‘Roll on the summer of love’: UK music festivals on song after Covid closures

Glastonbury 2019. ‘It’s a huge relief that these life-affirming gatherings are back,’ said Emily Eavis, co-organiser of Glastonbury festival. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

For a while it felt so far away: listening to your favourite artist, pints flying overhead, queueing for portable toilets, losing your friends and finding new ones. But after two years of cancellations and delays, music lovers can once again look forward to an array of festivals and gigs this summer.

From Paul McCartney at Glastonbury and Tyler, the Creator at Parklife, to Adele and Elton John at BST Hyde Park and Liam Gallagher at the Etihad Stadium, there’s something in the music calendar for everyone.