Festival Tickets Buyer's Guide: The Top 5 Festivals Of 2011

The 2011 Music Festival calendar is starting to take shape, with the first few acts confirmed for all of the top events this summer. Bands such as Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters are all confirmed to appear in the UK this year, and fans can now buy Festival tickets to all of this year's major events online.

The first major festival of 2011 will be the Isle Of Wight Festival, set to take place at Seasclose Park in Newport from the 10th to the 12th June. Kings Of Leon, Foo Fighters and Kasabian will headline the event, with appearances also confirmed from the likes of Pulp, Beady Eye, The Script and Iggy and the Stooges. Isle Of Wight Festival tickets begin trading online at around £150, with weekend camping tickets available from £175.

Hard Rock Calling will also take place in June, with the Hyde Park event set to run from the 24th to the 26th June. Bon Jovi are the first band to be confirmed for the festival, topping the bill on the Saturday evening. Last year's highlights included Sir Paul McCartney and Pearl Jam, with rock music fans expecting even more big names this year. Hard Rock Calling tickets are available from £59 each.

Wireless Festival is the next event to take over London's Hyde Park, and the festival again boasts a fascinating line-up in 2011. Headliners Pulp, The Chemical Brothers and Black Eyed Peas have all been confirmed to perform on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July respectively, with TV On The Radio, Foals, The Horrrors, Metronomy, Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Example, Chase & Status, Aphex Twin, Chromeo and Janelle Monae also recently announced to appear across the three-day event. Wireless Festival tickets are on sale now, with day tickets priced at £49 each.

T In The Park organisers have again pulled out all of the stops to provide music fans with an exciting line-up. The festival's headline acts were recently confirmed, with the announcement of Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters surprising music fans around the World. Bands such as Blink 182, Pulp, My Chemical Romance, manic Street Preachers and Jimmy Eat World will also be performing at Balado Airfield in Kinross from the 8th to the 10th of July. T In The Park tickets are on sale now, with weekend ticket prices starting at £185.

Reading and Leeds Festival will take place from the 25th to 28th August, with the event consistently one of the most popular festivals of the year. This year's line-up is yet to be confirmed, but organisers never fail to produce big names. Reading and Leeds Festival tickets are already on sale, with only a limited number available at early-bird prices. The line-up is expected to be announced in March, with weekend camping tickets set to be made available at around £200 each.