Missing out on Glastonbury tickets used to make you a social pariah. Now, for the same price as entry to Worthy Farm, you can hop between four or five London day festivals this summer, prompting jealous “Oohs!” and “Aahs!” from your friends and Instagram followers.
This year, more than ever, festivals are making use of London’s sprawling green spaces. The Victoria Park-based All Points East mega-show and Hyde Park’s British Summer Time pop extravaganzas may still reign supreme, with six and eight days of music respectively, but with more new festivals popping up each year in different locations, there’s never been a better time to catch your favourite artists al fresco.
