THIS PARTY'S 4 U: GRAB YOUR DANCING WELLIES, IT'S FESTIVAL TIME!

From the motherlode of Glasto to the wellness at Wilderness and Charli xcx's Lido takeover, here's your guide to the best events in an unmissable summer of music.

- By Martin Robinson

Summer is nearly here! And for music fans that means the sensation of plastic cups being crushed underfoot, the sound of revellers in neighbouring tents talking all night about their “so random” uni experiences, and checking your weather app every five seconds trying to will away the black cloud with the lightning bolt.

Punctuating the sleepless nights, burger breath and sunstroked bros reeling face-first into bushes will be some music. And luckily, the festivals in the coming months have ludicrously good line-ups to cater for every taste. Even if you are tasteless, there are options for you.

So here is our pick of the festivals this year, grouped into broad categories to help you identify where you are most likely to have a good time — or rather ‘these days’, come away with the a solid IG carousel. Obviously, these are all within relative spitting distance of London, if not actually within London, because, well, we're Londoners and hate everywhere else.

Oh, and as for the fuddy-duddy hoo-hah about parks being destroyed, well we all need to respect the green spaces and clean up after ourselves, but let’s live a little, eh?

THE BIG CLASSICS

GLASTONBURY

June 25-29, Worthy Farm, Somerset

In brief: The earth mother of all festivals, a huge sprawling, giddy jamboree across Worthy Farm that remains quite unlike anything else.

There's a reason why it sells out before the line-up is announced: it’s literally the only place left where you can be the big daft wally you really are.

Who goes: Eighty per cent of London. Witches. That one naked guy. Hollywood A-Listers. Someone from school who you never wanted to see again. Influencers who dress in “festival chic” and last about a day before they realise what the loo situation is and go check in to Soho Farmhouse instead.