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7 th - 9th June
owadays, people don’t just end up visiting Loch Ness to catch a glimpse of its rumoured, infamous lake inhabitant. In fact, 35,000 people have started turning up at Clune Farm, Dores just to watch some bands. Yes, that’s right, head up to the beautiful Scottish Highlands and you’ll be greeted with another edition of RockNess festival. This year’s weekender is set be topped by Basement Jaxx, Example and Plan B, with other performances from The Vaccines, The Maccabees, Fatboy Slim, Ellie Goulding and The Futureheads. So, if you’re after a weekend of music set against a rather beautiful backdrop, this is the one for you.
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hile Download festival is usually undoubtedly the home of all things metal, 2013’s edition of the Donington event is set to include an array of appearances that no one will want to miss out on.
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13th - 15th June
f you’re up for heading overseas to party this summer, Sónar could be a good bet. This year, the Barcelona event will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it quite clearly plans to do so in style. The festival, which bills itself as specialising in ‘advanced music and new media’, looks set to make good on that promise, with headlining performances from Kraftwerk and their infamous 3D show, Pet Shop Boys and Skrillex. Other acts on the electronicbased line-up include our Class Of 2013 alumni AlunaGeorge, along with Major Lazer, Gold Panda, Two Door Cinema Club, Bat For Lashes and Chromatics.
14th - 16th June This year’s headliners stand tall as titans of heavy music – come on, try arguing that Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein aren’t the perfect acts to close proceedings – and attendees will also be privy to the only scheduled UK appearance from Queens Of The
Stone Age, following the release of their new record ‘...Like Clockwork’. Elsewhere, DIY favourites FIDLAR and The Hives can be spotted rubbing shoulders with Mastodon, Jimmy Eat World, The Gaslight Anthem and Thirty Seconds To Mars. 23