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The 18 coolest festival exclusives of 2014
The best bands and the only places you can catch them this summer
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN/PRESS/Justine Trickett
There are plenty of festival whores out there. You know, thse bands and artists whose names appear on pretty much every line-up without fail. You can catch them anywhere and everywhere without too much effort - but where's the fun in that? To make things a little more special, some f the world's festivals have booked bands for exclusive performances. Here are 18 of the best.
It really does add a much greater sense of occasion and spectacle to proceedings when you're watching an exclusive - whether you're heading to Coachella for an increasingly rare glimpse of Muse, making your way down to Sonisphere for Deftones' only UK show of 2014 or hopping on a ferry to the Isle of Wight to catch Busta Rhymes first ever UK festival appearance at Bestival.
Here's to the one-offs. Here are the 18 coolest, best and most impressive festival exclusives of summer 2014.
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