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BESTIVAL, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, 9-12 Sep: The Prodigy have been announced as the Sunday headliner at his year's Bestival. Other acts added to the line-up include The Wailers, Wild Beasts, Howard Jones, Dub Pistols, I Blame Coco and Lissie. www.bestival.net

SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL, Herefordshire University and Leeds University, 29-30 May: Alkaline Trio, Against Me! and Rolo Tomassi head up the latest acts confirmed for Slam Dunk, as well as We Are The Ocean, Skindred, My Passion, Hit the Lights, The Wonder Years and The Audition. www.myspace.com/slamdunkclub

STRUMMERCAMP, Manchester Rugby Club, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, 28-30 May: The Blockheads, Spear Of Destiny, The Godfathers, Pama International and TV Smith are amongst the latest confirmed for to play Strummercamp. www.strummercamp.co.uk

BENICASSIM, Valencia, Spain, 15-20 Jul: Echo And The Bunnymen, Hot Chip and Mumford & Sons are the latest acts announced for this summer's Benicassim, along with Ellie Goulding, The Cribs, Foals, The Temper Trap and Two Door Cinema Club. www.benicassimfestival.co.uk

Muse will play a show at this year's SxSW festival, according to Billboard. The show will apparently take place at the 1800 capacity Stubb's venue in Austin, Texas on 20 Mar, with support from Metric.

The band do have two dates scheduled in Texas on their current US tour on 17 and 18 Mar, so it's not completely inconceivable. Sources at their label Warner have denied all knowledge.

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EDEN SESSIONS, Cornwall, 3 Jul: Calvin Harris and Audio Bullys are the latest acts to be confirmed to play Cornwall's Eden Sessions. www.edenproject.com/sessions

FIELD DAY FESTIVAL, Victoria Park, London, 31 Jul: The Fall, These New Puritans and Lightspeed Champion are amongst the latest acts confirmed for this summer's Field Day. Simian Mobile Disco, Chapel Club, Hudson Mohawke and No Age have also been added to the bill. www.fielddayfestivals.com

GREAT ESCAPE, various venues, Brighton, 13-15 May: Wild Beasts, Codeine Velvet Club, Stornaway, Band Of Skulls are amongst the latest acts confirmed to play Brighton this year. Other acts added to the bill include 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Band Of Skulls, Lonelady and The Boy Who Trapped The Sun. www.escapegreat.com

LATITUDE, Henham Park Estate, Suffolk, 16-18 Jul: Florence And The Machine, Belle & Sebastian and Vampire Weekend have been announced as headliners for this year's Latitude. Also confirmed to play are The xx, Grizzly Bear, Empire Of The Sun, The National, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Horrors and Charlotte Gainsbourg. www.latitudefestival.co.uk

MELT FESTIVAL, Ferropolis, Germany, 16-18 Jul: Massive Attack, The xx and Booka Shade head up the first acts announced to play Germany's Melt Festival. Also confirmed to play are the likes of The Wombats, Foals, Blood Red Shoes, Crookers and Chris Cunningham. www.meltfestival.com

V FESTIVAL, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, 21-22 Aug: Jamie T, The Divine Comedy and Chipmunk will be playing at this year's V Festival, joining the previously confirmed headliners Kings Of Leon and Kasabian. www.vfestival.com

URBAN ART FORMS FESTIVAL, Weisen, Austria, 3-6 Jun: Infected Mushroom, Friction, Hallucinogen and Spectrasoul are some of the latest acts confirmed for Urban Arts, joining previously announced acts David Guetta, Carl Cox, Sven Vath and Digitalism. www.urbanartforms.com

WAKESTOCK, Abersoch, North Wales, 2-4 Jul: Chase & Status, Plan B and Wiley have been confirmed to play Wakestock this year, along with McLean, Los Campesinos!, Scratch Perverts, Norman Jay, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Toddla T, Zinc, Dynamite MC and SBTRKT. www.wakestock.co.uk

WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, 4-6 Jun: Kila, Justin Currie, Goldheart Assembly, 6 Day Riot, and Beth Jeans Houghton have all been announced to play at this year's Wychwood Festival, as well as The Arcadian Kicks and Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer. www.wychwoodfestival.com

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1234 SHOREDITCH FESTIVAL, Shoreditch Park, London, 24 Jul: These New Puritans, Toddla T & MC Serocee, The Lovely Jonjo and Autokratz are amongst the first wave of acts announced for the 1234 Shoreditch Festival. Other acts confirmed for this year's line-up include A1 Bassline, Egyptian Hip Hop, A Grave With No Name and Action Beat. www.the1234shoreditch.com

