Sure, the USA has Bonnaroo and South By Southwest and Burning Man and Lollapalooza (I think), but this is far more my speed: the Latitude Festival on the East Coast of England. A fantastic lineup of bands as well as poets and writers, a magical leafy location (check out that photo gallery), and the small-scale feel that makes it far more mellow and family-friendly than the giganto-fests like Glastonbury and Reading.
(Interestingly, the undisputed mack daddy of the summer music festival circuit, Glastonbury, has been having trouble shifting tickets for this year's festivities -- partly, it is said, due to the 'controversial' choice of Jay-Z to headline one of the stages -- while smaller 'boutique' festivals like Latitude sold out in no time at all. The tide appears to be turning against ginormo-fests in favour of the more intimate experiences like this one.)
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