Hop Farm Festival - 10 per cent off for NUS Extra Card holders
NUS Extra Card holders can get an exlcusive 10 per cent discount off weekend camping and day tickets to the Hop Farm Festival featuring The Fratellis, The Pigeon Detectives, Paul Weller, Editors and the Doves.
Taking place in Kent between 4 and 5 of July, more than 70 acts will perform across three stages. Buy your exclusive discounted tickets now.
You can also enter our competiton to win a pair of tickets. You must have an NUS Extra Card to get your discount. If you don't have one, you can buy one online now.
Glastonbudget 22 May 2009 - 24 May, Wymeswold Leicestershire
If you missed out on a ticket to Glastonbury, try Glastonbudget. If you like tribute acts and new music, this is the festival for you.
Ded Hot Chillies, Maybe Winehouse, and Guns 2 Roses have all performed at the festival so expect some more great acts this year. The event has two stages, two marquees, an acoustic tent and a festival village. There is also free camping for those with weekend tickets. Who needs Glastonbury? Tickets cost £52.50 for the weekend and can be purchased from their website
Bestival 11-13 September, Isle of Wight
Bestival is a weekend of eclectic music, eccentric people and plenty of fancy dress. Winner of Best Medium Festival three times in a row at the UK Festival Awards, the festival has cemented itself as one of the best boutique events in the country.
Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank handpicks the line-up, so fans can watch anything from international superstars to the complete unknown. Expect dance, indie and hip hop to be lined up against jazz, pop and skiffle. Headline acts this year include Massive Attack and Elbow. The fancy dress theme will be announced nearer the time. Tickets cost £140. More details on their website
Wakestock 10-12 July, Abersoch, Wales
Wakestock is Europe’s largest wakeboarding tournament during day and full-on musical festival by night. First held in a car park with just 650 people, the event now attracts 25,000 people.
A mixture of established and up-and-coming live acts and DJs share the bill with the likes of Mark Ronson, The Streets and Groove Armada entertaining the crowds at previous events. N*E*R*D, Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris and Super Furry Animals have all signed up to play at this year’s festival. Tickets cost £40.
T in the Park 10 -12 July, Balado Scotland
Winner of two 'Best Major Festival' awards in 2005 and 2006, the Balado bash is regarded as one of the top festivals of the summer.
Renowned for an unbelievable atmosphere, the fans give as much energy to the headliners as they do to breaking bands in the T-Break stage and the traditional ceilidh dance tent. The Killers, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur, The Noisettes and the Ting Tings have all signed up to play at this year’s event.
T-in-The-Park has been carbon neutral since 1996 and goes to great lengths to protect the local environment and waterways. The festival promotes public transport and works in partnership with Perth & Kinross Lift Share. Recycling facilities are found throughout the festival site and T's website is excellent - the 'Green T' section covers environmental efforts made by organisers as well as information for the audience to reduce their environmental impact. Day tickets start at £60.
The Big Green Gathering 29 July – 2 August, Mendip Hills Somerset
Europe's biggest green gathering returns to the Mendip Hills for 2009. The five-day festival balances a selection of top music with excellent entertainment and lessons on living an eco-friendly lifestyle.
The Big Green Gathering has grown from Glastonbury's Green Fields and the Green Gatherings in the 1980s. The event draws around 20,000 revellers each year who are interested in sustainability and a green future whilst having a cracking time too!
Onsite there is dance, theatre, healing fields and green crafts with folk, reggae, hip-hop and world music providing aural relief. Unhealthy activities aren't encouraged though; the only things taken in excess should be love, peace, joy and friendship. Tickets £125 and can be bought online.
Free entry to festivals
If you volunteer some time to work at a festival you will get free entry.
The Workers Beer Company is looking for student volunteers to help run bars at festivals.
The organisation runs beer tents and bars at many of the UK's leading musical festival, such as Glastonbury and Reading, to name a few.
The bars are run by volunteers who serve for a maximum of six hours a day, in return they receive FREE entry to the festivals, secure camping areas with hot showers, toilets, subsided canteen and bar.
This is a great opportunity to raise funds for the young members network and for you to attend major music festivals this year for free, each year we seek eager volunteers to participate and represent PCS while having fun at the same time. Visit their website for more information and details on how to sign up.
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