Author : Charles Edward
Music is a common language that everyone speaks. No matter what your race is, what your language is, or what class you belong to, music connects everyone from all over the world. Art and entertainment go hand in hand which is why the popularity of music is a constant matter in every generation. To celebrate the common language and common love, music festivals have gained popularity in recent years where thousands, sometimes millions of people gather around to see someone perform and sing along. Just think of standing with thousands of people on the same ground and singing with your favorite artist who is performing on stage, exciting right? These festivals give the exact same vibe to the audience.
People come from different states, sometimes from different countries to support their favorite artists performing at music festivals, or just to gain the sheer experience of being connected to thousands of people singing the same lines and enjoying the same performance. These festivals and events can last up to days which is also a great way to socialize and make new friends and acquaintances. But do you know how big these festivals are or which is bigger than which in terms of attendees, venues, and popularity? Let’s take a look at the world’s top 10 largest music festivals and decide which one you would attend first!!
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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
New Orleans is known for its Art and Culture which makes it the perfect host for this festival, which is the oldest festival on this list. Aside from the performances, this festival also is filled with varieties of food, clothing, and artisans. On average around 475,000 people attend this Jazz festival which happens around the time of late April to the beginning of May.
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Essence
Begun in 1995, this festival draws crowds of over 500,000 people. This four-day festival happens during the fourth of July weekend every year and this year the lineup included some great veteran artists like Janet Jackson, and other big names like Nicki Minaj, and Jazmine Sullivan.
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Sziget Festival
This six-day-long festival is held every August in Hungary, and this year some of the performers were Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, Alan Walker, Alison Wonderland, etc. Around 450,000 people attended this festival this year.
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Tomorrowland
This is special for electronic dance music fans and almost every music lover of the genre has wished to attend this festival once in their lifetimes. It brings together some of the biggest stars in the electronic music industry and unites them with fans. The lineup includes house, EDM, techno, drum, and bass artists. This year the festival has sold around 600,000 tickets.
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Coachella
It is arguably one of the most famous music festivals in the world and attending it has become a statement in recent years. Held in California, this festival runs for a three-day period and celebrates music from different genres such as pop, hip-hop, rock, indie, electronic dance music, etc. Almost every big name in the music industry has headlined this festival as it draws a large number of crowds.
5/10
Rock In Rio
Latin America has always been one of the biggest supporters of art and music and celebrates culture like no other. Rock in Rio is the biggest example of that which must be the shiniest among all festivals. The star-studded performance list and a large crowd are one of the few things that this festival takes pride in. Some of the well-known and worldwide famous singers and performers of this generation such as Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Demi Lovato, Post Malone, Marshmello, Guns N’ Roses, and Måneskin have performed at this year’s Rock in Rio festival. The festival runs for an entire week with over 300 shows in total.
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Woodstock Festival Poland
Also known as Pol’and’Rock Festival and is an entire tribute to rock, metal, pop, and folk music. Named after the 1969-famous festival in New York, this festival draws up to 750,000 people. The entry is free and the people and music lovers can also attend the workshops there.
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Summerfest
In 2022, the Summerfest festival was held in three parts; from June 23rd to 25th, then again from June 30th to July 2bd, and lastly, from July 7th to 9th. This music festival was started long ago in 1968 and takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over the course of 11 days, the total number of attendees was more than 800,000 people. This is the largest music festival in America that happens in a venue with 12 stages. The number of events in the Summerfest is around 800 acts and a thousand performances. Some of the famous headliners of this year were Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Backstreet Boys, etc.
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Mawazine
Starting in 2001, this festival happens in Rabat, Morocco every year in June. Annual attendance of 2.5 million people, Africans sure know how to party! Some of the popular headliners of this festival are Christina Aguilera, David Guetta, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Martin Garrix, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, etc. along with African luminaries. It started by the personal secretary to King Mohammad IV as a celebration of Moroccan art and culture and continues itself as a tribute to African music and its celebration. Except for the VIP areas, most of the areas are free for people to attend.
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Donauinselfest
This fest is the largest open-air festival all over the world which happens in late June every year. In June 2015, the attendance count of Vienna’s Donauinselfest was over 3.3 million people. It also holds the Guinness Book of World Records for being the “largest attendance at a music festival (one location)”. Another interesting fact about this music festival is that the entry fee is absolutely free so people from all over the world take a trip to Vienna to attend this Donauinselfest. The music festival hosts various popular local artists and international artists from all across the world. All kinds of music genres such as pop, rock, rap, folk, indie, hip hop, electronic music, etc.
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