What: Glastonbury

Where: Worthy Farm, Somerset

When: 27th – 29th July

Price: £155 for a weekend ticket

Glastonbury has already hit the headlines a fair bit this year after the controversial booking of Jay-Z as a headliner, many people not thinking him suitable for a festival that’s become synonymous with boys who play guitars. Good on them for being a bit different and not featuring the exact same bands as every other festival year after year.

While usually there’s a huge rush for tickets and many are left disappointed, they still haven’t sold out so if you want to go, you can! You’ll have to go through the registration process that prevents ticket touting, you can read all about that over at http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.

Also headlining are Kings of Leon and The Verve. [Kings of Leon are a band that have somehow completely passed me by for years by the way, I couldn't even name a song so if anybody has any recommendations, throw them this way!]

The site continues to grow, it has been expanded by another 40-50 acres this year. Who knows when it will end…

Over the weekend you’ll be able to find The Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, Leonard Cohen, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Kate Nash, Massive Attack, Ben Folds, Vampire Weekend, Foals, Elbow, Black Kids, Mark Ronson, Newton Faulkner, Martha Wainwright, CSS, MGMT, Lightspeed Champion, Emmy the Great, Stars, The National, Seth Lakeman and so so so much more. It’s safe to say that you’d be hard pushed to not find something you like.

Link to Glastonbury line-up poster

Or if like me, you can’t face the crowds and the mud, there will be the usual coverage over at the BBC. They tend to have highlights of the day on BBC2 in the evening with various other stages being shown on BBC Interactive allowing you to choose what acts you watch.

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

MP3 The Verve – Sonnet | Website / MySpace

MP3 Jay-Z vs. The Verve – Brush the Bitter Sweet Dirt Off Your Shoulder