List of music festivals
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A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre.
Music festivals may be subdivided by musical genre:
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Blues festivals
- August Blues Festival, (Haapsalu, Estonia)
- Chicago Blues Festival
- East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Australia
- Ottawa Bluesfest
- Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
Brass Band festivals
Classical music festivals
- Australia
- Australian Festival of Chamber Music, in Townsville, Queensland
- United States
- Aspen Music Festival and School, in Aspen, CO
- Bellingham Festival, in Bellingham, WA
- Hot Springs Music Festival, in Hot Springs, AR
- Spoleto USA, in Charleston, NC
- Tanglewood, near Lenox, MA
Dance and electronic music festivals
- North America
- Europe
- Finland
- Koneisto
- Germany
- Hungary
- Poland
- Portugal
- Boom
- Russia
- Spain
- Sonar (http://www.sonar.es) (Barcelona)
- Point Sound Festival - Caspe (http://www.pointsoundfestival.com)(Zaragoza)
- United Kingdom and Ireland
- Creamfields
- Homelands
- InFest Festival
- Finland
- Australia
- Earthcore
- Rainbow Serpent
- What Is Music
- South Africa
- Tribal Council
- New Zealand
- Alpine Unity
- Starburst (Nelson)
- The Gathering (Nelson)
- Vizionz (Golden Bay)
- Japan
- The Gathering
Folk music festivals
- Calgary Folk Music Festival
- Cambridge folk festival
- Kaustinen Folk Music Festival
- Llangollen International Eisteddfod
- Mariposa Folk Festival
- National Folk Festival (Australia)
- New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
- Newport Folk Festival
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal
- Philadelphia Folk Festival
- Pontardawe International Folk Festival (Wales)
- Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Woodford Folk Festival
- Royal National Mod (Scotland)
- Viljandi Folk Festival (Estonia)
Folklife festivals
- Festival of American Folklife (Smithsonian Institution)
- Kentucky Folklife Festival
- Kutztown Festival
- Louisiana Folklife Festival
- Northwest Folklife Festival
- Texas Folklife Festival
Reggae music festivals
- Uppsala Reggae Festival ([Sweden])
- Splash Festival ([Jamaica])
- SummerJam ([Germany])
- Rototom Sunsplash ([Italy])
Jazz festivals
- Brecon Jazz Festival
- Chicago Jazz Festival
- Cork Jazz Festival (Ireland)
- Festi Jazz International de Rimouski
- Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
- Montreux Jazz Festival
- North Sea Jazz Festival
- Pori Jazz (Finland)
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- Kerrville Folk Festival
- Blue Note Festival (Belgium)
- Gaume Jazz Festival
Opera festivals
Pop Music Festivals
- Acapulco
- Eurovision
- OTI-Same as Eurovision, but in Iberoamerica.
- San Remo
- Viña del Mar
Rock Music festivals
Historic festivals
- Monterey Pop Festival (Monterey, California, 1967)
- Woodstock (Bethel, New York, 1969), Woodstock 1994 (Saugerties, New York), and Woodstock 1999 (Rome, New York)
- Altamont Speedway concert (Livermore, California, 1969)
- California Jam (Ontario, California, 1974
- Live Aid (multi-venue, 1985)
- US Festival (San Bernardino, California, 1983 & 1984)
- Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003)
Traveling festivals
Current festivals
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
- Big Day Out (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Perth, Auckland)
- Falls Festival (Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania)
- Gone South (Launceston, Hobart)
- Homebake (Sydney)
- Livid (Brisbane (and Sydney for 2002))
- Meredith Music Festival (Meredith, Victoria)
- Metal for the Brain (Canberra)
- Melbourne International Music Festival
- Offshore Festival (Torquay, Victoria)
- Pyramid Rock Festival Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria
- Samstock Music Festival Otago, New Zealand
- Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay, NSW
- Stonefest (Canberra)
- Hardcore (Sydney)
- Bloodlust (Sydney)
- Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- France
- Finland
- Germany
- Ireland
- The Netherlands
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- All Tomorrow's Parties (Camber Sands, East Sussex, England)
- Download Festival
- ENIT
- Glastonbury festival (Pilton, Somerset, England)
- Greenbelt Festival
- Isle of Wight Festival (Isle of Wight, England)
- Lillith Fair
- Reading and Leeds Festivals (Reading, Berkshire and Leeds, England)
- Summer Sundae (Leicester, England)
- T in the Park (Kinross Scotland)
- V Festival (Chelmsford and Staffordshire, England)
- North America
- USA
- All Tomorrow's Parties
- Big Creek Festival, (Rural Missouri's Finest)
- Bonnaroo Music Festival, (Manchester, Tennessee)
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Indio, California)
- Cornerstone Festival
- Farm Aid
- Hellfest
- HFStival (Washington D.C.)
- Jam Cruise
- Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
- The Nederland Music & Arts Festival (NedFest)
- Yggdrasil festival
- Canada
- USA
- South America
- No fixed location
Cross-genre festivals
- Caribana Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Festival d'été de Québec in Quebec_City, Canada
- Iceland Airwaves (Reykjavík, Iceland) (Mostly Rock and Pop)
- Ladyfest (International)
- Music Midtown (Atlanta)
- Northwest Region Music Festival
- South by Southwest (SXSW) (Austin, Texas) Folk and Rock music, plus film and other media.
- Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Annual multi-genre music festival.
- WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance) Festival in New Plymouth, New Zealand March 11-13 2005 WOMAD website (http://www.womad.co.nz)
- Couleur Café Festival in Brussels, Belgium
- Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee; occurs in early May annually; multi-genre with emphasis on blues and rock
Related articles
External links
- World Music Event Calendar (http://www.digitaldiscounts.com/music.html)
- JamBase Festival List (http://www.jambase.com/festivals/index.asp?regionID=)
- Festivals.com (http://www.festivals.com/)
- UK Music Festivals (http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/)
- Indiana University Guide to Music Festivals (http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/festival.html)
- FestivalWatch.org - Public Music Festival Event Calendar (http://www.festivalwatch.org/)de:Musikfestival