Summer festivals

SUMMER FESTIVALS THE TOP FESTIVALS TO GO TO IN 2022

WITH FESTIVAL SEASON APPROACHING, HERE ARE THE TICKETS YOU SHOULD BE BUYING!

Winter is coming to an end and the summer months are fast approaching, which can only mean one thing – it’s time to book those summer festivals! With the hopes of no more lockdowns or new Covid variants, festivals are set to finally return, and thankfully, there’s a long list to choose from. Whether it’s a big weekender, or just a day of good music with friends, there’s something for all music-lovers and festival-goers. Below are the top festivals kicking off in 2022 with tickets available now via Skiddle, the leading ticket sales, festival listings and what’s on guide in the UK, making it that much easier for you to start summer off in the best way possible – enjoying live music and a drink at one of Britain’s top festivals. To view the latest festival tickets on Skiddle, head to: https://www. skiddle.com/festivals

NORTH ENGLAND FESTIVALS

CREAMFIELDS NORTH

Creamfields, Cheshire, 25-28th August 2022 26 This year’s Creamfields festival is a special one, celebrating the festival’s twenty-fifth birthday with the biggest instalment to date. Taking place in Daresbury, Cheshire, festival-goers can expect some of the world’s biggest dance artists, providing an exciting weekend of house, techno, trance and EDM music.

FIELDS OF GOLD FESTIVAL

Ashton Cricket Club, Ashton-UnderLyne, Greater Manchester, 2-3rd September 2022 Experience the live atmosphere and sound of everyone’s favourite former bands and artists such as Oasis (‘Noasis’) and The Smiths (‘The smiths UTD’) at one of the biggest tribute festivals in the North West of England with Fields of Gold. Stretching across two days, the festival is set to be full of Manchester music and soul.

HIDE & SEEK FESTIVAL

Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, 3-4th September 2022 For a more intimate, closeknit festival, visit the Cheshire Countryside for the one-day Hide & Seek festival. Providing guests with the best in underground electronic music, the festival is set to run for twelve hours from 11am until 11pm at the beautiful Capesthorne Hall.

HIGHEST POINT FESTIVAL

Williamson Park, Lancaster, 12-14th May 2022 Another excellent way to kick off festival season is with Lancaster’s Highest Point festival in May. Festival-goers can expect an exciting line-up of magnificent artists, such as Richard Ashcroft, performing across three days – a great way to start the summer months with friends.

KENDAL CALLING FESTIVAL

Lowther Deer Park, The Lake District, 28-31st July 2022 Honouring its fifteenth event this year, Kendal Calling is back and better than ever with a four-day musical extravaganza in store for festival-goers this July. The huge music event is well-known for its plethora of music, arts, culture, and comedy and never disappoints.

PARKLIFE

Heaton Park, Manchester, 11-12th June 2022 Back again for another year of success, Manchester’s favourite Parklife is set to return this June. Boasting a line-up of hip hop, pop, rock house and dance artists, the two-day event won’t disappoint. Festival-goers can expect artists such as Lewis Capaldi, 50 cent and Megan Thee Stallion and can also enjoy chill out areas, food, and art whilst they are there – it’s not one to miss! KUBIX FESTIVAL Herrington Country Park, Sunderland, 9th July 2022 Combining some of the best boy bands, girl groups and pop icons, Kubix festival is every pop-lover’s dream. Injecting Sunderland with incredible energy and exciting performances from the likes of Steps, Aqua and Vengaboys, the festival is packed into one day in July and isn’t one to miss after its previous, soldout event in 2021!

SOUTH ENGLAND FESTIVALS

CREAMFIELDS SOUTH

Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, 2-4th June 2022 For the first time ever Creamfields South is set to launch this June. Creamfields south is set to be just as exciting as its northern sister event, providing all fifty thousand of its attendees an incredible line-up of some of the biggest names in dance music, including David Guetta and Fatboy Slim. The launch of Creamfields South is certainly not one to miss.

LATITUDE FESTIVAL

Henham Park, Suffolk, 21-24th July 2022 Longitude’s sister festival, Latitude is also not one to be missed. The event hosts everything from the best music artists to comedy, cabaret, and theatre, making it a great familyfriendly festival. It’s not just about the great music, though! There is also the opportunity to chill out with lake swimming, outdoor yoga, and paddle boarding.

