Summer Music Festivals

The UK holds several big music festivals which have 100s of acts performing at each. All are different and have their own individual style. Reading and Leeds are two of the biggest and everyone anticipates the announement of the line up. T in the Park is the biggest festival in Scotland and of course, there is Glastonbury - the godfather of festivals with a huge variety of singers, bands, comediennes and just about everything else to do with the Arts. It appeals to a huge number of people with all different tastes and of all different ages - such as in 2011 the headliners ranged from Beyoncé to U2 and Coldplay.

In my opinion I would say T in the Park and Reading and Leeds are for a younger generation, 15 - 30 as it features a lot more modern music such as The Vaccines, Chase and Status etc.

Lattiude is another festival of the Arts and has a massive line up of comedians and drama, the line up is not as A-line as the other festivals and features a lot of up and coming bands, as well as some older musicians, this years features Elbow and Richard Hawley.

Depending on who is 'it' the year of the festival the ratio of British to American bands shifts, this year at Reading and Leeds the headliners are The Cure, Kasabian and Foo Fighters - 2 out of 3 are British, and none are brand new bands, this may sway the audience to an older generation.

 I think all festivals fit to both genders and all races as there is always such a diverse line up that there is something for everyone. Even at smaller festivals such a Latitude there is bound to be something for someone. Most festivals are very cultured and have a lot of acts from many different countries and cultures, not just the UK and USA and this helps promote them to a larger audience.