday July 17 2010 | Start Time Approximately 11:00

Deer Shed Festival Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BZ Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01845 595 980 Web Site: Deer Shed Festival

One day and night of the best in contemporary music and art set in beautiful North Yorkshire parkland on Saturday July 17th 2010. Music There are 12 main stage slots on the Saturday, from midday until 11pm. The one overarching objective for the success of this festival is booking the best of the best. It`s all about giving audiences access to great new music whatever the genre, so no fillers, no tribute bands, just a tantalizing line up that really will offer something for everyone. We`re off to a great start with The Wedding Present. Other act to be announced shortly. On site facilities Main stage with second acoustic stage in the Deer Shed itself. Plenty of clean toilets and baby changing facilities. Main bar and a cocktail bar. Large food tent with seating and high chairs. Vintage art and craft stalls. Welfare and first aid tent. Kids tent and outside play area. Tickets Tickets are on sale now. Adult tickets cost £35 for the day inclusive of camping and parking. Kids tickets for under 16s £7.50 and under 6s will be FREE. There is a booking fee of £2.50 per adult ticket, this is to cover PayPal charges and ticket postage. on line ticketing

VW Bus Stop | Saturday July 17 2010 to Sunday July 18 2010 | Start Time Approximately 12:00

VW Bus Stop Eridge Road, Crowborough TN6 2TN Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 07766 801500 Web Site: VW Bus Stop

Festival with lots of VW Campers and Beetles. Also catering, stalls, entertainment and music.

Chagstock International Music Festival | Friday July 16 2010 to Saturday July 17 2010 | Start Time Approximately 19:00

Chagstock International Music Festival Higher Fields, Well Farm, Whiddon Down, Devon EX20 2PR Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01392 667080 Web Site: Chagstock International Music Festival

Open air live music festival in beautiful location on north edge of Dartmoor. Headliners for 2010 are THE HOOSIERS supported by SETH LAKEMAN, OYSTERBAND, plus The Quails, Esteban, Dan Arborise, Rodney Branigan, Tinderbox, Lament and many more. We are not for profit supporting Devon Air Ambulance and WaterAid. Max Attendance 5,000.

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival | Friday July 16 2010 to Sunday July 25 2010 | Start Time Approximately 13:00

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival All over Birmingham B16 8UT Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 0121 454 7020 Web Site: Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival

This year is the 26th edition of the Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival. More than 200 performances in some 70 venues throughout the city attract thousands of visitors each year to the Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival. The event includes impromptu performances hosted everywhere from department stores to parks and restaurants. It's 90% free to the public! omyspace: birminghaminternationaljazzfestival

FolkStation | Friday July 09 2010 to Sunday July 11 2010 | Start Time Approximately 19:00

FolkStation IW Steam Railway, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight PO33 4DS Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01983 882269 Web Site: FolkStation

A festival of folk music, dance, song with Steam! Set in an idylic rural setting adjacent to the Havenstreet station, this is a friendly convivial festival. All concerts, etc, are under canvas, real ale bar, resturant in the station and free on-site camping.

COMMOTION `10 | Friday July 09 2010 to Saturday July 10 2010 | Start Time Approximately 20:00

COMMOTION `10 Kingham, Oxon OX7 9SD Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: wegottickets Web Site: COMMOTION `10

This is a small but perfectly formed award winning festival. This years artists to be announced.

Cleckheaton Folk Festival | Friday July 02 2010 to Sunday July 04 2010 | Start Time Approximately 18:00

Cleckheaton Folk Festival Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 3RH Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01274 879761 Web Site: Cleckheaton Folk Festival

Cleckheaton Folk Festival is a small, friendly weekend festival full of family entertainment for the whole weekend. With concerts, singarounds, workshops, music sessions, ceilidh, street entertainments, traditional dance sides, hiring fair, Family Fun Day on Sunday. There are many international and local artistes appearing including Dougie MacLean, Artisan, Eliza Carthy & Saul Rose,Rosie Doonan and The Snapdragons, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, The Young \'Uns, Hissyfit, Barron Brady, Kimbers Men, One String Loose, Tri, London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra, Anna Shannon, Brassneck Ceilidh Band, Wendy Arrowsmith, John Prentice & Jill Drury, Stanley Accrington, Better Late, Ian Bruce, Berkana, Bruce Michael Baillie, Copper Kettle, Russ Hughes and many more. There are campsite facilities available. For further details see festival website.

Glastonbury Festival 2010 | Wednesday June 23 2010 to Sunday June 27 2010 | Start Time Approximately 08:00

Glastonbury Festival 2010 Worthy Farm, Pilton, Glastonbury, Wiltshire. BA4 4BY Ticket Price From: £185

Booking Tel No: 0844 412 4626 Web Site: Glastonbury Festival 2010

The 2010 Festival is SOLD OUT Attracting between 100,000 and 150,000 music fans Glastonbury is the biggest and most celebrated music festival in the UK

The Best of Dorset Music Festival | Friday June 18 2010 to Monday June 21 2010 | Start Time Approximately 17:00

The Best of Dorset Music Festival Milborne St Andrew, Nr Dorchester, Dorset BH20 7JF Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01305 755614 Web Site: The Best of Dorset Music Festival

A weekend of fun and music at this amazing family festival. Friday night has The Wurzels headlining with local bands Jigsaw and others as support. Saturday night has The Jess Upton Soul Band as the headline with a full programme of music all day. Children`s entertainment. Free camping

The Willowman Festival | Friday June 18 2010 to Sunday June 20 2010 | Start Time Approximately 01:30

The Willowman Festival Lenthor Farm Stokesley Road Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 2UD Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 01609 780190 Web Site: The Willowman Festival

Old School style festival, lots of good music,acoustic, blues,rock,reggae,jazz. Beer tent,trade stands,healing area and Pagan Stone Cirlce... Yes we have it all. Check out the line up and ickets on the web site

Kings Hill Festival | Sunday June 06 2010 to Sunday June 06 2010 | Start Time Approximately 01:00

Kings Hill Festival The Spitfire, Liberty Sq, Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4AU Ticket Price From: £0

Booking Tel No: 07732 925 160 Web Site: Kings Hill Festival

The Kings Hill Festival is being held in the garden of The Spifire Pub,it promises to be a rockin event with a great line of the best bands in Kent! The Ronnies, Get Carter & The Bodegas are confirmed, more acts to be announced.