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

Glastonbury Festival 2016 — Ed Sheeran, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters are set to headline Glastonbury 2017 in June REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

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

Glastonbury Festival 2016 — Festival season kicks off in April with Coachella taking place in Indio, California REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Primavera Sound

Dates: 8-10 June

Location: Porto, Portugal

Headliners: Bon Iver, Aphex Twins, Justice

Radiohead's Thom Yorke — Radiohead, fronted by Thom Yorke, will be prominent on the 2017 festival with Glastonbury, Coachella and TRNSMT in their schedule SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images

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

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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

Lady Gaga — Lady Gaga replaces Beyonce as a Coachella headliner Getty Images

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

The Weeknd — The Weeknd will close Wireless 2017 at Finsbury Park in July GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images

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

Arcade Fire — Arcade Fire will headline Isle Of Wight 2017 on 10 June Theo Wargo/Getty Images

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

Jay Z — Jay Z has been tapped to headline V Festival 2017 Theo Wargo/Getty Images

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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