Music festival
A music festival is a community event oriented towards live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, or locality of musicians, or holiday. Some festivals are focused on women’s music.
They are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for the performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art, and social or cultural activities. At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval. Some, including many rock festivals, are held only once.
Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause. Another type of music festival is the educative type, organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement.
Ancient
The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of the earliest festivals known.[1] During the Middle Ages, festivals were often held as competitions.
Music education
Another type of music festival is the music education type, often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of the community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The competitive element is often played down, however, as the important aspect is that participants can learn from one another. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory.
Festivals around the world
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's 11-day event, Summerfest, promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival", a title certified by the Guinness World Records and has been held since 1999. Operating annually since 1968, the festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts.[2][3] The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000[4] thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year.[5] Glastonbury Festival has a capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has "fallow years" roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands,[6] though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719.
Historic music festivals
Festival name | Location | Years | Details | |
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Fiera della Frecagnola | Italy | 1450–present | Based on old folk tradition | |
Annaberger Kät | Germany | 1520–present | Old folk festival | |
Three Choirs Festival | England | 1719–present | Early choral festival | |
Tyagaraja Aradhana | India | 1846–present | Early Carnatic music festival | |
Leeds Festival | England | 1858–1985 | Early classical festival | |
Estonian Song Festival | Estonia | 1869–present | One of the largest amateur choral events in the world - Takes place normally every 5 years with 30,000 performers | |
Latvian Song and Dance Festival | Latvia | 1873–present | Early folk music festival - Takes place normally every 5 years with 30,000 performers | |
Þjóðhátíð | Iceland | 1874–present | Early folk music festival | |
Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan | India | 1875–present | Early Indian classical music festival | |
Long Plain First Nation Annual Pow-wow | Canada | 1876–present | Government-sanctioned pow wow | |
Nordic Music Days | (many) | Europe | 1888–present | Festival for new Nordic music |
Royal National Mòd | Scotland | 1892–present | National Celtic mod | |
Ravinia Festival | Illinois | 1904–present | Oldest outdoor classical festival in US | |
Glastonbury | England | 1914–25 | Early classical festival | |
Donaueschingen Festival | Germany | 1921–present | Early experimental festival | |
Newport Jazz Festival | Rhode Island | 1954–60, 1962–present | Early jazz festival, later added rock and other styles | |
Reading and Leeds Festivals | England | 1961–present | Early rock/blues festival | |
Philadelphia Folk Festival | Pennsylvania | 1962–present | Early folk festival, later added other styles | |
American Folk Blues Festival | (many) | Europe | 1962–1985 | Introduced US blues circuit to Europe |
Jazz Bilzen | Belgium | 1965-1981 | First festival in Europe combining jazz and pop | |
Shiraz Arts Festival | Iran | 1967–1977 | Diverse international genres | |
Woodstock | New York | 1969 | Culturally notable event | |
Ichthus Music Festival | Kentucky | 1970–present | Early Christian music festival | |
