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The Big Reunion's Once Upon A Time (Ch 2) 2008 Butlins Resort, Skegness, Lincolnshire Friday 28 November 'til Sunday 30 November 08 BUY TICKETS Cost: £150 ticket with accomodation - SOLD OUT or £100 ticket without Confirmed line-up includes: Jon Fitz, Judge Jules, Pendulum (DJ set), The Enemy, Tim Westwood, Fran Cosgrave, Richard Durand, South Central, Steve Smooth Sutherland, The Holloways, Drew Scott, Kate Lawler, Richard Blackwood, The Clik Clik, Your Friends Are Architects ... MORE

All Tomorrows Parties - Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset Friday 5 December 'til Sunday 7 December 08 BUY TICKETS Cost: from £150 per person (bookings per room or chalet) - only 4 berth tickets left Confirmed line-up includes: Bernard Parmegiani, Big Business, Black Heart Procession, Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore, Boss Hog, Butthole Surfers, Dalek, Double Negative, Fantomas, Farmers Market, Fennesz, Ghostigital, Isis, J.G. Thirlwell's Manorexia, James Blood Ulmer ... MORE

Hard Rock Hell presents The Dragons Ball 2008 Prestatyn, North Wales Friday 5 December 'til Sunday 7 December 08 BUY TICKETS Cost: on-site accommodation has SOLD OUT. £100 for weekend tickets no accommodation Confirmed line-up includes: Black Label Society, Blitzkrieg, Cancer Bats, Chariot, Jett Black, Thin Lizzy, Tigertailz, Waysted, Attica Rage, Doro, Firewind, Johnny Truant, Tygers of Pan Tang, Warrior Soul, Heavens Basement ... MORE

Woodford Folk Festival 2008 Woodford, near Brisbane, Australia Saturday 27 December 'til Thursday 1 January 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: $400 (Australian dollars) for an adult ticket with camping, other options available

Rhythm & Vines 2008 East Coast, North Island, New Zealand Monday 29 December 'til Wednesday 31 December 08 BUY TICKETS Cost: $185 (New Zealand) with Day Tickets available

Hellfire Festival 2009 Clapham Grand, Clapham Junction, London Saturday 21 February 'til Monday 23 February 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £35 for whole event; £16.50 for Saturday, £15 for Sunday, or £13.50 for Monday Confirmed line-up includes: Annotations Of An Autopsy, Anterior, Burning Skies, Cinders Fall, Exit Ten, Fell Silent, Godsized, Idiom, Malefice, OutcryFire, Romeo Must Die, RSJ, Sacred Mother Tongue, Sylosis, Ted Maul ... MORE

Puravida Long Weekender 2009 Dorset Thursday 12 March 'til Sunday 15 March 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: Thurs eve - Sun 5pm - £95 : Fri eve - Sun 5pm - £75

BLOC weekend 2009 Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset Friday 13 March 'til Sunday 15 March 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £125 per person Confirmed line-up includes: Lee Scratch Perry, Carl Craig, Frequency 7 (Ben Sims v Surgeon), Modeselektor, Pinch, Rob Hood, The Future Sound of London, The Scientist, Appleblim, Beardyman, Digital Mystikz, James Ruskin, 2562, Clark, Kode 9 ... MORE

Oxford Folk Festival 2009 various venues in Oxford Friday 20 March 'til Sunday 22 March 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: weekend early bird season ticket £55, concessions £49, under 14s season ticket £26 Confirmed line-up includes: Cock And Bull Band, Cum Suis, Dhol Foundation, Kate Rusby, Lau, New St George Waits, Reel Bach Consort, Spiers & Boden, The Oxford Fiddle Group, The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Wilber

Hawick Reivers Festival 2009 Hawick Friday 27 March 'til Sunday 29 March 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: varies - many free events.

