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List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

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There are many notable music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres, which are usually run from late May to early September. Some are world-renowned and have been held for many years, including the world's largest greenfield festival, Glastonbury, which has been held since the 1970s.

History

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Large-scale modern music festivals began in the 1960s with festivals such as the Isle of Wight Festival and following the success of Woodstock in the United States{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} and free festivals. Some began as jazz festivals such as the Reading Festival which began as the National Jazz and Blues Festival in the 1960s and the first Glastonbury Festival was the 1970 Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival.

Events

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=Classical and opera=

{{see also|List of opera festivals}}

=Country=

=Dance and Electronic=

{{see also|List of electronic music festivals}}

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See also

References

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Bibliography

  • Andrew Blake (1997). The Land Without Music: Music, Culture and Society in Twentieth Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press. {{ISBN|978-0719042997}}.
  • George McKay (2000). Glastonbury: A Very English Fair, inc. chapter one "Histories of festival culture", also "Timeline of British pop festival culture". London: Victor Gollancz. {{ISBN|0-575-06807-8}}.
  • George McKay (2005). Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain, chapter one "New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu [Jazz Festival 1956–60])". Durham NC: Duke University Press. {{ISBN|0-8223-3573-5}}.

External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=uk |title=Music Festivals UK 2016 |website=Festivalsearcher.com |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.findfestival.com/uk/music-festivals/ |title=UK Festivals 2016, 2017 - UK Music Festivals 2016, 2017 |website=Findfestival.com |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.eFestivals.co.uk |title=music festivals news, info, tickets, reviews and photos |website=Efestivals.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.skiddle.com/festivals/ |title=Festivals 2016: The UK's Biggest 2016 Music Festival Guide |website=Skiddle.com |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.festivalplanet.com |title=Festival Planel |website=Festivalplanet.com |access-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730115542/https://festivalplanet.com/ |archive-date=30 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://concertflow.com/music-festivals |title=Music Festivals In The UK With Video Trailers |website=Concertflow.com |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • {{cite news|author=Katie Antoniou |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/apr/11/summer-festivals-uk-europe-music-family |title=Top 25 summer festivals for music and arts lovers, foodies and families {{pipe}} Travel |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=30 June 2016}}
  • [https://www.visitlincolnshire.com/events/lost-village-festival/ Lost Village Festival]

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