CAMDEN CRAWL, various venues, Camden, 1-2 May: Sugababes, Lostprophets, We Are Scientists, Gang Of Four, Lightspeed Champion and The Blackout have all been announced for this May's Camden Crawl. Other newly confirmed acts include New Young Pony Club, We Are The Ocean, Crystal Fighters and Erik Hassle. www.thecamdencrawl.com

RELENTLESS BOARDMASTERS, Watergate Bay, Cornwall, 4-8 Aug: Chase & Status, Example and French Horn Rebellion have been added to this year's Relentless Boardmasters line-up. They will join the previously announced headliners Leftfield, Seasick Steve and Newton Faulkner. www.relentlessboardmasters.com

T IN THE PARK, Balado, Scotland, 9-11 Jul: Madness and Jamie T head up the latest acts confirmed for this summer's T In The Park. The Sunshine Underground, Frank Turner, Paloma Faith, Delphic, Kassidy, Crookers and The Middle East have also been added to this year's line-up. www.tinthepark.com

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NASS, Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 9-11 Jul: Bowling For Soup, Hadouken! and Chase & Status have been announced as main stage headliners for this year's NASS. They will join previously confirmed acts Andy C with MC GQ, Nero & MC Jakes, Friction, Danny Bird, Kidda and many more. www.relentlessnass.com

ONE LOVE FESTIVAL, Hainault Forest Country Park, London, 6-8 Aug: Amongst the latest acts confirmed for the One Love Festival are Horace Martin, Earl 16, Dub Heart and Tippa Irie. Also confirmed are Aruba Red, Disrupt and Soom T, DJ Syte, Dub Mafia, Gappy Ranks, Hot Dub Bikini Party, Lloyd Brown, Madia and Fluxy and The Skints. www.onelovefestival.co.uk

OXEGEN, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland, 8-11 Jul: Arcade Fire and Fatboy Slim are the latest acts announced to play this year's Oxegen. Headliners for this year's festival are Eminem, Muse and Kasabian. www.oxegen.ie

ROCK NESS, Loch Ness nr Inverness, Scotland, 11-13 Jun: Pendulum have been added as a Friday night headliner at this summer's Rock Ness. They join a line-up that includes the likes of The Strokes, Fatboy Slim, Leftfield, Doves and Vampire Weekend. www.rockness.co.uk

SELLINDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Hope Farm, Sellindge, Kent, 11-13 Jun: Reverend And The Makers and Lee Scratch Perry have been confirmed as headliners for Sellindge Music Festival, with support coming from Johnny Foreigner, Liam Frost, Laura Vane, The Foxes, Mean Poppa Lean and Floors & Walls. www.sellindgemusicfestival.co.uk

UNDERAGE FESTIVAL, Victoria Park, Hackney, London, 1 Aug: MIA and Tinie Tempah head up the latest acts confirmed for this year's Underage, along with Tinchy Stryder, Hadouken!, Caspa & Rod Azian, Chase & Status and Lightspeed Champion. www.underagefestivals.com

The organisers of Creamfields UK have announced that they have secured a three-year licence for the event, which is the first time the festival has managed to get itself a multi-year licence. It means that the promoters won't have to go through the whole licensing rigmarole again until 2013.

Commenting on the new licence, the event's Jim King, told CMU: "This decision to grant the festival a three year license is a very important decision in that it clearly shows the confidence that the authorities have in Creamfields and it's management team. The festival has now established itself at its new location in Cheshire as one of the largest, most popular and well operated electronic festivals in the world".

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EDEN SESSIONS, Cornwall, 2 Jul: Doves have been confirmed to play Cornwall's Eden Sessions this July, with support coming from Mumford & Sons. Headline artists already confirmed for the Eden Sessions include Jack Johnson and Mika. www.edenproject.com/sessions

ESCAPE INTO THE PARK, Swansea's Singleton park, Wales, 12 Jun: Above & Beyond, Steve Angello and Judge Jules have all been announced to play at this year's Welsh fest. Also confirmed are Scratch Perverts, Darren Styles, Andy C, Friction and many more. www.escapefestival.com

LARMER TREE FESTIVAL, Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Tollard Roal, Dorset, 14-18 Jul: Newton Faulkner has been confirmed to play at this summer's Larmer Tree Festival, along with Ian King, Will Pound & Dan Walsh, Tankus The Henge, Ruth Theodore and Chavo. www.larmertreefestival.co.uk

LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY, various venues, Liverpool, 19-22 May: British Sea Power, Los Campesinos!, Is Tropical and Field Music are amongst the latest additions for Liverpool Sound City. Also on the bill are Ed Sheeran, Archie Bronson Outfit, Oh No Ono, White Hinterland and Django Django. www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk

V FESTIVAL, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston park, Staffordshire, 21-22 Aug: Doves and Calvin Harris have been added to the line up for this year's V Festival, joining the likes of Kasabian, Kings Of Leon, Stereophonics, Faithless, The Prodigy and The Kooks. www.vfestival.com

Award winning Edinburgh based group Forest Fringe is planning a 'microfestival' at London's Battersea Arts Centre next month. The event, taking place from 2 – 3 April, will include the kind of innovative and interesting fare you'd expect from the collective, including one-on-one performances, installations, works in progress, and audio tours.

It's all part of a larger tour of the country: further 'microfestivals' will be staged at The Arches in Glasgow from 16 – 17 April, as part of National Theatre Wales' Assembly programme in Swansea from 24 – 25 April, and at the Old Vic in Bristol from 8 – 9 May.

London Burlesque Festival producer Chaz Royal has announced that the four year old event will be this year extended to a week, and suitably renamed the London Burlesque Week. It will take place from 20 – 25 April, and will feature more than a hundred performers, including the likes of Dusty Limits, Ivy Paige and Little Beau Peep.

Chaz Royal says this: "The London audience is a mix of regular cabaret enthusiasts and curious newcomers, who appreciate the finest in burlesque performers as well as sheer glamour and tastefully risque entertainment. We help develop the most talented new and established performers, right through from the avant garde to erotic, sexy circus artists, exposing them to an international stage and the acclaim of diverse audiences".

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BOARDMASTERS, Watergate Bay, Cornwall, 4-8 Aug: Newton Faulkenr and Seasick Steve have been added as headliners at this year's Relentless Boardmasters, joining the previously announced Leftfield. www.relentlessboardmasters.com

SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 13-15 Aug: The first acts for this years Summer Sundae have been announced with Tinchy Stryder and Mumford & Sons confirmed to play, along with The Sunshine Underground, The Wave Pictures and The Whip. www.summersundae.com

THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT PRESENTS, Platts Field Park, Manchester, 11 Jun: Ian Brown has been confirmed as the headliner for the new event in Manchester celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Platts Field Park. Joining the ex-Stone Roses frontman will be Unkle, Bad Lieutenant, The Whip and many more. www.thewarehouseproject.com

ØYA FESTIVAL, Middelalderparken, Oslo, Norway, 10-14 Aug: MIA, Paul Weller, LCD Soundsystem and Robyn have all been added to the bill for the Norwegian fest. They will join previously announced acts such as Pavement, Iggy & The Stooges, La Roux and The xx. www.oyafestivalen.com

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BEAT-HERDER, Gisburn, Lancashire, 2-4 Jul: Easy Star All Stars, Zion Train and Chew Lips are amongst the first acts to be announced for this year's Beat-Herder Festival, along with Andy C & MC GQ, The Mighty Jah Shaka Sound System, Alex Metric, Utah Saints, Layo & Bushwacka! and The Lancashire Hotpots. www.beatherder.co.uk

HARD ROCK CALLING, Hyde Park, London, 25 - 27 Jun: Hard Rock Calling has announced Paul McCartney as the Sunday headliner for this year's Hyde Park event. www.hardrockcalling.co.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL, Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle Of Wight, 11-13 Jun: Paul McCartney has also been confirmed to headline the closing night at this year's Isle Of Wight Festival. Macca joins the previously announced headliners Jay-Z, The Strokes and Pink. www.isleofwightfestival.com

LIVE AT LEEDS, various venues, Leeds, 30 Apr - 2 May: Hadouken! and The Drums are the latest acts to be confirmed for Live At Leeds. Also added to the line-up are Rolo Tomassi, Blue Roses, Darwin Deez, Duke Special, Everything Everything, Male Bonding, Sky Larkin, The Invisible and Woodpigeon. www.liveatleeds.com

SONISPHERE, Knebworth, 30 Jul - 1 Aug: Skunk Anansie and Apocalyptica head up the latest additions for this year's Sonisphere, along with Gallows, Funeral For A Friend, Fightstar, Madina Lake and Family Force 5. www.sonispherefestivals.com