Roskilde festival | Denmark | 1971–Present | Largest music festival in Northern Europe, non-profit | |
Smile Jamaica Concert | Jamaica | 1974 | Early reggae festival | |
International Computer Music Conference | (many) | Worldwide | 1974 | Early electronic music festival |
Heatwave | Canada | 1980 | Important event for new wave and punk | |
Spring Rhythms. Tbilisi-80 | Soviet Union | 1980 | First official rock festival in the Soviet Union | |
Antilliaanse Feesten | Belgium | 1983–present | Largest Caribbean Dance Music Festival | |
Donauinselfest | Vienna | 1984–present | Largest music festival in the world, free entry (~3 mill) | |
Rock in Rio | Brazil | 1985–present | 1.5 million people attended the first event | |
Rendez-vous Houston | Texas | 1986 | Largest ticketed event in North America (1 to 1.5 mill) | |
Moscow Music Peace Festival | Russia | 1989 | Important event for glam metal | |
Love Parade | Germany | 1989-2010 | Massive early technoparade | |
Wacken Open Air | Germany | 1990–present | Large metal showcase | |
Big Day Out | Australia | 1992–2014 | Multiple stages and genres | |
Sziget | Hungary | 1993–present | Large Woodstock style event | |
CzechTek | Czech Republic | 1994-2006 | Large teknival closed by police | |
Przystanek Woodstock | Poland | 1995–present | Ticket-free festival with crowds up to 625,000 | |
Vans Warped Tour | United States | 1995–present | Punk rock showcase | |
Fuji Rock Festival | Japan | 1997–present | In 2005, more than 100,000 people attended | |
Nashestvie | Russia | 1999- | One of the largest Russian rock open-air festivals | |
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | California | 1999–present | In 2014 had 579,000 attendees over six days | |
Exit Festival | Serbia | 2000–present | Exit 2006 had 22 stages | |
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Tennessee | 2002–present | Annual attendance of 85,000-120,000 | |
Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto | Canada | 2003 | Largest outdoor ticketed event in Canada (~half a mill.) | |
Live 8 | (many) | Many | 2005 | Ten simultaneous benefit concerts in eight countries |
Positivus Festival | Latvia | 2007-Present | Largest and most popular of music festivals in the three Baltic States | |
Live Earth | (many) | Worldwide | 2007 | Widely broadcast worldwide |
Sunburn Festival | India | 2007-Present | Largest music festival in Asia | |
Milege World Music Festival | Uganda | 2010–Present | Biggest music festival in Africa | |
Colour Day Festival | Greece | 2015–Present | Biggest music festival in Greece | |
Faine Misto Festival | Ukraine | 2013–Present | Music festival in Ukraine | |
Atlas Weekend | Ukraine | 2015–Present | Biggest music festival in Ukraine[7] | |
Current music festivals
The following are selected music festivals that are recurring as of 2015. Some sections may also have links to related lists of music festivals by country.
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Africa · Asia · Europe · North America · Oceania · South America |
Africa
- Malawi
- Morocco
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Kampala Capital City Authority (KACCA) Festival * Laba Festival of the Arts
- Milege World Music Festival
- Bayimba Festival
- Pearl Rhythm Festival
- Nyege Nyege
Asia
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Bangladesh · China · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Israel · Japan · Lebanon · Malaysia · Nepal · Philippines · Singapore · Sri Lanka · South Korea · Taiwan · United Arab Emirates · Vietnam |
China
- Beijing Pop Festival, Beijing
- Midi Modern Music Festival, Beijing
- Modern Sky Festival, Beijing
Hong Kong
India
- The Great Indian October Fest, Bangalore
- Hornbill Festival, Kohima
- Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
- Music in the Hills
- NH7 Weekender, Pune
- Pulse, New Delhi
- Rock Ethos, Bangalore
- Rock 'n India, Bangalore
- Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune
- Saarang (IIT Madras), Chennai
- Sunburn Festival, Goa
- Tyagaraja Aradhana
Indonesia
- Hammersonic Festival, Jakarta
- Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta
- Rock In Solo, Solo
- Sunny Side Up Tropical Festival, Bali