JUNCTION 2 FESTIVAL

Boston Manor Park, Brentford, London 3-4th June 2022 Junction 2 is back with a bang after its long break due to Covid. Last running in 2019, the festival is set to be better than ever with a remarkable line-up of electronic music artists such as Nina Kraviz performing for music-lovers across two days in June. The comeback of Junction 2 definitely isn’t one to miss!

ALFRESCO FESTIVAL

The Woods, Edenbridge, Kent, 2529th August 2022 Be immersed in the magic of the woodland in the Seven Oaks district of Kent at Alfresco Festival. The electronic music festival is the perfect event for anybody looking for an extraordinary experience full of music, atmosphere, and magic. With DJs and upcoming artists from the electronic music scene such as Derrick Carter and John Talabot, Alfresco Festival is not one to disappoint.

CONNECTED FESTIVAL

Lydd Airport, Romney Marsh, Kent, 30th April 2022 Connected Festival brings another exciting approach to live music, with five huge stages spread out on the grounds of a functioning airport! The unique location is not the only thing to look forward to with this festival, with its impressive lineup consisting of chart-topping names such as Benny L and Sub Focus set to bring some of the best sets in drum n bass, house, jungle, and old school music.

DREAM VALLEY FESTIVAL

Danson Park, Bexleyheath,

Kent, 28th May 2022

Dream Valley is much more than the average festival, promising to immerse guests in a world of experimental art and music, with workshops, one-of-a-kind experiences, and of course incredible live performances from dance icons such as Fabe and Geroge Mensah, too. Set to take place at the end of May, Dream Festival could be the best way to kick off festival season this year.

MIDLANDS OF ENGLAND

EQUINOX FESTIVAL

Chalk Farm, Lincolnshire, 16-19th September 2022 Rounding off the festival season is Equinox Festival, the yearly event that celebrates music from the likes of Agro and Angry Bear, art, community, food, camaraderie and much more. The festival is rich in culture and crafts, with hand-built temporary venues and stages scattered across a Lincolnshire farm for the family to enjoy – there’s even a range of activities for children including craft workshops and walkabout shows.

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL

Donnington Park, Leicestershire, 1012th June 2022 Returning for another event packed with rock n roll, Download festival is taking over three days in June this year. Heavy metal and rock fans can enjoy the iconic event, featuring some of the most well-known and loved artists from the genre, including Kiss and Iron Maiden. Download is definitely not a party worth missing out on.

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An unlikely wedding anthem went straight to number one in the pop charts upon its release 40 years ago this month.

A Town Called Malice by The Jam; Paul Weller’s superb 1982 commentary on the breakdown of community and a way of British working class life that was disappearing under Thatcherism, set to a bouncing Northern Soul beat, is still a safe bet to get men of a certain age into that rare mood which allows them to be dragged reluctantly to a dance floor in a way that few other records from that period can. The song’s continued popularity at weddings, however, is entirely down to it playing a central part in the smash hit British feel good film of 2000, Billy Elliott, which exposed this classic to new generations around the world.

But since Malice is less than three minutes long, by the time a typical man 30 in his 50s or 60s at a British wedding has found somewhere safe to leave his over-priced drink and someone equally safe to keep an eye on it for him, just until he gets back, and has then made his way to the dance floor, the record is usually almost over. It is for this particular reason that I often follow it with another record from that period which usually does the same trick for him, just to make all that effort seem a little more worthwhile. And so the long and instantly recognisable spoken introduction of One Step Beyond by Madness often gets mixed over the closing choruses of Malice and he knows that resistance is futile.

The Jam’s founder, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, political spokesman and iconic front man, Paul Weller continues to make original music and to inspire devotion in his fans today. From the Style Council years in the 1980s and throughout his hugely successful solo career of the last 30 plus years, The Modfather of Britpop has inspired successive generations of young British men to get a guitar, get into The Small Faces and get a haircut like Steve Marriott’s, and long may that Modernist tradition continue.

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