TRUCK FESTIVAL, Steventon, nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 23-25 Jul: Mew are the first act to be confirmed for this year's Truck Festival. They will headline the main stage on Saturday. www.thisistruck.com

WOOD, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, 21-23 May: Frank Turner has been announced as the headliner for this summer's Wood festival, joining the previously announced Fionn Regan, Tunng and Peggy Sue. www.thisistruck.com/wood

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THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales, 20-22 Aug: Multi-talented singer and harpist Joanna Newsom has been confirmed as the Sunday night headliner for this year's Green Man. Other additions to the line-up include Fionn Regan, First Aid Kit, Henrys Funeral Shoe, Megafaun, The Unthanks and Voice Of The Seven Thunders. www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk

V FESTIVAL, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, 21-22 Aug: Kings Of Leon and Kasabian have been announced to headline this year's V Festival. They will be joined by Stereophonics, Faithless, The Prodigy, David Guetta, The Kooks, Paul Weller, Paolo Nutini, Florence And The Machine, Pet Shop Boys and Cheryl Cole. www.vfestival.com

Lily Allen's retirement (or at least hiatus) from the music biz isn't really going very well. I keep seeing her singing all over the place. Now she's revealed that she's going to hang in there for a little while longer in order to support the king of failed retirements, Jay-Z, at the Wireless festival in July. Which will follow her March tour with Dizzee Rascal. Then she's definitely quitting. Definitely.

It seems Lily was personally requested as a support act by Jay-Z, which I guess is the sort of thing you don't turn down. She'll perform immediately before him on Sunday 4 Jul.

Lily told CMU: "I was very flattered to hear that Jay-Z wanted me to support him at Wireless and, combined with my dates in March with Dizzee Rascal, I am excited to end my current string of live shows in such

hmvlive, which is possibly the new name for the live music bit of the MAMA Group, have confirmed they will stage another Next Big Thing Festival in 2011. As previously reported, Next Big Thing took place in most of MAMA's central London venues last month and consisted of 27 gigs showcasing the buzzy bands which appeared in many media's end of year 'ones to watch' lists. Ellie Goulding, Erik Hassle and Marina And The Diamonds were among the 80 artists to appear this year.

Music Week quote hmvlive's Jason Legg thus: "It's hugely gratifying that the Next Big Thing was such a hit and that our instincts that there was space for such a festival have been proved correct".

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2000 TREES FESTIVAL, Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 16-17 Jul: Bombay Bicycle Club are the latest to be added to the 2000trees line-up, along with Metronomy, Crazy Arm, Kill It Kid, Maybeshewill and The Xcerts. www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk

BESTIVAL, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, 10-12 Sep: Roxy Music and Tricky head up the latest acts confirmed for Bestival this summer. Other additions to the line-up include Mumford & Sons, Cornershop, The Jim Jones Revue, Everything Everything and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. www.bestival.net

END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL, Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury, Wiltshire, 10-12 Sep: The New Pornographers have been announced for this year's End Of The Road. Also added to the line-up are Citay, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Emily Loizeau, Iron And Wine and Phosphorescent. www.endoftheroadfestival.com

SUNRISE CELEBRATION, nr Frome and Bruton, South Somerset, 3-6 Jun: Syd Arthur, Vid Warren, The Amigos and The Shadow Orchestra are amongst the latest acts to be confirmed for this year's Sunrise Celebration. They will join the already confirmed Alice Russell, Mark Thomas, Rory Mcleod, Cocos Lovers and many more. www.sunrisecelebration.com

WAKESTOCK, Abersoch Bay, Wales, 2-4 Jul: Maximo Park, N-Dubz and Mr Hudson are the first acts to be announced for this year's Wakestock. www.wakestock.co.uk

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BESTIVAL, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, 9-12 Sep: Mumford & Sons, Tricky, Chic, The Temper Trap, Mylo, Erol Alkan, DJ Yoda and more added to the line-up of this year's Bestival. This year's fancy dress theme will be 'fantasy', apparently. www.bestival.net

ENDORSE IT IN DORSET, nr Shaftesbury, Dorset, 6-8 Aug: Eat Static has been confirmed for this year's Endorse It, joining a previously announced line-up that includes The Damned, Subhumans, Pauline Black and SubGiant. www.endorseit.co.uk

LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY, various venues, Liverpool, 19-22 May: The Fall and Delphic have been announced to play on the opening day of Liverpool Sound City in May, with support coming from Everything Everything and Egyptian Hip Hop. www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk

