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# International Music Festivals Bucket List

By [Riza Hope Molo (@rizahope)](https://listium.com/@rizahope)

318 views · 1 like  
Published 3 December 2016 · Updated 4 December 2016

Category: music / world music

List of bucketlist-worthy international music festivals perfect for all music lovers

## Items

### 1. [St Jerome’s Laneway Festival](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/19/st-jeromes-laneway-festival)

Item ID: `19`

- Where: Across Australia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hesdjs96y52uckwvvdt6.jpg)
- Why: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow… once nothing more than a few bands performing at a hole-in-the-wall pub in Melbourne, Laneway is now one of Australia’s biggest and best festivals with bases in many of the country’s big cities – and even overseas in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. The line-up is always impeccably cool: with critically acclaimed indie types queuing up to play. Think Pitchfork festival in Chicago or the best All Tomorrow’s Parties of yore.
- Website: [http://lanewayfestival.com/](http://lanewayfestival.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20St+Jerome+s+Laneway+Festival)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 2. [Golden Plains](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/13/golden-plains)

Item ID: `13`

- Where: Victoria, Australia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/v7quf6tcpvtutbjwta0i.jpg)
- Why: Golden Plains is a beautiful festival throwback: a paean to a time before corporate sponsors came along and slapped their names on anything and everything. In keeping with the no-logo, collective ethos, visitors are encouraged to bring whatever they like to the campsite as long as it doesn’t ruin the communal vibe (even armchairs and a couch, according to their website). Over its nine-year history the festival has developed some quirky traditions: most famous of all is The Boot, a salute from the crowd to the best performers at the festival in the form of shoe or boot being held aloft (it beats chucking them at crap bands, I suppose).
- Website: [http://2017.goldenplains.com.au/](http://2017.goldenplains.com.au/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Golden+Plains)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 3. [Coachella](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/9/coachella)

Item ID: `9`

- Where: Indio, USA
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/swtgjkxgkvuuzs4mkhj5.jpg)
- Why: Coachella is a camping destination, unlike most urban American festivals, though the sand-adverse seeking five-star shelter can shack up in nearby Palm Springs. Because it hits so early in the year, the two-weekend Coachella has a leg up on competition like Lollapalooza in terms of booking and buzz. It inherently seems like an industry leader, the first to announce big reunions and nab awaited comebacks, ranging from nostalgic critical bait (Ride) to dinosaurs (AC/DC, Steely Dan). Keep an eye out for daytime pool parties, and stock up on hats, water and sunblock. You’re going to need to hydrate well before the sun sets spectacularly behind the San Jacinto mountains. After 48 straight hours of vodka and moshing, you can wander east and recalibrate in Joshua Tree National Park. Like Bono.
- Website: [https://www.coachella.com/home/](https://www.coachella.com/home/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Coachella)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 4. [Electric Daisy Carnival](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/16/electric-daisy-carnival)

Item ID: `16`

- Where: Las Vegas, USA
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/akgztx3mb1fbxxfvgfhq.jpg)
- Why:
  > An event record of 700,000 in 2014 made the Electric Daisy, the most populous music festival outside of Europe and won it the nickname of the “American Ibiza”. Acts like Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Subfocus, David Guetta and many others have performed here, giving the Electric Daisy Carnival, both street cred and status of the place to be seen at.
  > 
  > The Electric Daisy Carnival is held across so many diverse venues and cities in the States and UK that no one can say that if you’ve attended one, you’ve attended all. In fact, concert goers who’ve attended the California and Nevada editions in the same year, have reported having a diverse set of experience across the two events, simply because the vibe of the cities hosting the event are so glaringly different from one another.
- Website: [http://lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com/](http://lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Electric+Daisy+Carnival)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 5. [Sonar](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/2/sonar)

Item ID: `2`

- Where: Barcelona, Spain
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/njnrucymj0iln67a7veg.jpg)
- Why: One of Europe’s most vibrant cities is also home to one of its most colorful music festivals. Founded in Barcelona in 1994, Sonar features performances from cutting-edge artists. Every year, visitors flock to the city’s Fira Gran Via area to watch shows by performers and DJs. But the festival is not a one-trick pony; it also boasts eye-catching video art projections, installations from modern artists, and audio-visual displays.
- Website: [https://sonar.es/en/2017/tickets](https://sonar.es/en/2017/tickets)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Sonar)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 6. [Roskilde](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/3/roskilde)

Item ID: `3`

- Where: Roskilde, Denmark
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cbm9tbs2jg9jmkwztgnk.jpg)
- Why: Created by two Danish high school students, Roskilde has evolved from a hippie gathering ground to a mainstream music festival. The four-day extravaganza attracts an international following and features performances from more than 3,000 artists. Bands include a mix of contemporary and lesser-known performers, and visitors can watch their favorite artists perform inside large tents. Don’t be surprised if you see a few scantily clad attendees; on the Saturday of the festival, Roskilde Festival radio hosts a naked run around the campsite.
- Website: [http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/](http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Roskilde)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 7. [Secret Solstice](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/18/secret-solstice)

