END OF THE ROAD
August 31-September 2
North Dorset
Weekend tickets: £150
Highlights of the line-up so far at the wonderfully chilled-out festival include: Grizzly Bear, Beach House, Midlake, Anna Calvi and Perfume Genius. Growing in popularity every year, this is one festival you should definitely check out.
BESTIVAL
September 6-9
Isle of Wight
Student tickets: £170
If you’re after some fancy dress and crazy decorations with your music then Bestival is definitely the festival for you. With acts as eclectic as New Order, Sigur Ros, Justice and Gary Numan, you know you’re in for a decade-spanning weekend.
SZIGET
August 6-13
Budapest, Hungary
Tickets: 225 euros
If you like the sound of a week long festival on an island in the middle of Budapest, Sziget is for you. The music won’t disappoint either – highlights include Placebo, The Killers and Friendly Fires.
PRIMAVERA SOUND
May 30 – June 3
Bacelona, Spain
Tickets: 195 euros
Finish your exams early, or one of those lucky few with only essays? Then head off to celebrate at Primavera in Barcelona, where you can see the likes of The Cure, Black Lips, Beirut and The Drums, among many others.