Music Loves Summer: our photographers' best images

Remember the summer? Here's a reminder of the best festival action with a selection of images from a free exhibition of Guardian and Observer photographers' work at Kings Place, London N1 9GU from 3-14 October
UK Festivals Exhibition: Bono of U2 takes David Levene's camera at Glastonbury
Bono of U2 grabs David Levene's camera at Glastonbury, 24 June 2011 Photograph: David Levene
UK Festivals Exhibition: A woman sings at Feis Festival, Finsbury PArk London, 2011
A woman sings at the Feis festival, Finsbury Park, London on 18 June 2011 Photograph: Martin Godwin
UK Festivals Exhibition: A woman exits the toilet at Glastonbury 2011
A woman exits the toilets with a look of disgust at Glastonbury, 23 June 2011 Photograph: David Levene
UK Festivals Exhibition: Crowd during Pendulum, Bestival, 2011
The crowd during Pendulum at Bestival, Isle of Wight, 9 September, 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: Ella Jaques and Ronan Moore at Isle of Wight Festival, 2011
Ella Jaques, 13, and Ronan Moore, 13, at the Isle of Wight festival, 12 June 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: Tom and Matty eat ice cream at muddy Glastonbury, 2011
Tom and Matty (right) eat ice cream by the John Peel stage, Glastonbury, 23 June 2011 Photograph: David Levene
Uk Festivals Exhibition: Beyonce performs at Glastonbury 2011
Beyoncé performs on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, 26 June 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: Crowd surfing at Sonisphere, 2011
Crowdsurfing during You Me at Six's performance at Sonisphere, 9 July 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: A woman in Native American headdress at Glastonbury 2011
A woman in Native American headdress at Glastonbury, 26 June 2011 Photograph: David Levene
UK Festivals Exhibition: Shawn
Shawn 'Clown' Crahan of Slipknot headlining the Apollo stage at Sonisphere, 10 July 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: An arm full of wristbands at WOMAD, 2011
Wristbands at Womad, 27 July 2011 Photograph: Martin Godwin
UK Festivals Exhibition: Rudy popping bubbles at the Green Man Festival, 2011
Rudy, 2, from west London enjoys popping bubbles at the Green Man festival, 20 August 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition: Revellers dress up as Jedward at Bestival, 2011
Revellers dress up as Jedward at Bestival on the Isle of Wight, 10 September 2011 Photograph: Alicia Canter
UK Festivals Exhibition:
The Outdoor Theatre, 'An Oasis of Gold', at Latitude in Suffolk, 22 July 2011 Photograph: Graham Turner
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