From sorting out where to plonk the hotdog sellers to booking the acts, putting together a music festival requires a Herculean effort. However, it’s all worth it as some of the UK’s most esteemed festival organisers’ best moments testify in the gallery above.
Festivals are notoriously difficult to organise: whether it's problems securing artists, getting enough security, preparing for the weather or wrestling with speakers, it's no easy feat. Still, as you'll read above, the results can be addictve.
To see what's like to be at a festival as a performer, read our series of festival chats with bands and artists.
Be sure to read our complete guide to UK music festivals, including what's on where, from Glastonbury to Latitude.
If you're looking for something closer to home, get up to date with all the music festivals happening in London this year. And if you're in the mood for something a little different, find out why British music festivals are dressing up for 2016.
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