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jessicabridgeman / 1 August 2016

Six huge festivals happening in the UK this August

For many, August is the pinnacle of festival season.

Which is no surprise really, given that the likes of V Festival, Reading and Leads, Creamfields and Bloodstock are just some of the rowdy weekenders taking place over the next 31 days.

Here, we highlight six of the biggest UK festivals happening throughout August. Just head to Ticketmaster.co.uk/festieguru for tickets and even more UK festivals.

Wilderness

When: 4 – 7 August
Where: Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
Who’s headlining: Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters, The Flaming Lips, Crystal Fighters

Bloodstock

When: 11 – 14 August
Where: Catton Hall, Derbyshire
Who’s headlining: Twisted Sister, Slayer, Mastodon

V Festival

When: 20 – 21 August
Where: Weston Park and Hylands Park
Who’s headlining: Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Sia, David Guetta

Reading and Leeds Festival

When: 24 – 28 August
Where: Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park
Who’s headlining: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Disclosure, Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy

Creamfields

When: 26 – 28 August
Where: Daresbury, Cheshire
Who’s headlining: Alesso, Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Axwell and Ingrosso, Calvin Harris, Tiesto

SW4

When: 27 – 28 August
Where: Clapham Common, London
Who’s headlining: The Chemical Brothers, Rudimental, Dizzee Rascal, Above & Beyond

Also taking place in August:

Summer Nights
Lytham Festival
Visions Festival
Caught By The River
Down To The Woods
Lowlands
The Big Feastival
House of Common

For festival tickets and full line-up details, head to Ticketmaster.co.uk/festieguru.