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

NME — Comedian Tim Minchin is also on the bill for The Apple Cart one day bash more info

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

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best city based festivalsThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen: 9 JulyWhere: Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat: East London festival for emerging indie acts.Who: Black Lips, The Raveonettes, Lydia Lunch, Becoming RealHow much: £22.... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis star Noel Gallagher and Badly Drawn Boy singer Damon Gough are set to take the stage at City’s sold-out homecoming party.The M.E.N. understands Burnage-born Gallagher, a lifelong Blue, is currently in discussions with the club. And officials ... more info

Altsounds — Acclaimed singer-songwriters *Badly Drawn Boy* and *Seth Lakeman* have been announced for the Biotik stage at the Eden Sessions. Badly Drawn Boy, otherwise known as *Damon Gough*, will be playing the stage in the picturesque Mediterranean Biome on J... more info