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The Spanish festival is traditionally considered the strongest line-up event on the continent. Each year, Primavera shows who from the universe of indie music has been noted for productive activity: for five days, almost everyone you can wish to see performs in the capital of Catalonia. Along with the most talked about performers of the last twelve months, such as Frank Ocean and The xx, there are also distinguished artists - this year it's Van Morrison and Grace Jones.

Where Barcelona, ​​Spain

Who Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, The xx, Aphex Twin, Grace Jones, Van Morrison, Metronomy, Death Grips, Skepta, Mac Demarco, Run the Jewels, Sampha, Slayer, Miguel, Flying Lotus, Solange, Angel Olsen, King Krule, The Magnetic Fields, Mitski, Swans, Wild Beasts, Dixon, Abdullah Rashim, Ben UFO, Fatima Yamaha, Jackmaster, Talaboman, Swet Shop Boys, The Wedding Present, Teenage Fanclub, Junun featuring Shye Ben Tzur & The Rajasthan Express, Phurpa

Pinkpop

The biggest Dutch festival

In existence since the 1970s, Pinkpop caters to the unpretentious listener and deftly combines both rock and pop artists on its stages. For example, last year tropical house DJ Kygo closed the main stage of the festival, who was then replaced by veteran saccharine RʼnʼB Lionel Richie, who was followed by Paul McCartney. This year, a similar trick will be done again; what is worth at least the intriguing presence of Justin Bieber in the lineup.

Where Landgraf, The Netherlands

Who Green Day, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon, Martin Garrix, Sean Paul, System of a Down, Richard Ashcroft, Liam Gallagher, Rancid, Live, Five Finger Death Punch, Sum 41, Kaiser Chiefs, Prophets of Rage, Kodaline, Clean Bandit , Biffy Clyro, Fat Freddy's Drop, White Lies, Rag'n'Bone Man

How many: 1 day - €95, 3 days + camping - €195

Sonar

Two festivals in one - both focus on electronics

Under the banner of Sónar, two completely different events are combined. Night Sónar is located in the industrial zone, where you can meet rave tourists in a frenzy, the location is concrete, there is a lot of sound and light. There is no non-dance music, it's a super rave, usually accompanied by a few rock, pop and rap performances for variety. The main stars of the festival are located here.
The daytime Sónar takes place in the center of Barcelona, ​​its program is thinner and more interesting, the lineup contains experimental projects and many new artists on the rise. In general, the day one is about musical discoveries, the night one is about stars, dances and unrestrained fun.

Where Barcelona, ​​Spain

Who Justice, Cerrone, Anderson Pack, De La Soul, DJ Shadow, Nicholas Jaar, Moderat, Nina Kravitz, Eric Prydz, Arca, Andy Stott, Carl Craig, Jlin, Little Dragon, The Black Madonna, Joe Goddard, Marcel Dettman, Earl Sweetshot , Thundercat, AJ Tracey, Giggs, Benji B, Gaika, Johns Hopkins, Clark, Cashmere Cat, Daphni & Hunee, Seth Troxler & Tiga, t q d, Tommy Cash

How many 1 day - €54, 1 night - €72, 3 days + 2 nights - €180

Roskilde

Giant Danish festival with versatile line-up - from A Tribe Called Quest to Erasure

In terms of scale and list of performing artists, Roskilde comes close to Glastonbury, which is considered the pinnacle of festival summer in Europe. In the lineup, you should pay attention to performers who are unlikely to be seen on the posters of other festivals: A Tribe Called Quest are playing here one of only two European shows planned for this year, and a group led by Fela's son Kuti Seun will perform with the prodigal genius of hip- hop by Yasin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def.

Where is Roskilde, Denmark

Who Foo Fighters, A Tribe Called Quest, Arcade Fire, Justice, Moderat, Solange, The Weeknd, The xx, Father John Misty, Lorde, Blink-182, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, Anthrax, Future Islands, The Avalanches, Gucci Mane, Lil Uzi Vert, Tinashi, Halsey, Popcaan, Nicholas Jaar, Slowdive, Bonobo, Royal Blood, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 feat. Yasiin Bey

How many 1 day - 995 kr, 8 days + camping - 1995 kr

Openʼer

Reliable budget festival in the Baltics with a profitable line-up + Radiohead

The Polish Openʼer traditionally has a strong lineup, an affordable price and never runs out of tickets - you can't imagine a more reliable option. This year's line-up of the budgetary Polish festival, located just an hour and a half drive (including crossing the border) from Kaliningrad, is so powerful that the British music press seriously insists on attending it. One more reason: there will be no other affordable way to watch Radiohead this summer.

Where is Gdynia, Poland

Who Radiohead, The Weeknd, The xx, Mac Miller, Solange, James Blake, Foo Fighters, Prophets of Rage, The Kills, G-Eazy, Warpaint, Rae Sremmurd, Nicholas Jaar

How many 1 day - 239 zł, 4 days - 559 zł, 4 days + camping - 639 zł

Rock Werchter

Giant Belgian festival with respective headliners: Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Imagine Dragons and more

Another festival with more than forty years of history and with a daily attendance of 90,000 spectators. Rock Werchter is located near the picturesque Belgian city of Leuven, populated mainly by students, but during the festival attracts all of Europe. So this year, all tickets for the event were sold out even before the final promulgation of the lineup.

Where is Leuven, Belgium

Who Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, The Chainsmokers, Imagine Dragons, Alt-J, Linkin Park, James Blake, System of a Down, Rae Sremmurd, Mark Lanegan Band, Future Islands, Beth Ditto, Prophets of Rage, Royal Blood, Savages, Whitney, Bonobo, Charli XCX, The Avalanches, G-Eazy

How many 1 day - €100

NOS Alive

Rare festival performance by Depeche Mode, as well as almost every major headliner this summer

In 2009, NOS Alive was included in the list of the twelve best music events in Europe by NME. Since then, entrances to the festival have been flying steadily at breakneck speed: tickets for three days without camping have already ended. In addition, this year NOS Alive has a serious trump card in the face of Depeche Mode - a group with one of the most loyal fan bases in Europe. Stadium synthpop classics already performed at NOS in 2013 and made a splash then; there is no doubt that the same will happen this year.

Where Alges, Portugal

Who The Weeknd, The xx, Foo Fighters, Depeche Mode, Imagine Dragons, The Kills, Alt-J, Ryan Adams, Phoenix, Warpaint, Savages, Bonobo, Rhye, Local Natives, Floating Points, Wild Beasts, Fleet Foxes, The Avalanches

How many 1 day - €59, 3 days + camping - €146

Mad Cool

A young economical festival focused mainly on guitar music, with an armor-piercing line-up

All three-day tickets for the relatively young Spanish festival Mad Cool are sold out, which is not surprising. For only €175, the visitor gets the opportunity for three days to see both the main and largest guitar groups of this festival summer, as well as many performers of a slightly lower rank. Among other things, it is worth highlighting artists who are often seen in the United States and who are much less likely to visit Europe: Wilco, Kurt Weill, Ryan Adams and Dinosaur Jr.