- Ultra Beach Bali, Bali
- We The Fest, Jakarta
- Djakarta Warehouse Project, Jakarta
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Nepal
- Fête de la Musique, Kathmandu
- Himalayan Blues Festival, Kathmandu
- Jazzmandu, Kathmandu
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Europe
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Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · United Kingdom · England · |
- Eurovision Song Contest
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Turkvision Song Contest
- Bala Turkvision Song Contest
Austria
Belgium
- Ten Days Off festival, Ghent
- Antilliaanse Feesten,[8] Hoogstraten
- Ars Musica, Brussels
- Couleur Café, Brussels
- Crammerock, Stekene
- Dour Festival, Dour
- Folk Dranouter, Dranouter
- Gentse Feesten, Ghent
- Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel
- Groezrock, Meerhout
- I Love Techno, Ghent
- Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp
- Laundry Day,[9] Antwerp
- Leffingeleuren, Leffinge
- Les Ardentes, Liège
- Marktrock, Leuven
- Na fir bolg, Vorselaar
- Pukkelpop, Hasselt
- Reggae Geel, Geel
- Rock Werchter, Werchter
- Tomorrowland, Boom
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
- Copenhagen Distortion, Copenhagen
- Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Copenhagen
- Copenhell, Copenhagen
- Midtfyns Festival, Ringe
- NorthSide Festival, Århus
- Roskilde festival, Roskilde
- Skanderborg Festival, Skanderborg
- SPOT, Århus
- Tinderbox, Odense
- Tønder Festival, Tønder
Estonia
- Estonian Song Festival, Tallinn
- Hard Rock Laager, Vana-Vigala
- Rabarock, Järvakandi
- Viljandi Folk, Viljandi
- Weekend Festival Baltic, Pärnu
- Birgitta Festival, Tallinn
- Sweet Spot Festival, Tallinn
Finland
- Ankkarock, Vantaa
- DBTL, Turku
- Finnish Metal Expo, Helsinki
- Ilosaarirock, Joensuu
- Jalometalli Metal Music Festival, Oulu
- Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Kaustinen
- Maata Näkyvissä, Turku
- Pori Jazz, Pori
- Provinssirock, Seinäjoki
- Ruisrock, Turku
- Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, Tampere
- Savonlinna Opera Festival, Savonlinna
- Tammerfest, Tampere
- Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Helsinki
- Weekend Festival, Helsinki
France
- Aix-en-Provence Festival, Aix-en-Provence
- Eurockéennes, Belfort
- Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Lorient
- Garorock, Marmande
- Hellfest Summer Open Air, Clisson
- La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo
- Main Square Festival, Arras
- Musicalta Festival, Rouffach
- Musilac, Aix-les-bains
- Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon
- Printemps de Bourges, Bourges
- Rock En Seine, Saint-Cloud
- Solidays, Paris
- Soy Festival, Nantes
- Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix
- Villette Sonique, Paris
Germany
- Berlin Festival, Berlin
- Fusion Festival, Lärz
- Haldern Pop, Haldern
- Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel
- InterHarmony International Music Festival, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
- JazzFest Berlin, Berlin
- Mayday, Dortmund
- M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim
- Melt! Festival, Gräfenhainichen
- Nature One, Kastellaun
- Rock am Ring and Rock im Park
- SonneMondSterne, Bleilochtalsperre
- Southside Festival, Tuttlingen
- Splash, Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen
- Summerjam, Köln
- Wacken Open Air, Wacken
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen
Greece
Hungary
- Balaton Sound,[10] Zamárdi (Lake Balaton)
- Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc
- Ozora Festival Psychedelic Tribal Gathering, Ozora
- Sziget Festival,[11][12] Budapest
Iceland
- Eistnaflug, Neskaupstaður
- Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavík
- Þjóðhátíð, Heimaey
- secret solstice, Reykjavík
Ireland
- Castlepalooza, Tullamore
- Cloughtoberfest, Cloughjordan
- Cois Fharraige, Kilkee
- Electric Picnic, Stradbally
- Garden Party, Athboy
- Harvest Time Blues, Monaghan
- Indiependence, Mitchelstown
- Life Festival, Mullingar
- Lismore Music Festival, Waterford
- Live at the Marquee, Cork
- Midlands, Mullingar
- Oxegen, Naas
- Slane Concert, Slane Castle
