6 Belting UK Music Festivals Not to Miss in 2017!
Belting
Adjective (informal)
1) Outstanding.
"this is a belting festival"
Planning your summer can be pretty hard, especially when choosing which festivals to attend! We’ve put a list together below with our top 6 picks for the summer of 2017.
We know festivals these days are pretty expensive but there are chances to work at them and get in for free click here to find more information on this.
In no particular order…
1) The Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire
Theme – Sweet Dreams are made of these.
20th – 23rd July 2017
£190
Line up - Crystal Fighters, Metronomy, Toots & The Maytals, Peaches, Kate Nash & many more. Click here for the full line up.
In a few words – SGP is a magical mystical delight in Cambridgeshire. You must be open to the weird the wonderful and the whacky and open to getting lost in badgers wood. Fancy dress is a must! Also a big note is that this is the last ever SGP!! You gotta go.
2) Wilderness, Oxfordshire
3rd – 6th August 2017
£168
Line up – Bonobo, Caravan Palace, Ben Howard, Two Door Cinema Club, Toots & The Maytals, Nightmares on Wax & many more. Click here for full line-up
Well… Wilderness is a delightful mixture that suits everyones vibe! A big plus for this festival is it has clean & hot showers! I mean wow… what festival does that? Through the days they hand out free iced coconut water to heal your hangover & there’s plenty of shows to see (if you want to). Then in the evening 'The Valley' is seriously out of control. To top it off for the last 4 years the sun has been out and it has been glorious, perfect for your morning swim in the ice cold lake to kick start your day.
3) Boomtown, Winchester
10th – 13th August 2017
£155 - £195
Line up – MIA, The Specials, Cypress Hill, Sublime WITH Rome, Shy FX, S.P.Y, Toots & The Maytals, Frank Turner & Ziggy Marley & plentttyyy more – to find out click here
The special effects are just phenomenal! Mushroom bombs going off, fire breathing dragons... And all within a self-contained pop up town! Crazy. There are so many stages offering everything you are looking for from drum & base, garage and punk rock. It’s loud, colourful & mad and that’s why it’s bloody great.
4) Bestival, Isle of White
7th – 10th September 2017
£181 (£171 for students)
Line up – The XX, Little Dragon, Dizzee Rascal, Rag’n’Bone Man, Wiley, Pet Shop Boys, Jamie T, DJ Shadow, Blossoms, Annie Mac, Jackmaster, Maceo Plex, Mr Scuff, Craig Charles & too many more. Click here to see
Bestival, the Isle of White baby! This is a festival location worth setting your sights on if you want a loud and bustling weekend. It's packed with an array of popular & alternative music and set far away from your everyday life. Did we mention you have to get a boat there? A fun young thrill seekers escape! Why not?
5) Festival Number 6, Portmeirion
7th – 10th September 2017
£205
Line up – The Flaming Lips, Bloc Party, The Cinematic Orchestra, Wild Beasts, Rag’n’Bone Man, Goldie, Palace, Joy Orbison, The Cribs, Arab Strap & for more click here
Festival number 6 is an idyllic drop off into the unimaginable fantasy location of Portmeirion. You may have to fight off the weather at times but it’s worth it for great music in a beautiful setting for a dreamy weekend full of magic, music & Welsh air!
6) V Festival, Hylands Park
19th – 20th August 2017
£185
Line up – Annie Mac, Busted, Craig David, Jess Glynne, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, JayZ, Jonas Blue, Jason Derulo, Pink, Pete Tong, Rudimental, Sean Paul, The Vamps and many more, click here to see!
If you’re into your pop music then this is 100% the festival for you! There certainly isnt time to get bored here, and if you’re getting a bit tired and fancy a sit down there’s lots of comedy acts and other stages to visit. In the evening the bands stop and there are awesome DJ’s to see to keep you more than entertained.
A little wildcard if you fancy going abroad!
Exit Festival, Serbia
5th – 9th July 2017
£119
Line up – The Killers, Paul Kalkbrenner, Jamie Jones, Jake Bugg, Years & Years, Alan Walker, Duke Dumont, Faithless, Lost Frequencies and many more! Click here for more info
Of course the music is a major part in picking your festival but EXIT offers something that you won’t get anywhere else. It’s absolutely bonkers. It’s huge & it seems to never end. To top it all off its set in a fortress, you won’t see anything like it. When walking to the dance arena, you have to climb A LOT of metal steps but when you get to the top, it’s breath-taking to look down on. To top it all off, there is a zip line that takes you from one side of the festival to the other, pretty cool!
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