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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
Brass Band festivals
Classical music festivals
- Chichester Festival ,
- Salzburg Festival,
- Three Choirs Festival,
- European Festival of Youth Choirs
Dance and electronic music festivals
- Europe
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Australia
- Earthcore
- Rainbow Serpent
- What Is Music
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South Africa
- Tribal Council
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New Zealand
- Alpine Unity
- Starburst (Nelson)
- The Gathering (Nelson)
- Vizionz (Golden Bay)
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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)
- Newport Folk Festival
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal
- Pontardawe International Folk Festival (Wales)
- Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Woodford Folk Festival
- Royal National Mod (Scotland)
- Viljandi Folk Festival (Estonia)
Jazz festivals
- Brecon Jazz Festival
- Chicago Jazz Festival
- Festi Jazz International de Rimouski
- Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
- Montreux Jazz Festival
- North Sea Jazz Festival
- Pori Jazz (Finland)
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
- Kerrville Folk Festival
Opera festivals
- Glyndebourne
- Ilmajoki Music Festival
- Savonlinna Opera Festival
Pop Music Festivals
- Acapulco
- Eurovision
- OTI-Same as Eurovision, but in Iberoamerica.
- San Remo
- Viña del Mar
Rock Music festivals
(see also Rock festival)
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Australia and New Zealand
- Big Day Out
- Falls Festival
- Gone South
- Homebake
- Livid
- Meredith Music Festival
- Metal for the Brain
- Melbourne International Music Festival
- Offshore Festival
- Pyramid Rock Festival
- Samstock Music Festival, in Otago, New Zealand
- Splendour in the Grass , Australia,
- Stonefest , Canberra, Australia
- USA
- United Kingdom
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Japan
- Fuji Rock Festival Japan
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Europe
- Hultsfred Festival , in Hultsfred, Sweden
- Lollapalooza
- Lowlands, the Netherlands
- Pinkpop, the Netherlands
- Printemps de Bourges, in Bourges, France
- Provinssirock , in Seinäjoki, Finland
- Rock Werchter, in Werchter , Belgium
- Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde, Denmark
- Ruisrock, in Turku, Finland
- Sweden Rock Festival, in Norje , Sweden
- Tuska , in Helsinki, Finland
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South America
- Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Quilmes Rock , Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cosquín Rock , Cosquín , Argentina
- Rock al Parque , Bogotá, Colombia
Cross-genre festivals
- Festival d'été de Québec in Quebec_City, Canada
- Iceland Airwaves (Reykjavík, Iceland) (Mostly Rock and Pop)
- Music Midtown (Atlanta)
- Northwest Region Music Festival
- 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
External link
- Music Festivals Festivals.com http://www.festivals.com/~music/
Last updated: 01-28-2005 02:27:56
Last updated: 02-26-2005 13:24:51