Great Festivals to look out for this summer

So the clocks have gone forward, it’s raining and there’s threat of snow again this weekend. That’s right British Summer time is just around the corner and with that comes our great tradition of the best festivals the world has to offer, now I’m not talking about Reading here because I’m pretty sure the last time anyone gave a damn about Blink 182 or Guns N’ Roses was back when Axl Rose still had an ounce of sanity and punk still had a tiny bit of credibility left.

Here we have a list of a few festivals and lineups that are really getting us excited here at the Boop camp.



7th – 9th of May ATP Curated by Matt Groening, Butlins, Minehead
What a way to start the festival season rolling with an almighty bang! ATP has built up a reputation as the number one festival to attend for the proper music lover. Amazing bands, amazing people and the novelty of having your own room and not being surrounded by tents full of sweaty 18 year old pill heads who are just there for the ‘atmosphere’ will never get old. For anyone who has never been this could well be the one to start you off.
Bands:

Iggy and the Stooges
The XX
Panda Bear
Joanna Newsom
Coco Rosie
Liars
Amadou and Mariam


13th – 15th of May The Great Escape, Brighton
The Great Escape is the first festival to discover so many new bands, with 350 + artists playing and talks from a huge amount of respected industry people in and around Brighton’s many great venues there is something for everyone and this year’s lineup has outdone any of their rivals such as Camden Crawl by far.

Bands:

Broken Social Scene
The Big Pink
Slow Club
Darwin Deez
Esben and the Witch
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Japandroids
Cold Cave
Real Estate


15th – 18th July Latitude, Suffolk
For those of you who still like the idea of camping out but want something a little less hectic than Glastonbury than this is the one for you. Latitude takes place in the gorgeous scenery of Henham Park, offering the crowd more than just a music festival, they have invested a lot of time in creating a very special experience with all sorts of arts and light shows, dj’s in the woods, comedy, poetry, film and pretty much anything you can think of offering a very unique festival experience.

Bands:

Belle and Sebastian
Vampire Weekend
The National
Wild Beasts
Dirty Projectors

Comedy:

Rich Hall
Ardal O’ Hanlon
Russell Kane

Poetry:

John Cooper Clarke
Blake Morrisson
Luke Wright


31st June Field Day, Victoria Park, London
This one day festival is the one to go for if you’re looking for one in the capital, after a shaky year or two the creases have certainly been ironed out and last year proved to be one of the most talked about events hosting a huge variety of amazing bands from Mogwai to Four Tet to The Big Pink and this year is already shaping up to be just as impressive.
Bands
Caribou
Beth Jeans Houghton
Pantha Du Prince
Esben and the Witch


6th - 8th of August, Standon Calling, Standon, Herftfordshire

This is a proper intimate affair with the whole idea starting from a bbq with just 25 people and growing into a festival that now quotes Florence and the Machine, Friendly Fires, Mumford and Sons and The Noisettes all having played sets there, they as many of the best festivals do, have retained their home grown ethos and in doing so have created an exciting festival filled with an eclectic lineup. Look out for the infamous dj's playing in a cow shed.

Bands:

Liars
Efterklang
Pantha Du Prince
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Fucked Up


20th – 22nd August Green Man, Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons
Independent festival Green Man is another fine festival added a little later on in the season but always promises a sterling lineup and amazing location, situated in Glanusk Park in the Brecon Beacons giving the avid festival goer something a little different each year, it has grown in popularity greatly over it’s short time and this year will be the biggest yet.
Bands
Flaming Lips
Billy Bragg
Fuck Buttons
Field Music
Memory Tapes
First Aid Kit