Guardian Music — Lowther Deer Park, CumbriaIn a part of the UK not best served for live music, the Libertines served up a double whammy and northern frontwomen showed the blokes on the main stage how it’s doneSet in spectacular countryside, Kendal Calling is o... more info

DrownedInSound — There's just so much to love at Lowther Deer Park. more info

Nialler9 — You know it’s all about the small festival this year. Cork’s August bank holiday (3th – 5th) festival offering Indiependence is now in its fourth instalment and this year’s lineup in Deer Park, Mitchelstown includes: 2ManyDJs, Maverick Sabre,... more info

Guardian Music — Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings spread some righteous hollering over a string of spring dates with their Motown-indebted funk and soul (3-10 Mar, begins O2 Academy Bristol, sharonjonesandthedapkings.com) …Kurt Wagner has been back recording with Lambc... more info

Metalsucks — Meet MetalSucks reader Nick V.S., the latest entrant of our ongoing Show Us Your MetalSucks contest, in which we send you a box o’ free metal goodies in exchange for pics of yourself donning MS merch. Nick fixes and services trumpets, saxophones, ... more info

Guardian Music — Eastnor Castle Deer Park, HerefordshireThe Big Chill used to have a reputation as the natural refuge for thirtysomething ravers, but the times they are a-changing at Eastnor. Festival audiences have been squeezed across the board this summer and the ... more info

Guardian Music — Festival goers gather at at Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire for the 17th Big Chill festivalAlicia CanterKen Macfarlane more info

Guardian Music — Here is our pick of the UK's most stylish guidebooks, in-the-know websites, top places to party and absorb cutting-edge cultureMUSIC FESTIVALSWilderness Festival, Cornbury Estate Deer Park, OxfordshireThis charming new festival features headliners Go... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kanye West, The Chemical Brothers and Rodrigo y Gabriela are all geared up to headline The Big Chill Festival 2011. Nestled in the idyllic surroundings of Eastnor Castle Deer Park in... more info

Altsounds — Another young, up and coming name on the scene joins The Big Chill for 2011, sure to hypnotise audiences with her dark and ghostly gothic sounds Zola Jesus takes to the Deer Park Stage on the Friday of the festival. Siaka and Eugene are set to perfo... more info