Where is Madrid, Spain

Who Foo Fighters, Green Day, Kings of Leon, M.I.A., Alt-J, Foals, Dinosaur Jr., Ryan Adams, Wilco, Rancid, Moderat, Foster the People, Kurt Weill, Slowdive, Trentemoeller, Spoon, The Lumineers, Belle & Sebastian Wolf Alice

How many 1 day - €75 (other tickets sold out)

Dour

Electronics and hip-hop for five days in the south of Belgium

Named after a French-speaking commune in southern Belgium, the extensive line-up of the Dour festival is made up primarily of electronic artists, whose slender ranks are punctuated by rappers; guitar bands are the exception rather than the rule. The festival lasts five days, with hotels in the area is difficult, so the organizers provide visitors with many accommodation options on the campsite. You can live in an ordinary tent, or you can rent a wigwam, rent a hut for two or for a company; the latter option also offers a local area with a separate dining table. There are also options with accommodation in a hut and in a hotel operating directly at the campsite.

Where Dur, Belgium

Who M.I.A., Popcaan, Earl Sweetshot, Solange, Vitalic, Nas, Two Door Cinema Club, De La Soul, Phoenix, Die Antwoord, Justice, Metronomy, French Montana, Kaytranada, Pusha Tee, Kano, $uicideboy$, Machinedrum, The Gaslamp Killer, Talib Kweli, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Todd Terje, Grandaddy, Temples, The Kills, Sleaford Mods, Lone, Wax Tailor, Carl Craig, Johns Hopkins (DJ set), Nao, Nina Kravitz, The Black Madonna

How many 1 day - €55–65, 5 days - €155

Festival Internacional de Benicassim (FIB)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Ride and more on the coast of the Balearic Sea

The population of the Spanish resort town of Benicassim is 18,000 people, but during the music festival it usually increases by almost ten times. The current Benicassim is unlikely to be an exception: the line-up is traditionally full of artists who attract serious audiences. Separately, it is worth noting the weather regime: during the day the temperature is stable around thirty degrees, so the festival will be hot in every sense.

Where Benicasim, Spain

Who Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Stormzy, Ride, Liam Gallagher, Foals, Bonobo, Ride, Kaytranada, Tyler the Creator, Deadmau5, Kasabian, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Doherty

How many 3 days + tent - €198.65

Melt!

Advanced electronics and related genres among giant excavators

Venue Melt! picturesque in itself: the scenes are set among six godzilla-like mechanisms that were once used in mining. The festival is compact, there are ten times fewer people than on giants like Sziget, you can move between stages quickly, and there is no need to look at the artist from a distance of three kilometers. Well, with this low attendance, the lineups are consistently strong - there is something to go for. The stereotype “festival in Germany = techno” cannot be followed: indeed, there are a couple of venues where nothing else sounds, there is a stage that Modeselektor traditionally oversees every year, but in general the line-up is always very versatile and quite advanced.

Where Grevenheinichen, Germany

Who Die Antwoord, Phoenix, The Kills, Kate Tempest, Glass Animals, MØ, Bonobo, Fatboy Slim, Kamasi Washington, M.I.A., Hercules and Love Affair, Samfa, Richie Hawtin, Warpaint, Modeselektor, Dixon, Marie Davidson, Catz ʼN Dogz, Bjarki , Ben Frost, Lorenzo Senni, Aurora Halal, Nao, Marcel Dettman, Julia Govor

pukkelpop

Biggest Belgian festival since Rock Werchter with almost 200,000 attendees

Despite the extensive history of cataclysms and disasters in its history, Pukkelpop remains one of the most sought after European festivals. The secret, of course, lies in the perfectly balanced line-up, which this year has no obvious headliners (except, perhaps, The xx), but is full of names that you rarely see at other European festivals this year, like The Flaming Lips, BadBadNotGood and The Shins.

Where is Kewit, Belgium

Who Ty Sigall, Car Seat Headrest, Vince Staples, Elbow, The Flaming Lips, At the Drive-In, BadBadNotGood, The xx, Chance the Rapper, Clean Bandit, Interpol, Migos, Bearʼs Den, Band of Horses, Benji B, Cypress Hill , Death Grips, Denzel Curry, Flume, Halsey, Jake Bugg, Mac Demarco, Mumford & Sons, Omar Suleiman, PJ Harvey, Samfa, Ryan Adams, Stormzy, Talaboman

How many 1 day - €99, 4 days - €199

Tomorrowland

All the essentials from the world of EDM

The Tommorowland festival takes place near the village of Boom in Belgium and, by a surprising coincidence, epitomizes the EDM music boom that has been going on for many years. Every year at Tommorowland, all the current artists from the drop world play in crazy scenery. As a result, the festival sets sales records: stories about how tickets for an event run out in a matter of seconds have become commonplace.

Lollapalooza Paris

The most popular festival brand debuts in Paris

The most popular festival brand Lollapalooza, created in the early 1990s by Janeʼs Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell, started in Chicago, then acquired branches in South America, and in 2014 came to Europe. The Paris festival is the second on the continent after the Berlin one and immediately boasts an excellent line-up, in which you can not miss the performance of the hip-hop group The Roots - the only one announced in Europe this year.

Where is Paris, France

Who The Weeknd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, The Roots, The Hives, LP, London Grammar, Skepta, Milky Chance, Martin Solveig, DJ Snake, Pixies, Alt-J, Liam Gallagher, Editors, Tom Odell

How many 1 day - €79, 2 days - €149

Off

A festival without formal headliners, with an illogical selection of artists - in short, super

Instead of a stereotypical line-up, which is usually offered at European festivals, visitors to the Off in Katowice, Poland, are waiting for miracles and contrasts - at first glance, the casual selection of artists is remembered for a long time. The lineup is far from being called formed, but there is already something to see: Feist arrives with a new, first record in six years, the great outsider Daniel Johnston performs, Boris plays the Pink album from and to.

Where Katowice, Poland

Who Swans, PJ Harvey, Feist, Talib Kweli, Karla Bozulich, Conor Oberst, Daniel Johnston, Jesse Lanza, Royal Trux, Shellac, Thee Oh Sees, Silver Apples, Boris, Michael Gira, Mother Mother, Preoccupations, Riley Walker, The Men , The Black Madonna, Wolves in the Throne Room

How many 3 days - 270 zł, camping - 60 zł

Øyafestivalen

Strong northern festival with tempting exclusives

The predictably expensive Norwegian festival Øya is conveniently located in the heart of Oslo and attracts a win-win lineup every year. In addition to the obligatory headliners in the form of Lana Del Rey and The xx, wandering around the summer festivals, Øya also has a place for exclusive curiosities, such as the space rockers Spiritualized, announced this year, who specially engaged the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for their upcoming show.

