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NME Festival Guide 2008
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NME Festivals 2008 Guide featuring news, interviews, videos, photos, reviews, ticket information, line-ups, dates and more...

Latest Festival News

White Lies plan to 'lift Iceland's spirits' at Airwaves festival

White Lies plan to 'lift Iceland's spirits' at Airwaves festival

  • Oct 10, 2008
Glastonbury headliners finalised 'pretty soon'

Glastonbury headliners finalised 'pretty soon'

  • Sep 21, 2008
Franz Ferdinand play 'Glastonbury party' drummer-less

Franz Ferdinand play 'Glastonbury party' drummer-less

  • Sep 20, 2008
Reading Festival site set to host new event

Reading Festival site set to host new event

  • Sep 19, 2008
Franz Ferdinand, Ting Tings for Glastonbury party

Franz Ferdinand, Ting Tings for Glastonbury party

  • Sep 18, 2008
Biffy Clyro join Iceland Airwaves festival bill

Biffy Clyro join Iceland Airwaves festival bill

  • Sep 18, 2008
Brakes bring festival season to a close at End Of The Road

Brakes bring festival season to a close at End Of The Road

  • Sep 15, 2008
Watch Glastonbury, Mercury Prize, Oasis, Elbow in this week's video news

Watch Glastonbury, Mercury Prize, Oasis, Elbow in this week's video news

  • Sep 12, 2008

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Bestival 2008, photography by Danny North

Bestival 2008, photography by Danny North

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Featured Festivals

Reading & Leeds Festival

Reading & Leeds is the true music lover's festival.
Stick with NME.COM for up-to-the-minute news reports, backstage blogs, photos and video interviews.

Reading And Leeds Festivals Signing Tents

Reading And Leeds - NME Signing Tents
Dirty Pretty Things, Dizzee, Manics, Vampire Weekend, MGMT and more meet the fans. See every picture right here!

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Festival Blog

NME writers off the leash: reviews, rants and gossip direct from the festival front-line...

The Aftermath - Rob da Bank's Bestival Blog

Christ, that was a weekend and a half. And I’m glad and sad it's over in equal measure. First up, I would like to thank those who came and stuck it out in what was some of the worst weather in 100 years. And with people dying round the country...

Underpants, Wind Machines And Grace Jones - Rob da Bank's Bestival Blog

Day three, the final day of Bestival 2008. The weather is looking positive, the mud's drying up and the crowds are out for King Creosote and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. But I’m still recovering from a very hectic Saturday day and night. [...]...

My Bloody Valentine and Amy Winehouse - Rob da Bank's Bestival Blog

Some hilarious rumours flying around the interweb, from the main stage having sunk, to Aphex Twin contracting e coli and turning into a mad cow. The truth is much more simple – we had some heavy rain, there’s some mud onsite, quite a bit in...

Squid vs. Sushi Showdown - Rob Da Bank's Bestival Blog

I'm singin in the rain, just singin in the rain... well when I say singing I mean swimming! Tad damp down here after some hefty rain overnight but the vibes are positive and the weather’s gonna perk up! There you are – British optimism at its...

Lethal Drizzle - Rob da Bank's Bestival Blog

What a glorious day! Am sat basking in the sunshine in my shorts and flip-flops. OK, so in reality I'm just donning some waterproof trousers and testing my wellies for holes. [...] Read more!

Shorts, Snorkels And Sou'westers - Rob da Bank's Bestival Blog

Ah bollocks, I just got stung by a wasp, and my thumb's swollen up like a crab apple. Teach me for having ridiculous long hair to get wildlife caught in but I got my own back by mashing the wasp's head into the wife’s jacket potato. Don’t mess...

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The NME.COM Signing Tent

Festivals - Signing Tent

View all of the photos from the NME Signing Tent at V Festival 2008.

Bands meeting and greeting fans this year included Ian Brown, The Kooks, The Hold Steady, The Charlatans and more.

Were you there? See all the pictures right here!

Message Boards

Festivals - Message Boards

NME Mobile: Festivals On Your Phone

Festivals - Mobile

For lightning-fast reports, ticket info, reviews, backstage gossip and last-minute line-up changes (in short, everything you need to know to survive the festival season) in the palm of your hand, access NME's new mobile service.

Simply text NME to 61718 or type m.nme.com into your phone browser. Happy fest-ing!

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