All Points East is a brand new ten day event in East London’s beautiful Victoria Park encompassing a three day music festival, community focused programme of midweek entertainment and three huge APE Presents headline shows.

Headliners: LCD Soundsystem, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Björk, The National, Lorde, Beck, Phoenix

Messed!Up recommends: Phoenix, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Justice, Friendly Fires, Chromeo

From the organizers of the ground-breaking Bestival, comes this laid back weekender with two locations in Oxford and Southampton. Both festivals operate under the three pillars of music, art, and community giving common people a vibe all its own.

Headliners: Lily Allen, James, All Saints, Sparks, Snap!

Messed!Up recommends: Fred V & Grafix, James, Demob Happy

This new two-day indie music festival will take place in Manchester’s Victoria Park this summer. Produced by the same folks who put on Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival, expect plenty of the biggest bands along with the hottest new talent.

Headliners: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Courteeners, Jake Bugg, Editors, Blossoms

Messed!Up recommends: Courteeners, Editors, The Pigeon Detectives, Sea Girls, Yonaka, Stereo Honey

The techno festival is hosted for the second year, with a slightly changed structure, going from two days to one, although with a “pre-show” at Berns 6th of April with Dixon, although the venue for the main event will remain Slakthusområdet south of central Stockholm. This is the place to be to see some high-profile techno/electronic acts in Sweden.

Headliners: Dixon, Solomun, Jon Hopkins, Magdalena, Recondite

Messed!Up recommends: Jon Hopkins

The festival with the best line-ups by far the last five years! Hipsters go to Coachella or Glastonbury, music devotees will end up at Primavera Sound in Parc del Forum close to the beach – a lovely setting with the modern city as its backdrop at night. It’s not only a fav festival among the Messed!Up staff, more than 200 000 music fans ended up in front of the stages during the 2017 edition of the festival. Things to bring: sunscreen for daytime use and warm jacket to wear during the nights – Barcelona isn’t always hot! Hotel festival…or put up your tent on the beach.

Headliners: Björk, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National, Tyler the Creator, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, A$AP Rocky

Messed!Up recommends: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National, Carpenter Brut, Yonaka, Ty Segall

Denmark hosts several great festivals in 2018. This is the first in the calendar, by the Egeskov castle on the island Fyn, which combines music with talks, art exhibitions and food. The music program has taken one step further in 2018 booking prestigious acts, so this could be a nice start of three great festival months in Denmark!

Headliners: LCD Soundsystem, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, The The, Grizzly Bear, Lykke Li, Mew

Messed!Up recommends: LCD Soundsystem, MØ, Mew, Slowdive

Brännbollsyran has a long tradition, starting already in 1974, mostly focusing on the world championship in Brännboll, with more than 300 teams competing over the weekend. The festival, with 16 000 attendees per day in 2017, started in this format in 2013 and focus mostly on EDM-acts, and have booked The Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix and Kygo previous years, but names like Zara Larsson and Little Jinder have also been on stage. This year an exclusive performance from Veronica Maggio is one of the main headliners. Umeå can still be a bit cold in late May, so pack some warm clothes though!

Headliners: Veronica Maggio, Tove Lo, Otto Knows, HOV1, Yung Lean, Silvana Imam

Messed!Up recommends: Yung Lean, Tove Lo