- Temple Bar TradFest, Dublin
Italy
- Agglutination Metal Festival, Sant'Arcangelo
- Arezzo Wave, Arezzo
- Dissonanze, Rome
- Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto
- Festival della canzone italiana, Sanremo
- Folkest, Spilimbergo
- Gods of Metal, Milan
- Heineken Jammin Festival, Venice
- Independent Days Festival, Bologna
- InterHarmony International Music Festival, Acqui Terme
- Italia Wave, Livorno
- Netmage, Bologna
- Play It Loud! Festival, Orzinuovi
- Ravello Festival, Ravello
- Rock in Roma, Rome
- Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro
- Umbria Jazz, Perugia
Latvia
- Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Riga (~100 000 visitors, takes place once in five years)
- Positivus Festival, Salacgrīva (46 000 visitors)
- Saulkrasti Jazz Festival, Saulkrasti
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
- Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija (1960–2013)
- Isle of MTV
- Creamfields
- L-Għanja tal-Poplu
- Malta Jazz Festival (1990–present)
- Malta Song for Europe (known also as Malta Eurovision)
- Valletta International Baroque Festival
Netherlands
- 5 Days Off, Amsterdam
- Arrow Rock Festival, Biddinghuizen
- de-Affaire, Nijmegen
- Defqon.1 Festival, Biddinghuizen
- Incubate, Tilburg
- Le Guess Who?, Utrecht
- Lowlands, Biddinghuizen
- Masters of Hardcore, Zaandam
- Parkpop, The Hague
- Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf
- Qlimax, Arnhem
- Sensation, Amsterdam
- A State of Trance Festival, Utrecht
- State-X, The Hague
Norway
- Bergen International Festival
- Bergenfest,[13] Bergen
- Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival, Tromsø
- Canal Street, Arendal
- Hole in the Sky, Bergen
- Hove Festival, Tromøya
- Ice Music Festival, Geilo
- Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Kongsberg
- MaiJazz, Stavanger
- Moldejazz, Molde
- Nattjazz, Bergen
- Nordlysfestivalen, Tromsø
- Norwegian Wood,[14] Oslo
- Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden
- Polarjazz, Longyearbyen
- Quart Festival, Kristiansand
- Sildajazz, Haugesund
- Stavernfestivalen, Stavern
- Storåsfestivalen, Meldal
- Trondheim Jazz Festival, Trondheim
- Øyafestivalen, Oslo
Poland
- Coke Live Music Festival, Kraków
- Creamfields, Wrocław
- Mayday, Katowice
- Metalmania, Katowice
- National Festival of Polish Song, Opole
- Off Festival, Katowice
- Open'er Festival, Gdynia
- Orange Warsaw Festival, Warsaw
- Piknik Country, Mrągowo
- Sonisphere Festival, Warsaw
- Sopot International Song Festival, Sopot
- Unsound Festival, Krakow
- Woodstock Festival Poland, Kostrzyn
Portugal
- Boom Festival, Idanha-a-Nova
- Festival de Vilar de Mouros, Vilar de Mouros
- NOS Alive!, Lisbon
- NOS Primavera Sound, Porto
- Rock in Rio, Lisbon
- Sudoeste Festival, Zambujeira do Mar
- Super Bock Super Rock, Meco
- Vagos Open Air, Vagos
- Vodafone Paredes de Coura, Paredes de Coura
- Festa do Avante, Seixal
- Queima das Fitas, Coimbra, Porto
- Festa das Latas, Coimbra
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
- Afisha Picnic, Moscow, Saint Petersburg
- Empty Hills, Kaluga Oblast
- InProg, Moscow
- Intervision Song Contest
- Maxidrom, Moscow
- Nashestvie, Moscow Oblast
- Systo Palty, Leningrad Oblast
- Tuborg GreenFest, Moscow, Saint Petersburg
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- Benicàssim[15]
- Bilbao Live Festival, Bilbao
- Creamfields Andalucía, El Ejido
- Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Benicàssim, Castelló
- Interceltic Festival of Avilés, Asturias
- Monegros, Desierto de los Monegros, Huesca
- Primavera Sound, Barcelona
- Rock in Rio, Madrid
- Sónar, Barcelona
- Sonorama, Aranda de Duero, Burgos
- Summercase, Madrid and Barcelona
- Telecogresca, Barcelona
Sweden
- Arvika Festival, Värmland
- Bråvalla festival, Norrköping
- Hultsfred Festival, Småland
- Knarrholmen[15]
- Metaltown Festival, Gothenburg
- Peace & Love, Borlänge
- Siesta!, Hässleholm
- Storsjöyran, Östersund
- Sweden Rock Festival, Norje
- Uppsala Reggae Festival, Uppsala
- Way Out West, Gothenburg
- Where the Action Is, Stockholm
Switzerland
- Avo Session Basel, Basel
- Balelec Festival, Lausanne
- Caribana Festival, Crans
