The 20 best UK festivals for 2019 All Points East (24 May-2 June)

In its second year, All Points East asserts itself as a serious competitor to some of London’s most longstanding music festivals. Taking over Field Day’s position in Victoria Park, Hackney, this 10-day event includes headliners like The Strokes, Christine and the Queens, Bon Iver, Bring Me the Horizon and Chemical Brothers. Each day’s lineup tends to reflect the headliner, so The Strokes are preceded by performances from The Raconteurs, Interpol, Johnny Marr and Courtney Barnett; you can catch James Blake, Kamasi Washington and Princess Nokia before Christine and the Queens, while Bring Me the Horizon curated their own lineup, including Architects, Run the Jewels and Alice Glass. Last year’s inaugural highlights included The XX (pictured).

Jordan Curtis Hughes