Websites crashing from traffic overload… frustratingly engaged phone lines…eventual resortment to eBay – ah the fun that is purchasing festival tickets. If you’re still not sure as to who’s mud you want to tread in your wellies this 2009, check out our summary below detailing all major festival line-up news to be announced so far!

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What? Isle of Wight Festival
Where? Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
When? Friday 12th – Sunday 14th June ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Pendulum, The Ting Tings, The Charlatans
Rumoured? Elbow, Paul Weller
Tickets? Available now, £140 for full weekend camping.

What? Download Festival
Where? Donington Park, Leics
When? Friday 12th – Sunday 14th June ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – Slipknot, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Korn, Motley Crue, Limp Bizkit
Rumoured? Biffy Clyro, New Found Glory, Enter Shikari
Tickets? Available now, £135 for full weekend camping

What? Glastonbury Festival
Where? Worthy Farm, Somerset
When? Friday 26th – Sunday 28th June ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – Franz Ferdinand and Bruce Springsteen
Rumoured? Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Lily Allen, Kaiser Chiefs, Neil Young
Tickets?Sold Out sadly.

What? Lovebox Festival
Where? Victoria Park, London
When? Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July 2009
Who? Confirmed: Duran Duran, N*E*R*D, Friendly Fires, Florence and the machine, Groove Armarda, Ladyhawke, Simian Mobile Disco
Tickets? On sale now, £42.50 for each day, or £75 for both days.

What? Wireless Festival
Where? Hyde Park, London
When? Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th July ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascall, The Streets
Tickets? On Sale Now. £40 a day.

What? Heavenly Planet Festival (Brand new and free!)
Where? The Promenade, Reading
When? Friday 10th – Saturday 11th July ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, Sharon Shannon Big Band, The Wonder Stuff
Tickets? FREE!

What? T in the Park
Where? Balado, Scotland
When? Friday 10th – Sunday 12th July ‘09
Who? Confirmed so far – Blur, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Katy Perry, Snow Patrol, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Rumoured? Bloc Party, The Ting Tings, The Specials
Tickets? On sale THIS FRIDAY (27th February) at 9am.

What? V Festival
Where? Hylands Park, Chelmsford / Weston Park, Staffordshire
When? Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd August ‘09
Who? Nobody as yet has been confirmed.
Rumoured? Oasis, Bloc Party, Kasabian, Keane, The Killers
Tickets? On sale on Friday 6th March at 10am.

What? Reading / Leeds Festival
Where? Little Johns Farm, Reading / Bramham Park, Leeds
When? Friday 28th – Sunday 30th August ‘09
Who? Nobody as yet has been confirmed.
Rumoured? Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, White Lies

“I think the sound is never the same twice really,” says Felix of five-piece garage blues revivalists The Wireless. “We like to theme each song we right and give it the appropriate sound pallet. We really try to limit ourselves and not fuck around with too many effects. Its much more important for us to let the song stand up on its own without too much glossy nonsense. ”

It’s been a long journey for The Wireless, experimenting on their sound since 2001, until appointing Joe on keys last year. After shooting a feature for Dazed & Confused magazine the band released He’s So Proud and are set to release their follow up “Been Here Before” later this year.

The band are in “agreement with our blues roots,” drawing inspiration from “Screaming Jay Hawkins and John lee Hooker just for the raw sound they produced.” Vocally Felix admires crooners; “Sinatra, Waits, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Lou Reed.” And as I question the influences further, Felix tells of the bands philosophy; “we take a lot of influence and ideas from our surroundings and experiences. Places we have been to places we are no longer aloud to go. Anything and everything can become meaningful given the right sort of approach.”

The band are undoubtedly moving to bigger things, already prominent on the live circuit, playing gigs for Artrocker and at the Islington and have launched their own club night with guests from Pete Doherty to Bloc Party. Upcoming gigs include a night at The Amersham Arms on the 16th November, and three days later on the 19th – at Jericho Tavern. Mainstream success should be the next stop on The Wireless tourbus, and plans for the future? – “an album that speaks for a generation and lives on past the sands of time.”

Written by Thom Morgan, all quotes taken from Felix (The Wireless) – Special thanks to Keir Mills (Bloody Awful Poetry PR)

As many people are aware, The White Stripes are headlining the first night of the O2 Wireless Festival in london on Thursday night next week, and then Leeds on the Friday night. However, as a warm up for this they announced today that they’ll also be playing a one off date in London on Tuesday night at the Rivoli Ballroom as a warm up.

Profits from the performance will go to the Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal and The London Pearly Kings And Queens Society.

Tickets go on sale on Monday morning at 10am reportedly from see tickets and livenation outlets.