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CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL
When: April 28 – May 4
What: Acclaimed jazz festival now in it's 13th year
Who: Madeleine Peyroux, Imelda May, Lizzy Parks, Lea Delaria, Todd Gordon, Martino Unstrung, Portico Quartet
Where: Venues across Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com; 0844 576 8970

NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL
When: May 1- 16
What: A mix of free outdoor events, children's activities, and ticketed classical concerts
Who: Dawn Upshaw, The Endellion String Quartet, Nicola Benedetti
Where: Venues across Norwich
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.nnfestival.org.uk; 01603 766 400

HEART OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL
When: May 2 – 18
What: Billed as an “exploration of music and culture from around the world”. Enough said.
Who: Matoke, Peatbog Faeries, Baka Beyond, Lo 'Jo, Jackie Eleven, Camille, Mose Fanfan & Bayeke Ramba OK, Daphne Sadeh and the Voyages
Where: Venues across Cambridge
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.heartoftheworld.co.uk

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
When: May 2 – 24
What: Arts festival combining theatre, dance and opera alongside a wide-ranging musical programme.
Who: Bon Iver, Takacs Quartet, June Tabor, les Ballet C de la B, Diamanda Galas, Walk the Plank
Where: Venues across Brighton
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.brightonfestival.org; 01273 709709

SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER
When: May 8 – 10
What: Bi-annual celebration of house music and other contemporary club sounds featuring leading DJs
Who: DJ Jazzy Jeff, Keri Chandler, DJ Spen, Danny Krevit, Ron Trent, Alix Alvarez
Where: Southport Pontins Holiday Centre, Merseyside
How much: £150
www.southportweekender.co.uk; 0870 9901987

ATP WEEKENDER: THE FANS STRIKE BACK
When: May 8 – 10
What: Management choose half the acts and the other half are organised according to a vote by those holding tickets to this Butlins festival
Who: The Jesus Lizard, Devo, Spiritualized, Sleep, Beirut, Electric Wizard
Where: Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, Somerset
How much: £150 - £160
www.atpfestival.com

RADIO 1'S BIG WEEKEND
When: May 9 –10
What: The UK's biggest free ticketed music festival
Who: Snow Patrol, Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal, The Script, Calvin Harris, The Wombats, The Saturdays, Lilly Allen, Akon, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx
Where: Lydiard Park, Swindon
How much: free
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend

THE GREAT ESCAPE
When: May 14 – 16
What: Your chance to catch the indie bands everyone will be talking about over the festival months first - and in intimate venues to boot.
Who: Kasabian, British Sea Power, Cage the Elephant, Black Lips Hockey, Passion Pit, Bear Hand, Noah and the Whale, Emmy The Great, The Maccabees
Where: Venues across Brighton
How much: £39.50 (early bird ticket, not including access to Kasabian)
www.escapegreat.com; 0844 477 1000

BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL
When: May 15 - 17
What: An environmentally-friendly folk, rock, reggae and dance festival that employs homeless people as stewards and donates all profits to the charities Shelter and Padley Day Centre
Who: The Saw Doctors, Neville Staples
Where: Bradley Nook Farm, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
How much: £45 weekend ticket
www.beardedtheory.co.uk; 0152 759 2756

ATP WEEKENDER: BREEDERS
When: May 15 – 17
What: The Breeders curate the season’s second Butlins festival
Who: The Breeders, Bon Ivor, Teenage Fanclub, Throwing Muses, Holy F***, Kimya Dawson, Pit Er Pat
Where: Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, Somerset
How much:£150 - £160
www.atpfestival.com

LIVERPOOL SOUNDCITY
When: May 20 – 23
What: 400 acts will play across 30 Liverpool venues for four days
Who: Cage the Elephant, White Lies, Animal Collective, Little Boots, The Zutons
Where: Venues across Liverpool
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk

COVENTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
When: May 21 – 25
What: Jazz festival sprawling over a bank holiday weekend
Who: Maceo Parker, Robert Fripp & Theo Travis, Jacqui Dankworth, The Don Weller Big Band and Portico Quartet
Where: Venues across Coventry
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.coventryjazzfestival.com

GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL
When: May 21 – August 30
What: Glyndebourne celebrates its 75th year and the anniversaries of Handel and Purcell
Who: Verdi’s Falstaff, Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, Dvorak’s Rusalka, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.
Where: Glyndebourne, Sussex
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.glyndebourne.com; 01273 815000

SALISBURY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
When: May 22 - June 6
What: Festival offering a diverse programme of over 100 concerts, gigs, exhibitions and plays
Who: Clare Teal, Django à la Créole, Tallis Scholars, The London Mozart Players, Elin Manahan Thomas, Robert Murray, El Tanbura
Where: Venues across Salisbury
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.salisburyfestival.co.uk

BATH MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: May 22 – June 6
What: Eclectic mix of jazz, folk and roots
Who: Branford Marsalis Quartet + Empirical, BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood, plus operatic extravaganza Battle of Quiberon Bay, celebrating Handel’s 250th anniversary.
Where: Venues across Bath, Somerset
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.bathmusicfest.org.uk; 01225 463362

EVOLUTION WEEKEND
What: A family-friendly festival, running over the bank holiday Sunday and Monday, offering a mix of rock, pop and dance music
When: May 24 – 25
Who: Dizzee Rascal, The Wombats, The Maccabees, Ladyhawke, VV Brown, Florence and the Machine, Boyse Noize, Kissy Sellout
Where: Spillers Wharf and Baltic Square, Newcastle and Gateshead Quays
How much: £9.50 - £15
www.evolutionfestival.co.uk

WYCHWOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: May 29 – 31
What: Boutique festival, running since 2005, mixing big acts with up-and-comers. The festival aims to be environmentally friendly and has ties with Friends of the Earth, Oxfam and Greenpeace
Who: Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, Ella Edmondson
Where: Cheltenham race course, Gloucestershire
How much: £22-£110
www.wychwoodfestival.com

CASTLEWARD OPERA
When: May 29 – June 20
Celebrating its 25th season, Castleward Opera provides swanky entertainment on the edge of Stangford Lough
Who: Strauss’s Die Fledermaus
Where: Castle Ward, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland
How much: £42.50 - £57.50
www.castlewardopera.com; 028-9263 9545

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