This festival season travel across to our neighbours in Europe for some sun-filled celebrations! With line-ups are larger than life and parties that are incomparable to anything else, you won’t want to miss what’s on offer across Europe this summer.
Explore by month…
June
July
August
June Festivals
We Love Green
We Love Green is as forward-thinking as festivals come. As the name might suggest, they’re all about eco-conscious living and so We Love Green works hard every year to promote progressive ethics and environmental responsibility. It’s not all so serious though, it’s also about good music and good times, which is why they’ve boasted a brilliant line-up for this year, including Booba, Christine and the Queens, FKA Twigs, Future, Kali Uchis, Metronomy, Rosalía and Tame Impala.
When: 1 – 2 June
Where: Le Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France
Price: €119.50 Hurry Up 2-day pass
Website: welovegreen.fr/?lang=en
Meadows In The Mountain
Visit ‘where the land touches the sky and the sun cuddles nature’ for an extraordinary festival experience. There are four stages in total with completely different atmospheres to accommodate for the variety of music and performances. There is also a designated wellbeing area to meet all your needs. This includes workshops that vary from plant-based medicine to tarot and Ayurveda. The locals of Polkovnik even make a special appearance every year for a choir performance dressed in their full traditional attire.
When: 6 – 9 June
Where: Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Price: €140 (+BF) Access to Meadows in the Mountain Festival
Website: meadowsinthemountains.com
Northside
Winner of the 2018 Best Medium-Sized Festival at the European Festival Awards, it’s very clear that Northside has come a long way since it’s early days as a one-day, five-acts festival. Now Northside opens its doors to 40,000 guests and hosts some impressive international stars. This year’s line-up is: Alice in Chains, Bon Iver, Cautious Clay, First Aid Kit, Foals, Georgia, Gnags, Jada, Jonah Blacksmith, Kaytranada, Khalid, Kurt Vile & The Violators, L.O.C., Lydmor, Major Lazer, Migos, New Order, Peter Sommer & Tiggerne, Tame Impala, Suspekt, The Minds of 99, The Streets and Tove Lo.
When: 6 – 8 June
Where: Aarhus, Ådalen, Denmark
Price: Approx. £221 (+BF) 3-day pass for NorthSide
Website: northside.dk
NOS Primavera Sound
This is Barcelona Primavera’s little sister festival in Portugal, although as each year goes by it sure grows up fast! What started in 2011 is not what you’ll find in 2019 as it is now one of the most anticipated festivals in Portugal for pulling together a top-notch line-up. This year you’ll be graced with the presence of Solange, Erykah Badu, J Balvin, Rosalía, Interpol, Stereolab, James Blake, Courtney Barnett, Jarvis Cocker, Modeselektor (live), Nina Kraviz and many more talented artists.
When: 6 – 8 June
Where: Porto, Portugal
Price: $141 (+BF) 3-day general pass
Website: nosprimaverasound.com
Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park
Germany’s most popular twin rock festivals will be going big this year with their line-up of Alice in Chains, Bastille, Bring Me The Horizon, Dropkick Murphys, Foals, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Tenacious D, The 1975, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Slipknot, Die Antwoord, Halestorm, Sabaton, Architects and so many others. If heavy metal is your thing the you will not want to be anywhere else than in Germany that weekend!
When: 7 – 9 June
Where: Nürburgring, Eifel, Germany / Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
Price: €189 weekend ticket + €50 camping ticket;
€239 weekend ticket including camping
Websites: rock-am-ring.com / rock-im-park.com
Summerburst: Göteborg
Summerburst in Gothenburg is one of Sweden’s most famous annual festivals and has gained quite the reputation for creating a memorable weekend. After many successful years, the music curators at Summerburst have become renowned for bringing some of the best electronic music to the stage. This year they’ve invited Will Sparks, Tiësto and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike to headline. With three stages and a whole host of pyrotechnics, this is the event of the summer in Sweden’s second biggest city.
When: 7 – 8 June
Where: Ullevi, Ullevigatan Gothenburg, Sweden
Price: £108.32 (+BF) 2-day ticket
Website: summerburst.se/goteborg/english
World Club Dome: Space Edition
In Frankfurt this June you can catch the Space Edition of the international festival, World Club Dome, and their impressive line-up of David Guetta, Alison Wonderland, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin van Buuren, Lost Frequencies, Don Diablo, Bassjackers and Marshmello among many more. These huge acts will be showcasing their talent across various stages: the hardstyle stage, forest area, skyline stage, pool sessions and club music circle.
When: 7 – 9 June
Where: Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Price: Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Website: worldclubdome.com/wcd2019
Pinkpop
It is Pinkpop’s 50th birthday this June and hitting the half a century mark is a perfect reason to party like there is no tomorrow! The line-up at Pinkpop this year is full of huge, international superstars from a good variety of music genres to ensure that there is something everyone will love. You won’t want to miss the performances from Fleetwood Mac, Mumford & Sons, The Cure, Armin van Buuren, Jamiroquai, Bastille, Lenny Kravitz Elbow, George Ezra, Tenacious D, Bring Me The Horizon, Major Lazer, The Kooks and The 1975.
