Music Festivals 2015: From Glastonbury to Reading, our guide to the big festivals
T in the Park, Isle of White and V Festival also featured
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Worthy Farm, Somerset
The music: Pop, rock, indie, EDM
The line-up: This year's line-up is as impressive as ever, with the likes of the Foo Fighters, Florence and the Machine, Suede, Mary J Blige and The Who… even Kanye West will be there (hopefully the stage will be big enough for both him and his ego).
Festival guide: Festivals Abroad, from Benicassim to tommorowland
Day Festivals, from sound city to British summer time
Family Friendly festivals, from camp bestival to somersault
Boutique festivals, from lounge on the farm to festival no 6
To more than the music, from latitude to bestival
Festival foods, from field day to port eliot
Who goes there: Glastonbury attracts a genuinely broad range of people. It's arguably also the festival that attracts the most celebs, from the likes of Stella McCartney to Nicholas Grimshaw, often sporting some dodgy festi fashion… remember Lily Allen's watermelon shorts last year?
Survival kit: An absolute must is a map of the site or a photographic memory – failure to bring either of these will result in the loss of you or one of your friends among this town-like festival. Bring spare wellies if possible. Welly-boot theft is rife at Glastonbury.
The price: £220 (plus a £5 booking fee).
V Festival 22-23 August
Weston Park, Shropshire; Hylands Park, Chelmsford
The music: Pop and indie
The line-up: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the double-site V Festival, which is back with its usual line-up of pop favourites and sing-along-friendly indie tunes. Rock stalwarts and headliners Kasabian are joined by Sam Smith, while DJ Calvin Harris and Welsh festival veterans Stereophonics take to the stage onthe other night. Also, check out indie crooners Hozier and James Bay.
Who goes there: Tends to attract a large under-age crowd celebrating exam results. Expect coloured Hunter wellies, neon face paints and ubiquitous selfie-sticks.
Survival kit: Fake tan, ear plugs, spare tent pegs.
The price: £189 (plus £10.95 booking fee).
Reading and Leeds 28-30 August
Richfield Avenue, Reading; Branham Park, Leeds
The music: Rock, metal and hip-hop
The line-up: Reading and Leeds festivals might be even more of a sausage fest this year, after the announced line-up turned out to be only 9 per cent female. Reading and Leeds are welcoming back long-standing members of the boys club The Libertines, along with fellow headliners Metallica and a post-banjos set from Mumford & Sons. Look out for the festival's fairground and a cinema, open from midnight Friday to Sunday inside the 1Xtra Tent.
Who goes there: Bill Bailey, Caroline Flack and Billie Piper have all been papped there in past years.
Survival kit: A beer koozie (an insulator sleeve for cans) and something to hide the smell of beer-splattered hair.
The price: £213. A car-park pass is an additional £10 and a Wednesday early-entry pass will set you back an extra £20.
Download 12-14 June
Donington Park, Derby
The music: Rock
The line-up: As the UK's largest metal festival Download continues to attract big names, this year including Muse, Slipknot, Kiss and Marilyn Manson.
Who goes there: Fifteen years on from the first ever Download (35 if you include its forerunner, Monsters of Rock), and the festival still attract a loyal rocker crowd.
Survival kit: A mariachi mask, for the on-site wrestling matches, and breath mints, for the speed-dating sessions. Don't get the two mixed up.
The price: £215 (plus a £10 booking fee).
T in the Park 10-12 July
Strathallan Castle, Perthshire
The music: Dance, pop and indie
The line-up: T in the Park is moving to a new venue this year, a fact which has caused controversy as local groups fear for the effect on wildlife, especially for the ospreys nesting nearby; as a protected species, it is illegal to disturb them during breeding season. However, Scotland's biggest festival is still set to go ahead with headliners Kasabian, David Guetta and AVICII, alongside earnest pop-rock band The Script and electronica behemoths The Prodigy.
Who goes there: Hearty revellers and hardcore ravers who want all-night dancing.
Survival kit: A swimming costume for the communal showers.
The price: To camp for a weekend costs £194, and with an additional early-bird entrance on the Thursday expect to pay £205. For both plus access to the VIP area, you'll be parting with £335.
Isle of Wight Festival 11-14 June
Seaclose Park, Isle of Wight
The music: Pop, rock, dance
The line-up: Fleetwood Mac, Blur, The Black Keys, The Prodigy, Pharrell Williams, Paolo Nutini, Courteeners and Groove Armada.
Who goes there: Outdoorsy types, undaunted by the prospect of mud and flooding.
Survival kit: Wellies are a must but then so are sunglasses.
The price: Adult weekend camping £208.20 (including booking fee); student weekend camping £192.20 (including booking fee); teen weekend camping £155.20 (including booking fee); weekend car park ticket £15.
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