BENICASSIM, Valencia, Spain, 15-20 Jul: Vampire Weekend and Leftfield are amongst the latest to be confirmed for this year's Benicassim, along with The Courteeners, Calvin Harris, Cut Copy, Yuksek and Magentic Man. www.benicassimfestival.co.uk

OYA FESTIVAL, Middelalderparken, Oslo, 10-14 Aug: The xx and La Roux have been confirmed to play Oya in Oslo this summer. They join a line-up that includes Pavement, Iggy & The Stooges, Girls, The Gaslight Anthem and many more. www.oyafestivalen.com

VINTAGE AT GOODWOOD, The Goodwood Estate, West Sussex, 13-15 Aug: David Holmes, Heaven 17, The Beat, Imelda May, The Noisettes, The Damned and The Buzzcocks announced for this new festival from fashion designers Geraldine and Wayne Hemingway. It will also feature the launch of Lily Allen's new fashion label Lucy In Disguise and the first performance by Sandie Shaw for over twenty years. www.vintageatgoodwood.com

Edinburgh Festival hit 'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' – which is, as you might expect from the title, a show in which a new musical is improvised for every performance –  has announced two upcoming London seasons.

The award-winning cast will give five performances at The Drill Hall in the spring, and will also headline part of the Udderbelly's previously reported summer season on the South Bank. All dates as follows:  

1 Mar: Drill Hall, 7,30pm
8 Mar: Drill Hall, 7.30pm
15 Mar: Drill Hall, 7.30pm
22 Mar: Drill Hall, 7.30pm
29 Mar: Drill Hall, 7.30pm
16 May: Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, 7.00pm
23 May: Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, 7.00pm
30 May: Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, 7.00pm
6 Jun: Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, 7.00pm
13 Jun: Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, 7.00pm

Udderbelly, the upside down purple cow spin-off space of Edinburgh Fringe venue the Underbelly is to return to London's South Bank for a ten week period this summer, before it heads to the Scottish Capital for this year's August festival.

The 400 capacity tent will make its home at the Southbank Centre from 9 May – 18 July and offer a programme of, well, what you might expect, really: comedy, music, dance, theatre, children's shows, spoken word. 'Brazil, Brazil', which headlines the season from 15 Jun until 18 July, is also part of the Southbank's previously reported Festival Brazil.

Elsewhere in the line up are Fringe favourites such as The Magnets, David O'Doherty, Sarah Millican, and Frisky and Mannish. The Udderbelly will be located on the Hungerford Car Park close to the Royal Festival Hall and Jubilee Gardens.

The BBC yesterday announced that the Welsh town of Bangor will host this year's Radio 1 Big Weekend. Whether those who go will be able to reminisce "didn't we have a lovely time the day we went there" remains to be seen. Pixie Lott is the only confirmed artist so far, so it's not looking especially likely yet, though presumably the Beeb have some good acts lined up to play too.

The Big Weekend will take place on 22 and 23 May, and here's that Radio 1 events man, Jason Carter, saying things: "We're proud to be hosting our tenth Radio 1's Big Weekend - the event is an outstanding success, making a huge impact on the areas it visits both culturally and economically while evolving every year to bring original and creative content to our audiences. We're delighted to be bringing our flagship event to Bangor this year".

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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR, Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, 13-15 Aug: British thrash metallers Onslaught have been confirmed to play at this year's Bloodstock, which will be their first UK festival appearance. They will join previously announced headliners Twisted Sister, Children Of Bodom, Heaven & Hell and Fear Factory. www.bloodstock.uk.com

CAMDEN CRAWL, various venues, Camden, 1-2 May: Teenage Fanclub, The Drums and Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip are amongst the first acts confirmed for this year's Camden Crawl. Also added to the line-up are Delays, The Sunshine Underground, Babybird, Alex Metric, Holly Miranda plus many more. www.thecamdencrawl.com

RELENTLESS BOARDMASTERS, Watergate Bay, Cornwall, 4-8 Aug: Leftfield have been confirmed as headliners at this year's Relentless Boardmasters. www.relentlessboardmasters.com

SECRET GARDEN PARTY, East Anglia, 22-25 Jul: Gorillaz Sound System, Mercury Rev and Marina And The Diamonds have been announced to play this summer's Secret Garden Party, along with The Whip, Kate Walsh, David Rodigan and Belleruche. www.secretgardenparty.com