The very best festivals and outdoor gigs happening in August 2024 across the UK.
Michael Kiwanuka, Faithless, Bicep present Chroma, Jessie Ware
Audi presents Wilderness returns to Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire from 1 – 4 August for a weekend of escapism, high jinks and wholesome hedonism. This is the place where you can be who you want to be. Step in, explore and indulge your wild side.
Eternal, Wet Wet Wet, Bananarama
Back 2 Festival in Nottinghamshire brings a truly epic weekend of the very best 80s, 90s, & 00s music
Youngblud’s new day festival is coming to Milton Keynes Bowl this August, with performances by Yungblud, Lil Yachty, Soft Play, The Damned and more.
The time has come for a revolution. A Revolution of Imagination. Imagination holds the power to change, and we invite you to experience the full force of that in action at Boomtown Chapter Three.
Faithless, Paloma Faith, Rick Astley, McFly, Orbital , Jake Shears, The Darkness, Sara Cox
The nation’s favourite family festival returns to Shropshire
The Cuban Brothers, Example , Scouting For Girls, Sam Ryder, McFly
Lets Rock and Party at The Palace is the perfect collaboration of two of the best known providers of fun, friendly festivals in Scotland.
Lottery Winners, The K’s, Muddy Elephant, Harvey J Dodgson, Katie Owen
REWIND Festival is bringing back the 80s once again!
Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Tiesto, Michael Bibi, Steve Angello B2B Secret Special Guest
Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields has blazed the trail for electronic dance events over the last 25+ years and cemented its position as one of the world’s leading music festivals.
Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish & The Bottlemen, blink-182, Gerry Cinnamon
Don’t miss this legendary pair of music festivals that share the same bill when the return for the late summer bank holiday weekend in 2024.
Loyle Carner, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service
Uber One presents All Points East returns from in summer 2024.
Discover the best outdoor gigs in August
Relive one of the best decades in music at 80s Calling Darlington this August with Holly Johnson, Bananarama and more!
Throw it all the way back with The Human League, Bananarama, Level 42, The Farm, Hue & Cry and The Christians in August.
Becky Hill will be embarking on her biggest headline tour to date in October 2024.
Billy Joel will be performing a one-off show at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday 9 August 2024, joined by special guest Chris Isaak.
Blondie headlines outdoor shows in 2024
Blossoms return to Manchester on August bank holiday weekend 2024 for the biggest headline show of their career. The all-day outdoor concert will take place at Wythenshawe Park with a huge support bill including Inhaler, Shed Seven, The K’s, Seb Lowe and more
Essex trio who scored numerous hits with their trademark energetic pop punk announce outdoor shows for summer 2024!
Beginning a monumental new chapter BRIT Award-winning alt-rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen announce their first headline shows since 2021, in Cardiff & Edinburgh.
The Streets, Jungle, Cian Ducrot and Ocean Colour Scene have been confirmed as headliners for the brand new Centenary Square Summer Series.
Craig David has announced outdoor shows for summer 2024 in Margate, Warwick and Hitchin.
Damian Marley headlines South Facing Festival in August
Scotland’s multi-platinum pop-rockers, Deacon Blue announce outdoor shows this summer
Dizzee Rascal headlines Hitchin Priory Series & Newbury Racecourse
A high-achieving, high-rolling, hi-NRG artist, DJ Spoony is bringing his Garage Classical live spectacular back for 2024!
Performing on the Wild Live Stage in Doncaster this summer is the incredible Ella Henderson & Sigala! Sing along to hits like “Ghost,” “21 Reasons” and more.
Fat Freddy’s Drop headlines Dreamland, Margate
Fisher returns in summer 2024
Giggs headlines Dreamland, Margate this summer with special guest Ghetts
The X-Factor winner and chart-topping artist
Jess Glynne will be heading out across the UK in summer 2024 for a series of live outdoor shows.
JLS head across the UK in summer 2024 for their Summer Hits Tour
KISSTORY is back at 4 locations this summer! Don’t miss the Old Skool & Anthems in London, Norwich, Bristol & Cardiff.
American rockers will return to the UK this summer.
Status Quo, JLS, Ministry of Sound Classical, Busted
Live In Somerset returns with a star-studded line up
The award-winning festival returns to London’s Victoria Park for 2024 with South London rapper Loyle Carner set to headline.
Nutty ska-revivalists and 80s pop titans led by the inimitable Suggs
Rudimental, Bryan Adams, Madness, Limp Bizkit, Simple Minds, Jack Savoretti, and more
Margate Summer Series is back for 2024 at Dreamland, Margate with a stellar line-up including JLS, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Manic Street Preachers & Suede, IDLES and more!
Ministry of Sound Classical have announced 2024 summer shows.
