As Beacons begins & Leeds Festival draws near, we pick, in no particular order, 15 out of many marvellous acts to see at each.
Sbtrkt - masked DJ turning darkness into offbeat joy
Local Natives - harmonies, grooves & reflective L.A anthems
Wire - legendary post punkers remaining vital
Ghostpoet - downbeat tales in uplifting tunes
Fucked Up - as the name suggests
Malcolm Middleton - cult Scot unites with humourously affecting songs
Savages - excitingly aggressive trio wind tightly
Hookworms - heroic hypnotic local loudness
Julia Holter - ethearal oddness quietly captivates
Mikal Cronin - addictive US indie awesomeness
Wytches - exciting howling garage whippersnappers
Bill Ryder Jones - thoughtful literate folk from former Coral
King No-One - Centre Stage winners with impressive York melodies
John Talabot - all-night electronic glory from Spanish producer
Django Django - artfully catchy English afrobeat to end on a high
Deftones - main stage alt-metal drones triumphantly
Frank Turner - folk-punk for the people by the Olympic opener
Foals - huge & intelligent math-wave
City & Colour - moving melodies from acoustic Canadian
A$AP Rocky - raw rapper tells us how Harlem is
Tame Impala - warped psych remoteness wrapped in infectious tunes
Alt-J - local lads done good celebrate awkwardly & awesomely
Gallows - a riotous hardcore punk blast
Tomahawk - Mike Patton's rock supergroup baffle & beguile
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Kimbie - hazy electronic ambience envelops loudly
Parquet Courts - short sharp shots of careless cool
Tim Burgess - bowl-headed charlatan brings a laid back warmth
Giggs - real-life Peckham-Caribbean rap from top boy bad boy
Battle Lines - Futuresound victors kick out a passionate dynamic
Eminem - the real slim shady brings the house down
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