British Council Arts

MUSIC EVENTS

IN THE UK AND WANT TO CHECK OUT SOME UK MUSIC?
Although we don’t provide listings of everything that is going on in the UK you can check out our guide to key upcoming music festivals, gigs, conferences and events:

Summer 2008

18 July – 13 September
The BBC Proms
London
www.bbc.co.uk/proms

26 July – 30 August
Dartington International Summer School
Devon
www.dartington.org/summer-school

3-25 August
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh
www.edfringe.com

8 - 31 August
Edinburgh International Festival
www.eif.co.uk

15-17 August
Pontardawe Festival
Swansea, Wales
www.pontardawefestival.com

15 - 17 August
Green Man Festival
Brecon Beacons National Park
www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk

16 - 17 August
V Festival
Essex and Staffordshire
www.vfestival.com

1 – 31 August
T on the Fringe
Edinburgh
www.tonthefringe.com

21 - 25 August
Towersey Village Festival
Towersey
www.mrscasey.co.uk

22 - 24 August
Carling Reading & Leeds Festival
www.leedsfestival.com
www.readingfestival.com

23 August
Creamfields
Cheshire
www.cream.co.uk

23 August
South West Four London
www.southwestfour.com

24 August
South West Four Cardiff
www.southwestfour.com

26 August
Get Loaded in the Park
London
www.getloadedinthepark.com

24 - 25 August
Notting Hill Carnival
London
www.londoncarnival.co.uk

30 - 31 August
Jerseylive
Jersey
www.jerseylive.org.uk

25 - 31 September
Edinburgh Mela
Edinburgh
www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

5 -7 September
Bestival
Isle of Wight
www.bestival.net

Autumn 2008

1-31 October
Black History Month Festival
Nationwide
www.black-history-month.co.uk

19 October – 4 November
Belfast Festival
Belfast
www.belfastfestival.com

5 - 7 October
In the City
Manchester
www.inthecity.co.uk

17 - 30 October
Big Big World Festival
Glasgow
www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/out/bworldfest05.php

NOVEMBER

7 - 9 November
Southport Weekender
Southport
www.southportweekender.co.uk

14 - 23 November
London Jazz Festival
London
www.serious.org.uk

21 - 30 November
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Huddersfield
www.hcmf.co.uk

2009

JANUARY

January
Celtic Connections
Glasgow
www.celticconnections.com

FEBRUARY

February
Cheltenham Folk Festival
Cheltenham
www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk

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