The best free festival on the Adriatic coast of Italy is back. Beaches Brew returns over June 1 - 5 on the beach at Marina di Ravenna with a line-up to rival many a far more costly event.

Babes In Toyland are this year's veteran act (following last year's appearance by Neutral Milk Hotel), which it self give you an idea of the event's pulling power.

Performances over the course of the event will also come from Mikal Cronin, Thee Oh Sees, much lauded new act Viet Cong, Iceage, Wand and many more.

Travel to and from the event is best completed by car as public transport isn't necessarily as frequent as you may be used to at home. From personal experience you're also best either camping near the venue or staying elsewhere in the immediate vicinity as the town of Ravenna itself is nine miles inland from the beach.

Further information can be found on the festival's website here.

The folk at Baba Yaga's Hut are once again staging the psych/electronica event of the Spring (at least the only one in north London that matters) when the Raw Power festival returns to The Dome at Tufnell Park over 22 - 24 May.

So far your £45 early bird ticket will entitle you to see the following:-

Pharaoh Overload 

Circle

Makoto Kawabata & KK Null

The Cosmic Dead

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Good Throb

Sloath 

Blown Out 

Guapo

With four months to go further acts will obviously be added to the bill but, following the success of the 2014 event, ticket sales for this year are already showing a marked increase in volume so best to click here if you want to avoid disappointment.