Where is Oslo, Norway

Coachella — Photo: Getty Images

An incredible number of festivals and holidays are constantly held in the world, attracting not only local residents, but also many tourists.
Music festivals can rightfully be called one of the most exciting and amazing events in the world. It is known that the very first festivals that appeared in the world were musical ones. Great Britain is considered to be their homeland, although in our time Spain is considered the center of modern music and dance culture. The first festivals were held in large indoor areas, but recently a new format of such events has become popular - open-air festivals. To the delight of music lovers and art lovers, the topics of world music festivals are quite diverse - from jazz to rock, from folk music to modern electronic.

Introducing the 10 biggest music festivals in the world according to MTV.

10. Exit (NOVI SAD, SERBIA)

Attendance: 200,000 people in 2013

exit music festival, one of the largest in Southeast Europe. It is held on the territory of the Petrovaradin fortress in the city of Novi Sad in Serbia. The festival was first held in 2000 and has usually lasted four days since then. In 2007 it was recognized as the festival of the year.

9. PAL?O (NYON, SWITZERLAND)

Attendance: 230,000 people in 2013

Believe it or not, the Paleo festival has become the biggest musical open air event in Switzerland since its inception in 1976. And to this day, the organizers keep the brand. The festival still remains a bright and interesting event for music lovers from all over the world. Concerts, in which about one and a half hundred bands participate, take place at six venues.

8. ULTRA (MIAMI, USA)

Attendance: 330,000 in 2013

Ultra Music Festival is an annual open-air electronic music festival held in March in Miami. UMF is such a big and important event that last year even the film “Can U Feel It” about UMF 2011 was released. For an hour, the viewer can enjoy footage from the performances of world-famous DJs, as well as watch interviews with them.

Needless to say, they all call Ultra Music Festival one of the best festivals they have ever been to? It takes place in Bayfront Park in the city center. From 1999 to 2006 it was one-day from 2007 to 2010 - two days, in recent years "Ultra" became three days, but in 2013 the organizers took a step forward and the festival became 6 days.

7. SZIGET (BUDAPEST, HUNGARY)

Attendance: 385,000 people

The Sziget Festival is the result of a period of political instability. In the absence of summer youth camps after the change of government in the early 90s, Hungarian youth needed a new kind of summer holiday - this is how the history of the Sziget festival began.

Sziget is an international youth and student festival. Less than half of the Hungarian public is heard on every corner of the Dutch, English, German, French or Russian speech. Young people set up tents right on the festival site - on Obuda, a huge island in the middle of the Danube. Festival, Sziget won the UK Festival Award for Best European Festival
6 WOODSTOCK (KORSCHYN-ODERE, POLAND)

Attendance: 550,000 in 2012

Polish Woodstock(Eng. Polish Woodstock, Polish. Przystanek Woodstock, lit. "Woodstock stop") is a famous rock festival in Poland. It has been held annually since 1995. The organizers position Polish Woodstock as "Europe's largest outdoor festival". Indeed, in 2011, about 700,000 people took part in the Polish Woodstock - this is the scale of this event in recent years. This is the European twin of the famous rock festival in the USA - the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. Woodstock Music & Art Fair), which has been held since 1969.

5. ROCK IN RIO (RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL)

Attendance: 700,000 people (in 2011, last held in Rio)

Rock In Rio is a legendary music festival that takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (and in some cases in Portugal and Spain). Legendary bands Queen, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, INXS, REM used to draw huge crowds at this festival. This year the audience was entertained by Leni Kravitz, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Metallica and the Brazilian metal band Sepultura.

4. COACHELLA (CALIFORNIA, USA)

Attendance: 675,000 in 2013

A festival that began as an attempt to cater to alternative and indie music aficionados, Coachella still maintains a somewhat hippie vibe. Flowers and fringes abound here, as do freedom, love and more. However, over the course of three days, more than a dozen eminent representatives of electronic and rock music perform here. Coachella has secured its place among the most famous festivals in the world.

3. SUMMERFEST (WISCONSIN, USA)

Attendance: 800,000-1,000,000 people (840,000 in 2013)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin has long been the center of festival life. It was nicknamed “City of Festivals”. It is here that the Summerfest music festival takes place every summer. The festival gathers about 900,000 spectators. Summerfest has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the largest music festival in the world.

2. MAWAZINE (RABAT, MOROCCO)

Attendance: 2.5 million people in 2013

The Mawazine Festival is considered one of the most important musical events in the Middle East and North Africa. It collects almost the entire musical Olympus of the Arab world. The venue for the Mawazine festival is one of the largest music venues in the Moroccan capital in the An Nagda area.

1. DONAUINSELFEST (VIENNA, AUSTRIA)

Attendance: 3.2 million people in 2013

Donauinselfest takes the crown as the world's biggest festival by all accounts, and does so over three days on an island in the middle of the Danube. Every year, this event attracts a huge number of guests - more than two and a half million people!
Rock and pop concerts are held at one and a half dozen venues. And what concerts!

At the festival you can meet the most famous musicians. In addition to rock and pop music, country and hip-hop concerts are waiting for you. There is always a place in the program for classical music, musicals and cabaret. In addition, colorful fireworks and parties await the guests of the festival.

If you are going to the festival with children, don't worry, there are also a number of activities for the little ones. Get ready for bright, action-packed days and sleepless nights full of music and fun!
And when you get tired and hungry, relax and taste the delicious creations of local chefs. The organizers of the festival made sure that guests can choose from a variety of Turkish, Italian, Thai and Greek dishes in more than 200 eateries.

Summer is the season for music festivals. For the sake of some of them, you need to get out into nature, for the sake of others - to come to one of the sites in Moscow or St. Petersburg. In any case, visiting one music forum replaces going to several solo concerts at once. Lenta.ru has chosen 11 most anticipated Russian festivals this summer: Sensation, Park Live, Afisha Picnic, Usadba. Jazz", Ahmad Tea Music Fest in Moscow, Stereoleto in St. Petersburg, Alfa Future People in Nizhny Novgorod, "Wild Mint" near Tula, "Dobrofest" in the Yaroslavl region, "Invasion" in the Tver region and Kubana - in the Kaliningrad region. Which one do you prefer? The choice is yours.

When: 12 June
Where: Olympic Stadium, Moscow
Who: Fedde Le Grand, Chuckie, Borgeous
What is the price: from 4,500 to 80,000 rubles

After seven years in St. Petersburg, the Sensation electronic dance music festival has dared to come to Moscow. The very first Sensation was organized in Holland in 2000 and until 2005 it was held exclusively in Amsterdam. In 2002, the festival was divided into two: "White" and "Black". "White" focuses on trance and house, while "Black" focuses on heavier styles (hardstyle, hardcore techno). The Olympic will host a festival with a white dress code.

Park Live

When: June 19
Where: Otkritie Arena stadium, Moscow
Who: Muse, Incubus, Triggerfinger
What is the price: from 2,500 to 800,000 rubles

The Park Live festival will be held in Moscow for the third time. In 2015, it will be reduced from three to one day and will move from the usual VDNH to the stadium of the Spartak football club - Otkritie Arena, not far from the Tushinskaya metro station. Park Live exists outside the boundaries and style restrictions. Die Antwoord, The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, Zemfira, Mumiy Troll, Limp Bizkit and many others performed here. In 2015, British rockers Muse will be the main guest of the open-air. The group was in Russia in 2011 only once. Muse will play a two-hour set.

