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MUSIC AT THE SCOOP
Series of free outdoor gigs in the striking surroundings of London's Scoop, a riverside amphitheatre with space for 800 people
Headliners: TBC
July 2-30, the Scoop, next to Tower Bridge, London
www.yourlondon.gov.uk
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02 WIRELESS
Big gigs in London's famous park for urbanites afraid of the great outdoors
Headliners: Fatboy Slim, Morrissey, Beck, Counting Crows
July 3-6, Hyde Park, London
www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/home, £40-£343
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CORNBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Pop and world acts a-plenty at this two day event in the grounds of an idyllic Oxford manor house
Headliners: The Bangles, Crowded House, KT Tunstall, Beverley Knight, Toots and the Maytals, Bellowhead
July 5-6, Cornbury Park
www.cornburyfestival.com 08714720420 prices TBC
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WILD IN THE COUNTRY
Big name dance event with headline slot from the Icelandic superstar
Exclusives: Bjork (live), Danny Tenaglia (DJ set)
Headliners: Battles, Soulwax, Pendulum, XX Teens plus flocks of big name DJs
July 5, Knebworth
www.renaissance.com £47.50
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A HOP DAY AT THE FARM
Return to the UK festival circuit for promoter Vince Power, who claims this event will 'make the festival goers themselves the most important element'
Headliners: Neil Young plus more acts TBC
July 6, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent
www.seetickets.com prices TBC
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T IN THE PARK
Rock, indie and dance acts headline this festival that is said to have one of the best atmospheres on the circuit
Headliners: The Verve, Rage Against The Machine, R.E.M., Amy Winehouse
July 11-13, Balado Airfield
www.tinthepark.com sold out
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LARMER TREE
Great world and roots line-up for this festival including the intriguing Dengue Fever who describe themselves as “a Cambodian pop rock psychedelic dance party”
Headliners: Tinarwien, Orchestra Baobab, The Levellers, Bellowhead, Kate Rusby, Julie Fowlis
July 16-20, Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk £20-£172 023 8071 1820
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LATITUDE
A mix of music, theatre, poetry and literary happenings at this rival to the Big Chill
Headliners: Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Interpol
Headliners: Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Interpol
July 17-20, Henham Park, Suffolk
www.latitudefestival.co.uk/home £55-£130
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CAMP BESTIVAL
First year for this smaller offshoot of Rob Da Bank's Bestival set in the beautiful grounds of Lulworth Castle that has literatue, spoken word and comedy events as well as bands.
Headliners: Kate Nash, Chuck Berry, The Flaming Lips, Suzanne Vega
July 18-20, Lulworth Castle, Dorset
www.campbestival.net 0844 888 4410 £120
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BBC PROMS
Not just Britain’s biggest classical music festival, but the biggest in the world.
Performances: to be announced on 9 April
Jul 18-Sept 13, Royal Albert Hall, London SW7
www.bbc.co.uk/proms 020-7589 8212, £ TBC
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TRUCK FESTIVAL
This well-loved festival is the place to see tomorrow's up and coming indie bands
Headliners: These New Puritans, Maps, Robots In Disguise, Camera Obscura, Noah and the Whale
July 19-20, Hill Farm, Steventon
www.thisistruck.com
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LOVEBOX WEEKENDER
Groove Armada's two-day party in East London's Victoria Park features the kind of eclectic line-up you'd expect from the dance music pioneers
Headliners: Groove Armada, The Flaming Lips, Goldfrapp, The Human League, Seun Kuti, plus scores of DJs
July 19-20, Victoria Park, London
www.loveboxweekender.com, £30-65
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SECRET GARDEN PARTY
Heralded by in-the-know festival pundits as the new Big Chill/Bestival, this kooky festival in a secret East Anglian location mixes eccentric goings-on with up and coming bands and DJs.
Headliners: TBC
July 24-28, secret location
www.secretgardenparty.com, £125

WOMAD
Much-loved world music festival for inquisitive music fans that is a showcase for some of the best global musicians
Headliners: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Mavis Staples, Orchestra Baobab, Rachid Taha, Altai Kai, Toumani Diabate
July 25-27, Charlton Park, Wiltshire
www.womad.org £125
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