This blog is here to give you the facts so you'll be on top of the possibilities you have for next summer already now. Updates on bands will be posted as regularly as the festivals do, and certain rumours will probably be presented as well.
Anyway, here's the list of Europe's 7 biggest music festivals, which incidentally are the ones we'll follow the next months..
1.
Sziget in Budapest (Hungary) is the biggest festival in Eastern Europe with over 1000 bands playing each year.
Website
Dates: 10.8.2011 - 15.8.2011
Music currently announced for 2011: NONE
2.
Exit in Novi Sad (Serbia) Website
Dates: 7.7.2011 - 10.7.2011
Music currently announced for 2011: Arcade Fire, Tiga, James Zabiela, Hadouken! and Gramophonedzie
3.
Rock im Park/Rock am Ring in Nürburgring and Nüremberg in Germany had combined 150 000 visitors in 2009. These two festivals are often regarded as the same event as they have almost identical line-ups with each band playing one day at each. Website
Dates: 3.6.2011 - 5.6.2011
Music currently announced: Coldplay, System of a Down, Kings of Leon, Volbeat, Beatsteaks, Mando Diao, In Flames, Bosshoss, Gaslight Anthem, U.V.A, Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring me the Horizon, Hollywood Undead, Hurts, Interpol, Korn, Madsen, Selig, Simple Plan, Social Distortion,
4.
Glastonbury is the United Kingdom's biggest festival with 150 000 visitors in 2009. No they have increased space for until 177 000 people. However Glastonbury is as of October 3rd 2010 already sold out for 2011. 6 hours it took. Crazy brits. Website
Dates: 22.6.2011 - 26.6.2011
Music currently announced: NONE
5.
Roskilde in Denmark is Scandinavia's biggest festival and had 110 000 visitors in 2009. Website
Dates: 26.6.2011 - 3.7.2011
Music currently announced: Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon, Afrocubism,
Autopsy, Weekend, How to Dress Well, The Tallest Man on Earth and L.O.C
6.
Eurockéennes de Belfort is one of France's biggest music festival with about 100 000 visitors in 2008. Website
Dates: 1.7.2011 - 3.7.2011
Music currently announced: NONE
7.
Rock Werchter in Belgium is the biggest festival in the Be-Ne-Lux countries and will do for representing them. 80 000 visitors in 2009. Website
Dates: 30.6.2011 - 3.7.2011
Music currently announced: Coldplay, Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon and Chemical Brothers
There is of course a long list of other festivals that could be put up here. But for various reasons they have not been. Sonar, for instance, do not have a web site put up for 2011 yet. Thus they fall outside the aim of this blog. more info will come as more info is published about the various festivals. Historically it's smart to watch Rock im Park and Rock Werchter as they tend to announce their line ups first.
Eurockéennes de Belfort is one of France's biggest music festival with about 100 000 visitors in 2008. Website
Dates: 1.7.2011 - 3.7.2011
Music currently announced: NONE
7.
Rock Werchter in Belgium is the biggest festival in the Be-Ne-Lux countries and will do for representing them. 80 000 visitors in 2009. Website
Dates: 30.6.2011 - 3.7.2011
Music currently announced: Coldplay, Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon and Chemical Brothers
There is of course a long list of other festivals that could be put up here. But for various reasons they have not been. Sonar, for instance, do not have a web site put up for 2011 yet. Thus they fall outside the aim of this blog. more info will come as more info is published about the various festivals. Historically it's smart to watch Rock im Park and Rock Werchter as they tend to announce their line ups first.