"Estate. Jazz»

When: June 20 - 21
Where: estate Tsaritsyno, Moscow
Who: Diana Arbenina, Nino Katamadze, Tony Allen and others
What is the price: from 2,500 to 7,000 rubles

This year, "Homestead. Jazz" will be held for the first time in the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve in Moscow. From 2004 to 2014 the festival was held in Arkhangelsk near Moscow. In the early years, only Russian musicians performed there, and in 2007 foreign performers were invited. This year, on four stages of the festival, musicians will play different music: from pop-rock and mainstream jazz to ethnic and electronic music. For example, the Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, Anton Belyaev, known from the Voice show, and Therr Maitz with a new album, Diana Arbenina with an acoustic program, the Jones Family Singers gospel group, Nino Katamadze and the Insight group.

"Wild Mint"

When: June 26 - 28
Where: Bunyrevo village, Tula region
Who: BG, Melnitsa, Tequilajazzz, Zdob și Zdub, Kalinov Most and others
What is the price: tickets for three days - 2,500 rubles for adults, 1,250 rubles for children

The Wild Mint Festival has been held annually since 2008. This time more than 50 artists from 10 countries of the world will perform there: the international electronic project N.O.H.A. (Cologne, Prague, New York), a group from Barcelona Microguagua, performing reggae, a cover band "FRUKTY", known on the air of "Evening Urgant", a favorite of the show "Voice" Pierre Edel. The Children of Picasso group (Armenia-Hungary) will also play their first Russian concert.

"Dobrofest"

When: June 26 - 28
Where: Levtsovo airfield, Yaroslavl region
Who:"Spleen", Lumen, "Semantic hallucinations", "Murakami" and others
What is the price: subscription for three days - 3 500 rubles

In 2013, Dobrofest won third place in the Youth Events nomination of the Russian Event Awards, a national award in the field of event tourism. And this is only in the third year of existence. The festival specializes in rock, hip-hop and alternative genres. In addition to music, at Dobrofest you can watch movies and take part in open championships in beach soccer and volleyball. The 2015 program includes such bands and musicians as "Spleen", Noize MC, LUMEN, Louna, "SLOT", "Pilot", "Cockroaches!", "Dolphin", "Purgen", "Kukryniksy", "Bricks" , "Knyazz", "Murakami", "Brigade Contract" and others.

Ahmad Tea Music Fest

When: June 27, 2015, 17:00
Where: Museon Arts Park
Who: East India Youth, The Wombats and The Libertines
What is the price: 800 rubles

The fifth annual forum of British music under the wing of the tea brand is marked by changes in format and expansion of the venue. The headliner of the festival is the recently reunited English band The Libertines. The team was founded by close friends Carl Barat and Pete Dougherty. During their career, The Libertines released two studio albums - Up the Bracket in 2002 and The Libertines, which brought them fame in 2004. However, the project fell apart immediately afterward due to disagreements between Barat and Dougherty. Now they are together again and will perform in front of a Moscow audience for the first time. A distinctive feature of Ahmad Tea Music will be its literary part, the program of which is still being formed.

"Invasion"

When: July 3 - 5
Where: Bolshoe Zavidovo, Tver Region
Who: Alexander Pushnoy, Alice, Animation, Aria, Teamwork, GilZa, Gleb Samoilov and The Matrixx, Dolphin, KnyaZz, Kipelov, Bricks, Kukryniksy, Leningrad, Time Machine and others
What is the price: from 1,500 rubles to 8,000 rubles

The most famous of the rock festivals, "Invasion", will be held this year for the 15th time. In addition, this is the largest forum of Russian music in the CIS: more than a hundred musical groups, dozens of entertainment zones, more than 150 thousand spectators from all over the country. Among the announced performers: "Aria", "Dolphin", "Leningrad", "Time Machine", "Dances Minus", "Semantic Hallucinations" and many others. In addition to music, the organizers traditionally promise sports competitions.

stereoleto

When: July 4 - 5
Where: Yelaginsky Island in the TsPKiO im. S.M. Kirova, St. Petersburg
Who: Aquarium, The Irrepressibles, Ivan Dorn, Jenny Abrahamson, Tesla Boy, Lola Marsh, Baden Baden, Fills Monkey
What is the price: 1000 rubles

In total, almost 30 artists and three orchestras will take the Stereoleto stage this year. The Aquarium band, The Irrepressibles baroque band, Ivan Dorn, Scandinavian pop diva Jenny Abrahamson, Tesla Boy electro-pop band, Lola Marsh band from Tel Aviv, Fills Monkey drum show will perform. Stereoleto is an independent Russian festival. It has been held in St. Petersburg since 2002. Over 12 years, more than 500 artists from 30 countries have performed on its stage, including Massive Attack, Nick Cave, Morcheeba and Ilya Lagutenko. The festival is supported by the Committee for Culture of the Government of St. Petersburg, the Institute of France, the Consulates General of Finland, Sweden and Israel.

Alfa Future People

When: July 17 - 19
Where: airfield on the Volga, Nizhny Novgorod
What is the price: from 4500 rubles to 8000 rubles
Who: Deadmau5, Paul van Dyk, Infected Mushroom, Snake, Steve Angello, Underworld and more

The Alfa Future people festival was first held in 2014 and immediately became the country's largest open-air electronic music. Four stages are promised in 2015 (there were two last year), where more than a hundred DJs will play. Deadmau5, Paul van Dyk, Infected Mushroom, Steve Angello, Knife Party, Sander van Doorn, Fedde Le Grand, Borgore, Nero and others will perform on the main stage. In the area of ​​innovative technologies with an area of ​​more than two thousand square meters, Russian premieres of more than 30 modern gadgets and an exhibition of innovative vehicles (including Tesla cars, BMW i8, Zero electric motorcycle) will take place. For lovers of even more active recreation, the organizers will create a zone where you can choose from 15 sports.

"Afisha Picnic"

When: July 25
Where: estate Kolomenskoye, Moscow
Who: Zemfira, Hot Chip, Ivan Dorn, The Horrors, SBHR, Nike Borzov and others
What is the price: 2 500 rubles

"Afisha Picnic" will be held on July 25 at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow for the eleventh time. The headliners are rock and pop singers Zemfira and Ivan Dorn, British bands Hot Chip and The Horrors, singer Nike Borzov and IDM band SBHR from St. Petersburg. "Afisha Picnic" has been held annually since 2004. Last year it was combined with the Afisha-Food magazine festival. At different times, the headliners of the Picnic were Jamiroquai, Suede, Zhanna Aguzarova, Mumiy Troll, Leningrad and Madness. Guests of the festival are offered not only to listen to various performers - there are several dozens of entertaining playgrounds for children and adults, mini-fairs and master classes are held.