Item ID: `18`

- Where: Reykjavik, Iceland
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tpjbmhfjnunw7p6idepf.jpg)
- Why: Thanks to the likes of Björk, Sigur Ros and more, Iceland is now one of the hippest countries to party in, and Secret Solstice is the place to go. Not only does it have a great line-up of DJs and electronica-dabbling bands and artists, it also takes place over the summer solstice weekend: as you're in Iceland, this means the sun doesn't set for three whole days, leaving you no option but to stay up all weekend and party.
- Website: [http://secretsolstice.is/](http://secretsolstice.is/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Secret+Solstice)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 8. [Glastonbury](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/7/glastonbury)

Item ID: `7`

- Where: Somerset, England
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/l1urzsunmuenyanelyrd.jpg)
- Why: Take a step back in time at Somerset’s Glastonbury festival. Founded in 1970, the five-day festival still rings true to its hippie and counterculture roots. Performances are held on 900 acres of verdant farmland, and the event boasts the title of largest green-field music festival in the world. In addition to music, visitors can also catch theater, circus, and cabaret shows at one of the festival’s alternative performance areas. For a true Glastonbury experience, consider getting up early on Sunday morning and joining the procession to Stone Circle, a small monument that overlooks rolling green hills.
- Website: [http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/](http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Glastonbury)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 9. [Splendour in the Grass](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/6/splendour-in-the-grass)

Item ID: `6`

- Where: Byron bay, Australia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dxybz6ujmytiobxhdkjp.jpg)
- Why: Although Splendour in the Grass is technically a summer music festival, it falls during Australia’s winter season—a period that typically calls for indoor fanfare. But despite the colder weather, the three-day festival attracts an international audience. Held in New South Wales’ North Byron Parklands, Splendour features an impressive lineup of big-name musicians and up-and-coming artists, while boasting a capacity of 30,000 guests. When you’ve heard your fair share of music, stop by the city’s picturesque coast and hang-ten with local surfers.
- Website: [https://www.splendourinthegrass.com/](https://www.splendourinthegrass.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Splendour+in+the+Grass)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 10. [Ultra Miami Music Festival](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/10/ultra-miami-music-festival)

Item ID: `10`

- Where: Miami, USA
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/d9ihzvwifvisj7ceio6u.jpg)
- Why: The Ultra Music festival in Miami, Florida is proof of how much the genre of EDM has grown over the past two decades. Started in 1999 to acknowledge EDM as a growing art form, the movement has gone global with the festival now being organized at multiple venues across the world. Miami, with its natural flamboyance, verve and multiculturalism lends itself brilliantly to the EDM movement. All inclusive and happy in nature, the genre of music and the host city meld together perfectly to make one weekend in December a particularly trippy and happy one.
- Website: [https://ultramusicfestival.com/tickets/miami/](https://ultramusicfestival.com/tickets/miami/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Ultra+Miami+Music+Festival)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 11. [Tomorrowland](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/0/tomorrowland)

Item ID: `0`

- Where: Boom, Belgium
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vshq1ieeg0rjmd1yee7g.jpg)
- Why: Tomorrowland is a large electronic music festival held in Belgium. It used to be organized as a joint venture by the original founders, the brothers Beers. The festival takes place in the town of Boom, Belgium (16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Antwerp, 32 kilometers (20 miles) north of Brussels), and has been organized since 2005. It has since become one of the most notable global music festivals
- Website: [https://www.tomorrowland.com/en/festival/welcome](https://www.tomorrowland.com/en/festival/welcome)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Tomorrowland)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 12. [Dour](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/4/dour)

Item ID: `4`

- Where: Dour, Belgium
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zsaf8boyib08pf28wscv.jpg)
- Why: A French-speaking village in Belgium transforms every year for Dour, one of Europe’s most popular music festivals. Named after its host town, the festival is easily accessible from many European countries and has grown over the years to include six stages that host 200 bands and DJs. A wide range of musical genres round out the lineup, including electronic, hip-hop, reggae, and indie. Performers carry on through the wee hours of the night, and visitors can move through outdoor stages and tents to watch the latest set.
- Website: [http://www.dourfestival.eu/en/](http://www.dourfestival.eu/en/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Dour)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 13. [Benicassim](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/1/benicassim)

Item ID: `1`

- Where: Benicassim, Spain
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lfh5mwqkpahjehiudt9z.jpg)
- Why: There are a few reasons the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim – just Benicàssim to its mates – is one of Europe’s most enduringly popular weekends for artists and music fans alike. There’s the pretty town of Benicàssim itself, a 20-minute stumble away from the main site. There’s the irresistible Mediterranean beach next to the town, with the sapphire sea just waiting to absorb all hangovers and offer respite from the microwave heat of the day. There’s the fact that the music doesn’t really get going till the sun goes down, and then doesn’t really stop until it comes up again. And – though perhaps not for everyone, this – there’s the fact that the young, cosmopolitan crowd are so Iberianly cool that they think nothing of getting naked in the unisex showers and engaging in general chit-chat about this and that while washing their this and thats, not necessarily noticing or caring that they and everyone around them are naked. Oh yes, and there’s some music that goes on – which just happens to be one of the most consistently strongest line-ups in all of indiefestivaldom.
- Website: [http://www.fiberfib.com/en/](http://www.fiberfib.com/en/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Benicassim)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 14. [Exit](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/8/exit)

