Rock heavyweights close festivals
Iron Maiden and Foo Fighters top the bills on the last day of the Reading and Leeds music festivals.

Twin V Festivals draw to a close
The 10th annual V Festival ends, after more than 130,000 music fans filled its Essex and Staffordshire venues.

The Killers head US Download bill
US electro-rock band The Killers will headline the first Download Festival to be held in the US.

Sparks fly at Wickerman festival
The Wickerman Festival, inspired by the 1970s horror film, draws to a close in the south west of Scotland.

Crowds gather for Womad festival
Youssou N'Dour and Nitin Sawhney are among the acts appearing at this year's Womad festival in Reading.

Living it up at five-star festival
Want to visit Glastonbury, but don't want to sleep in a muddy old tent? Now you can - if you have the money.

Folk rocks at Cambridge festival
Irish folk legend Christy Moore and Mercury prize nominee KT Tunstall woo the crowds at Cambridge.

A night at the silent disco
A silent disco and noise patrols are new measures the Glastonbury is deploying to try to reduce noise pollution.

Eavis puts problems in past
After 35 years, Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis says the festival is still getting bigger and better.

How festivals captured summer
Music festivals have become an important part of the British life over the past decade.