Isle of Wight is certainly this summer's Glastonbury. From 9th-11th June, across three stages, thousands of fans will marvel at the delights of Maximo Park, The Upper Room, Placebo, Foo Fighters and Coldplay amongst others. Here is the line-up as we went to press;
Main Stage
Friday 9th June
The Prodigy
Placebo
Goldfrapp
The Rakes
Morning Runner
Saturday 10th June
Foo Fighters
Primal Scream
Editors
Dirty Pretty Things
The Kooks
The Upper Room
747's
Sunday 11th June
Coldplay
Richard Ashcroft
Lou Reed
Maximo Park
Kubb
Next up, T in the Park in Balado, Scotland which is spread across the weekend of 8th July. Bands set to take the Scottish Highlands by storm are as follows;
Main Stage
Saturday 8th July
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Placebo
Manu Chao
Sunday 9th July
The Who
The Strokes
The Magic Numbers
R1/NME Stage
Saturday 8th July
Paul Weller
Goldfrapp
Pharrell Williams
The Feeling
Sunday 9th July
Richard Ashcroft
Editors
King Tut's Tent
Saturday 8th July
The Charlatans
Damian Marley
Sunday 9th July
Primal Scream
The Go! Team
Saturday 8th July
The Orb
Laurent Garnier
My Robot Friend
Sunday 9th July
Felix Da Housecat
Rob Da Bank
Slam
Jeff Mills
Saturday 8th July
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Next week we showcase one of the most famous and popular festivals in the world, Carling Leeds and Reading Festival.
by Joe Sheerin and Callum Priestley
article published 21st March 2006
Summer is on the horizon and festivals are the place to be. Acts from around the globe are lining up to play at the Reading and Leeds, Oxegen, T in the Park and V Festivals, including Arctic Monkeys, Morrissey and Radiohead. Chadderbox brings you a comprehensive guide to this years events.