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Festivals 2016

Our pick of the finest UK festivals – plus features, hot tips and interviews with stars

11 September 2016

  • Best discovery... Showhawk Duo at Festival No 6, Portmeirion.

    Festivals 2016
    Festival watch: Festival No 6 2016 review

    Extreme weather threatened to become the headline act but a wonderful set from Super Furry Animals and a carnival spirit saved the weekend

31 August 2016

  • Roughing it is all part of the fun, they say – but blisters aren’t.

    Festival ready
    The seven festival essentials you'll probably forget

  • Treats in store ... Björk, the Boss, Lady Leshurr and David Bowie

    Autumn arts preview 2016
    It's oh so cultural: the sharpest sounds of autumn 2016

29 August 2016

  • 12th Annual Afropunk Brooklyn Festival<br>NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Janelle Monae performs during the 12th Annual Afropunk Brooklyn Festival at Commodore Barry Park on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

    Festivals 2016
    Afropunk 2016 review: a musical kaleidoscope of outcasts and misfits

    The Suffers, Janelle Monáe, festivalgoers – and even Ice Cube – breathed needed life into this year’s ho-hum lineup

26 August 2016

  • Reading/Leeds Festival<br>Programme Name: Reading/Leeds Festival - TX: 20100101 - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: - (C) BBC - Photographer: BBC

    Festivals 2016
    How well do you know your Reading and Leeds festival history – quiz

    Do you know who the first act to get coins thrown at them was? Or how many times the Red Hot Chili Peppers have headlined?

25 August 2016

  • A woman attends the 2015 Afropunk festival at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn

    Festivals 2016
    Afropunk 2016: 'It always felt like a family reunion to me'

    As the annual event gears up for its 12th year this weekend, Kyla Marshell explains the appeal of a music festival that puts blackness centre stage

22 July 2016

  • Sober revellers join hands at last year’s Buddhafield event.

    Festival ready
    No drink, no drugs: what's drawing young people to teetotal festivals?

    Most festivals depend on drinks company promotions. But some festival-goers prefer their music booze-free

23 May 2016

  • ‘Make sure you wear something with feathers and sequins at festivals, no matter what time of day …’ Kelis.

    Festivals 2016
    Kelis: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever made a milkshake’

  • Friends cook at a campsite

    Festivals 2016
    Bring beer, milk and halloumi: how to eat well at a festival

22 May 2016

  • Talk to each other at festivals, says Bat for Lashes.

    Festivals 2016
    Bat for Lashes: ‘Get off your phone and listen to the music’

    Natasha Khan talks weddings, flower crowns and why festival-goers should forget social media and get into the spirit

21 May 2016

  • Francis Rossi and Ghostpoet.

    Festivals 2016
    The fest test: Francis Rossi v Ghostpoet

  • Skinny Girl Diet, from London, will be at Latitude.

    Festivals 2016
    The best new acts to catch at festivals in 2016

  • Wilderness Festival

    Festivals 2016
    The best family-friendly festivals for 2016

  • Nile Rodgers performs at British Summer Time 2015

    Festivals 2016
    Nile Rodgers: ‘Sadiq Khan seems like a totally cool guy’

  • Festivals 2016
    The best world music, roots and folk festivals in the UK for 2016

  • Festivals 2016
    The best UK pop and rock festivals for 2016

  • Festivals 2016
    The best jazz, blues and soul festivals in Britain for 2016

  • Festivals 2016
    ‘Can I take my parrot to a festival?’ Ask agony aunt Christine and the Queens

  • Festivals 2016
    The best classical festivals in the UK for 2016

20 May 2016

  • A music festival crowd

    Festivals 2016
    Sara Pascoe’s top ten rules for festival-goers

    Heading to Glastonbury this summer? Avoid the headliner, for starters. Here’s a survival guide for fans of music in a field
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