When: 8 – 10 June
Where: Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
Price: €220 (+BF) weekend ticket including camping
Website: pinkpop.nl/2019/en
Bergenfest
As the largest music festival in Western Norway, Bergenfest holds itself up as a huge celebration of both international and Norwegian music. Every year Bergenfest delivers a line-up of phenomenal talent from a good variety of genres, ranging from rock to blues. This year’s line-up includes Years & Years, Jungle, Jacob Banks, First Aid Kit, Bon Iver, Tove Lo, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Cautious Clay and Emma Steinbakken, among many other fresh talent waiting to be discovered.
When: 12 – 15 June
Where: Bergenhus Fortress, Bergen, Norway
Price: £207.66 (+BF) 4-day ticket
Website: bergenfest.no/en
Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop is a heavy metal festival in Belgium that has been going strong since 1996. The festival has seen a continuous rise in attendance, with around 152,000 people turning up in the most recent years. As the festival grows so does their impressive international line-up which is spread across five stages: two main stages, a marquee, metal dome and the jupiler stage. This year’s headliners include Slayer, Within Temptation, Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Slipknot, Sabaton and KISS.
When: 21 – 23 June
Where: Dessel, Belgium
Price: €210 (+BF) Festival ticket Combi
Website: graspop.be/en
Hellfest Open Air
The biggest and arguably, most extravagant metal festival in Europe has returned yet again to maintain its position at the top! To secure Hellfest Open Air’s reputation for another year is an iconic line-up including some of the biggest metal and rock artists in the industry: Dropkick Murphys, Def Leppard, Slayer, Manowar, KISS, Tool, Gojira, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sisters Of Mercy, Sum 41, Lamb of God, Dream Theater, Whitesnake and Refused among so many more.
When: 21 – 23 June
Where: Clisson, France
Price: €232.52 (+BF) 3-day pass
Website: hellfest.fr/en
Secret Solstice
Secret Solstice, also known as the ‘Midnight Sun’ is easily one of the most scenic festivals in the world. The festival is an out-of-this-world experience with a top-notch line-up of Martin Garrix, Black Eyed Peas, Patti Smith, Rita Ora, Pussy Riot, Boy Pablo, Morcheeba and many more. Picture all this and then picture several extra events that include concerts inside a lava tunnel and inside a glacier—it’s almost too good to be true!
When: 21 – 23 June
Where: Reykjavik, Iceland
Price: £127 (+BF) 3-day ticket.
Lava Tunnel and Glacier experiences sold separately
Website: secretsolstice.is
Tinderbox
Denmark’s forest festival will be celebrating its fifth year and to do so they’ve secured some big international names to join the party, including Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia, Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Diplo, Macklemore, Sheryl Crow, Sigrid, LOC, Duran Duran, Eric Prydz, The Lumineers and The Chainsmokers. Over 60 names have now been scheduled to perform over the three days and with such a range of genres on offer, you’re bound to find something you like.
When: 27 – 29 June
Where: Tusindårsskoven, Odense, Denmark
Price: Approx. £291 3-day ticket including camping
Website: tinderbox.dk/en
Lollapalooza Stockholm
The worldwide Lollapalooza festival has added another destination to 2019— Stockholm! Aiming for immediate success, Lollapalooza Stockholm has secured a fantastic line-up including some very big names in showbiz. The headliners for this year’s festival are Travis Scott (Friday), Lana Del Rey (Friday), Foo Fighters (Saturday), Laleh (Saturday), Chance The Rapper (Sunday) and Lil Uzi Vert (Sunday). Check out the full line-up online to see what other big stars will be joining them.
When: 28 – 30 June
Where: Gärdet, Stockholm, Sweden
Price: Approx. £216 (+BF) 3-day ticket
Website: lollastockholm.com
Lucca Summer Festival
Lucca Summer Festival is a two week long festival with concerts and events held across multiple historic and scenic locations including the city walls, Piazza Napoleone, Piazza San Martino and Piazza dell’Anfiteatro. As a celebration of artistic expression Lucca Summer Festival attracts many of the greats in music, for example, David Bowie, Boy Dylan and James Brown have all graced Lucca Festival with their presence in past years. The 2019 line-up has some huge stars listed, such as Elton John, Take That, Ennio Morricone, De Gregori & Orchestra, Toto, Calcutta, Sting and many other impressive performers.
When: 28 June –13 July
Where: Lucca, Tuscany
Price: Varies depending on event
Website: summer-festival.com/home
Montreux Jazz Festival
It’s been 53 years since Montreux Jazz Festival began and in that time the festival has created an impressive legacy as the world’s second largest jazz festival. This year all the performances will take place across various venues on the beautiful shoreline of Lake Geneva! And if that doesn’t sell it to you then maybe the words of blues legend, Quincy Jones will: ‘It’s the most important testimonial to the history of music, covering jazz, blues and rock.’
When: 28 June – 13 July
Where: Various venues in Montreux, Switzerland
Price: Varies depending on event
Website: montreuxjazzfestival.com/en
Awakenings
More than 100 techno artists will be hitting the stage at Amsterdam’s huge summer festival, Awakenings. We’re talking the biggest names in the genre, with performances from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Nina Kravis, Charlotte de Witte, Sven Väth and Adam Beyer. This eccentric two-day event in the heart of the international dance capital will offer a festival experience like no other.