Bluesfest 2009 Belongil Fields, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia Thursday 9 April 'til Monday 13 April 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: 5 day adult ticket $399, 3 (consecutive) days $299, Child (age 5-14) 5 day ticket $100

Camden Crawl 2009 Camden, London Friday 24 April 'til Saturday 25 April 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: 2-day £51; £33.50 for either Friday or Saturday

Hammerfest 2009 Pontins Holiday Camp in Prestatyn, North Wales Friday 24 April 'til Saturday 25 April 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: from £80 per head, based on a group of six people sharing Confirmed line-up includes: Bullet For My Valentine, Alestorm, Annotations Of An Autopsy, Cathedral, Dream Evil, Evile, Exit Ten, Grand Magus, HammerFall, Sabbat, Saxon, Skindred, Trigger The Bloodshed, Tyr

Bang Face - The Weekender 2009 Camber Sands Holiday Centre, Camber Sands, Nr. Rye, Sussex. Friday 24 April 'til Sunday 26 April 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: Tickets £120 Confirmed line-up includes: 808 State, Alec Empire, Aleksi Perala, Altern8, Bang Face crew, Beverly Hills 808303, Bizzy B, Bong-Ra, Cardopusher, Caspa, Ceephax Acid Crew (live), Current Value, Dexter, Dillinja, DJ Assault ... MORE

Lowender Festival 2009 Colliford Lake Park, Cornwall Friday 1 May 'til Sunday 3 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: adult weekend ticket £36, children £10

Puravida Long Weekender 2009 Dorset Friday 1 May 'til Monday 4 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: Fri eve - Sun 5pm - £95

Southport Weekender 2009 Southport, Merseyside Friday 8 May 'til Sunday 10 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird £140 per person.

All Tomorrows Parties - The Fans Strike Back 2009 Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset Saturday 9 May 'til Monday 11 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: from £150 per person (bookings per room or chalet) Confirmed line-up includes: Anti-Pop Consortium, Devo, Grails, Sleep, Sleepy Sun, Spiritualized, Young Marble Giants

The Great Escape 2009 venues in Brighton, East Sussex Thursday 14 May 'til Saturday 16 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: Super Early Bird Punter tickets on sale £35

All Tomorrows Parties - curated by The Breeders 2009 Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset Friday 15 May 'til Sunday 17 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: from £150 per person (bookings per room or chalet) Confirmed line-up includes: Bon Iver, Deerhunter, Holy Fuck, Kimya Dawson, Pit Er Pat, Teenage Fanclub, The Breeders, Throwing Muses

Bearded Theory 2009 near Ashbourne, Derbyshire Friday 15 May 'til Sunday 17 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £45 for a weekend ticket Confirmed line-up includes: Green Nuns of the Revolution, Andy Robinson, Attila the Stockbroker, Barclay, Bayer, Bemis, Bez23, Cheryl Technomedic, Digital.is, Dyframix, East of Ealing, Ed Tangent (DJ), Eddie And The Hot Rods, Gally's Folly, Goldblade ... MORE

Shepley Spring Festival 2009 Shepley Village, nr Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Friday 15 May 'til Sunday 17 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: adult ticket £58; youth weekend (11-16) £29; children (11 and under) Free Confirmed line-up includes: Belinda O'Hooley, Belshazzars Feast, Bob Fox, Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley, Edward II, Ella Edmondson, Genticorum, Glorystrokes, Mabon, Martin Simpson Trio, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Sheelenagig, Show of Hands, The Michael McGoldrick Band, Token Women

Mutiny 2009 Bridlington, East Yorkshire Saturday 16 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £30, under 16s £20 Confirmed line-up includes: Stiff Little Fingers, Neville Staple, Anti-Nowhere League, UK Subs, Goldblade, Strawberry Blondes, Middle Finger Salute

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh 2009 Carsphairn, Kirkubrightshire, Scotland Thursday 21 May 'til Sunday 24 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £70 for 4 days, £60 for 3 days,

