![The scenery: We have to admit, it's actually quite difficult to find an ugly UK festival, but, despite some fairly strong competition, End Of The Road is up there with the most beautiful. Shrouded with rich, leafy forestry, and greenery that envelops the stages, and would probably creep over the acts themselves if they stood still long enough, the festival's environment is a pleasure to spend the weekend in.]()
The scenery: We have to admit, it's actually quite difficult to find an ugly UK festival, but, despite some fairly strong competition, End Of The Road is up there with the most beautiful. Shrouded with rich, leafy forestry, and greenery that envelops the stages, and would probably creep over the acts themselves if they stood still long enough, the festival's environment is a pleasure to spend the weekend in.
![Surprise sets: As if the line-up isn't strong enough already, there's also guaranteed to be a healthy dose of surprise sets. Last year, Deap Vally were just one of the acts to turn up unannounced, and this year the surprises are set to continue.]()
Surprise sets: As if the line-up isn't strong enough already, there's also guaranteed to be a healthy dose of surprise sets. Last year, Deap Vally were just one of the acts to turn up unannounced, and this year the surprises are set to continue.
![Wonderful surprises: In 2012, Patti Smith wandered into a makeshift living room set up in the middle of the EOTR forest, and read an extract from her book, Just Kids. Because she could. You can't really plan for something like this, but you can rest assured that if something beautiful and bizarre is going to happen, it will happen at End Of The Road.]()
Wonderful surprises: In 2012, Patti Smith wandered into a makeshift living room set up in the middle of the EOTR forest, and read an extract from her book, Just Kids. Because she could. You can't really plan for something like this, but you can rest assured that if something beautiful and bizarre is going to happen, it will happen at End Of The Road.
![Incredible food: We will concede that this plate of Indian food is not the most photogenic thing in this gallery, but it was, by festival standards, cheap, and tasted better than anything we've ever consumed at a festival.]()
Incredible food: We will concede that this plate of Indian food is not the most photogenic thing in this gallery, but it was, by festival standards, cheap, and tasted better than anything we've ever consumed at a festival.
![St. Vincent: Last year she performed alongside David Byrne, but with the release of her wonderful self-titled fourth album in February, Annie Clark needs no one but herself this year. Always an arresting, ethereal and immensely professional stage presence, if St. Vincent's set isn't one of the highlights of the festival, something will have gone horribly wrong.]()
St. Vincent: Last year she performed alongside David Byrne, but with the release of her wonderful self-titled fourth album in February, Annie Clark needs no one but herself this year. Always an arresting, ethereal and immensely professional stage presence, if St. Vincent's set isn't one of the highlights of the festival, something will have gone horribly wrong.
![Jenny Lewis: Fresh from the release of her third album The Voyager, and increasingly willing to perform material from her old band Rilo Kiley, Lewis is one not to miss this summer. If you haven't watched the video for 'One Of The Guys' yet, which stars Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart and Brie Larson, then go and do that quickly before you start packing your tent.]()
Jenny Lewis: Fresh from the release of her third album The Voyager, and increasingly willing to perform material from her old band Rilo Kiley, Lewis is one not to miss this summer. If you haven't watched the video for 'One Of The Guys' yet, which stars Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart and Brie Larson, then go and do that quickly before you start packing your tent.
![Unknown Mortal Orchestra: The band's 2013 second album, //, was one of the best records of last year, and deserved more attention that it got. There should be a huge crowd for this band at EOTR, to witness tracks such as 'So Good At Being In Trouble' and 'The Opposite Of Afternoon' live.]()
Unknown Mortal Orchestra: The band's 2013 second album, //, was one of the best records of last year, and deserved more attention that it got. There should be a huge crowd for this band at EOTR, to witness tracks such as 'So Good At Being In Trouble' and 'The Opposite Of Afternoon' live.
![The Flaming Lips: There are a lot of new, up and coming acts on the line-up this year, and that's great, but if you want a set from a band who really know what they're doing, look no further than The Flaming Lips. With 30 years of experience and 13 studio albums behind them, The Flaming Lips' set is going to be a thing of beauty (not to mention colour). Hearing 'Do You Realize' live in the beautiful North Dorset countryside will be worth the price of the ticket.]()
The Flaming Lips: There are a lot of new, up and coming acts on the line-up this year, and that's great, but if you want a set from a band who really know what they're doing, look no further than The Flaming Lips. With 30 years of experience and 13 studio albums behind them, The Flaming Lips' set is going to be a thing of beauty (not to mention colour). Hearing 'Do You Realize' live in the beautiful North Dorset countryside will be worth the price of the ticket.
![Film tent: You won't want to spend all weekend watching a screen of course (or, if you do, you should probably just stop going to music festivals), but the strong line-up of films on offer this year means whenever you need a quick respite from music, you can sit down and watch an array of brilliant films. We hugely recommend Calvary on Thursday, and Harold and Maude on Sunday.]()
Film tent: You won't want to spend all weekend watching a screen of course (or, if you do, you should probably just stop going to music festivals), but the strong line-up of films on offer this year means whenever you need a quick respite from music, you can sit down and watch an array of brilliant films. We hugely recommend Calvary on Thursday, and Harold and Maude on Sunday.
![Perfume Genius: Get ready to weep. It's a bit of a travesty that Perfume Genius's set, just as it was two years ago, will be outside during daylight, rather than in the dark tent it surely belongs in, but his set would be powerful even if it was in the middle of Tesco.]()
Perfume Genius: Get ready to weep. It's a bit of a travesty that Perfume Genius's set, just as it was two years ago, will be outside during daylight, rather than in the dark tent it surely belongs in, but his set would be powerful even if it was in the middle of Tesco.
![Workshops: If Flaming Lips have whipped you up into too much of a frenzy, you can go and calm yourself down by learning the art of clay making, life drawing and finger puppetry. All of these, you will discover, essential tools with which to navigate through life.]()
Workshops: If Flaming Lips have whipped you up into too much of a frenzy, you can go and calm yourself down by learning the art of clay making, life drawing and finger puppetry. All of these, you will discover, essential tools with which to navigate through life.