When: August 6 - 9
Where: Yantarny village, Kaliningrad region
Who:"Leningrad", Trubetskoy, "Dolphin" and others
What is the price: from 3,000 to 60,000 rubles

Kubana knows how to surprise like no one else: in 2015 Lev Leshchenko will be a special guest of the festival. He promises to give a solo concert. Nine popular performers from Great Britain, Iceland, Greece, Spain, France, USA and Sweden have also confirmed their participation. From Russian artists, the Bravo, Leningrad and singer Zemfira groups will rise to the Kubana stage. Also on the program is the Belarusian band Trubetskoy. Since 2009, Kubana has been held in the Krasnodar Territory. The initiative to move the festival to one of their beaches was made by the authorities of the Kaliningrad region.

The largest festivals in the world began in the era of hippies. Today, breathtaking action takes place on beaches, deserts, villages, hills and ocean platforms all over the planet. Discover 50 of the best, weirdest and biggest festivals in the world. Perhaps this TOP will become your "to-do-list" for 2017.

GREAT BRITAIN

bestival. Isle of Wight

Four days of fun and music on the Isle of Wight! Bestival has a stellar reputation and the status of the best festival in England. It takes place in early September. Among the headliners of the event were: The Cure, Major Lazer, MØ, Skepta, Wolf Alice, Years&Years. Here, music lovers can enjoy the anarchic atmosphere, have fun at the carnival and even visit an inflatable church where anyone can tie the knots of the barracks.

field day. London

The favorite event of the inhabitants of London, because in order to have plenty of fun, you do not need to leave the city. For two days in Victoria Park, you can drink liters of craft beer, taste all the street food and dance at the party until dawn. The event will appeal to all fans of indie music.

Glastonbury. Somerset

The festival will become a paradise for ageless hippies, old school representatives and all people who cannot imagine their life without music. Every year, the "big daddy" of British festivals brings together the best representatives of rock, indie rock, alternative, pop, reggae, Dubstep, metal, folk and techno. Glastonbury remains a major pilgrimage site for hedonists of all stripes, where all lines of British musical culture converge. You have 4 days to be part of one big incredible event. The festival runs from 21 to 25 June. Note: A pair of rubber boots is a good idea as the place is famous for its rainy weather.

Greenman. Brecon Beacons

One of the best festivals in the UK. The place is ideal for fans of eco-life. The program of the festival provides for many activities: watching movies, family and friends gatherings, delicious food and drinks, as well as discussing environmental trends.

Latitude. Suffolk

The festival is located on the shore of the lake, and serves as an excellent alternative for all introverts who did not get to Glastonbury. Eidney music is cultivated here, and among the speakers were: New Order, Grimes, Chvrches, M83. Runs from 14 to 17 July.

lovebox. London

Bright festival with hot dances to the music of the best DJs on the planet. In 2017, Frank Ocean will be the headliner, the rest of the line-up details are still being kept secret.

Reading Festival. Reading

This is a very respected event, the lineup of which is filled to overflowing with quality music: Foals, Biffy Clyr, Fall Out Boy, The 1975, Imagine Dragons, Two Door Cinema Club - we think this is more than enough. Held from 26 to 28 August.

Secret Garden Party. Ripon Abbey, near Cambridge

A holiday for all the hedonists of the planet. There is a crazy rave, the best DJs in the face of Primal Scream, Air, Petite Meller and others. Held from 21 to 24 July.

The Great Escape. Brighton

A festival for everyone who wants to express themselves. Be prepared for an abundance of musicians who will try their best to lure you to their performance.

Wilderness. Oxfordshire

Open-air theatres, discussion events, horseback riding, a lakeside spa, banquet tables and, of course, good music. Held in early August.

EUROPE

Baleapop. Saint Jean de Luz, France

A festival for beach lovers and gourmets takes place in a beautiful seaside village in the Basque Country. Despite the low popularity, famous DJs of electronic music acted as headliners here, but clean beaches and delicious cuisine complement the holiday atmosphere.

Benicassim. Benicassim, Spain

Paradise for insomniacs, beach lovers, women and men with perfect bodies and all art and music lovers. The sapphire sea, beautiful city, Mediterranean beaches and incredibly pleasant weather are at least 4 indisputable facts for visiting the festival.

exit festival. Novi Sad, Serbia

One of the best festivals in Europe. This event is not for those who prioritize safety. Here lovers of risk and raves gather. The musical accompaniment is varied from trance to funk'n'soul and Serbian rap.

Fusion Festival. Lars, Germany

The festival is called "European Burning Man". The action takes place at an abandoned military airfield. For 4 days you can admire modern art, from installations to sculptures, dance to electronic beats and meet anarchists in Adam's costume. Note: Selling Vegetarian food only.

Meadows in the Mountains. Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria

Fans of yoga and communication with nature arrange ecological parties and listen to funk, alternative jazz and acoustic guitars.

Montreux Jazz Festival. Montreux, Switzerland

Every year, visitors to the festival can listen to famous musicians from the directions of rock, hip-hop and pop music. In addition - many free events and, of course, the performance of the legends of the jazz scene. In addition to the festival, you can wander for hours around Montreux, admiring the nature of Switzerland.

outlook. Pula, Croatia

Shamans from all over the world rush to break away to the rhythms of techno, dubstep, reggae, hip-hop and grime. Outlook is the largest Soundsystem cultural festival in Europe.

Primavera Sound. Barcelona, ​​Spain

The festival takes place near the Balearic Sea, and this in itself is a heavenly place for everyone who loves music.

Roskilde. Roskilde, Denmark

Profits from the festival will go to support music, culture and humanitarian organizations, and leftover food will be donated to shelters. This is a festival for those who are not indifferent and those who like to dance to good music. Note: Nothing is free here, not even water.

Secret Solstice. Reykjavik, Iceland

Iceland is a beautiful country that is on the list of all travelers to visit, and the electronic music festival is another reason to visit the magical Reykjavik as soon as possible. Secret Solstice takes place during the summer solstice, which means that the sun doesn't set for 3 days and all you have to do is enjoy an atypical weekend.

Sonar. Barcelona, ​​Spain

In addition to incendiary dances, festival guests can attend lectures on digital culture, view art installations scattered throughout the city, and thank fate that they got to this festival.

Sziget. Budapest, Hungary

The giant European festival attracts over 350,000+ revelers from all over the world every year. For 7 days, world celebrities and aspiring musicians of all genres and directions perform on the stages of Sziget.

Tomorrowland. Boom, Belgium

The largest electronic music festival has been gathering the best representatives of DJing for over 10 years. Get ready for giant disco balls, big butterflies, industrial sculptures and a myriad of confetti.

Willette Sonique. Paris, France

The festival takes place in the glorious post-modern surroundings of the Parc de la Villette. You will have 7 days to visit all the events, listen to the brightest representatives from rock to electro.

way out west. Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg is a fabulous art deco place with perfect musical accompaniment.

weather festival. Paris, France

Huge three-day rave from techno to nu-disco.