Item ID: `8`

- Where: Novi Sad, Serbia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/e1dt0oeluqknp5hyg0lu.jpg)
- Why:
  > Exit is an award-winning summer music festival. It is held annually at the Petrovaradin Fortress in the city of Novi Sad (Serbia), which is considered by many as one of the best festival venues in the world.
  >  
  > Exit is unique in the festival world as it started as a student movement fighting for peace and democracy in Serbia and the Balkans. Even today, Exit has a strong social mission to help youth in the Balkans and it is run by a non-profit organisation.
- Website: [http://www.exitfest.org/en](http://www.exitfest.org/en)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Exit)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 15. [Montreux Jazz Festival](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/12/montreux-jazz-festival)

Item ID: `12`

- Where: Montreux, Switzerland
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hl03cojnvm0geuc6cmcg.jpg)
- Why: A jazz festival, yes, but also much more besides – the organisers of Montreux like to cherry pick acts from across the musical map. Every year visitors can catch big names from rock, hip hop and pop – even if the average punter may baulk at some of the prices – and a plethora of free concerts (everything from nightclub sessions to parties in a cave).
- Website: [http://szigetfestival.com/](http://szigetfestival.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Montreux+Jazz+Festival)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 16. [Fuji Rock](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/11/fuji-rock)

Item ID: `11`

- Where: Mount Naeba, Japan
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pppjczacsnkdylofwudb.jpg)
- Why: Not many festivals require a trip up a mountain by cable car to see a band. But then Fuji Rock is something special. The 20 minutes of highwire travel it takes to reach the Daydreaming stage is a good illustration of the festival’s vast size –the largest in Japan – and its beautiful verdant setting in the Naeba resort. Thankfully the outdoor Green stage is somewhat more accessible.
- Website: [http://fujirock-eng.com/](http://fujirock-eng.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Fuji+Rock)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 17. [Sziget](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/14/sziget)

Item ID: `14`

- Where: Budapest, Hungary
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/j9cpqjhajj4ede1n9dqd.jpg)
- Why: A giant of the European festival circuit, Sziget regularly attracts more than 350,000+ revellers to its charming island location in the heart of Budapest. The sheer scale of the festival – 50 venues and 200 daily performances over seven days – is dizzying. Musically, there’s everything from big names to smaller acts performing metal, jazz, folk, authentic Roma… (name a genre, and someone’s bound to be playing it somewhere). Culturally, there’s theatre, circus and exhibitions, and of course Budapest itself to explore. The only thing missing from the agenda is boredom.
- Website: [http://szigetfestival.com/](http://szigetfestival.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Sziget)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 18. [Burning Man](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/5/burning-man)

Item ID: `5`

- Where: Black Rock City, Nevada, USA
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/v0osijtuecub9zdnfzzr.jpg)
- Why: Once an off-the-grid bacchanal-slash-art-installation akin to a Mad Max film, the desert party has become a Dionysian ritual for Silicon Valley rich looking to shake off the stress of countless 18-hour work days filled with coding, backstabbing and energy drinks. Still, an inimitable post-modern, cyberpunk, druggy spirit hangs about this remote pop-up on the north Nevada playa. The performing DJs are last-minute surprises – techy producers like Deadmau5 and Tyco – but that’s just part of the action in a place that has pyrotechnics and its own laser regulations.
- Website: [http://burningman.org/event/](http://burningman.org/event/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Burning+Man)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 19. [Stereosonic](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/15/stereosonic)

Item ID: `15`

- Where: Across Australia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/txdzpfjhcu1jkgncg1le.jpg)
- Why: Welcome to Stereosonic, Australia’s answer to any and every EDM fest anywhere in the world. A multi-city, multi-arena event, that traverses the heartland of Australia through Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, Stereosonic draws crowds of screaming fans, both Aussie and international ones, to its amply large venues.
- Website: [https://www.facebook.com/stereosonic/](https://www.facebook.com/stereosonic/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Stereosonic)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -

### 20. [Outlook](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4629/international-music-festivals-bucket-list/17/outlook)

Item ID: `17`

- Where: Pula, Croatia
- What It Looks Like: ![What It Looks Like](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/q0cmqibwqefagm7oq4sc.jpg)
- Why: The many and varied mutant strains of underground dance music – we’re talking house, techno, dubstep, reggae, hip hop and grime – come together at Outlook, the largest Soundsystem Culture festival in Europe. The setting is as stunning as the line-ups: a 2000-year old Roman Amphitheatre and an abandoned nineteenth-century fortress, in the city of Pula, next to the sparkling blue Adriatic. For bass music aficionados this is an unmissable feast.
- Website: [http://www.outlookfestival.com/](http://www.outlookfestival.com/)
- Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Outlook)
- Have You Been There?: false
- Rate Your Experience: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Favorite Moment: -
- Share Your Experience: -