Smash hit

£152.50; glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

T in the Park

July 10-12, Balado, Kinross-shire

That T in the Park is always certain to sell out — it releases its first batch of tickets a year in advance, before a single band has been booked — is partly due to its being Scotland’s only big festival, but is also down to excellent organisation, a friendly atmosphere, great acts and — yes, okay — an abundance of alcohol. Headliners the Killers, Kings of Leon and Blur are joined by Elbow, the Specials, Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, Pet Shop Boys and Manic Street Preachers. Scotland is well represented: Paolo Nutini, Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand and Glasvegas.

£60-£180; tinthepark.com

Oxegen

July 10-12, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, Ireland

Sharing the weekend, a warm, welcoming crowd and much of its bill with T in the Park — big acts tend to helicopter between the two — Oxegen has become a big player on the European festival scene in just five years. Kings of Leon, the Killers, Snow Patrol and Blur take top billing. Oxegen claims to be Ireland’s largest carbon-neutral event and features an enormous fun fair. This year, for anyone tiring of Irish hospitality — as if! — there’s also a Moroccan marquee.

€99.50-€244.50; oxegen.ie

Womad

July 24-26, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

The mother of world-music festivals — there’s even a Womad in Abu Dhabi this year — has a terrific global line-up. Roy Ayers, Solomon Burke, the Ethiopiques, the Nigerian Afrobeat singer-songwriter Nneka and Mali’s Oumou Sangare and Rokia Traore are among the performers. The site is a fabulous place to wander about, and attractions include a Taste the World tent, where artists show off their cooking skills and often sing at the same time, along with salsa and early-bird yoga sessions. Under-13s get in free — and there’s a children’s parade.

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