UK is synonymous with festivals – seasonal, cultural or religious, as well as those celebrating a particular interest or activity, such as music, literature, or film, which are among the best and most varied anywhere in the world. Today’s post is about some of the best UK Music Festivals for 2013 that never fail to amaze music fans with their energy and charm. So, leave away the hustle and bustle of everyday life and plan a visit to the majestic United Kingdom to take part in any of the below mentioned music festivals.
Wireless Festival
One of the most popular and spectacular open-air summer festivals in UK is Wireless Festival, a definite must-see for those looking for a memorable music experience. Since its beginnings in 2006, the festival has been able to appeal tenth of thousands of travelers from around the world, providing live performances from the world’s greatest music icons, along with fairground entertainment and delicious food and drink.
Suit & Tie megastars Jay Z and Justin Timberlake have confirmed to be the headliners of Wireless Festival 2013, which marks the festival’s first year at the iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, host to last year’s epic London 2012 Olympic Games. Joining Justin on stage on Saturday 13th July are Snoop Dog, John Legend, Miguel, Trey Songz and very special guest – Frank Ocean, who recently won Grammy. So, if you do not want to miss out one of the UK’s most preferred music festivals, look no further and visit Stubhub for Wireless Festival tickets. Wish you a great time!
Glastonbury
The largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, Glastonbury, also known as Glasto, is another not-to-be-missed event in UK, which lasts for five mind-bending days and treats 170,000 (and more) festival-goers to over seven hundred performances of music, comedy, dance, theatre, circus, cabaret and a myriad of other arts on the 900-scre grounds. A multi-headed behemoth of an event and a legendary hippie gathering, the festival provides visitors with some of the best and most popular headliners of the world, including Beyonce, Coldplay and U2 set to the legendary Pyramid stage.
This year the festival starts on Wednesday 26th of June and ends on Sunday 30th of June in Worth Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Expect something like two thousand performances at 50 or so venues and hurry up to buy tickets. The event has 137,500 tickets and a site capacity of 177,500.
Creamfields
The UK’s number one multi-award winning mega dance and music festival – Creamfields festival returns to its idyllic countryside area of Daresbury on August Bank Holiday in Cheshire, with one of the biggest and most amazing electronic line ups of the summer: The Prodigy, Tiesto, David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso, Anxwell, Madeon, Zane Lowe, Steve Angelo and many more!
The festival celebrates its 15th anniversary and will last for three days, from early entry Friday 23rd until Sunday 25th August. The festival organizers have invested 500,000 pounds on improvements to the festival site to avoid freakish weather in light of last year’s problems, when the flooding plagued the fields where the festival was meant to be. Camping is available during the festival. Keep in mind, that there is a strict no pass outs policy at Creamfields, which means that once your ticket has been scanned upon the entry you will not be allowed to leave the festival.
Other not-to-be-missed festivals include: Wichwood Music Festival 2013 (Friday 31st may to Sunday 2 June, 2013) in Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham Gloucestershire; Global Gathering (Friday 26th to Saturday 27 July, 2013) in Long Marston Airfield, nr. Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Rock Ness (Friday 7th to Sunday 9 June, 2013) in Clune Farm, Loch Ness, Scotland; and Download Festival (Friday 14th to Sunday 16 June, 2013) in Donington Park, Derbyshire among many others.
