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Rogan, if there is a Go-outdoors near you, worth dropping in as they have a fair amount of the tents set up in store to check out and sit in, Cotswold camping depending on store size have a couple set up.
I picked up something from the STW forum, brand called Rocktrail, came up in the monster bikepacking thread, it was a limited thing with Lidal/Aldi and a single skin summer tent that could sleep two and was sub 2kg, it was £13 at the time and falls into the "use it wreck it bin it" area of use, the solo is worth the extra and is a double skin and from reviews is pretty solid for it's price (trade off being small)
Done bivis years ago, and for super light backpacking you won't beat it, until you encounter "midge hell" then the extra weight and midge proofness of mesh doors comes into play.
I wouldn't take a posh/nice tent to a festival as someone else will ruin it, my ex-employers son likes going to NASS at Shepton Mallet, one of the group decided he didn't like one of the neighbours so while said neighbour was out he took a dump in the tent.
You have so much choice nowdays, if your budget would stretch to it....... a Solo for fetivals and shop around for deals on a Zep 1 for touring/bikepacking, small and light is one thing but there are times when having some extra room to sit up, have all your gear inside, be able to cook, pure luxury.
Bike packing tents is a good google search as this is tagged differently to touring, and bike packers tend to go for light weight kit, the main differance is touring is on road with side mount panniers and bike packing is off road with inline frame mounted bags and lighter/compact set ups for pushing the bike up mountains and throwing over deer fences. Highland Trail 440 for Scotland based mentalism off road and the the American "Great Tour Divide" for super light put yourself through living hell adventures :)