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Brixton Disco Festival
Does what it says on the tin: lots of excellent disco, with a few deviations.
When and where? TBC, Brixton
Who’s playing? Crazy P, Dave Lee, Jocelyn Brown and more
Tickets: from £33.30, brixtondiscofestival.com
Strawberries and Creem
Lively two-dayer spanning hip-hop, grime, dancehall, drum’n’bass and beyond.
When and where? TBC, Childerley, Cambridge
Who’s playing? PARTYNEXTDOOR, Sean Paul, Koffee, Bugzy Malone and more
Tickets: from £62, strawberriesand creem.com
BST Hyde Park
One of London’s biggest concert series, promising stars of rock, pop and beyond.
When and where? Various dates, July, Hyde Park
Who’s playing? Duran Duran, Pearl Jam, Idles, Pixies, Grace Jones, and more
Tickets: Various prices, bst-hydepark.com
Love Supreme
Jazz and soul-centric festival in beautiful surroundings.
When and where? July 2-4,
Glynde, Sussex
Who’s playing? TLC, Sister Sledge, the Isley Brothers, Sister The Brand New Heavies and more
Tickets: from £69.30, lovesupremefestival.com
TRNSMT
One of the liveliest music events north of the border, with a guitar-heavy line-up.
When and where? July 9-11, Glasgow
Who’s playing? Foals, Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown, Little Simz, AJ Tracey and more
Tickets: from £62.50, trnsmtfest.com
Latitude
Previous editions of this idyllic countryside retreat have brought in everything from comedy to stand-up paddleboarding. Expect more this year.
When and where? July 22-25, Henham Park, Suffolk
Who’s playing? Lewis Capaldi, Bastille, Snow
Patrol and more
Tickets: from £226.80, latitudefestival.com
Camp Bestival
One for the family-sized festival-goers, this one caters to all ages.
When and where? July 29-August 1, Lulworth Castle, Dorset
Who’s playing? Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Kelis, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Friendly Fires, and more
Tickets: from £200 for adults and from £70 for children, campbestival.net
Gala
Dance music celebration down on Peckham Rye Park, with lots of house and disco.
When and where? July 31-August 1, Peckham Rye Park
Who’s playing? Jayda G, Gilles Peterson, DEBONAIR, Motor City Drum Ensemble and more.
Tickets: TBC, thisisgala.co.uk
51st State
House music favourite with that always draws the genre’s biggest names.
When and where? August 7, Trent Park
Who’s playing? Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, Todd Edwards and more
Tickets: from £45, 51ststatefestival. com
We Out Here
Gilles Peterson connects the dots between jazz and club culture with electrifying results.
When and where? August 19-22, Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire
Who’s playing? Ezra Collective, Greentea Peng, Moses Boyd, Steam Down and more
Tickets: from £154, weoutherefestival.com
Maiden Voyage
A new arrival on the London scene, run by the same people who helm Camden’s Jazz Cafe.
When and where? August 29, London (exact location TBC)
Who’s playing? Biig Piig, Habibi Funk, Roy Ayers, Donna Leake and more
Tickets: from £10, maiden-voyage.co.uk
Wide Awake
Meant to debut in London last year, this new one-dayer arrives with a blend of cutting-edge sounds from leftfield indie to jazz.
When and where? September 3,
Brockwell Park
Who’s playing? Black Midi, Daniel Avery, Lena Willikens, and more
Tickets: from £29.50, wideawakelondon.co.uk
Isle of Wight
The long-standing weekender returns and is full of crowd-pleasers, for both veterans and newcomers.
When and where? September 16-19,
Isle of Wight
Who’s playing? Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi, Jess Glynne, Sam Fender, but subject to change
Tickets: from £70, isleofwightfestival.com
All prices based on the cost of individual adult tickets