There’s no place like home, so they say. There is no location like a festival field, in my opinion. Awesome music, amazing people worldwide, and beautiful details combine to create the finest music festivals. Whether it’s your first or tenth time attending the festival, our ultimate celebration will ensure you have a splendid time.
Coachella
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Rock, indie, hip-hop, electronic dance music, and other musical genres are represented during the festival, along with sculptures and art installations. Live music is constantly being played on several stages across the grounds. Coachella tickets start from approximately $500 and go up, including your parking permit. Put your phone away; it’s a distraction for others. Spend time with your buddies in person rather than online.
Bonnaroo
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With more than 10 stages and 150 performers, Bonnaroo offers something for everyone. For 4 days, you get to enjoy just about any music genre at this annual festival, including gospel, reggae, jazz, Americana, bluegrass, pop, and rock. While waiting in between sets, check out activities such as outdoor yoga, silent disco, art installations, kid-friendly games, and parades.
The Governors Ball Music Festival
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As one of the biggest summer music festivals in the United States, it battles for quality alongside main festivals like Coachella and Austin City Limits. Over 20 musicians are featured on four stages each day of Governors Ball, along with entertaining outdoor activities, creative installations, gourmet food vendors, craft breweries, and other events. Along with the Northside Festival, BRIC celebrates Brooklyn! At Prospect Park, and Central Park SummerStage, Governors Ball is one of the most eagerly awaited summer performances in New York City.
Rolling Loud Festival
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Despite being regarded by many as the biggest hip-hop event in the world, Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif just founded the Rolling loud festival in 2015. Only 6,000 people attended the festival’s inaugural concert in 2015, but it gathered the most spectators to date in 2019—an estimated 210,000 people. Rolling Loud has grown into a worldwide brand that travels worldwide, despite Miami being the festival’s homeland.
Burning Man
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An annual gathering known as Burning Man lasts nine days in the Nevada desert. Each year, it takes place the week leading up to Labor Day weekend, and it features musical concerts, art installations, artistic shows, and lots of partying. Participants are asked to provide their food, supplies, lodging, and other necessities since money are not traded during Burning Man. To get it, you probably must travel to Burning Man, the yearly summer festival in the Nevada desert.
BST Hyde Park
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Each summer, Hyde Park hosts many events that draw many of the most prominent performers in the world to the renowned London Park. Since 2013, it has been an annual music event in London’s Hyde Park, running for approximately three weekends. Along with fantastic food, drink, and hospitality packages, the event includes nine unforgettable music days with iconic headliners and accompaniment from today’s emerging artists. A free midweek program called Open House, with wonderful free activities and entertainment, is offered in between.
Glastonbury
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Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is its full name. Possibly the most recognizable music event in the U.K. The Glastonbury Festival is held on Worthy Farm in Pilton, a Somerset village next to Glastonbury. Micheal Eavis is the architect of the renowned Glastonbury Festival. After going to the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground, Eavis was motivated to establish his event. The first Glastonbury Festival, held in 1970, was initially known as “Pop Folk & Blues.”
Parklife
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An independent music festival called Parklife takes place yearly in Manchester, England. The weekender, which is curated by many of the U.K.’s most well-known clubbing companies, has cemented its position at the forefront of the nation’s dance music industry. It is collaboratively organized by various organizations, including Live Nation and The Warehouse Project. Parklife Event is a two-day, non-camping music festival in Manchester’s Heaton Park and is one of the most well-known and well-attended weekends in the U.K.
Afropunk
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The Afropunk Festival takes place at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, New York. It features up to 60,000 music fans dressed in colorful clothing and accessories. Award-winning artists such as Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Lenny Kravitz, and Grace Jones are among Afropunk’s past performers.
Tomorrowland
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Boom, Belgium’s De Schorre is a sizable, picturesque venue where Tomorrowland is held. The largest and most well-known EDM event in the world, Tomorrowland, comes together and strengthens relationships between hundreds or even thousands of music lovers from over 200 different countries. Since its inception in 2005, the Tomorrowland music festival has only included the best live acts, electronic music, and stage production.
AMF (Amsterdam)
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The most incredible night of the year for dance music, AMF, takes place in the largest stadium in the Dutch city. EDM elites gather for a single evening in October to celebrate what they like most. AMF, formerly known as Amsterdam Music Festival, has evolved into EDM’s premier event due to its collaboration with DJ Mag to publicly unveil their renowned Top 100 DJs list in front of a raucous crowd. Seventy-one thousand screaming spectators, a roster of the best D.J.s in the world, exclusive B2B sets, soaring sounds, and an extraordinary stage spectacle.
Ultra Music Festival
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Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that takes place during March in Miami, Florida, United States. The internationally-renowned festival, celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2019, bringing more than 170,000 electronic music enthusiasts. Through the years the festival has featured all of the big names in the world of electronic music, including Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, David Guetta, and Tiesto.