USA AND CANADA

Burning man. Nevada

Inimitable postmodern cyberpunk under the hot desert sun. The largest festival in the world has become a mecca for all freaks, extreme lovers and desperate travelers. This is another planet with incredible music, burning sculptures, its own rules and madness.

Coachella. indio

Hundreds of famous celebrities headlining the best of the best hang out in the Coachella Valley for 3 days. This is truly the best festival in the world!

Fun Fun Fun Fest. Austin

Copious amounts of beer, powerful decibels and tattooed people. Punk, metal and rock'n'roll play here. Today it is the best rock festival in the world.

FYF Fest. Los Angeles

Sean Carlson was very bored and decided to create his own festival. For more than 10 years, top representatives of grunge, metal and electronic music have been performing here.

Governors Ball. NY

New York City's only major music festival is now located on Randall's Island, sandwiched between the East River, the Bronx and Manhattan. Here echoes of Lollapalooza and Coachella are heard.

Lollapalooza. Chicago

A festival for everyone who was born in the 90s and missed these glorious times.

Mutek. Montreal, Canada

A holiday for all intellectuals and fans of minimal house, ambient and other electronic styles that are tearing apart Europe.

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. New Orleans, USA

The festival has existed for 45 years and demonstrates that the blues genre is still alive.

Outside Lands. San Francisco

The picturesque Golden Gate Park is waiting for all fans of music and gastronomy.

South by Southwest. Austin, USA

The home of pop culture awaits all fans of The Strokes and Lady Gaga.

ASIA

Fuji Rock. Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Not many festivals require you to take a cable car up a mountain to hear your favorite band, but the Japanese know how to surprise.

magnetic fields. Rajasthan, India

It is one of the few music festivals in India. The events last 3 days and gather all fans of the rave culture. Feature: you can stay here in the palace apartments.

Pentaport Rock Festival. Incheon, South Korea

The theme of the festival is music, passion, environment, DIY and friendship. This is one of the best music events in South Korea, the only thing to be aware of is that in August it is the rainy season, so stock up on raincoats.

Itadaki. Shizuoka, Japan

It is located on the picturesque coast of Suruga Bay. This is an eclectic summer soft drink festival with an eco-friendly message and an abundance of Japanese music.

Taico Club. Nagano Prefecture, Japan

As you understand, the Japanese like to hold festivals on the slopes of the mountain (see Fuji Rock). If you are a fan of everything ultra-modern and electronic, then you can get here from Tokyo by public transport.

The Labyrinth. Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Fantastic festival in the spirit of David Bowie clips from the 80s. "Labyrinth" invites all electronic music lovers to enjoy DJ sets in the shadow of the green mountains of Niigata.

Vh1 Supersonic. Candolim, Goa

The giant dance music festival takes place for 3 days on the hot beaches of the Indian Ocean.

Ultra. Seoul, South Korea

Ultra dance festival for EDM fans.

AUSTRALIA

golden plains. Victoria

During its nine-year history, the festival has acquired some traditions, one of which is throwing your shoes into the air.

Splendour in the Grass. byron bay

Thirty thousand spectators regularly make a trip to northern Byron Bay to spend 3 days in the company of artists and beautiful music, engage in philosophy and watch comedy skits.

St Jerome's Laneway Festival. All over Australia

It is one of the largest and best festivals in Australia and is held in many cities of the country, as well as abroad: in New Zealand, Singapore and the USA. An abundance of beer and indie bands, guaranteed.

SOUTH AMERICA

Bahidora. Kolkata, Mexico

Festival, carnival and 24-hour party in one place. Venue: next to a sparkling blue river surrounded by palm trees. In terms of music, it's a mix of carefully selected indie bands, electronica and hip hop.

Vive Latino. Mexico City, Mexico

Every year, Latin and Spanish bands from all over the world come to Mexico City to perform at Vive Latino. Possibly the most important Hispanic rock festival in the world.

AFRICA

lake of stars. Mangochi, Malawi

The blue lake and golden sands of Lake Malawi are the best place for a magical African festival. Here, in addition to the bright Afro-pop, the best DJs and novice musicians, you can enjoy the greatness of nature: the sunrise over the lake is indeed an impressive performance. You can also get to know the locals by having a glass of beer in their company.

Warning your fair remarks, we immediately note that we already have a separate article about the best jazz festivals in Europe, about the main musical events of the summer in Ukraine -.

Western Europe

Primavera Sound, Barcelona (Spain)

Headliners 2017: Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, The xx, Arcade Fire, Aphex Twin, Solange, Kate Tempest, Grandaddy, Run The Jewels, Skepta.

Prices: 80 euros - 1 day, officially - 195 euros, but only resale tickets worth more than 200 euros are available.

Primavera is one of the most impressive music festivals in Europe. In 2014, 190 thousand people visited it, 292 groups performed on 16 stages. In the 15 years since its founding, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes, Blur, Portishead, Arcade Fire, The XX, Pulp have come to Primavera - and almost all the heroes of modern rock music. No less than the list of participants is pleased that the festival takes place in Barcelona - a city reminiscent of paradise (for more details, see our guide). In 2012, another festival of the same name spun off from Primavera. On June 8-10, NOS Primavera Sound will be held in Porto (Portugal). Here the list of artists is not so big, but also attractive: Bon Iver, Justice, Aphex Twin, Run The Jewels and many others.

How to get there: To Barcelona - a direct flight or with a transfer (Lufthansa, KLM). From the center of Barcelona, ​​the festival can be reached by public transport.

Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Mending and Nuremberg (Germany)

Headliners 2017: Rammstein, System of a Down, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bastille, Liam Gallagher, Rag'N'Bone Man, Die Toten Hosen.

Prices: 210 euros.

Rock am Ring and Rock im Park are simultaneous and almost identical festivals. The first will take place at the Nürburgring circuit (previously held at the old air base in the city of Mendig) in western Germany, the second - in Nuremberg (Bavaria). Having played at one of the festival brothers, the artists move to another one the next day. Compared to other summer festivals in Europe, Rock am Ring / im Park is heavier and more uncompromising. Pop stars and electronic artists are sometimes miraculously found in the list of participants, but in general the line up justifies the name of the event.

How to get there: If you are heading to Rock am Ring in Mendige, the nearest airports are Frankfurt (we have a guide for this city, by the way) and Cologne. Getting to Nuremberg is even easier. And in the city itself there is an airport, and from Munich a little over an hour by train.

Glastonbury, Pilton (Somerset, England)

Headliners 2017: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran, The xx, The National, Katy Perry, Alt-J, Lorde, Solange, Run The Jewels, Anderson .Paak, Major Lazer, Laura Marling, Stormzy.

Prices:£238 + £5 booking fee. Sold out is fast.