When: 28 – 30 June
Where: Recreatiegebied, Spaarnwoude
Price: €113 (+BF) combi ticket
Website: awakeningsfestival.nl/en
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde is all about music, activism, arts, camps and freedom. The festival is much bigger than just top-quality music, although that’s not to say there isn’t an impressive line-up. After winning ‘Line-up of the Year’ at the European Festival Awards 2018, Roskilde have got a lot to live up to this year and they won’t disappoint with headliners including The Cure, Travis Scott, Cardi B, MØ and Robyn. Joining them are: Bring Me The Horizon, Brockhampton, Christine and the Queens and so many more.
When: 29 June – 7 July
Where: Roskilde, Denmark
Price: Approx. £244 (+BF) 8-day ticket including camping
Website: roskilde-festival.dk/en
July Festivals
Hideout Festival
All electronic music fans must add Hideout Festival to their bucket list for 2019! This five-day action-packed festival offers you the party of a lifetime. There’s a total of five open-air venues that will be going strong with performances until the early hours of the morning and if that’s not enough there’s also boat parties, pool parties and beach parties you can attend. Headliners this year include Bicep, Rudimental, MK and CamelPhat among many others.
When: 1 – 5 July
Where: Zrce Beach, Island of Pag, Croatia
Price: £169 (+BF) tier 3 5-day ticket
Website: hideoutfestival.com
Open’er Festival
Open’er Festival is a huge event with around 120,000 attendees each year. This Polish festival has really made a name for itself, especially for securing a world-class line-up full of musicians at the top of their game. This year you can catch shows from Travis Scott, Swedish House Mafia, Anna Calvi, Diplo, Flatbush Zombies, G-Eazy, Greta Van Fleet, Idles, J Balvin, Jorja Smith, Kamasi Washington, Kodaline, Lil Uzi Vert, Robyn, Rosalía, Rudimental, Sheck Wes, The 1975 and Vampire Weekend.
When: 3 – 6 July
Where: Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, Poland
Price: Approx. £149 (+BF) 4-day ticket including camping
Website: opener.pl/en
Resurrection Fest
Welcome to chapter 14 of Resurrection Fest, the award-winning Spanish rock festival that always pulls out all the stops. Across the four stages, you can catch some phenomenal metal, rock and punk artists in this year’s line-up. This includes Slipknot, Slayer, Parkway Drive, King Diamond, Gojira, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God, Within Temptation and Trivium among many others. Come and unite with other rock music fans from all across the globe as they gather in Viverio.
When: 3 – 6 July
Where: Viverio, Lugo, Spain
Price: €157 (+BF) 4-day ticket including camping
Website: resurrectionfest.es/?lang=en
Eurockéennes
30 years since Eurockéennes began, this huge French festival promises to deliver energy, experience and commitment this summer! The line-up is a mix of future international revelations, influential Francophone artists and many much-loved cult groups. You can catch shows from The Chainsmokers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Supreme NTM, Christine and the Queens, Jain, Stray Cats, Nekfeu, Weezer, Parkway Drive and Interpol.
When: 4 – 7 July
Where: Malsaucy, Belfort, France
Price: €158 (+BF) 4-day ticket including camping
Website: eurockeennes.fr
Exit Festival
In an enchanting abandoned fortress next to the River Danube, the 19th edition of Exit is ready to go above and beyond this summer. As a past winner of the ‘European Best Major Festival’ award multiple times from the European Festival Awards, you can definitely expect big things from Exit – especially with there being over 40 different stages and zones to explore. The 2019 headliners are The Cure, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Carl Cox, Paul Kalkbrenner and Skepta.
When: 4 – 7 July
Where: Petrovaradin, Novi Sad, Serbia
Price: £108.90 4-day ticket + £29.70 camping ticket
Website: exitfest.org/en
Neversea
Already at its third edition, Neversea festival is a summer music event highlight in Europe. It’s the biggest festival on the Black Sea shore in Romania. The names on the line-up are huge: Afrojack, Alesso, DJ Snake, G-Eazy, Jessie J, Lost Frequencies, Sean Paul, Steve Aoki, Jamie Jones and many more. From all seven stages, the sunrise and sunset at Neversea beach is amazing, so why not join over 210,000 festival-goers heading to this epic event?
When: 4 – 7 July
Where: Constanța, Romania
Price: €142.77 4-day ticket
Website: neversea.com/en
Rock For People
Rock for People is one of the largest open-air summer music festivals in the Czech Republic. Alongside great music, there’s also a huge variety of workshops and activities you can get involved with. To mark the 25th edition of this festival, the 2019 line-up showcases some brilliant talent: Bring Me The Horizon, Manic Street Preachers, Rudimental (live), Franz Ferdinand, Kodaline, You Me At Six, Pale Waves and several other inspiring artists.
