Summer is just getting started. These are the best music festivals to book this summer, by Adam Bloodworth Forget Glastonbury — in music festival land, there’s been an even bigger story for 2024: 50 festivals have cancelled due to the cost of living crisis. The government “desperately” needs to intervene to support the industry by lowering VAT on ticket sales, say the Association for Independent Festivals.
El Dorado, Standon Calling and 51st State are three of the long list of cancellations. Yet, many plough on, exhibiting the exciting creativity of British festivals. Now might be the best time ever to book tickets to an event in July, August or September to help support an industry that brings so much joy but has been facing challenging times.
Here are the festivals you should book that are still taking place this summer. Read more: 15 amazing Glastonbury 2024 moments including Coldplay and Dua Lipa NOISILY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS, 11 – 14 JULY This legendary Leicestershire kneesup is under two hours from London and has a brilliantly eccentric vibe. As much about electronic music as it is about wellness, there is a ritualistic opening ceremony where people dress up in madly creative fancy dress that carries on all weekend.
Wandering through the woods that house the festival, it can look and feel more like a scene from Avatar than a field somewhere outside Leicester. Sound baths are included within the price rather than being add-ons so it’s brilliant value for.