- GAIA Music Festival, Oberhofen
- Greenfield Festival, Interlaken
- Gurtenfestival, Bern
- Lucerne Festival, Lucerne
- Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux
- Nox Illuminata, Basel
- Paléo Festival, Nyon
- Frauenfeld Openair, Thurgau
- Verbier Festival, Verbier
Turkey
- Istanbul International Jazz Festival, Istanbul
- Istanbul International Music Festival, Istanbul
- İzmir European Jazz Festival, İzmir
- Mersin International Music Festival, Mersin
- Neon International Psychedelic Music & Art Festival, Bursa
- RockIstanbul, Istanbul
- Rock'n Coke, Istanbul
- Sonisphere Festival, Istanbul
Ukraine
- Atlas Weekend, Kiev
- UPark Festival, Kiev
- Banderstadt, Volyn Region
- Chervona Ruta
- Crimea Music Fest
- Global Gathering, Kiev
- Gogolfest
- Kazantip
- Kraina Mriy, Kiev
- Kyiv Music Fest
- Moloko Music Festival, Kiev
- Pidkamin, Lviv Region
- Rock Sich, Kiev
- Slavske Rock, Slavske, Lviv Region
- Stare Misto Reck Fest, Lviv
- Trypilske kolo
- Zakhid, Lviv Region
United Kingdom
England
- 6 Music Festival, various locations
- Apple Music Festival, London
- Beautiful Days, Ottery St Mary
Beardy Folk Festival www.beardyfolkfestival.co.uk
- Bestival, Isle of Wight
- Bloodstock Open Air, Lichfield
- Boomtown Fair, Hampshire
- British Summer Time, London
- Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge
- Creamfields, Daresbury
- Download Festival, Castle Donington
- Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Cropredy
- Field Day, London
- Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury
- Godiva Festival, Coventry
- The Great Escape, Brighton
- Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight
- Kendal Calling, Cumbria
- Latitude Festival, Suffolk
- Parklife, Manchester
- Radio 1's Big Weekend, various locations
- Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading and Leeds
- Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon
- Sidmouth Folk Week, Sidmouth
- Sonisphere, Knebworth
- Sound City, Liverpool
- Tramlines Festival, Sheffield
- Truck Festival, Oxfordshire
- V Festival, Weston Park, Hylands Park
- Whitby Gothic Weekend, Whitby
- Wireless Festival, London
- Y Not Festival, Peak District
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
- Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon Beacons
- The Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons
- Gregynog Music Festival, Gregynog
- Hammerfest, Hafan y Mor
- The Square Festival, Borth
- Sŵn, Cardiff
- Wakestock, Abersoch
Oceania
Australia
- Bass in the Grass, Darwin, Northern Territory
- Big Day Out
- Bluesfest, Byron Bay, New South Wales
- Creamfields Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
- Earthcore, Victoria
- Easterfest, Toowoomba
- Falls Festival, Lorne, Victoria, Marion Bay, Tasmania
- Field Day, Sydney
- Future Music Festival Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
- Groovin' the Moo, Touring
- Nannup Music Festival, Nannup, Western Australia
- Rock-It, Perth, Western Australia
- Soundwave, Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia Perth, Sydney, New South Wales
- Splendour in the Grass, Woodford, Queensland
- Stereosonic, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
- Tamworth Country Music Festival, Tamworth, New South Wales
- Village Fair, Bathurst, New South Wales
- West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle, Western Australia
- Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, Queensland
New Zealand
South America
Argentina
- Cosquin Rock, Cosquín
- Creamfields BA, Buenos Aires
- Lollapalooza, San Isidro
- Monsters of Rock, Buenos Aires
- Pepsi Music Festival, Buenos Aires
- Personal fest, Buenos Aires
- Quilmes Rock, Quilmes
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
- Life in Color, Santiago
- Lollapalooza Chile, Santiago
- Maquinaria Festival, Santiago
- Woodstaco Festival, Parral
- Mysteryland, Picarquín
- Sensation, Santiago
- Ultra Chile, Santiago or Viña del Mar
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Viña del Mar
Colombia
- Nem-Catacoa Festival, Bogotá
- Rock al parque, Bogotá
- Estereo Picnic, Bogotá
Ecuador
Paraguay
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