Top UK music festivals going ahead in 2021
Glastonbury s out – but Reading and Leeds are in. Here s how to get your glitter-wearing, welly-sporting fix this summer
27 May 2021 • 8:16am
We ve rounded up all of the UK music festivals going ahead this year - and the ones that have been cancelled
Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS
Festival season is on! Indoor performances and smaller events are allowed (with social distancing) once again, after England moved into Step 3 of the lockdown roadmap on May 17. And that means we re still on track for Step 4: large-scale events from June 21, without social distancing.
Here is our guide to the best festivals taking place this summer, and beyond. (Events are subject to change, for obvious reasons.)
Poole Harbour Festival Three-day music spectacular Poole Harbour Festival will take place between Friday, July 30 and Sunday, August 1. Festival goers will be able to enjoy entertainment from 50 acts across three stages at Baiter Park. Headlines include 90s Britpop legends Dodgy and Toploader, as well as superclub DJs Brandon Block and Matt Darey. Free activities and shows for children include dinosaur shows, the Passion For Laughter street shows, Mad For Animals and Jamie Jambo.
Bournemouth 7s Billed the world s largest sports and music festival, Bournemouth 7s will take place later than its usual date during the late May bank holiday. The 14th Bournemouth 7s will now be held over the August Bank Holiday weekend between August 27 and 29.
Revelers at the Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury, 2019
Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS
Festival season is on! Following the Government’s roadmap announcement – which gives the go-ahead for indoor performances and smaller events from May 17 (with social distancing), and large-scale events from June 21 – multiple organisers have now confirmed their festivals for 2021. Here is our guide to events this summer, and beyond. (Events are subject to change, for obvious reasons.)
Which festivals are taking place in 2021?
Reading and Leeds
The twin festivals are still scheduled to take place on August 27-29, at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds. They feature big acts like Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher, Post Malone and Queens of the Stone Age. Tickets are now on sale.
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