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Where: East Kirkcarswell near Dundrennan, Fri 20 & Sat 21 Jul, thewickermanfestival.co.uk
Price: Weekend: £95–£110. Saturday £62–£75. Children free. Line-up: Scissor Sisters, Texas, The View (pictured), Levellers, Mike Skinner (DJ), Bis
The only music festival in the UK with its own mock pagan rite at the end, Dumfries & Galloway’s Wickerman once more enjoys one of the most eclectic line-ups of the year, including guitar-laden crowd- pleasers Texas, The View and Cast, old-stagers The Blockheads and Bad Manners, and Scots favourites Bis and Human Don’t Be Angry (Malcolm Middleton). Special guests Scissor Sisters provide an unexpected Wickerman-burning soundtrack. (David Pollock)
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T in the Park
Basics: Balado by Kinross, Fri 6–Sun 8 Jul, tinthepark.com
Price: Weekend: £179 (campsite tickets available separately). Day: £70–£77.50. Line-up: The Stone Roses, Snow Patrol, Kasabian, New Order, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Nicki Minaj
Ever since it started almost two decades ago, The Stone Roses have been your average T punter’s dream special. Well this year they’re fi nally headlining Saturday night, which is cause for both wild celebration and to overlook the predictable nature of fellow headliners Snow Patrol and Kasabian. Further down the bill and in the ever-reliable Slam Tent, though, the bill is broader and more varied than ever. (David Pollock)
Belladrum
Where: Beauly, Inverness-shire, Fri 3 & Sat 4 Aug, tartanheartfestival.co.uk Price: £95.
Line-up: Travis, The Wombats, Frightened Rabbit, Beverley Knight, Lianne La Havas, Lanterns on the Lake
You’re guaranteed at least one big Scottish headliner every year at this most tartan of festivals – in 2012 it’s indie-rockers of a 90s vintage Travis who lead the bill. But Belladrum’s about so much more than the music, with a welcoming family-friendly atmosphere, theatre and spoken word events, ceilidhs, arts and crafts workshops and a fancy dress theme lending the weekend a uniquely fun, creative and inclusive fl avour. (Malcolm Jack) ☞continued
THE ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW THU 21–SUN 24 JUN
EDINBURGH
Showing off livestock, Scottish traditions and the best food and drink,
the organisers have also promised a blazing entertainment line up.
HIDDEN LANE
SAT 23 JUN GLASGOW
One of Glasgow’s back lanes is once again transformed into a bustling marketplace
of stalls, fashion shows, hogroast havens and the (brand new) jazz lounge.
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
WED 27 JUN–MON 2 JUL GLASGOW
Blow your horns and bang your
drums as the jazz fest kicks off with legendary saxophonist
Pharoah Sanders and keyboardist Robert Glasper.
BLISSFIELDS
FRI 29 JUN–SUN 1 JUL WINCHESTER
Offering a quirky style of bliss with Patrick Wolf,
Guillemots, and Noisettes, this is where you’ll discover
HOP FARM FRI 29 JUN–SUN 1 JUL PADDOCK WOOD, KENT Sounds like an artistic boutique festival, but
actually stages some of the biggest names in music,
your new favourite band. including this year Bob Dylan
and Peter Gabriel.
30 THE LIST 24 May–21 Jun 2012