One of mainland Europe's biggest and most famous festivals, boasting not only an impressively stacked line-up of big name bands, but also the traditional, annual naked race.

Headliners: Arctic Monkeys, Iron Maiden, Kings Of Leon, The Strokes

Dates: 30 June - 3 July

Location: Roskilde, Denmark

Tickets:8-day camping tickets from around £200 (depending on exchange rate)

Other line-up highlights:

Mastodon, M.I.A., PJ Harvey, Autopsy, Bad Religion, Battles, Big Boi, Bright Eyes, Chris Cunningham, Deadmau5, Foals, Killing Joke, Femi Kuti & Positive Force, Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80, Lykke Li, Magnetic Man with special guests Katy B and SBTRKT DJ set, The Raveonettes, Rob Zombie, Swans, TV On The Radio (full line-up here)

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