Top 10 rankings
Best rock - pop - jazz
festivals of the World

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Unless otherwise noted, the festivals below offer an eclectic mix of music styles that could include rock, pop, jazz, bluegrass, blues, country, folk, hip-hop, soul, and/or whatever.

Glastonbury

England.

Coachella

USA.

Roskilde

Denmark.

Montreux

Switzerland. Jazz.

Sonar

Spain.

Exit

Serbia.

Austin City Limits

USA.

Fuji

Japan

New Orleans

USA. Jazz, Cajun, Gospel

Big Day Out

Australia / New Zealand.

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Insights

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Program

Most festivals have a variety of artists performing on multiple stages.

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Performers

All of the top 10 festivals attract world-famous bands and singers - and, consequently, large audiences (one draws nearly 200,000 festival-goers), which in turn makes it possible to pay the high-priced stars.

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Evolution

The festivals slowly evolve year by year to keep up with ever-changing audience preferences.

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Audience profile

Most festival-goers are 20-somethings. They go both for the music and social value.

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Season

The festival season runs from mid-April (Coachela) through early October (Austin City Limits).

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