There are plenty of sites out there claiming to be guides, but most are just basic directories linking to some commission based ticketing website. If you want to do the festival circuit, there is no worthy site to assist. All the research is left to you; trawling through Wikipedia categories/entries, official websites promising greatness, vague Last.fm events and biased reviews - so we're evaluating festivals we have attended out of our own pocket so you get a real perspective.
Note: We have no financial interest in these events, we are purely doing to help you find awesome music events.
Scores:
>75%, Highly Recommended
64-74%, Worth Going but has minor drawbacks
60-65%, Has moments but tad disappointing.
51-59%, Probably not worth it, read our review to find out its flaws
<50%; Don't bother
January
February
Australia/Asia
> laneway [various, aus/nz/singapore] {coming soon - eclectic lineup in fresh city locations; enjoyable}
March
April
May
Europe/UK
June
Europe/UK
> glastonbury [pilton, england] {coming soon - the mecca of music festivals, draws wankers but still worth attending}
July
Europe/UK
> hovefestivalen [hove island, norway] {coming soon - idyllic location; not enough smaller acts}
Australia/Asia
Australia/Asia
> splendour in the grass [sth queensland, aus] {coming soon - slowly becoming the 'glastonbury' of aus; going down hill}
August
Europe/UK
> green man [brecon beacons, wales] {coming soon - medium size festival, strong folk/alt lineup in beatuiful location; great!}
> edinburgh fringe [edinburgh, scotland] {coming soon - arts festival mainly comedy, but runs concurrent with other festivals (eg. music, literature); must!}
September
Europe/UK
October
November
December
Australia/Asia
> meredith [victoria, australia] {coming soon - alternative festival, with diverse lineup & no corporate sponsorship; best aus fest}
** LinksLast.fm festival finder
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