Our top five Rock and Indie festivals

Image: Reading Festival

When put into perspective, the rock and indie ranks have spawned a generous chunk of the greatest artists to have ever roamed this planet, not to mention the bulging catalogue of memorable festival moments. Whatever tingles your musical palate, it's pretty much a certainty that either genre is etched into your playlist somewhere and it's now easier than ever to take whoever that may be in. 

With the colossal line ups on offer and outrageous perks we have became accustomed to, wrapping up your festival plans for the summer can often be a frustrating task. Using our festival expertise, we ran our rule over what's out there and cherry picked our top five rock and indie festivals to help you out.  

Reading and Leeds Festival Friday 28th - Sunday 30th August 

Attributing to the fact that Leeds and Reading stand as two of Britain's most iconic festivals, the reformation of The Libertines on their 2015 billing cannot be ignored. Factor in the enormous wealth of established rock and indie acts like Metallica and Mumford & Sons this year , and you've got yourself the ultimate festival experience that ties in with the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Grab your tickets for Reading here and Leeds here.

Download Festival Wednesday 10th June - Sunday 14th June 

If you like your guitars heavy and your musical dial hovers well within the borders of rock, look no further than genre fortress Download Festival. Set in its spiritual home of Donnington Park, the headline slots are arrested by Slipknot, Muse and Kiss, speaking volumes of the festival's remaining rock and metal populated fortune. Bag your tickers here.

Calling Festival  Saturday 4th July

If you feast your eyes around the festival circuit, it'll become apparent that Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds crop up sparingly. As one of the most in demand acts about (see why here), it represents a remarkable coup that Calling Festival have them secured firmly in place. Situated in the green grounds of Clapham Common with more equally alluring acts to follow, Calling offers the ultimate inner city all dayer. Lock down your tickets here.   

T in the Park Friday 10th - Sunday 12th July 

Relocating its borders to the picturesque Strathhallan Castle without losing any of its festival might, T in the Park offers itself as Scotland's most decorated festival. In excess of 85,000 revellers descend upon the festival each year, justified by the fact that they can get to grips with seven stages that include Kasabian and the previously marvelled Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and The Libertines. 

The Great Escape Thursday 14th - Saturday 16th May 

We all have that one mate, who claims to have witnessed those mainstream acts long before they were ruling the radio airwaves and headlining festivals a plenty. The Great Escape, located across Brighton, offers exactly that. Previous acts to appear there include anyone from Alt-J to The Maccabees and taking scope at the 2015 programme we can assure you there's plenty of bands penned in who're set to follow suit. Get your tickets here. 

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