Alternative pop band adept at blending guitars with dance beats
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced 2024 outdoor summer shows
The DJ announces biggest London show to date, joined by special guests Mochakk, LSDXOXO, Sally C and Hiver.
American rock veterans Pixies are to bring their unmistakable and era-defining sound to Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax
English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey will play her biggest live show to date at Gunnersbury Park this August!
Former Verve frontman and celebrated solo artist
Rick Astley has announced new album Are We There Yet along with a massive UK tour scheduled for Nov 2023 – Feb 2024.
Grace Jones, Future Islands, Popcaan, Dizzee Rascal, Jess Glynne, Damian Marley
Damian Marley, Jess Glynne & Dizzee Rascal are set to headline South Facing Festival
Rock legends Status Quo are playing outdoor shows this summer
Bananarama, Bill Bailey, Echo & The Bunnymen, Future Islands, Gabrielle, Johnny Marr, Squeeze, The Midnight, and more
Summer Nights at the Bandstand is back with 15 evenings of unforgettable music & comedy.
T-Live makes a hotly anticipated return to Copthall Playing Fields this summer
Taylor Swift announced UK & Europe leg of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour for 2024.
The Roots headlines South Facing Festival & Margate Summer Series with De La Soul
The punk-adjacent UK outfit behind the hits ‘Golden Brown’ and ‘Peaches’ announce June 2024 50th anniversary show at Caldicot Castle
International superstar DJ Tiësto returns to Cardiff for a very special show on Sunday 25 August 2024 – his first in the city since 2010
Blondie, Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Crowded House, Grace Jones, Bryan Adams, and more
Status Quo , Jess Glynne, Simple Minds , Anne-Marie, Tom Jones, Fatboy Slim, and more
Outdoor live music in 2024 right near the Yorkshire coast
Playing London’s Gunnersbury Park in August 2024 with special guests Blossoms.
Deacon Blue, Jess Glynne, Manic Street Preachers, Busted
Four Amazing Shows. One Unique Setting. Trentham Live is back for 2024.
LCD Soundsystem
The award-winning festival returns to London’s Victoria Park for 2024
Yussef Dayes Presents: Summer Dayes will take place on 4 Aug at South London’s Crystal Palace Bowl
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Ticketmaster’s Festival Guide is dedicated to everything festivals for August 2024. Whether you’re looking for the biggest music acts in the world right now, up-and-coming new festivals, a boutique experience or a family-friendly festival to take the kids to, we’ve got you covered.
Our Festival Finder hub is designed to help you find your perfect festival experience whatever your location, tastes, budget or time-frame, with tickets on sale for events and weekends across the 2024 UK festival season from May – September and beyond! Use our exclusive filtering system to discover your perfect festival with some of the best live music acts and headliners the UK & world has to offer.
You can filter festival listings by weekend camping options, day tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and by music genre for festivals happening this week, this month and this year. So whether you’re looking for fun for all the family, music and arts, festivals designed for food lovers, camping festivals happening soon or well into the future (or even next year!), our festivals guide is all you need!
Top UK Festivals in August
>> Boomtown | Hampshire | 7 – 11 August 2024
>> Camp Bestival Shropshire | Shropshire | 15 – 18 August 2024
>> Creamfields | Daresbury | 22 – 25 August 2024
>> Manchester Pride | Manchester | 23 – 26 August 2024
>> Reading & Leeds | 23 – 26 August 2024
>> REWIND | Various locations | 19 Jul – 25 August 2024
>> Wilderness | Oxfordshire | 1 – 4 August 2024
With our August festival and outdoor show guide you can find the perfect festival for you. Top festivals in August include Camp Bestival Shropshire, Creamfields and Reading & Leeds.
Top UK Festivals in August
Festival ticket prices vary; however, the Festival Finder filter allows you to select a price point minimum and maximum and view festivals based on your budget. Prices are included across all festivals featured in the guides. Many have deposit scheme options so you can buy tickets now and then spread the cost over many months. Child tickets can often be free or much cheaper for family friendly events.
For some festivals, advance travel can be booked and parking passes can be purchased when you buy tickets. Some festivals also provide local shuttle buses to and from the location. At larger festivals, coach travel is also available from most major cities across the UK to the festival site.
Yes, we offer a variety of ticket types, upsells and VIP options for festival-goers. From picnics and early entry passes to collector tickets, luxury VIP experiences and more.
Go VIP – while VIP packages vary by venue, they often include early entry or exclusive areas, bars and food stalls, etc for you to enjoy across the festival.
Most festivals offer up parking permits which can be booked alongside your tickets. This gives attendees access to an on-site carpark for the duration. You can also often buy campervan passes for weekend ticket events.
Yes, many festivals sell out so it’s important to get your tickets early to secure your spot before it’s sold out.
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