{"id":13522,"date":"2016-03-03T13:39:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T13:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=13522"},"modified":"2016-03-03T13:39:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T13:39:30","slug":"7-upcoming-uk-music-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/7-upcoming-uk-music-festivals","title":{"rendered":"7 upcoming UK Music Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Don\u2019t miss the chance of enjoying best live music with music lovers all over the world<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Glastonbury Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13538\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13538\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015.jpg\" alt=\"Glastonbury Festival 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015.jpg\" alt=\"Glastonbury Festival 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/RachelDocherty-Glastonbury2015-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Glastonbury Festival 2015 \u00a9 Rachel Docherty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With a history of more than 40 years, Glastonbury Festival is now one of the biggest music festivals in the UK and beyond. About 135,000 music lovers attended the festival in 2015. It is so popular that the tickets for 2016 were sold out in 30 minutes in October 2015. There may be a re-sale of returned or cancelled tickets in this spring. Make sure you are <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk\/information\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">registered <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on the website if you are still targeting this year\u2019s event, also next year\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pilton<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 22<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 26 June 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> Sold out<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Muse, Coldplay, ELO, PJ Harvey, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Camping event:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk\/information\/accommodation\/camping\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk\/information\/getting-here\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2. V Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13540\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13540\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014.jpg\" alt=\" Lily Allen V Festival 2014 \u00a9 Drew de F Fawkes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014.jpg\" alt=\" Lily Allen V Festival 2014 \u00a9 Drew de F Fawkes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Drew-de-F-Fawkes-Lily-Allen-V-Festival-2014-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Lily Allen at V Festival 2014 \u00a9 Drew de F Fawkes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take place annually in August since1996. \u2018V\u2019 represents \u2018Virgin Group\u2019, the sponsor of the festival. In recent years, more pop artists started to perform at V Festival, attracting broader audiences than before. Early bird pre-sale for 2016 has already ended. Get tickets right now if your favourite artists will perform on stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Western Park, Staffordshire; Hylands Park, Chelmsford<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 20 \u2013 21 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vfestival.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official website<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> World-class artists performing at national parks<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Sia, David Guetta, Little Mix, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vfestival.com\/travelling-to-v-festival\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>3. Reading &amp; Leeds Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13541\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13541\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13541\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Reading Festival \u00a9 Rich Jones \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13541\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Reading Festival \u00a9 Rich Jones \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Rich-Jones-Reading-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Reading Festival \u00a9 Rich Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A pair of famous annual music festivals held in Reading and Leeds, sharing the same line-up in two cities. Main genres for the events are: rock, punk, indie, alternative and metal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 26 \u2013 28 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingfestival.com\/tickets\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leedsfestival.com\/tickets\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leeds<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> World\u2019s oldest popular music festival still in existence<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Foals, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fall Out Boy, Biffy Clyro, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingfestival.com\/information\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leedsfestival.com\/information\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leeds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<strong>4. Isle of Wight Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13542\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13542\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13542\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Isle of Wight Festival \u00a9 Malcolm Murdoch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13542\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Isle of Wight Festival \u00a9 Malcolm Murdoch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Malcolm-Murdoch-Isle-of-Wight-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Isle of Wight Festival \u00a9 Malcolm Murdoch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Widely acknowledged as \u2018Europe\u2019s equivalent of Woodstock\u2019, Isle of Wight Festival is one of the major music festivals in the UK. Originated in 1968, the festival did not continue from 1971. It was finally revived in 2002, and has now become a famous annual rock festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Newport, Isle of Wight<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 9 \u2013 12 June 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/IOW2016?camefrom=CFC_UK_IOW_WebsiteHome\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ticketmaster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viagogo.com\/Festival-Tickets\/UK-Festivals\/Isle-of-Wight-Festival-Tickets\/E-1070884?PCID=PAHAPREFIOWIOW43F20AAFFD-2016INTPG\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Viagogo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (International customers)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> Music festival for all ages, including teen tickets and family-friendly areas<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Queen, Adam Lambert, Stereophonics, Faithless, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isleofwightfestival.com\/info\/Travel.aspx\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>5. Download Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13543\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13543\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13543\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Velvet Revolver playing at the Download Festival \u00a9 Alistair McMillan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13543\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Velvet Revolver playing at the Download Festival \u00a9 Alistair McMillan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Alistair-McMillan-Velvet-Revolver-playing-at-the-Download-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Velvet Revolver playing at the Download Festival \u00a9 Alistair McMillan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download Festival has been held annually at Donington Park in June since 2003. Donington Park, with a history of hosting music events for more than 20 years, is named as \u2018the spiritual home of rock\u2019. As a rock festival, Download Festival mainly focuses on genres like: heavy metal, punk and alternative rock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Donington Park<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 10<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 12 June 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/downloadfestival.co.uk\/tickets\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official webiste<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> UK\u2019s premier Rock Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Korn, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/downloadfestival.co.uk\/info?c=4\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>6. Green Man Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13545\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13545\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13545\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Stage at Green Man Festival \u00a9 Sian and Simon \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13545\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Stage at Green Man Festival \u00a9 Sian and Simon \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sian-and-Simon-Mountain-Stage-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Mountain Stage at Green Man Festival \u00a9 Sian and Simon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Started from 2003, Green Man Festival is an annual independent festival combining music and arts held in Wales. It won Best Festival at the Live Music Business Awards in 2015. The festival includes multiple areas to hold different events, for example, \u2018little folk\u2019 as children\u2019s safe area, and \u2018fortune falls\u2019 for discovering new bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Brecon Beacons, Wales<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 18<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201321 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Tickets:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenman.net\/tickets\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketline.co.uk\/green-man#tour\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ticketline<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> Welsh food &amp; culture; multiple forms of events (music, film, literature, etc.)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong> Belle &amp; Sebastian, James Blake, Wild Beasts, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenman.net\/information\/getting-here\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>7. Dim S\u0175n Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13547\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13547\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13547\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival.jpg\" alt=\" Band Talons at Swn Festival \u00a9 Mike Mantin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13547\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival.jpg\" alt=\" Band Talons at Swn Festival \u00a9 Mike Mantin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Mike-Mantin-Talons-at-Swn-Festival-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Band Talons at Swn Festival \u00a9 Mike Mantin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S\u0175n Festival, founded in Cardiff nine years ago, turned into a smaller one-day version called Dim S\u0175n in 2014. For its 2016 event in April, more than 30 groups of artists have already confirmed to perform at five venues in Cardiff city centre. More artists or venues will be announced in the following days. Early bird tickets are unavailable at this stage. Get the standard ticket right now if you don\u2019t want to miss these shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Multiple venues in Cardiff city centre<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 9<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April 2016 12:00 pm \u2013 10 April 2016 4:00 am<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> Dim Swn<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dimswn.com\/tickets\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Wristbands grant entry to all the venues)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> Full day-and-night creative festival, new music<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dimswn.com\/lineup\/\">To be continued<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Camping event:<\/strong> No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel info:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/swnfest.com\/travel\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love music? 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