W hile the lingering chill in the air might lead you to believe otherwise, British festival season is fast approaching. We’ve whittled things down into a handy guide to the events you won’t want to miss out on this summer. For the music obsessives looking to spruce up their rotation with some fresh talent, look no further than the UK’s biggest new music festival, The Great Escape , which will be celebrating its 20th birthday in May. It’s set to be one hell of a party. Speaking of newcomers, State Fayre, the latest event from industry titans Festival Republic, will be hoping to shake things up in August, bringing an impressive mix of rock, country, folk and Americana to the sprawling grounds of Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. Then there are some killer line-ups from Reading and Leeds, All Points East, Green Man and Isle of Wight , which should be enough to keep you busy while Glastonbury takes its traditional fallow year.…