GET AWAY TO A DIFFERENT SCENE


Rock En Seine, Friday 27th – Sunday 29th August 2010
Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, Paris


Set in the historic Château de Saint-Cloud's park just outside Paris, Rock En Seine will welcome around 90,000 people to experience acts including Massive Attack, The Temper Trap and Stereophonics.


There is also a Mini Rock En Seine, designed for kids aged between six and ten with alternative rock acts as well as creative workshops – they’ll go free and it’ll keep them entertained while the adults are busy with the harder rock gigs.


If you’re planning to go along you can grab some great deals on return flights and hotel, flying from London Heathrow to Charles De Gaulle airport and staying in a standard double room at the Novotel Paris Est Hotel on a room only basis from £198 per person.
Stop Making Sense Festival, Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th September
The Garden, Petrčane, Croatia


If you’re after something a bit different, why not try the Stop Making Sense Festival in the gorgeous Croatia, set on a woody peninsula with its own private beach. Promising ‘three days of musical anarchy by the sea’ this dance festival is open to party goers and families alike, who are welcomed by the many restaurants in and around the quaint village of Petrčane.


As ever, the festival has a fantastic line up of DJs and bands, with a myriad of musical forms to choose from – including jazz, folk, latin, house, techno, dubstep and electro – so you can’t fail to find something to suit your taste. There are still tickets left at a reasonable £80 per person – and under 12s go free.


If you’re looking for a good deal on somewhere to stay for the two nights, you can book a standard double room at the Hotel Donat from £207.

Berlin Festival, Friday 10th – Saturday 11th September
Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany


Set perhaps unconventionally in the grounds of the Tempelhof airport, the Berlin Festival is now in its fifth year and has really found its feet, attracting around 20,000 people who come to experience the best in international pop on three stages.
This year’s event features some fantastic acts including Editors, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Fever Ray.


Tickets are still available for €59 or from £49 on lastminute.com along with some great deals on return flights and accommodation. Fly from Luton airport to Schoenefeld Airport and stay in a standard single or double room at the Excelsior Hotel Berlin on a room only basis from £129 per person.

Iceland Airwaves, Wednesday 13th – Sunday 17th October  
Various venues, Reykjavik, Iceland

Held across the Icelandic capital, the Iceland Airwaves Festival is in its ninth year and has really grown up since its first year in an airplane hangar. Featured acts this year include Agent Fresco, Blood Group and Factory Floor to name a fraction and there is set to be a following of revellers keen to join the exclusive DJ sets and infamous after show parties.


A must-do for keen festival goers, Iceland Airwaves will definitely give you bragging rights with your pals and an opportunity to branch out into the European festival scene.


Tickets are still available for 80 Euros and those who want to stay one step up from the campsite but still get a great deal can get return flights from London Heathrow to Reykjavik and a standard double or twin room at the CenterHotel Plaza Hotel on a bed and breakfast basis from £288 per person.

To find more information on these great hotel deals and to book, go to lastminute.com

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