When: 4 – 7 July
Where: Hradec Králové airport, Czech Republic
Price: €88 (+BF) 3-day ticket + €18 (+BF) camping ticket
including €2 refundable litter deposit
Website: rockfopeople.cz/en
Cactusfestival
Cactusfestival is a very intimate gathering thanks to its one-stage-only setting, which ensures that the whole carefully curated line-up can be enjoyed by all. This year’s line-up includes Oscar and the Wolf, Bloc Party, Joe Jackson, Band of Horses, Neneh Cherry and Aldous Harding. There’s also an outdoor pool with a carnival atmosphere to enjoy and free access to the onsite Skybar, so you can enjoy your beverage at high altitude with an eagle eye view of the entire festival!
When: 5 – 7 July
Where: Minnewaterpark, Bruges, Belgium
Price: €120 (+BF) weekend ticket + €16 (+BF) camping ticket
Website: cactusfestival.be/2019
Longitude
Dublin’s biggest outdoor music festival is bringing the best and biggest chart-topping stars together this July. You’ll be able to catch performances from the headliners: A$AP Rocky (Friday), Chance The Rapper (Saturday) and Cardi B & Future (Sunday). Joining them are several other talented performers, including AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Brockhampton, Vince Staples, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Uzi Vert and Gunna.
When: 5 – 7 July
Where: Marlay Park, Dublin
Price: €199.50 (+BF) weekend ticket
Website: longitude.ie
Main Square Festival
Founded in 2004, Main Square Festival takes place every summer in the Citadel of Arras (France), a magnificent and historical area included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Each year, it gathers an audience of 120,000 people for three days in the festival grounds located in the heart of the city. For the 15th edition, 47 bands will be taking over the Citadel including DJ Snake, Christine and the Queens, Macklemore and Martin Garrix.
When: 5 – 7 July
Where: La Citadelle, Arras, France
Price: €129 3-day ticket; €54 day ticket + €20 3-night camping ticket;
€8 1-night camping ticket
Website: mainsquarefestival.fr/en
RFM Somnii
RFM Somnii is an electronic dance music festival on the beach in the central region of Portugal. Since 2012, RFM Somnii has been heating up the summer with their line-up of the best and biggest names in dance music. This year is no different with the likes of Afrojack, DJ Snake, Don Diablo, Alesso, Netsky, Tyga, Radical Redemption, Jay Hardway and Redfoo all performing at this 3-day beach festival. You can choose to camp in the park away from the festival or right on the beach.
When: 5 – 7 July
Where: Praia do Relógio, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Price: €90.63 tier 5 3-day ticket including camping
Website: rfmsomnii.com/en
We Are Electric
This electronic music festival is just an hour away from Amsterdam tucked away inside a beautiful woodland setting. At We Are Electric, the party goes on long into the night so don’t come along expecting to get much rest. Plus why would you want to sleep when they’ve got a line-up that includes The Chemical Brothers, Disclosure (DJ set), Eric Prydz, Richie Hawtin (Closer), Oscar and the Wolf, Nina Kraviz, Alan Walker, San Holo and many more big talents.
When: 5 – 7 July
Where: Velder Woods, Boxtel, The Netherlands
Price: €118.50 weekend ticket including camping
Website: we-are-electric.com
Isle of MTV Malta
This summer will mark the Isle of MTV Malta’s 13th year running and they plan on beating the superstition and making this their lucky year with huge international headliners Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha performing on 9 July (tickets for this concert are free!). The IOMTV Malta Music Week standard package gives you access to all the Malta Music Week Club Events including Gianpula Fridays ft. Rudimental!
When: 9 – 14 July
Where: Various locations in Malta
Price: €115 (+BF) IOMTV MMW standard package + €35 (+BF) Sunset Boat Party ticket (11 July)
Website: isleofmtv.com
Bilbao BBK Live
Ever wanted to sing your lungs out on top of a mountain? Well, here’s your chance at Bilbao BBK Live. Some of the best pop and rock artists will be performing this year, including Liam Gallagher, The Strokes, Weezer, Thom Yorke Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, Rosalía and many more. There are also dedicated dance spaces for those who never want the night to end. Plus, there are plenty of fun activities to get involved with whilst being surrounded by the incredible panoramic views of the city below.
When: 11 – 13 July
Where: Mount Cobetas, Bilbao, Spain
Price: €175 (+BF) 3-day ticket including camping
Website: bilbaobkklive.com/en
Mad Cool Festival
Mad Cool Festival brings the party to Spain’s capital. It showcases a variety of talent so you can catch the biggest modern tunes in rock, pop and dance music. On Thursday, you can see shows from Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend and The Chemical Brothers. Then on Friday, there’ll be shows from The National and The Smashing Pumpkins. Finally, on Saturday, The Cure and Prophets of Rage will headline. You can also buy tickets separately to see Bring Me The Horizon amongst others at the Mad Cool Festival Welcome Party on 10 July.
When: 11 – 13 July
Where: Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain
Price: €175 (+BF) 3-day ticket
Website: madcoolfestival.es/en
Nos Alive
Nothing quite compares to a seaside festival in July— good weather, good music and good vibes. Which is exactly what NOS Alive has to offer. The festival prides itself on its line-up: The Cure, Vampire Weekend, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bon Iver, Gossip, The Chemical Brothers and many more are performing. There’s also plenty of tasty food to treat yourself with—from pizza to sushi and plenty of vegetarian options, it’ll be the feast of a lifetime!
