Before 12pm, Music, Rock & pop

A three-day rock and pop event featuring on Friday Calvin Harris, Chase And Status, Dizzee Rascal, Rudimental, Pete Tong and pothers. Saturday's performers include Biffy Clyro, The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Labrinth and Foals and Sunday finishes with Bruno Mars, Paramore, Thirty Seconds To Mars, The Script and Haim…

Now in its tenth year, this favourite of the music festival scene is back with a carnival-themed birthday celebration. As well as the music expect a family-friendly atmosphere, theatre and spoken word events, ceilidhs, arts and crafts workshops and fancy dress. Line-up for 2013 includes Twin Atlantic, James, The Straits…

Three-day rock, indie and pop event featuring Django Django, Local Natives, Solange, John Talabot, Savages, Fucked Up, Dutch Uncles, Theo Parrish, Moon Duo, Lunar C, Gabriel Bruce, Paradise, East India Youth, and many more.

Philip Glass is joined by Patti Smith to discuss their cross-art form collaboration The Poet Speaks with writer and broadcaster Richard Coles.

Alternative folk and rock by the London-based twosome of Jack Cox and Andy Vyse.

Metal and hard rock showcase featuring Friday headliners Slipknot with Bullet For My Valentine, Korn, Enter Shikari and Down; Iron Maiden, Queens Of The Stone Age, Motorhead, Alice In Chains and Mastodon will play on Saturday and to close the event on Sunday, Rammstein, 30 Seconds To Mars, The Gaslight Anthem and Stone…

1 day, 1 venue, 24 bands. Discover the best music venue in the city with The Hope’s very own Free Fringe Festival. Featuring EME, Wildflowers, Black Fields, Ayre Point, Screamaballerina, Isaac Sakima, Mum Dad & The Kids and many, many more! Suitable for ages 16+.

Party tunes and covers.

Rhythm'n'blues and roots music, with vocals by Paul Jones and Dave Kelly.

The Mercury Prize-winning, London-based trio performs atmospheric indie and dream pop.

Indie collective from Los Angeles with a psychedelic streak.

Folk-pop by the band based in Bournemouth.

Derek William Dick, also known as Fish, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, lyricist and sometime- actor, proving that he's versatile if nothing else! The original frontman of British neo-progressive rock group Marillion, he left in 1988 to pursue a solo career, taking with him a loyal following and producing hits such as…

A two-day pop music event in conjunction with The Prince's Trust. Saturday features Jessie J, JLS, McFly, Wiley, Union J and Amelia Lily. Sunday finishes with Ne-Yo, The Wanted, The Saturdays,

Young Brighton band 'grasshopper' (small ‘g’!) take over The Brunswick for two afternoons of surf-shoegaze-post-punk sounds. Featuring support from the toppermost of Brighton’s young indie/rock scene. 27th May (12-2) presents young punks 'AMI' and the inimitable "Aim Low", while 2nd June (3:30-5:30) showcases the edgy…

To mark the exact day of the Queen's coronation 60 years ago, Chepstow Town Council throws a 50s and 60s themed party for the whole family, with a picnic, stalls and of course a whole lotta rock'n'roll. For those wanting to perform, email the listed address.

Exhibition, organised by the Victoria & Albert Museum, of personal effects, music, film, costume, awards and photographs from the career of the Aberdonian musical superstar.

Rock, indie and electro festival with headliners Basement Jaxx, Primal Scream and The Charlatans, plus Public Enemy, I Am Kloot, Mystery Jets, Lightning Seeds, Seasick Steve, British Sea Power, Johnny Marr and many more. The festival also features The Academy in association with the University of Cumbria – a series of…

Rock, indie and pop showcase featuring performances over the weekend from Ocean Colour Scene, Levellers, Chas & Dave, The Beat, Duke Special, Arthur Brown, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, Cosmo Jarvis and many more.