Giving a platform to the freshest names, as well as providing fans with an opportunity to see the superheroes of rap, the festival has hosted its fair share of classic moments, with performers bringing out huge special guests having become the norm. One of the more posh and pretty gatherings in the event calendar, Oxfordshire’s Wilderness Festival is the type of place where you can watch a bona fide legend on the stage, enjoy a banquet feast, a science lecture, soak in a hot tub, and watch a one man performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.Wireless is not quite bigger than hip-hop, but it's certainly getting that way. Born in 1968 and still rocking out strong 50 years later, IoW has lived through decades of musical and cultural change, always staying relevant and incredibly popular.NASS Festival is the UK’s biggest celebration of music, street art, skate and BMX, and is the UK's only professional action sport and music festival.Showcased across four days and 11 stages at the Bath & West Showground, NASS lays on a weekend of sports competitions in Skate, BMX, Inline and FMX, as well as music from the worlds of drum and bass, hip-hop, grime, house and more.After a thrilling debut in 2018, All Points East has become a staple of east London's Victoria Park as they continue to take things to an even higher level.From late May till early June they lay on two weekends of multi-flavoured music, comedy, outdoor film screenings, theatre, children's activities and more. This supafly soiree is the best chance to see a line up of urban legends, leaning heavily on the side of rap, grime, hip-hop and R&B.Pair that with fairground rides, chill out areas, bars and artists singing booths to keep days filled, and you'll begin to understand why this is the only UK date this pedigree of rap stars book in advance.Dance brand Cream has become a global superstar, taking its legendary parties across continents; and yet it all began as an offshoot from Liverpool's Cream nightclub.Now in Daresbury, Creamfields attracts tens of thousands every year seeking to party to the finest names in dance, along with immense visuals, lighting and pyrotechnics. Parklife Festival is one of the UK's most popular and famous weekend music festivals, laying on a programme of diverse and cutting-edge music inside Manchester's Heaton Park.Curated by a number of the UK's most renowned clubbing brands, the weekender has rubber stamped its position at the very front of the country's dance music scene.Hidden amongst the swell and sunshine of the south-west coast of England, Boardmasters mixes the best boarders in the world – whether they’re surfers or skaters – with BMX kings, and soundtracks the action with dance dons, folk stars, and pop favourites. UK music festivals are renowned around the globe for their creativity and their clout in capturing the coolest acts around. When it comes to music festivals, the biggest may not necessarily be the best. Ready to make your Instagram followers jealous?BST Hyde Park – or British Summer Time Hyde Park to some – brings a host of the world's biggest artists to the famous London Park for a series of events each summer.Each summer Kendal Calling curates a diverse lineup that spans across the genres, taking in rock, indie and dance music, while also laying on a wide range of food and drink, as well as quirky art installations, pop-up bars, a market, and a cinema. Europe's finest and biggest music festivals are also some of the heaviest hitters in the world. People gather deep in the Coachella Valley on the polo grounds in the desert and dress to impress with Coachella fashion, which includes the notable flower crowns. Its mix of art, activism and music now attracts up to 60,000 people and spreads its message in cities around the globe, celebrating black culture and giving community to those who feel marginalised in modern western societies.One of the country's leading boutique festivals, III Points has been raising the bar in terms of giving creativity a platform since 2013. Skip tripping in Joshua Tree and come here instead. Its reputation precedes it by almost a decade, and Budapest makes an incredible host city.Rap and dance music form the perfect partnership at Wireless Festival, creating a distinctive weekend that embodies one of London's many subcultures with perfection. Whatever your genre – EDM, rock, hip hop, pop or metal – there's something tailor-made for everyone. Europe's finest and biggest music festivals are also some of the heaviest hitters in the world. Large music festivals attract huge crowds that help the local economy flourish by providing a temporary source of income to locals involved in arranging and executing the festival. Coachella originally began after Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam got fed up with Ticketmaster’s high prices and While Coachella was originally meant to be affordable, selling tickets at around $50 per day, Who are we to argue?Afro Nation brings star-studded lineups ranging from dancehall, bashment, Afrobeats and R&B to occupy Praia da Rocha's blissful beach for a weekend of pure heat, both in temperature and vibe.
The lineup is one of the most hotly anticipated in the country and annually features the biggest names in modern (country) music, you're likely to spot some celebs onsite and it even takes place on the same hallowed grounds in Indio, California.In only a few short years Rolling Loud shot up to become the undisputed king of all hip hop festival series.