Summer music festivals in London 2015: book tickets to see your favourite bands

With a growing number of A-listers and up-and-comers playing music festivals in London, there's no need to go to the trouble of packing a tent to get in on the action

Outside the box: crowds gathered at Lovebox last year

Pippa Bailey

23 February 2015

There is much to be said for attending a festival on your home turf. Why schlep up to Leeds and spend three sleepless and muddy nights devoid of usual hygiene standards when you can dance all day in Victoria Park, then promptly hop on the last tube home and spend the night in a familiar bed?

London music festivals 2015

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London’s offering is as rich as ever this year, with the season kicking off on the late May bank holiday weekend and not quietening down until September. There’s even a couple of newcomers to the scene in the shape of recently announced Citadel, so far boasting headliners Ben Howard and Bombay Bicycle Club, and charity festival Live at Chelsea.

Clapham Common and Victoria Park are taking over as the fest dests of the year, and acts representing every decade since the Sixties — from The Who and Patti Smith to Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj — will be appearing on London stages.

More line-ups to be announced, so watch this space.