Here in the UK, music festivals are incredibly popular with millions of music-lovers heading to their chosen festivals summer after summer. However, with so many music festivals featuring a variety of bands, acts and genres, it can be tricky to know which one you should choose. Here’s our guide to this summer’s main festivals.

Sonisphere

Sonisphere is one of the UK’s newest rock, alternative and metal festivals and, despite having to cancel the festival two years ago due to supposed monetary problems, it’s back again this year with an impressive lineup. The three main headliners include the Prodigy, rock giants Iron Maiden and metal Gods Metallica and takes place on the 4th – 6th July. The festival has been immensely popular with southern metal fans due to the location of the festival, which is about half an hour north of London at Knebworth Park, as the majority of UK metal festivals, like Download and Bloodstock, take place in the midlands.

The cost of a festival ticket with weekend camping will set you back £215, which is the average price of most festivals but, if you live in London, you’ll save money on travel costs. If you live in the north, it might be best to stick to Download.

Glastonbury

Arguably one of the world’s most famous festivals, Glastonbury sees around 175,000 people every year in late June (25th – 29th) make the muddy trek to watch a variety of music acts from dance to indie. The tickets to this festival are well-known for selling out quickly and this year’s festival is no different. The tickets cost £222 including booking fees. If you want to attend next year’s festival, make sure you keep an eye on updates so you can see when they’re released and set aside time on that day to book your ticket.

Wireless

If you’re into your popular, chart music, Wireless may be more your style. Taking place in both London and Birmingham on 4-6th July, the likes of Kanye West, Drake and Bruno Mars are all set to play over the course of the weekend. Although the London dates have already sold out, tickets for the Birmingham dates are still available at £172 for the whole weekend. Unlike the other festivals, Wireless is not a camping festival, so make alternative arrangements if you don’t live near the locations and have a ticket for the whole weekend. Also make sure you know exactly how to get there and home again as the festival ends at 10 – 10:30pm.

Accommodation wise, the cheapest value option is probably camping. Not everyone likes camping so looking for a hotel nearby can be a problem . Travel Lodges are likely to be booked up. Many hotels will put their prices up on festival weekends too. So it important to plan accommodation well in advance. Finding a cheap bed and breakfast or hostel in the nearest small town might be the best value, especially if you have a vehicle to travel to and from.

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