Don't Pull Your Hair Out, July 2010 13 Festivals


The name Cambridge Folk Festival, which takes place between Thursday,July 29, and Sunday,August 1, might be abit misleading, but there's plenty morethan that. Headliners this year areKris


Kristofferson, Natalie Merchant and Seasick Steve, while Seth Lakeman, Harper Simon, Stornoway,The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Lissie and The Unthanks are all appearing. Tickets from www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk


Festival funinAugust


SHOULD Cambridge not be your bag, that same weekend sees Camp Bestival roll into town. The Bestival (moreof which later) spin-offfestival takes place in the grounds of Lulworth Castle in Dorset. With areputation for an eclectic line-up, this year's Camp is no different with Madness, Human League, George Clinton, Calvin Harris, Lee 'Scratch' Perry,Friendly Fires, MarcAlmond and new- comers Hurts all appearing. There's also an emphasis


on families, with luxury tents, tipis, yurts, bivouacs, airstreams and gypsy cara- vans all available to hireon site for acomfortable camp- ing experience. Tickets are available from


www.campbestival.co.uk


And, there's always Sonispherethat weekend too. Taking place at 'the home of rock' Knebworth. Alice Cooper,industrial Germans Rammstein and heavy metal icons Iron Maiden top the bill, with Placebo, Alice In Chains, Iggy And The Stooges and Motley Crue among the other acts performing. Tickets areavailable from uk.sonispherefestivals.com August 6-8 is when Standon Calling takes place. The Hertfordshirefestival was bornwhen 25 friends had a party with some bongos and aswimming pool, and has since grown into awidely loved boutique gathering. This year,the music comes


from Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Liars, Efterklang, The Magic Numbers, These New Puritans and AHawk


And AHacksaw. Tickets areavailable from www.standon-calling.com As you might guess from


the name, The Big Chill is among the most relaxed festi- vals out there. Taking place between August 5-8 in Eastnor Castle Deer Park, this year's line-up includes MIA, Massive Attack, Thom Yorke and Lily Allen, as well as Polarbear,Kelis, Norman Jay,Explosions In The Sky,The Heavy and Plan B, plus hundreds more. As well as relaxation,


there's also an emphasis on good food at The Big Chill, with an enviable array of food from all over the world. Tickets areavailable from www.thebigchill.net If you go up to Leicester


over the weekend of August 13 -15, you'll catch Summer Sundae. As it's the 10th weekender they've staged, the organis- ers have put together agreat line-up featuring Teenage Fanclub, Tinchy Stryder,The Go! Team, Mumford&Sons, Local Natives, Roots Manuva, The Fall, Frankie &The Heartstrings, Laura Veirs and The Low Anthem. Tickets areavailable from www.summersundae.com VFestival, split over two


Kings of Leon play VFest


sites, takes place on Saturday and Sunday,August 21 and


22. It depends whether you go


to ChelmsfordorStafford which order you see the acts in, but this year the big names include Kings Of Leon, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Paul Weller,Faithless, Paolo Nutini, The Prodigy,Florence +The Machine and Cheryl Cole. Viscurrently sold out, but


keep an eye out for day tick- ets and people wishing to get rid of their tickets. Don't be sucked into paying over the odds on ebay,though. Head to an ethical ticket exchange site like Scarlet Mist (www.scarletmist.com) to avoid being ripped offby touts. Billed as The music-lovers' festival, Green Man has cer- tainly lived up to its reputation this year with aline-up


rammed full of critically acclaimed artists. Doves, Mumford&Sons,


Laura Marling, Flaming Lips, Joanna Newsom, Beirut, Billy Bragg, Wild Beasts, Girls, Field Music, Fionn Regan and Steve Mason all featurethis year.Tickets for the festival, which takes place in Crickhowell, in Wales' Brecon Beacons, areavailable from www.greenman.net Established in 1971 Leeds


and Reading Festival is among the oldest on the block and always takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This year,that's Friday 27 -Sunday 29. Slightly morerock-oriented


than other mainstream events, this year's line-up boasts Guns 'N Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink 182 as headliners, while Queens Of The Stone Age, Biffy Clyro, Dizzee Rascal, LCD Soundsystem, Paramoreand The Futureheads arealso appear- ing. Tickets areavailable from www.readingfestival.com Moving on to September, Bestival's (September 9-12) reputation as the most enjoy- able festival continues –so much so it's now sold out. Make anote of the Isle Of


Seasick Steve in action


Wight-based gathering, how- ever,and get your fancy dress ready for next year's. It'll be herebeforeyou know it.


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