Glastonbury is the king of festivals, an event that even those who are not at all interested in music know about. In fact, the festival does not need any additional advertising from our or anyone else's side. From year to year, tickets are sold out instantly, before the announcement of the participants, as soon as they, the tickets, go on sale. It's easy to predict the headliners - whoever reigns at the top of the charts this year will lead the Glastonbury line-up. Legends of pop and rock music are also happy to take part in the festival. So, over the past few years, Kanye West, Florence & The Machine, The Who, Arcade Fire, Metallica, Kasabian, U2, Beyonce, Coldplay, Stevie Wonder have been among the main faces of Glastonbury. Every year the festival gathers about 135 thousand spectators. It could have been more, but it doesn't fit anymore.

How to get there: If you managed to get tickets and are seriously studying how to get there, write to us. We will admire and envy white envy. The nearest decent airport to Glastonbury is Bristol. From Bristol Airport, you will need to take a bus to Bristol Temple Meads station, from where buses run regularly to the festival. If you are flying into London, there is also a special bus to the festival from Heathrow.

Roskilde Festival, Roskilde (Denmark)

Headliners 2017: Foo Fighters, A Tribe Called Quest, Arcade Fire, Justice, Moderat, Solange, The Weeknd, Bonobo, Lorde, Father John Misty.

Prices: 134 euros - 1 day, 268 euros - full ticket.

Roskilde is one of the pioneers of the summer festival movement. It was first held in 1971. They say that everything was terrible with the organization, but the enthusiasm of the creators, inspired by Woodstock, went through the roof. Now, 45 years later, the enthusiasm remains, and they have learned how to organize. Roskilde is the largest music and arts festival in Northern Europe. More than 30 thousand volunteers take part in the event. In the 90s, electronic music was added to the traditionally strong rock scene. It's funny, but true: the festival is famous not only for its rich and stellar musical program, but also for a very peculiar event - the naked people's race. The fastest naked people get a ticket to next year's festival as a prize.

How to get there: The road from Copenhagen to Roskilde will take half an hour. You will have to fly from Kyiv to Copenhagen with a transfer (a direct flight will appear only in August), there are direct flights from Moscow. A direct train to Roskilde departs every hour from both the airport and Copenhagen Central Station. There are also regular and night buses to Copenhagen. From the center of the town of Roskilde, special buses run regularly to the festival.

Rock Werchter, Werchter (Belgium)

Headliners 2017: Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, The Chainsmokers, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Savages, Mark Lanegan Band, Beth Ditto.

Prices: 100 euros - 1 day, 236 euros - full ticket.

Werchter, like Roskilde, is an old-timer. The first Verchter was held about 40 years ago - in 1975. The names of the first participants, most likely, will not tell you anything, but already in 1978 Talking Heads performed at Verchter, in 1982 - The Kinks, in 1983 - Eurythmics, U2 and Peter Gabriel. In general, the further, the steeper and larger. Werchter is now a four-day concert on three stages with 75 bands and solo artists.

How to get there: Werchter is located just 30 kilometers from Brussels (direct flight available). The festival ticket entitles you to 1 free train or bus ticket from the festival venue. Details on issuing such a ticket -.

Nos Alive, Lisbon, (Portugal)

Headliners 2017: Depeche Mode, The xx, The Weeknd, Alt-J, Foo Foghters, The Kills, Parov Stelar, Bonobo, Imagine Dragons, Fleet Foxes, The Avalanches, Savages.

Prices: 59 euros - 1 day, 123 euros - full ticket (sold out).

The Nos Alive festival was founded relatively recently (in 2007) and is not yet as famous as the other events on this list. However, the festival boasts both a first-class headlining list and an excellent reputation in terms of organization. The program includes modern indie stars, current pop artists, rock legends and local musicians. What is important, Lisbon is a wonderful city, which we advise any traveler to visit. The music festival, in addition to the charm of Lisbon, is just some kind of holiday. Moreover, after the festival, you can travel around Portugal. For example, to the south - to the beaches. By the way, we have guides for Lisbon and our beloved Sintra, a small town half an hour away.

How to get there: The festival takes place 15 minutes by car from the center of Lisbon. There are direct flights to Lisbon from Kyiv and Moscow, and a lot of options with transfers.

Flow Festival, Helsinki (Finland)

Headliners 2017: Lana Del Rey, Aphex Twin, London Grammar, Young Thug, The xx, Flume, Sparks, Sampha, Frank Ocean, Ryan Adams, Moderat, Angel Olsen, Goldfrapp.

Prices: 99 euros - 1 day, 149 euros - 2 days, 185 euros - full ticket.

The Flow festival is held in an abandoned power plant near the center of Helsinki. Every year, Flow opens 10-12 stages: from very tiny ones to the main stage for 20,000 spectators. The most famous attraction of the festival is the Ballon 360o stage with a giant balloon instead of a roof. In addition to the cool musical component, Flow pays special attention to the theme of art - the program is usually developed in conjunction with the Helsinki Institute of Art. Also on the territory of Flow are discussions, seminars and lectures on socially useful and near-cultural topics.

How to get there: The festival takes place within walking distance from the center of Helsinki. Helsinki can be easily and easily reached by direct flight.

Pukkelpop, Kjevit Hasselt, (Belgium)

Headliners 2017: Chance the Rapper, The xx, Flume, PJ Harvey, Sampha, The Shins, Stormzy, Mumford & Sons, Nicolas Jaar, Parov Stelar, Interpol, Moderat, Clean Bandit, Editors, Elbow, The Flaming Lips, Band of Horses, Bastille.

Prices: 99 euros - 1 day, 199 euros - full ticket.

Everything about the Pukkelpop festival is great: the name, the location, the composition of the participants. Forming the program, the organizers usually try to invite both legendary musicians and still little-known young composers with a guitar. On the posters you can find the names of world pop stars, authors of electronic music, punks, metalheads - there are simply no genre restrictions. The number of visitors to the festival annually is about 180 thousand people.

How to get there: Don't let the unfamiliar and poorly pronounced name of the settlement scare you. The village of Kjevit is located just an hour's drive from. Moreover, usually a ticket to the festival entitles you to a free train or bus ride.

Closer to us

Open'er Festival, Gdynia (Poland)

Headliners 2017: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, The Weeknd, The xx, James Blake, Moderat, The Kills, Royal Blood, Solange, Nicolas Jaar.

Prices: about 55 euros - 1 day, 130 euros - a full ticket for 4 days of the festival.

How to get there: From Kyiv - at least by car (as an option, BlaBlaCar). The distance is about 1200 km, you can see Warsaw along the way. You can also take a plane to Gdansk - a direct Wizz Air flight or with a transfer in Warsaw. You can consider more complex, but economical options: walking across the border or by bus is much cheaper and further as it goes. Explore PolskiBus routes - an easy and affordable way to travel around the country (we talked about this carrier in our article on getting to Krakow). In addition, every year there are enthusiasts offering bus tours from Ukraine to the festival. Free buses, which take you directly to the festival site, depart regularly from the railway station in Gdynia.

