Catch these festivals this summer!

The sun is starting to poke its way through the cloudy abyss and festival tickets are already selling faster than Strongbow on a Summer's afternoon. Here's what you need to know

The new Sony Ericsson W890i Walkman phone will be accompanying many festival-goers to the campsites, so here's a guide to the top tracks to download from the pick of 2008's events.

T In the Park
Balado Kinross-Shore, Scotland Friday
11th - Sunday 13th July 2008

Rocking Revolutionaries Rage Against the Machine have chosen Scotland to make their triumphant return to the UK, making T in the Park the summer's hottest festival ticket. Add The Verve, also on the comeback trail, and REM into the mix and there you have three headliners worth hitchhiking to the highlands and back for.

The five songs you must have on your player:

• Know Your Enemy - Rage Against The Machine
• Lucky Man - The Verve
• Buck Rogers - Feeder
• Kill The Director - The Wombats
• I Write Sins Not Tragedies - PANIC! At The Disco

Download Festival
Donnington Park
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th June 2008

The UK's biggest heavy metal festival kicks it old school this year with classic rock legends, Kiss, Judas Priest and Motorhead all taking the stage. Punk heroes The Offspring and Welsh stars Lostprophets wind up the blockbusting acts with Incubus and HIM sure to pull in the crowds.

The five songs you must have on your player:

• Kiss - Crazy, Crazy Nights
• Last Train Home - Lostprophets
• Self Esteem - The Offspring
• Drive - Incubus
• The Sickness - Disturbed

Glastonbury Festival
Worthy Farm, Pilton
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th June 2008

It's the only chance most grown-ups get to spend an entire weekend playing in the mud, with an eclectic selection of live music to boot. This year, the 'IT' Festival boasts confirmed performances by the legendary Neil Diamond and Leonard Cohen as well as The Verve, Kings of Leon, Fatboy Slim and Massive Attack.

The five songs you must have on your player:

• Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
• Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
• Foundations - Kate Nash
• Alala - CSS
• Teardrop - Massive Attack

Give It A Name
Earls Court, London + Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May 2008

Definitely one for the emo/scenester crowd, Give It A Name has become the perfect precursor to the summer festival-a-thon. Actor Jared Leto's 30 Seconds To Mars top the bill alongside Paramore, with line-ups alternating between London and Sheffield. One to watch: Taking Back Sunday guitarist Fred Mascherino's new group, The Color Fred.

The five songs you must have on your player:

• Let This Go - Paramore
• From Yesterday - 30 Seconds to Mars
• Try Honesty - Billy Talent
• Heading Back East - The Color Fred
• I Miss You - Finch

O2 Wireless Festival
Hyde Park, London
Thursday 3rd

Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, aka Mr Zoe Ball, heads up the annual five-day Hyde Park extravaganza for 2008. With a slew of top acts yet to be announced, festival-goers can already look forward to confirmed acts like Underworld, Counting Crows, Ben Harper, The Hold Steady and The Delays.

The five songs you must have on your player:

• Born Slippy - Underworld
• Mr Jones - Counting Crows
• The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
• Walkaway - Ben Harper
• Stuck Between Stations - The Hold Steady

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