Ireby Music Festival 2009 Ireby, Cumbria Friday 22 May 'til Saturday 23 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £30 for the weekend, 10-16 yr olds £12, various options available for day tickets Confirmed line-up includes: Anna & the Old Socks, Eddi Reader, Spiers & Boden, Elaine Davidson & Danny Hart , Ethan Thomas, Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys, Alan Kelly, Boo Hewerdine, Chris Millington, Flossie Malavialle, John Douglas, New Rope String Band, Reverb, Rod Clements, Steve McCormick ... MORE

Glastonbudget 2009 Wymeswold, Leicestershire Friday 22 May 'til Sunday 24 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird adult £47.50; aged 16-17 £42.50; child £29.50; and under 5s are £2. Confirmed line-up includes: Buck Rogers

Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2009 Castle Donington, Leicestershire Friday 22 May 'til Sunday 24 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £55 for w/e inc camping; children (12-16) £27.50

Plymouth Volksfest 2009 near Plymouth, Devon Friday 22 May 'til Monday 25 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £20 for full weekend pass (4 days) Confirmed line-up includes: Belfast Busker, Black Friday, Head of Programmes, Mad Dog Mcrea, Richard James, The Van Daniels, Two Spot Gobi, Willie & The Bandits

Run to the Sun 2009 Porth, Newquay, Cornwall Friday 22 May 'til Monday 25 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird price adults: £75, children: £37.50

Ryedale Folk Weekend 2009 Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton le Hole, North Yorskhire Friday 22 May 'til Monday 25 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £35 for a weekend ticket, £25 concessions, children (4-16) £10

Sunrise Celebration 2009 new site in South Somerset Thursday 28 May 'til Sunday 31 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: adult £99, teen £60, child (5-15) £21.50, family £229

Wychwood Music Festival 2009 Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire Friday 29 May 'til Sunday 31 May 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: special offer £95 w/e adults with camping; youth/concession £72; campervans £30 Confirmed line-up includes: Bellowhead, Kissmet

Frenzy Festival 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland Saturday 6 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £30 adults, under 16s £20 Confirmed line-up includes: Third Day, David Crowder, Hillsong London, Starfield, Valley UK, Jeremy Camp

Oasis stadium shows 2009 Manchester, Sunderland, Edinburgh, London, and Cardiff Saturday 6 June 'til Sunday 12 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: from £45.00 Confirmed line-up includes: Oasis, The Enemy, Kasabian

Isle of Wight Festival 2009 Newport, Isle of Wight Friday 12 June 'til Sunday 14 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £140 adult with camping, £70 child (12 and under), £120 adult no camping, £60 child

Rock Ness 2009 Loch Ness, Scotland Saturday 13 June 'til Sunday 14 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £115 2-days with camping, £100 without camping ('pay later' options available)

Beach Break Live 2009 Polzeath, Cornwall Monday 15 June 'til Thursday 18 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird tickets £60 (£30 deposit secures tickets)

Beverley Festival 2009 Beverley, East Yorkshire Friday 19 June 'til Sunday 21 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: eager beaver adult weekend pass £65

The Outsider 2009 Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms, Scotland Saturday 20 June 'til Sunday 21 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £35 Saturday, £35 Sunday, £70 Weekend

Glastonbury Festival 2009 Glastonbury, Somerset Wednesday 24 June 'til Sunday 28 June 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £175 (£50 reserve or buy in full, register to buy)

Open'er Festival 2009 Gdynia, Poland Thursday 2 July 'til Sunday 5 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: 4-day: 280 PLN (approx. £57) ; 3-day 240 PLN (approx. £49) ; camping add 20 PLN (approx. £16)

Oxegen 2009 Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, Eire Friday 10 July 'til Sunday 12 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird ticket price €244.50

Glade Festival 2009 revealed only to ticketholders (in southern England) Thursday 16 July 'til Sunday 19 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird £115 for the weekend then £125 or £50 deposit

Lovebox Weekender 2009 Victoria Park, London Saturday 18 July 'til Sunday 19 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird offer £59 for both days