When: 11 – 13 July
Where: Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Lisbon, Portugal
Price: €139.77 (+BF) 3-day ticket + from €19 camping ticket
Website: nosalive.com/en
Pohoda Festival
The award-winning Pohoda (‘well-being’ in Slovak) is a festival with a unique family-like atmosphere, perfectly fitting the meaning of its name. At Pohoda, alternative, indie, electronica, world music and punk meet classical; alongside literature, dance, visual arts, film and theatre. This year’s lineup includes Liam Gallagher, Lykke Li, The Roots, Skepta, The 1975, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mac DeMarco, Mura Masa, Lianne La Havas, Michael Kiwanuka, Death Grips and more!
When: 11 – 13 July
Where: Airport Trenčín, Slovakia
Price: €99 3-day ticket including camping
Website: pohodafestival.sk/en
Ultra Europe
Ultra Europe edition gives EDM fans from all over the world a home and a place to unite in their shared love of the genre. The last few years saw a turnout of around 120,000 attendees so you’ll definitely be far from lonely here. The headliners this year includes Swedish House Mafia, Afrojack, David Guetta, The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Carl Cox, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Alesso, Eric Prydz, Steve Angello and DJ Snake. Ultra has a reputation for creating incredible stage designs that leave lasting impressions in the minds of festival-goers.
When: 12 – 14 July
Where: Poljud Stadium, Split, Croatia
Price: €199 (+BF) tier 6 3-day ticket
Website: ultraeurope.com
Afropunk Paris
Afropunk Paris is in a new venue for its fifth edition: La Seine Musicale. More than a festival, it’s a real experience shared with a constantly growing and eclectic crowd. This year, you can see Janelle Monáe, Masego, Ibeyi, IAMDDB, Lizzo and more. In 2018, Afropunk Paris sold out for the fourth time in a row because of its irresistible growth. The festival is now a major iconic event in the City of Lights but retains its identity and commitment.
When: 13 – 14 July
Where: La Seine Musicale, Paris, France
Price: €130 weekend ticket; €75 day ticket
Website: afropunkfest.com/paris
Fresh Island Festival
Fresh Island festival dubs itself the hottest urban, hip hop and R&B experience. Located on the beautiful island of PAG, it truly does capture the whole paradise appeal. There’s more to the festival than just the main program, with both pre and after parties, you’ll be lucky to catch a wink of sleep! The impressive line-up this summer includes Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, Not3s, Yxng Bane, Hardy Caprio, Afro B, B Young, Tim Westwood and DJ Semtex.
When: 15 – 17 July
Where: Zrce Beach, Island of Pag, Croatia
Price: €132.87 (+BF) 3-day general ticket
Website: fresh-island.org
Colours of Ostrava
Colours of Ostrava is a big international festival that attracts culture and music-lovers from near and far. Last year’s festival offered over 350 programme items, across 21 outdoor and indoor stages. This year, there will be shows from many internationally-acclaimed stars, such as The Cure, Florence + The Machine, Rag’n’Bone Man, Mogwai, John Butler Trio, ZAZ, Mariza, Shaka Ponk and so many more. You can get some great photos of the festival site: it’s in a former ironworks, steelworks and mine.
When: 17 – 20 July
Where: Dolní Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Price: €130 (+BF) 4-day ticket + €10.30 camping ticket
Website: colours.cz
Electric Castle
No other festival venue quite compares to the historic and majestic Bánffy Castle. Electric Castle offers a massive, action-packed 24-hour programme with a mixture of street performers, stand-up comedy and huge music stars. It claims to break the boundaries between electronic music and reggae, mainstream and subculture. This summer you can see shows from Florence + The Machine, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bring Me The Horizon, Metric, Boys Noize and The Vaccines.
When: 17 – 21 July
Where: Bánffy Castle, Transylvania, Romania
Price: €148 5-day ticket including camping
Website: electriccastle.ro
Deichbrand Festival
One of the most popular music festivals in Germany is at the North Sea. Deichbrand Festival welcomes more than 60,000 enthusiastic ‘Freaks and Folks, Fans and Friends’. Around 100 bands, live acts, DJs and poetry slammers perform on five stages over four days and four nights. The lineup for 2019 includes Thirty Seconds To Mars, The Chemical Brothers, Biffy Clyro, The Kooks and many more.
When: 18 – 21 July
Where: Sea-Airport Cuxhaven, Germany
Price: €149 (+BF) 4-day Kombiticket including camping; €159 (+BF) 4-day
Kombiticket Frühanreise incl. camping and early arrival (17 July)
Website: deichbrand.de/en
Festival Internacional De Benicàssim
At Festival Internacional de Benicàssim you can soak up the sunshine and enjoy world-class performances across the four big stages—it’s the perfect holiday festival! This year’s line-up has some big international stars on the list, including: Kings of Leon, Lana Del Rey, Fatboy Slim, Vetusta Morla, The 1975, Franz Ferdinand, George Ezra, Jess Glynne, Kodaline, Marina, AJ Tracey, The Hunna, Krept x Konan and many other talented musician ready to revolutionise your summer.