EXIT Festival, Novi Sad (Serbia)

Headliners 2017: The Killers, Liam Gallagher, Years & Years, Paul Kalkbrenner, Lost Frequencies, Solomun, Duke Dumont, Robin Schulz, Hardwell, Rag'n'Bone Man.

Prices: 30 pounds - 1 day, 98 pounds - a full ticket for 4 days of the festival, 119 pounds - a full ticket, including admission to day zero (The Killers concert).

Every summer, the quiet university town of Novi Sad in Serbia welcomes thousands of tourists in just 4 days. It all started in 2000 with a student protest, and has grown into one of the main parties in Europe. Until now, the festival has not lost its social and political focus. The organizers consider EXIT to be a symbol of progress, an engine of change in society and a key cultural platform in the Balkans. Musically, the festival is quite eclectic. Traditionally, there is a lot of electronics, a separate stage is reserved for heavy music. The headliners of the festival were Guns N’ Roses, Kraftwerk, Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys, Pulp, Underworld, Massive Attack, The White Stripes. The biggest strength of EXIT is the location. Arriving at the festival, immediately look at the main attraction of the city - EXIT takes place directly in the Petrovaridin fortress of the 17th century. If we have convinced you that you need to go, pay attention to our guide to Novi Sad. By the way, while studying the festival's website, we found that the word "values" is translated into Serbian as "vrednosti". The Serbian language is harsh and unpredictable.

How to get there: The nearest airport is in Belgrade (an hour and a half on the way to the festival). The noble and prudent organizers offer bus transfers from both Belgrade and other airports in the region: Timisoara (3.5 hours on the way), Budapest (5.5 hours), Zagreb (6 hours), Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik (10- 11 o'clock).

Colors of Ostrava, Ostrava (Czech Republic)

Headliners 2017: Jamiroquai, Imagine Dragons, Norah Jones, Justice, Alt-J, Moderat, LP, Laura Mvula, Benjamin Clementine, Unkle, Michael Kiwanuka.

Prices: 96 euros at present, on the day of the festival - 112 euros.

The Colors of Ostrava festival takes place on the territory of a former industrial area in the Czech city of Ostrava. The organizers don't have favorite genres: the festival, true to its name, is really colorful and motley. Here and electronics, and jazz, and traditional pop rock, and street performances - everything that you can imagine is placed on 16 stages. Pay attention to the price. With a very decent list of artists, this is one of the cheapest festivals to visit in Europe.

Afisha Picnic, Moscow (Russia)

Headliners 2017: Kasabian, Foals, Mushrooms, Gsh.

Prices: So far, 2500 rubles (about 40 euros). Closer to the date is likely to be more expensive.

Afisha's picnic was included in our list in advance - for the length of service. So far, a few participants have been announced, and it remains only to believe that it will be as great as in previous years. Afisha magazine holds a music festival in Moscow's Kolomenskoye Park every summer. Representatives of different musical genres perform: pop music, rock, electronica, hip-hop, jazz. The main principle is if only the Afisha team would like it. Traditionally, a lot of attention at the festival is paid to interesting Russian bands. The headliners of past picnics were Jamiroquai, Blur, Franz Ferdinand, Pet Shop Boys, Mumiy Troll, Madness, Ivan Dorn, Zemfira. For guests, there is usually a market with clothes, comics, jewelry and other useful and useless things, as well as a large and very cool food court. In addition to concerts, the organizers always come up with other entertainment: lectures and master classes, sports competitions, games and other events.

How to get there: From Ukraine - by train. Or by plane, but with a transfer. The least painful transfers are through Warsaw, Riga and Minsk.

Sziget, Budapest (Hungary)

Headliners 2017: Kasabian, Major Laser, P!nk, Wiz Khalifa, Flume, PJ Harvey, Alt-J, Interpol, The Kills, Jamie Cullum, Tom Odell, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

Every summer, Budapest's Óbuda Island hosts Sziget, one of Europe's largest music festivals, a week-long non-stop party with over 400,000 attendees. For each day of the festival, the organizers invite a worthy headliner. This role has already been played by Radiohead, Nick Cave, Franz Ferdinand, The Prodigy, Faith No More, Placebo, The Offspring, Fatboy Slim, Lily Allen, Iggy Pop, Robert Plant and others. Traditionally, the list of festival participants also includes Ukrainian bands. In addition to musical concerts, the festival always hosts performances by theater and circus groups, movie screenings, sports competitions, master classes and other entertainment for guests. The local attraction Luminarium deserves special attention - it is an inflatable structure of a bizarre shape with fantastic lighting. You should definitely come here for the experience.

How to get there: You can get to Budapest by bus, train or plane - WizzAir and UIA operate direct flights from Kyiv. Like Open'er, Sziget is also often organized by bus tours of all sorts of enthusiasts. The festival website has detailed instructions for those traveling for the first time from Russia and Ukraine.

Own game: electronic music festivals

Sonar, Barcelona (Spain)

Headliners 2017: Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals, Arca, Cerrone, Daphni & Hunee, De La Soul, DJ Shadow, Dubfire, Eric Prydz, Jon Hopkins, Joe Goddard, Justice, Moderat, Nicolas Jaar, Nina Kraviz, Soulwax, Thundercat.

Prices: 54 euros - 1 day, 72 euros - 1 night, 125 euros - 2 nights, 180 euros (195 euros from May 6) - full ticket.

Every June in Barcelona (as we said, one of the best cities in the world) there is a big festival of electronic music Sonar. The purpose of the organizers is to strengthen the links between technological advances and creativity, to create a global platform and meeting place for creative people representing different disciplines and regions. Sonar consists of two parts. Daytime Sonar takes place at Fira Montjuïc and includes concerts, DJ performances, showcases for up-and-coming musicians and a series of events called Sonar+D, aimed at strengthening the relationship between creativity, innovation and business. Night Sonar is a party with the participation of world stars of electronic music, taking place in the Fira Gran Via de L'Hospitalet exhibition center.

How to get there: To Barcelona - a direct flight or with a transfer (Lufthansa, KLM). From the center of Barcelona, ​​the festival can be reached by public transport. A special bus SonarBus also runs to the night site (fare - 2.5 euros).

Tomorrowland, Boom (Belgium)

Headliners 2017: David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Eric Prydz, Nicky Romero, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Steve Aoki, Martin Solveig, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Solomun, Netsky, Martin Garrix, Fat Boy Slim , Duke Dumont.

Prices: 105 euros - 1 day, 285 euros - full ticket. No matter how much the tickets cost, they are no longer on official sale - they have been taken apart.

Tomorrowland is one of the world's premier electronic music festivals. More than 200 performances take place over three days, including sets of the leaders of the TOP-100 DJ MAG rating. Tickets for Tomorrowland, as a rule, are sold out almost instantly - in the first days after the start of sales. Even when the festival is stretched over two weekends and the number of visitors exceeds 350 thousand people, there are still not enough tickets for everyone.

How to get there: The city of Boom is located between Antwerp and. The easiest way is to fly to Brussels and get to your destination by train or a special shuttle.;

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