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The 2024 must-have dates in your diary for the UK's biggest music festivals
These are the key music festival dates to get in your diary for 2024, including the biggest festivals from Glastonbury to Reading and Leeds. We love to see all the celebrity talent and this year promises to be another fantastic year of music.
It's set for another wonderful year of the great and the good of the showbiz world taking to the stages across the UK. Robbie Williams, Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are among the names of headliners down to perform.
While Glastonbury have yet to confirm their acts, the organiser has teased they have signed up a "really big American artist". Find out how to get tickets below and what are the dates you need to have pencilled in for 2024...
BST Hyde Park
Where: Hyde Park, London
When: Friday 5 July 2024
Headliners: Robbie Williams and Andrea Bocelli
More names are expected to be announced in due course for British Summer Time (BST) in Hyde Park. Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Kylie, Elton John and more stars have graced the festival in previous years. It was cancelled due to Covid in 2020 and 2021 but it returned in 2022 with The Rolling Stones, Adele and more fantastic music acts.
Download festival
Where: Donington Park, in Derby
When: 14-16 June 2024
Headliners: Fall Out Boy, Queens of the Stone Age and Avenged Sevenfold
There is a huge list of artists performing across the festival including Bowling for Soup, The Offspring, Bad Omens, Corey Taylor and more. Over the years we’ve seen Linkin Park, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and more amazing performers take to the stage.
Glastonbury festival
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Where: Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, South West England
When: 26 to 30 June 2024
Headliners: No artists have been publicly confirmed yet.
As the biggest music festival of the UK, of course gig-goers will be excited to find out which stars will be performing in the 2024 line-up. It was an emotional end to Glastonbury in 2023 when Elton John closed the festival. It’s estimated 2.5million try to make a bid for the 200,000 tickets.
Reading and Leeds festival
Where: Richfield Avenue, Reading and at Bramham Park in Leeds
When: 22 to 25 August 2024
Headliners: Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Blink-182 and Fred Again..
So far there have been 10 names announced for Reading's 2024 line-up. Other stars include Catfish and the Bottlemen, Gerry Cinnamon, Raye, Skrillex, Spiritbox and Digga D. They will take to the stage for the August bank holiday weekend.
Isle of Wight festival
Where: Isle of Wight in Newport
When: 20 to 23 June
Headliners: Green Day, The Prodigy and Pet Shop Boys
The great and the good of the showbiz world are turning out to perform on stage at the festival. Beverley Knight to Scouting for Girls will be storming the stage to entertain fans. The Darkness are also returning to the festival for the first time in more than 10 years.
Mighty Hoopla
Where: Pop music festival in London
When: 1 to 2 June
Headliners: Nelly Furtado and Jessie Ware
Joining them are Bananarama, the Artful Dodger, B*witched and more acts for the first day of the festival. The Sunday promises to be equally as gripping with Delta Goodrem, Six The Musical and The Veronicas as well as more stars signed up to perform.
Parklife
Where: Manchester's Heaton Park
When: 8 to 9 June
Headliners: To be announced
Ticket prices have been cut to make the festival more accessible to people. This is great news for concert-goers. However, gig fans will have to wait just a little bit longer to find out who will be performing on stage for this year's two-day event. It's expected the acts will be announced in the new year.
Wireless Festival
Where: Finsbury Park, in London
When: 12 to 14 July 2024
Headliners: To be revealed
We can't wait to see who will be lined up for the upcoming 2024's Wireless Festival. Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and D-Block Europe headlined 2023's star-studded festival over two days. It promises to be a huge hit with music fans.
Latitude
Where: Henham Park, Suffolk
When: 25 to 28 July 2024
Headliners: Duran Duran, Kasabian, Keane and London Grammar
The festival said that it will offer "the very best in music, dance, comedy, poetry, theatre, literature, podcasts, family activities and wellness". Comedian Sara Pascoe takes the top spot for the comedy sector at the festival. Nile Rodgers, CHIC and Rick Astley will entertain the crowds, plus there will be dance groups performing on stage.
