Top 10 Music Festivals Around the Globe
1. Bonnaroo:
When: 10-13 June
Where: Manchester, Tennessee
What: Camping Festival
Music: All Genres of Music
Who: Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder and The Dave Matthews Band to Jeff Beck, Tori Amos, Norah Jones, and more
2. Essaouira Gnaoua Music Festival:
When: 24-27 June
Where: Essaouira, Morocco
What: Essaouira Music Festival
Music: World Music, folk and jazz
Who: local and international musicians of their genre
3. Roskilde:
When: 1-4 July
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
What: European Summer Music Festival
Music: Rock, hardcore metal
Who: Alice in Chains, Killswitch Engage, Motorhead, Florence and the Machine, Jack Johnson, Muse, Robyn and The Rumour Said Fire.
4. Oxegen Festival:
When: 9-11 July
Where: Punchestown, Ireland
What: Irish Festival; ‘the most iconic festival on the Emerald Isle’
Music: Rock, Rap
Who: Jay-Z, Kasabian, Eminem, Florence and the Machine, Faithless, Muse, Paulo Nutini and the Sterophonics
5. Benicassim:
When: 15-18 July
Where: Benicassim, Spain
What: Benicassim Festival
Music: Rock, hardcore metal
Who: The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris and Kasabian, Klaxons and Vampire Weekend are also on the bill alongside Ian Brown
When: 16-18 July
Where: Chicago, Illinois
What: Pitchfork Music Festival
Music: Alt-rock
Who: Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem , Pavement, and more
7. The Big Chill: Family Camping Area
When:5-8 August
Where: Eastnor, England
What: European summer music festival
Music: modern house music, slow music, hip-hop, house, garage, jazz, Detroit techno
Who: Jose Padilla, M.I.A., Theo Parish and Tinie Tempah
8. Pukkelpop:
When: 19-21 August
Where: Hasselt, Belgium
What: Pukkelpop Festival
Music: spanning rock, pop, punk, dance, electronic and metal
Who: The Arctic Monkeys, 50 Cent, Faith No More, Badly Drawn Boy, Deftones, Crystal Antlers and The Bloody Beetroots
9. Bumbershoot:
When: 4-6 September
Where: Seattle, Washington
What: Bumbershoot Festival; live music, comedy, theatre, dance, film and literary and visual arts
Music: pop, rock, dance
Who: Sheryl Crow, Katy Perry and The Ting Tings
10. Petrcane:
When: 2 July – 5 September
Where: Petrcane, Croatia
What: The Garden Festival and lurches its way through Soundwave Festival , Electric Elephant, and Stop Making Sense
Music: spanning rock, pop, punk, dance, electronic and metal
Who: Bobby Beige, Bonobo, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, and more