Best UK Music Festivals 2022: Plan Your Holiday Now

For the past two years, with the Coronavirus pandemic taking precedence, music festivals, gatherings, and other meetups were halted for safety reasons. With everything opening up again and countries taking an active role in slowly opening up their borders, ensuring all the safety measures are in place, and making the visit conducive for tourists and travellers, there will be plenty of global movement.

Considering that many people have been at home, restricted from going out, and shows, events, and large gatherings were banned, there is a huge fervour for music festivals, arts festivals, open dramas, and more. 

With so many music festivals popping up in the UK, there are travellers from across the globe looking at the UK as the upcoming Music Festival destination. Tourists planning a trip to the UK should check about getting a visitor visa. Many people coming to the UK for arts and music festivals also prefer to look at long-stay visas to attend several simultaneously and speak to a well-reputed London immigration lawyer about the various visas available. 

Even though nearly half of 2022 is over, plenty of music festivals still remain in the UK. Let us take you through a list of the most ‘happening’ ones so you can book your tickets. 

Wide Awake:

Wide Awake is one of London’s best independent music festivals. It takes place in Brockwell Park, London, and is excellent for fans of alternative Indie and electronica genres. This year, Wide Awake has Primal Scream and Bicep headlining.

• Dates: 27th and 28th May 2022. 
• Ticket Prices: Tickets are priced at £39.50 plus a £3.95 booking fee on Saturdays, £44.50 on Friday plus £4.45 booking cost, and the whole weekend ticket coming up to £74.00. 

Creamfields (North and South)

If you’re a fan of the Creamfields Fest, you’re in for a treat. This year’s line-up is fantastic with Calvin Harris, Fat Boy Slim, David Guetta, Becky Hill, Sub Zero Project, Deadmau5, and more. The North and South Creamfields have the same line-up but at different dates. 

• Location: Daresbury, Cheshire, and Hylands Park, Chelmsford
• Dates: 2nd June to 4th June 2022 at Chelmsford and 25th Aug to 28th Aug 2022 at Cheshire
• Ticket Prices: The ticket price varies by £10 for North and South. A standard three-day ticket would cost £240 to Creamfields South, while the same for Creamfields North would be £250.

Gala 2022

Gala 2022 is an independent music festival with a fabulous line-up of artists. Some of the headliners for the 2022 festival include DJ Harvey, Palms Trax, Little Dragon, Beauty & The Beat, Sons of Kemet, Off The Meds, Alamiah, NIKS, Shanti Celeste, Jeremy Underground, Pender Street Steppers, and more renowned party starters. 

• Location: Peckham Rye Park, London
• Dates: New Bank Holiday 2nd to 4th June 2022
• Ticket Prices: The tickets start from £55 and vary for each day. Hurry and get the tickets fast, as you may find the costs going higher as the date approaches.

How The Light Gets In, Hay 2022

Like Gala 2022, How The Light Gets In also has a fabulous line-up of artists. It is one of the world’s largest music and philosophy festivals that celebrates music, new discoveries, and sharing of ideas. Some artists at How The Light Gets In are Django Django, Groove Armada, Talvin Singh, Findlay, Max Galactic, and more. Some speakers are Isy Suttie, Richard Dawkins, Doc Brown, Yuval Noah Harari, and Lisa Randall. There’s Olga Koch, Alfie Brown, Joz Norris, Jessica Fostekew, and more for comedy.

• Location: Hay-on-Wye in Wales
• Dates: 2nd June to 5th June 2022 (same as Gala 2022)
• Ticket Price: Weekend prices for the tickets are £148

BST Hyde Park

This iconic music festival is back this year with some excellent names like Adele, Elton John, Pearl Jam, and Nile Rodgers & Chic. BST Hyde Park features six fantastic days of concerts spread out over two weekends. 

• Location: Hyde Park, London
• Dates: 24th June to 10th July 2022
• Ticket Price: General admissions usually start at £78.25. However, there are different ranges based on ticket types. It is best to book tickets earlier to secure your place before they run out. 

Boomtown Festival:

Boomtown is a city on its own with forest parties, stay, and a surprise line-up that won’t be announced until right before the festival start date. However, this mystery only adds to the suspense and drama of the event.

• Location: Donington Park, Leicestershire
• Dates: 10th to 14th August 2022
• Ticket Price: Standard tickets have already sold out. It is best to enquire about the next slot of tickets.