When: 18 – 21 July
Where: Benicàssim, Spain
Price: €155 (+BF) 4-day ticket including camping
Website: fiberfib.com/en
Sónar
Every year since 1994, in the heart of Barcelona, you can find Sónar, one of the greatest celebrations of electronic music in Europe. With a long history of delivering a stellar line-up, this year aims to hit all expectations with A$AP Rocky, Disclosure (DJ set), Ross From Friends, Skepta and Andy C listed on the programme. The events are split into Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night, held at separate locations. There’s also Sónar+D, an international congress in collaboration with researchers, innovators and business leaders.
When: 18 – 20 July
Where: Fira Montjuïc / Fira Gran Via L’Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Price: €185 (+BF) 3-day SonarPass
Website: sonar.es/en/2019
Super Bock Super Rock
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the precursor of the great festivals in Portugal and milestone in the festival scene changes its location. In July, Super Bock Super Rock returns to the idyllic setting next to Meco Beach in Sesimbra, south of Lisbon, which will allow a great and unique experience by the beach for thousands of music-lovers. The line-up includes Lana Del Rey, Phoenix, Migos, The 1975, Janelle Monáe, Metronomy, Disclosure (DJ set), Kaytranada, Cat Power and many more!
When: 18 – 20 July
Where: Meco Beach, Sesimbra, Portugal
Price: €110 (+BF) Full Pass including camping; €60 (+BF) day ticket
Website: superbocksuperrock.pt/en
Melt
Melt has a global reputation for pulling off a legendary festival and it has continued to grow over 20 years. This open-air museum in the heart of Ferropolis is the perfect setting for attendees to experience an array of musical talent. For this year’s line-up, Melt has secured performances from Bon Iver, A$AP Rocky, Jorja Smith, Skepta, Solomun, Four Tet and Modeselektor (live).
When: 19 – 21 July
Where: Ferropolis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Price: €139 (+BF + €5 refundable garbage deposit) tier 3 weekend ticket
including camping
Website: meltfestival.de/en
Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland offers a surreal experience for around 400,000 festivalgoers each year and has even been dubbed a Mecca for dance music fans. The scale of Tomorrowland is almost unbelievable and they really do live by their motto, ‘Live Today, Love Tomorrow’, with every edition striving for bigger and better things than ever before. When Tomorrowland promises to not compromise on anything life has to offer, that includes their worldclass line-up of DJs, check the line-up out online!
When: 19 – 21 & 26 – 28 July
Where: De Schorre, Boom, Belgium
Price: €376 3-day Magnificent Greens Package including camping
Website: tomorrowland.com/en
Lollapalooza Paris
Lollapalooza is back for the third year in Paris. Twenty Øne Piløts, The Strokes, Orelsan, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and many more are due to perform. You can also experience other areas: Lolla Chef, dedicated to culinary artistry, and Lolla Planète, a space for sustainable development. The French version of one of the biggest festivals in the world is an unmissable event of the summer and its eclecticism will once again attract an audience from all over the world.
When: 20 – 21 July
Where: Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, Paris, France
Price: €149 2-day pass; €79 day pass
Website: lollaparis.com
Positivus Festival
This two-day celebration of music and culture in the beautiful scenic country of Latvia is a perfect bucket-list destination to check off this July. Positivus combines a variety of music genres: indie, pop, folk and electronic. The festival has a mix of activities to get involved with that cater for all groups, including families. Every year there are around 60-70 different artists performing and this year, The 1975, Disclosure (DJ set), Underworld and Royal Blood will be headlining the festival.
When: 26 – 27 July
Where: Salacgrīva, Latvia
Price: €73.60 2-day ticket including camping
Website: positivusfestival.com/en
Rock Werchter
Rock Werchter is one of Europe’s oldest and most well-established festival and with this reputation comes great reassurance that the line-up and overall 4-day event will be hugely impressive. On Thursday, P!NK and Bastille will be headlining. On Friday Tool, The Cure and Bring Me The Horizon will take to the main stage. On Saturday you can catch shows from Mumford & Sons, Florence + The Machine and Macklemore, and to finish with a bang, Muse, Balthazar and New Order will wrap things up on Sunday.
When: 27–30 July
Where: Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
Price: €243 (+BF) 4-day Combi Ticket (e-tickets include 1 free e-train ticket for public transport in Belgium); €30 camping ticket
Website: rockwerchter.be/en
Unite With Tomorrowland
With a livestream from the main Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, UNITE aims to build bridges with the rest of the world for those who may appreciate the smaller price tag attached. The smaller scale production will still have synchronised special effects to add to the experience, a customized UNITE stage and a line-up of local and international artists. You can enjoy Tomorrowland broadcasting three main stage headliners from a whole other location at a fraction of the cost!
When: 27 July
Where: Athens, Greece / Barcelona, Spain / Marsa, Malta / Porto, Portugal
Price: From €40 (+BF) ticket
Website: tomorrowland.com/en/unite
August Festivals
Let It Roll
For three days and three nights, Let It Roll hosts a massive celebration which honours all that is groundbreaking in the drum and bass genre. 2019’s festival is set to be the biggest one yet, with its off-the-scale production and top quality line-up, including Chase & Status, Andy C, Camo & Krooked, Dimension, High Contrast, Noisia, Pendulum, Sub Focus and Wilkinson. Last year over a massive 20,000 people turned up for Let It Roll. Get prepared for bus parties, light shows and a lot of raving!
