Festival Season 2017: Top 10 Small Bands

It's a lot of effort to read through the small print on a lineup poster, so we've sifted through a whole bunch of UK festivals and here are the acts we think you should pop along to this season:

Anteros: I promise these guys kick off live more than what you'd expect from their releases, please just trust me.

4-6 Aug - 110 Above, Leicestershire

20-23 Jul - Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

Big Spring: If you miss the old Darlia, these guys might be able to fill that void.

06-08 Jul - 2000 Trees Festival, Upcote Farm

GOAT GIRL: Haven't managed to catch this South London DIY four piece yet but boy am I ready to.

7 Jul - Bluedot Festival, Macclesfield

13 Jul - Latititude Festival, Southwold

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

5 Aug - Visions 2017, London

31-3 Aug/Sep - End of the Road Festival,

HMLTD: Not ready. Never will be ready.

31-3 Aug/Sep - End of the Road Festival,

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

3 Jun - Field Day, London

LIFE: This is necessary listening. Catch me in the pit.

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

25-27 Aug - RandL, Reading/Leeds

Palm Honey: Will I see our local favourites another 50 times before I die? Yes. Am I intensely attracted to all of them? Most definitely.

6-8 Jul - Blissfields, Winchester

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

8-10 Sep - Always The Sun, Guildford

Redfaces: A little bit of a groovy one.

26-28 May - Dot to Dot, Manchester/Bristol/Nottingham

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

27-30 Jul - Kendal Calling, Lake District

Shit Girlfriend: Some much needed girl power for this male dominated industry.

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

The Night Café: Delightfully happy chaps for some lovely little festivals.

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

4-6 Aug - 110 Above, Leicestershire

26-28 May - Dot to Dot, Manchester/Bristol/Nottingham

Weirds: Get me some powdered heaven and fuck me right up at any of these sets.

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

03 Jun - Camden Rocks Festival, London

06-08 Jul - 2000 Trees Festival, Upcote Farm

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

10-12 Aug - LeeFest, Tunbridge Wells

Yonaka: Make sure you eat your Weetabix, this is going to be next level female domination.

21-23 Jul - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

25-27 Aug - RandL, Reading/Leeds

26-28 May - Dot to Dot, Manchester/Bristol/Nottingham

18-20 May - The Great Escape, Brighton

Catch you in the tents xx