The Secret Garden Party 2009 East Anglia Thursday 23 July 'til Sunday 26 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird adult weekend £120, (14-17) £110, under 14 free (prices include all fees)

Global Gathering 2009 nr. Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire. Friday 24 July 'til Saturday 25 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £126.50

The Wickerman Festival 2009 nr. Kirkcudbright, Galloway, Scotland Friday 24 July 'til Saturday 25 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £80 w/e incl camping, child (13-15) £40,

Camp Bestival 2009 Lulworth Castle, Dorset. Friday 24 July 'til Sunday 26 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird adult weekend ticket £120, child age 12-16 £60, under 12s free

WOMAD 2009 Malmesbury, Wiltshire Friday 24 July 'til Sunday 26 July 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird £110 for three days.

The Big Green Gathering 2009 Somerset Wednesday 29 July 'til Sunday 2 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: adults £125, children under 12 free and 12-17 £50

Puravida Festival 2009 Dorset Thursday 30 July 'til Sunday 2 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: camping Thurs eve - Sun 5pm - £95 : Fri eve - Sun 5pm - £70

Y-Not Festival 2009 near Matlock, Derbyshire Friday 31 July 'til Sunday 2 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird w/e £36 with 3 nights camping (under-16s £25)

The Moor Music Festival 2009 near Ilkley, West Yorkshire Thursday 6 August 'til Saturday 8 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird £55 for over 12s and £5 for under 12s

Bulldog Bash 2009 Shakespeare County Raceway, Long Marston, Warwickshire. Thursday 6 August 'til Sunday 9 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: around £55

Rebellion UK 2009 Blackpool, Lancashire Thursday 6 August 'til Sunday 9 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird weekend tickets £80 Confirmed line-up includes: 3CR, 999, A-Heads, Abrasive Wheels, Al and the Blackcats, Argy Bargy, Ari Up and the True Warriors, Baby Boom, Blood or Whiskey, Charred Hearts, Chief, Choking Susan, Chron Gen, Church of Confidence, Danger's Close ... MORE

Underage Festival 2009 Victoria Park, Hackney, London Friday 7 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £23

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2009 Inverness-shire, Scotland Friday 7 August 'til Saturday 8 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: weekend early bird £80; Saturday £50; children (12 and under) Free

Field Day 2009 Victoria Park, London Saturday 8 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £25.50

Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2009 Glastonbury, Somerset Saturday 8 August 'til Sunday 9 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird price £25 for Friday or Saturday, £15 for children Confirmed line-up includes: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Status Quo

Bloodstock Open Air 2009 Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire Friday 14 August 'til Sunday 16 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird £85 incl camping, children £35 Confirmed line-up includes: Candlemass, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Katatonia, Sabaton, The Haunted, Turisas, Wintersun

Summer Sundae Weekender 2009 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire Friday 14 August 'til Sunday 16 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: Early Bird Tickets adult £92 w/e, camping £7 per tent extra

The Green Man Festival 2009 in the Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales Friday 21 August 'til Sunday 23 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird tickets £95 (children aged 12 & under are free). Live -in vehicles £35

Tribfest 2009 Tickton (Near Beverley), East Yorkshire Friday 21 August 'til Sunday 23 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £65 for weekend

Greenbelt Festival 2009 Cheltenham Racecourse Friday 28 August 'til Monday 31 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird adult - £77; Concs £52; 13-17 years £43; 4-12 yr olds £39; family ticket £203

Creamfields 2009 Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire Saturday 29 August 'til Sunday 30 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: early bird weekend tickets: £105.00 + £10 for camping on sale 9am on Friday 29th August

Twinwood Festival 2009 Clapham, Bedfordshire Saturday 29 August 'til Monday 31 August 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £47.70 Weekend, £20.90 Saturday, £22.80 Sunday, £18.90 Monday, Family day ticket £36.10

