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Glasgow West End Festival I I I I Venues vary, Glasgow. Prices vary. 0141 341 0844. westendfestival.co.uk
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9 JUNE - 9 JULY
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9 - 25 JUNE
Aldeburqh Festival I I I
Venues vary. Aldeburgh. Prices vary. 01728 687 110. aldeburgh.co.uk
:Ntlth testaal ot rnusrt; and the arts t'eaturrrru a \.'.'rde> rar‘urr‘t; trrograrnrrre .‘T exertts takrng m e‘rnar'xthrng turn: glassrtat musrt‘ tt‘ rver‘torrriarrce art. poetry talks. 'r‘t.s.vai theatre. outdoor walks. masterclasses. arw'a. tl‘r“. lash. .‘orrtedx ar‘d cabaret Both brg "antes and up a";: comrng artrsts appear r” thrs arrax at r‘erto'r"a".;‘es .tesrgrretl tr‘ attract people to
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9 - 11 JUNE
Download I I
Donington Park. Nottinghamshire. Weekend £115 Day £55. downloadfestiva|.co.uk
Frr'7"\ establrsnea as the UK}: “antes: 'netai t'éstr‘.al. tl>!s\.t);tr's lruett‘ teatures .1\er‘rtattlewho's who of 'netal. A wealth of \Otrrtg upstarts share stages ‘.'.rth 'ttr-rrtetal summers. Kern and Dettones. ‘.'.'hrle ll‘; a flashback to ‘93. Guns 'n' Roses and Metallrca headlrne. Qurte what Fnday 's headlrners. esoterrc art- rnetallers Tool are gcrng to make of rt all rs anyone-s guess. AB
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10 - 11 JUNE
RSAC Scottish Rally I
Ice Bowl. Dumfries. 0141 887 9905. scottishrally.co.uk
l-< tr two days tltrs summer the forests of Dumtrres <9) Gallop-1:11; '.'.'r|I be rrrrgrng wrth the sound of over 120 petrol anrmals as they tackle the 4:”) rnrle course. [)raded up rrltr) seven stages. the route offers plenty of rrrtptflttlllrtles for spectators to get close to the arrtron. rncludrng the popular l-leathhall water splash. doom. /'()()lll_ zoom. 1R8}
10 JUNE
Taste of Grampian Food Festival I Thainstone Centre. lnverurie, Aberdeenshire. Free. tasteofgrampian.co.uk
Celehr'rt‘, chefs Phrl Vrckery and Kevrn Woodtord lead the charge to the tastrng tables at thrs fun—packed tamrlt. extrax'agarr/a. As well as cookery rlethortstréttr()lls and a food and drrnk exhrbrtron. the Grampran Chef of the Year wrll be crowned. Musrcal (lr‘.‘er'srorrs. lace parntrng. rnagrc. a craft tarr. a rnrnr farmyard and a motor show complete the ensemble. lHLl
10 - 11 JUNE
Treeiest I I I I
Inverleith Park, Edinburgh. Free. 0131 332 2229. treefestscotland.org.uk
These leafy beasts not only make Our crtres look prettrer. they suck up all that nasty car'bOn droxrde to boot. Thrs t\.'.ro~da\,« celebratron of all thrngs woodland rncludes puppet shows. musrc sessrons and actryrtres to keep the lrttle ones happy. There wrll also be a range of sustarnable ‘.'.’()()(1 products on sale at the market. IRS:
16 - 17 JUNE
Isle of Skye Festival I I
Ashaig Airstrip. Isle of Skye. Weekend £75. one day £40. 07092 037 913. skyemusicfestival.co.uk The marn stage \.'./elcomes a lrne—up of brg names. ltG‘.‘.’(i()lth.’S and festryal tavountes rncludrng KT Tunstall. Sparks and Fun Lovrn’ Crrmrnals. Mylo. Josh \‘t’rnk and Errol Alkan plus some heavy IOungrng rr‘ Mungo's Hr-Fr Dub Reggae Tent both days. The Joys of Hrghlands and Islands camprng are now rncluded rn the trcket prrce. lMEl
16 - 18 JUNE
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival I I I Manchester, Tennessee. £90. bonnaroo.com/2006
The trfth annual multr-stage mUSrc festrval held on a TOO-aere farm 60 mrles southeast of Nashvrlle returns boastrng a whole host of brg names and an
Whether it's ages-old rituals or newer celebrations of diversity and multiculturalism. there's a lot of fun to be had when a facet of culture takes its chance to shine. and gives another view on life.
EuroPride London Venues vary, 16 June—2 July See page 76
Festival of San Fermln Pamplona. Spain, 6—14 July See page 78
Eisteddfod Festival Swansea, Wales, 5-12 August See page 20
Nottinq Hill Carnival Notting Hill. London, 27-28 August See page 23
La Tomatina Bunol. Valencia. Spain, 30 August See page 23
Edinburgh Mela Pilrig Park, 2-3 September See page 23
entertarnrnent vrllage that l)u//es around the clock wrth attractrons and actrvrtres. Radrohead. Beck. Elvrs Costello. The Streets. Ben Folds and Cypress Hrll are all set to play as part of three dryerse days whrch take rn the best of rock, j£1//. Amerrcana, hrp hop. and electronrca. (CP)
16 JUNE - 2 JULY
EuroPride London I I
Venues vary, London. Free. pridelondon.org Brrght. bold and bugger than ever. London celebrates; EuroPrrde. For a fortnrght the crty wrll be frlled wrth colourful and multr-faceted events rangrng from cabaret and opera to polrtrcal rallres. Around half a mrllron are expected to torn rn the fun at Europe's premrer celebratron of gay and lesbran culture. (JD)
21 - 25 JUNE
Wireless Festival I
Hyde Park, London/Harewood House, Leeds. One day £37.50, Weekend £127.50. wirelessfestival.co.uk
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