Music festivals 2017 guide: Coachella, Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Lovebox and more
As the summer of music kicks in, there are more festivals than ever to look forward to.
Be it Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight or Wireless, there is a festival to suit everyone's musical tastes in 2017. With festival season fast approaching, the time has come to prepare for what promises to be another great summer of live music and outdoor entertainment.
Following SXSW in March, the US launches its 2017 festival season with Coachella in California before the UK takes the reins with the eclectic We Are FSTVL and the pop bonanza of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
With so many choices now on offer, it can be difficult deciding which festival to opt for, but this ultimate guide will help narrow down the choices.
Lost & Found
Dates: 13-16 April
Location: Malta
Headliners: Annie Mac, Armand Van Helden, Jamie Jones
Coachella
Dates: 14-23 April
Location: Indio, California
Headliners: Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead
We Are FSTVL
Dates: 26-28 May
Location: Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Upminster
Headliners: Craig David, Carl Cox, Dizzee Rascal, Basement Jaxx
BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend
Dates: 27-28 May
Location: Burton Constable Hall, Hull
Line-up: Katy Perry, Little Mix, Kings Of Leon, Stormzy
Primavera Sound
Dates: 8-10 June
Location: Porto, Portugal
Headliners: Bon Iver, Aphex Twins, Justice
Isle Of Wight
Dates: 8-11 June
Location: Seaclose Park, Newport
Headliners: David Guetta and Run DMC, Arcade Fire, Rod Stewart
Download
Dates: 9-11 June
Location: Donington Park
Headliners: System Of A Down, Biffy Clyro, Aerosmith
Parklife
Dates: 10-11 June
Location: Heaton Park, Manchester
Headliners: The 1975, Frank Ocean
Shipsomnia (cruise)
Dates: 14-18 June
Location: Barcelona, Ibiza, Sete
Line-up: Pendulum, Sub Focus, Netsky
Glastonbury
Dates: 21-25 June
Location: Worthy Farm, Pilton
Headliners: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran
Hideout
Dates: 26-30 June
Location: Novalja, Croatia
Headliners: Major Lazer, Marco Carola, Stormzy
British Summer Time Hyde Park
Dates: 30 June-9 July
Location: Hyde Park, London
Line-up: Phil Collins, Green Day, Justin Bieber, Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Wireless
Dates: 7-9 July
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Headliners: Chance The Rapper, Skepta, The Weeknd
TRNSMT
Dates: 7-9 July
Location: Glasgow Green, Glasgow
Headliners: Radiohead, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro
Latitude
Dates: 13-16 July
Location: Henham Park, Suffolk
Headliners: The 1975, Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes
Lovebox
Dates: 14-15 July
Location: Victoria Park, London
Headliners: Frank Ocean, Chase & Status
Secret Garden Party
Dates: 20-23 July
Location: Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire
Headliners: Metronomy, Crystal Fighters, Toots & The Maytals
MADE Festival
Dates: 29 July
Location: The Digbeth Triangle, Birmingham
Headliners: Chase & Status, Giggs, Sub Focus, My Nu Leng, Chris Lorenzo, Goldie
Lollapalooza
Date: 3 August
Location: Grant Park, Chicago
Headliners: Chance The Rapper, The Killers, Muse, Arcade Fire
V Festival
Dates: 19-20 August
Location: Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire
Headliners: Pink, Jay Z
Creamfields
Dates: 24-27 August
Location: Daresbury, Cheshire
Line-up: The Chainsmokers, Deadmau5, Axwell & Ingrosso, Above & Beyond, Chase & Status, Tiesto
Reading & Leeds
Dates: 25-27 August
Location: Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds
Headliners: Eminem, Muse, Kasabian
SW4
Dates: 26-27 August
Location: Clapham Common, London
Headliners: Pendulum, Deadmau5
Bestival
Dates: 7-10 September
Location: Lulworth Estate, Dorset
Headliners: The xx, Pet Shop Boys, A Tribe Called Quest
Outlook
Dates: 7-10 September
Location: Pula, Croatia
Line-up: Dizzee Rascal, Ghostface Killah, Wiley, Giggs,
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