When: 1 – 3 August
Where: Milovice Airfield, near Prague, Czech Republic
Price: £90 (+BF) 3-day ticket + £20 (+BF) Independent Camp ticket
Website: letitroll.eu
Untold
With over 350,000 participants, Untold festival brings, for 2019’s fifth anniversary edition, one of the best line-ups: Bastille, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, James Arthur, Martin Garrix, Andy C and Chase & Status are just a few of the huge names among over 250 acts gracing the nine stages. After winning ‘Best Major Festival’ at the 2015 European Festival Awards, Untold continues to set the bar high, so why not join the festival in Transylvania, land of Dracula?
When: 1 – 4 August
Where: Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania
Price: €186.05 4-day ticket
Website: untold.com
Off Festival
Off Festival offers the perfect home away from home for alternative music fans. Each year they aim to showcase a good variety of genres and provide an outlet for art and culture. The festival is well regarded for its eco-friendly policies and for promoting a mixture of homegrown talent alongside international acts. This year has performances from Suede, Neneh Cherry, Aldous Harding, Superorganism, Perfect Son and Electric Wizard, among many others.
When: 2 – 4 August
Where: Three Ponds Valley, Katowice, Poland
Price: £67 (+BF) 3-day festival pass; £16 camping pass
Website: off-festival.pl/en
Meo Sudoeste
Primarily focused on pop, hip-hop and dance music, the line-up regularly features big international stars. The favourites of each scene come together for the huge summer party. Beyond the music, the festival’s coastal location also offers the chance to kick back on the beach between sets. The line-up includes Post Malone, Anitta, Russ, Steve Aoki, Timmy Trumpet, Rita Ora and many more!
When: 6 – 10 August
Where: Zambujeira do Mar, south-west coast, Portugal
Price: €120 (+BF) Full Pass including camping access 3–11 August;
€55 (+BF) day ticket
Website: meosudoeste.pt/en
Øya Festival
Across the four-day festival, you can enjoy music from both up-and-coming artists and bigger international acts, such as The Cure, Robyn, Karpe, Tame Impala, Sigrid, James Blake and Unge Ferrari. Øya Festival draws a 60,000 large audience to Oslo and offers a variety of activities for attendees to fill their days up with—including shopping around stalls for records, clothes and art. The festival is also famously green and offers endless options of divine organic food to satisfy your every craving.
When: 6 – 10 August
Where: Tøyen Park, Oslo, Norway
Price: £273.64 (+BF) Festival Pass
Website: oyafestivalen.no/en
Punk Rock Holiday
Punk Rock Holiday is a little more obscure than your typical festival because there is no barricade between you and your favourite bands— everything really is as up-close and personal as it could possibly be! The 2019 line-up includes some big names in the punk rock genre, including NOFX, Descendents, Ignite, Less Than Jake, Good Riddance and many more. Punk Rock Holiday offers the perfect summer escape on a beautiful beach in the Mediterranean climate of Slovenia.
When: 6 – 9 August
Where: Sotočje, Tolmin, Slovenia
Price: €120 (+BF) festival ticket
Website: punkrockholiday.com
Sziget
After winning the 2018 Best Overseas Festival award, Sziget has a lot to live up to this year! They’ve already secured an incredible line-up of big international stars from a variety of genres, so it looks to be on the table for another win! You can catch performances from some supremely talented musicians, such as Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, Post Malone, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975, Martin Garrix, Richard Ashcroft, Franz Ferdinand, James Blake, Years & Years and many more.
When: 7 – 13 August
Where: Old Buda Island, Budapest, Hungary
Price: Old Buda Island, Budapest, Hungary
Website: szigetfestival.com/en
Way Out West
In Slottsskogen’s secluded woodland setting you can find one of Sweden’s biggest music festivals with an impressive and diverse line-up of hip-hop, rock, indie and dance music. Way Out West has won several awards in past years, especially for their commitment to creating a green and sustainable festival. You’ll be excited about this year’s line-up which includes Cardi B, The Cure, Stormzy, James Blake, Jon Hopkins (live), Zara Larsson, Earl Sweatshirt and Christine and The Queens.
When: 8 – 10 August
Where: Slottsskogen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Price: Approx. £160 standard festival pass; Approx. £136 youth festival pass
Website: wayoutwest.se
Flow Festival
Perhaps hosting a festival in a former power plant is a little obscure but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. This location offers 10 different stages to host a variety of music and ultimately sets the perfect ambience. Flow Festival aims to impress with big stage designs, including a 360° balloon stage featuring a huge pressurised balloon. This year, expect entertainment from Cardi B, Earl Sweatshirt, Neneh Cherry, Slowthai and Nitzer Ebb alongside many other talented musicians.
When: 9 – 11 August
Where: Suvilahti Power Plant, Helsinki, Finland
Price: €205 (+BF) 3-day pass
Website: flowfestival.com/en
World Club Dome: Cruise Edition
For something a little more abstract you might want to consider catching the World Club Dome cruise festival from Ibiza to Barcelona in August. Travel in style on the largest floating club hotel in the world, with an impressive 12 decks and up to 3,000 beds. Accompany you on this one of a kind cruise vacation is Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Felix Kröcher, Gestört aber Geil, Le Shuuk, Lost Frequencies, Mattn, Robin Schulz and Timmy Trumpet.
