Guardian Music — The best music and arts-focused summertime events for the whole family2000 TreesWhen 12-14 JulyWhere Upcote Farm, Cheltenham, GloucestershireWhat New and underground British bands in the CotswoldsWho 65daysofstatic, the Futureheads, Guillemots, Hundr... more info

ContactMusic — The Pogues Billy Bragg Badly Drawn Boy and Basement Jaxx are among the acts who have signed up to perform at a festival in honour of late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer The new Strummer of Love event to mark the 60th birthday of Strummer and the 10t... more info

Guardian Music — Let England Shake is bookies' favourite for 20th Mercury prize, with King Creosote and Jon Hopkins emerging as dark horses• Listen to all the nominated albums and post your own reviews, and watch a series of exclusive performances in our studiosTh... more info

Guardian Music — Broughton Hall, SkiptonBilled as a "refined unwind", Magic Loungeabout offered an expensive, posh pop-festival experience. For an extra fee, it included VIP tents with waiter service and upmarket restaurant. The crowd, sitting around and sipping cham... more info

Guardian Music — Diagrams Antelope (Full Time Hobby Records) Lifted from their debut EP, this minimalistic yet charmingly whimsical slice of lo-fi alt-folk opens with nought but a lone slappy bass riff and jerky surreal prose, before blossoming out into a cacophony o... more info

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Guardian Music — This was to be the year the festival got its radical mojo back. So what happened to all the protests?There were rumours of siege towers and stage invasions. But in the end, Art Uncut's much-hyped U2 protest proved somewhat less seismic: an 8m-high ba... more info

Guardian Music — Adding to music from Badly Drawn Boy and Saint Etienne, Tim Minchin and Mark Steel join the comedy stage while Max Somerset of The Sorcerer's Apprentice will turn tricks at The Apple Cart Festival (7 Aug, Victoria Park, E3) ...Mawangu Mingiedi's Kono... more info

Guardian Music — If you hear a song on pop radio anywhere in the country, it's probably because Radio 1's Nigel Harding decided to air itBroadcaster: music policy executive, Radio 1A classic example of poacher turned gamekeeper, Harding began as a record plugger for ... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best Folk and World festivalsAeonWhen: 26-28 AugustWhere: Shobrooke Park Estate, Crediton, DevonWhat: Shoestring boutique festival in a Devon park.Who: Zun Zun Egui , Jazzsteppa, Submotion Orchestra, Matthew Halsa... more info