Best Major Festival

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Campsites that sprawl for miles, multiple arenas booming from noon until late, tens of thousands of people out for a good time and some of the biggest and best bands in the world. Major festivals may take a year to plan but organisers have only two or three days to get things exactly right. They are an annual must for any outdoor-loving music freak, but which giant was your favourite this year?

Other contenders:
Download Festival (info)
Glastonbury Festival (info)
Global Gathering (info)
Hard Rock Calling (info)
Isle Of Wight Festival (info)
Leeds Festival (info)
Reading Festival (info)
T In The Park (info)
Godiva Festival (info)
V Festival Chelmsford (info)
V Festival Staffordshire (info)

Best New Festival

Once again, a handful of cracking new festivals cropped up this year, bravely going into the unknown and pitting themselves up against more established events. The emergence of new festivals provides the lifeblood of the live music calendar, bringing new music, fresh ideas and alternative audiences to the summer scene. Which one have you already marked in your calendar for next year?

Other contenders:
Harvest At Jimmy's (info)
Boom Town Fair (info)
80's Rewind Festival (info)
London Uke Festival (info)

Best Headline Performance

Metallica - Sonisphere

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Albums can define a band but festival headline sets can define a generation. They can be the pinnacle of an act’s lifespan, carving them an illustrious career or they can reignite a revival from a dormant band. To succeed they must exude an extensive appeal, capture a crowd of thousands to include every single one and deliver a colossal performance. Some of the acts may have played more than one festival, but at which show did they tick the most boxes?

Other contenders:
Blur - Glastonbury (info)
Blur - T In The Park (info)
Kings Of Leon - Leeds Festival (info)
Kraftwerk - Bestival (info)
The Levellers - Beautiful Days (info)
Radiohead - Reading Festival (info)
Slipknot - Download (info)
Tiesto - Creamfields (info)
Underworld - Glade Festival (info)
Dizzee Rascal - Beach Break Live (info)
The Prodigy – Global Gathering (info)