When: 12 – 16 August
Where: Barcelona to Ibiza
Price: From €859 (+BF) including accommodation with 24-hour catering
Website: wcd-cruiseedition.de
Summer Breeze
Rock and metal fans across the world unite every August for the biggest metal festival in Southern German! The venue is transformed into a fierce battlefield featuring incredible design sets and out of this world light shows. There will be several huge rock and metal fans attending this year and you can catch shows from Parkway Drive, Avantasia, Hypocrisy, Kvelertak, Soilwork, Death Angel.
When: 14 – 17 August
Where: Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria, Germany
Price: €133 including camping and presale fee
Website: summer-breeze.de/en
Vodafone Paredes de Coura
Vodafone Paredes de Coura is one of Portugal’s largest summer festivals and each year they deliver a killer line-up of alternative music to give the 100,000 large audience exactly what they want. This year there will be performances from Julia Jacklin, The National, New Order, Car Seat Headrest, Boy Pablo, Father John Misty, Spiritualized, Deerhunter, Patti Smith and Her Band, Suede among many others.
When: 14 – 17 August
Where: Praia Fluvial do Taboão, Cabanela, Portugal
Price: €94 (+BF) 4-day general pass, including camping
Website: paredesdecoura.com
Pukkelpop
As the second largest festival in Belgium, Pukkelpop has a big reputation to live up to each year and this heavily depends on them scoring a top-quality line-up. This year they’ve hit the mark with performances from The National, Post Malone, Royal Blood, Tame Impala and Twenty One Pilots. Joining them are other big names in the industry right now, such as Amelie Lens, Anne-Marie, Billie Eilish, Chase & Status RTRN and Franz Ferdinand, among others.
When: 15 – 18 August
Where: Kiewit, Hasselt, Belgium
Price: €205 (+BF) Combi Ticket including public transport & camping
(you must reserve camping in advance); €10 recycling deposit
Website: pukkelpop.be/en
Kraków Live Festival
Over 25,000 people come together in August for this two-day music festival in the heart of Kraków. Across the two stages there are performances from worldwide stars that are sure to make your summer, this year the headliners include Calvin Harris, Post Malone, Macklemore, DJ Snake and Years & Years. Next door to the festival is the gastronomic area, which offers a huge variety of non-music attractions that entice festival-goers to explore the broader culture that Kraków city has to offer.
When: 16 – 17 August
Where: Polish Aviation Museum, Kraków
Price: Approx. £95.50 (+BF) 2-day ticket, including camping
Website: livefestival.pl/en
Lowlands
Lowlands promises to be a backpacker’s Garden Of Eden and Holland’s most adventurous cultural outdoor event. The festival offers a variety of cutting edge and alternative music, film, stand-up comedy, visual arts, literature and street theatre. With over 250 acts performing across 12 stages, there will be plenty going on to keep everyone entertained. The line-up this year includes Tame Impala, Twenty One Pilots, A$AP Rocky and many more.
When: 16 – 18 August
Where: Walibi Holland Event Centre, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands
Price: €200 (+BF) Festival Ticket, including camping
& return shuttle bus from NS station Dronten or Lelystad
Website: lowlands.nl/english
Mysteryland
Mysteryland is one of the original electronic music festival, every year they showcase the biggest and best artists in Dubstep, EDM, Electronic, Hardstyle, House and Techno. This summer you’ll be spoiled rotten with shows from headliners Martin Garrix, Diplo and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. Accompanying them across the weekend are Sven Väth, Dave Clarke, Solardo, Wildstylez, Brennan Heart, Paul van Dyk, Alison Wonderland, Nicky Romero, Vini Vici and many other big names of the EDM genre.
When: 23 – 25 August
Where: Haarlemmermeer, Near Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Price: €189 weekend ticket, including camping
Website: mysteryland.nl
Electric Picnic
Every year Electric Picnic comes to life to celebrate all that is brilliant about art and music. The Picnic is described as ‘Ireland’s version of Glastonbury’ thanks to the organisers ability to always pull together a world-class line-up, this year you’ll be able to watch shows from The Strokes, Florence + The Machine, Hozier, The 1975, Billie Eilish, Christine and The Queens, Dermot Kennedy, Four Tet, James Blake and Jarvis Cocker.
When: 30 August – 1 September
Where: Stradbally Hall, Laois
Price: €205 weekend ticket
Website: electricpicnic.ie
Summerburst: Stockholm
Summerburst is one of Sweden’s biggest electronic music festivals, so big in fact, that the original event created in Stockholm back in 2011 had to expand to make a whole other festival in Gothenburg too! This year the festival line-up has some impressive talent on this list, including Calvin Harris, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto, Will Sparks, R3hab, Salvatore Ganacci, Caroline Roxy, Tigerlily and many more big names at the forefront of electronic music!
When: 30 – 31 August
Where: Stockholm, Sweden
Price: Approx. £115 (+BF) two-day festival pass
Website: summerburst.se
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