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With festival season upon us once again and a mud-splattered summer of carnage under canvas in prospect, there's no time like the present to find out which band or solo artist blows the competition away. When it comes to electrifying live performances, who rocks the hardest? Who puts on the greatest show on earth?

You voted in your thousands, and now it's time to find out the results. Here are the 30 greatest live bands and solo artists in the world today, as voted for by you. Click onwards to find out who is the hottest ticket on the planet...