Bestival 2009 Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight. Friday 4 September 'til Sunday 6 September 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £140 (Adult) / £70 (Age 13-15)

Off The Tracks Late Festival 2009 nr Castle Donington, Leicestershire Friday 4 September 'til Sunday 6 September 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £55 for w/e inc camping; children (12-16) £27.50 for w/e inc camping

End of the Road Festival 2009 North Dorset borders / Wiltshire Friday 11 September 'til Sunday 13 September 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: adults (aged 13+) £115, children (6 to 12) £30, children (5 and under) Free

Loopallu 2009 Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Friday 18 September 'til Saturday 19 September 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: £55; camping £15 extra; campervans/caravans £25; Under-12s FREE

Musicport 2009 Bridlington, North Yorkshire Friday 23 October 'til Sunday 25 October 09 BUY TICKETS Cost: limited number at £70

selected other festivals

Celtic Connections Glasgow, Scotland Thu 15 Jan 'til Sun 1 Feb 09 Cost: various - from FREE to around £20

Sauti za Busara Music Festival Zanzibar, Tanzania Thu 12 Feb 'til Tue 17 Feb 09 Cost: Free before sunset

Alcester Winter Festival The Grieg Centre, Alcester, Warwickshire Fri 27 Feb 'til Sun 1 Mar 09 Cost: £15 including camping

Swanage Blues festival Swanage, Dorset Fri 6 Mar 'til Sun 8 Mar 09 Cost: FREE

SXSW (South By South West) Austin, Texas, USA Wed 18 Mar 'til Sun 22 Mar 09

Cwlwm Celtaidd Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales Thu 26 Mar 'til Sun 29 Mar 09 Cost: around £40 w/e ticket + accomodation from £15 per person sharing. Day / evening tickets available.

Cosmic Puffin Festival Mersea Youth Camp, Mersea Island, Essex Fri 10 Apr 'til Sun 12 Apr 09 Cost: £25 per person all weekend including camping, kids free

Coachella Empire Polo Field, Indio, California 92201, USA Fri 17 Apr 'til Sun 19 Apr 09 Cost: around $275 (approx £150) for the three days; $90 per day; camping $55

Crediton Folk Weekend Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Devon Fri 24 Apr 'til Sun 26 Apr 09 Cost: around £12 for weekend, camping £5 extra

FuseLeeds Leeds city centre Sat 25 Apr 'til Sat 2 May 09 Cost: currently unknown

Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Tue 28 Apr 'til Mon 4 May 09 Cost: expect around £10 to £35 depending on the event. Weekend tickets available.

Mumbles Mostly Jazz & Blues Festival Mumbles, Gower Peninsula, Wales Fri 1 May 'til Mon 4 May 09 Cost: expect from free to around £20 depending on event

The Celtic Rally Fest Maker Heights, Cornwall Fri 1 May 'til Mon 4 May 09 Cost: £80 gold ticket, £60 silver ticket, £30 day ticket

The Gathering Instow, North Devon Sat 2 May 'til Sun 3 May 09 Cost: £25 - weekend (includes camping), 10-15 years £10

Clennell Hall Folk Festival Alwinton, Northumberland Fri 8 May 'til Sun 10 May 09 Cost: full adult weekend early bird £25 until 01/02/09 then £30

Dart Music Festival Dartmouth, South Devon Fri 8 May 'til Sun 10 May 09 Cost: Mostly FREE although contributions to costs are welcomed

Holmfirth Festival Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Fri 8 May 'til Sun 10 May 09 Cost: Most concerts free but concert on Sat night likely to be around £15 + Sat night Ceilidh - £6

Futuresonic Live Manchester Wed 13 May 'til Sat 16 May 09 Cost: expect around £45 for a weekend ticket

Lewes Folk Rock Lewes, East Sussex Fri 15 May 'til Sat 16 May 09 Cost: expect around £15 for each evening

Burns an' a that! Ayr and Ayrshire Sat 16 May 'til Sun 24 May 09 Cost: Prices range from FREE to £20