European music festival highlights for 2024

Last updated: July 2, 2024

Awakenings, July 5-7, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands

Lineup highlights: Anfisa Letyago, Beswerda, Cera Khin, 999999999, Airrica, Amotik, Anna, Argy, Bary Can’t Swim, Adiel, Bart Skills & Layton Giordani, Bella, Blawan, Fatima Hajji, Honey Dijon, Ignez, and many more.

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Kappa FuturFestival, July 5-7, Torino, Italy

Lineup highlights: Black Coffee, Mochakk, Blake Reyes, Blond:ish, Carl Cox, Anna, Cassie Raptor, Cloonee, DJ Nobu, Aurora Halal, Drums and Chants, Fireground Live, Inner City Live, Ki/Ki, and more.

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Mad Cool Festival, July 10-13, Madrid, Spain

Lineup highlights: The Killers, Måneskin, Alec Benjamin, Lord Huron, Rema, Tyla, Sexyy Red, Picture Parlour, Sea Girls, Dead Posey, Bar Italia, Nadye, 2ManyDJS, Nia Archives, Andres Campo, and many more.

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EXIT Festival, July 10-14, Novi Sad, Sebia

Lineup highlights: Carl Coz, Gucci Mane, Steve Angello, Joker Out, Iniko, John Newman, Barry Can’t Swim, Rudim3ntal, Dub FX, Ian Asher, Lakeside, Mene, Nemesis, Villagers of Ioannina City, and more.

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Tomorrowland, July 19-28, Boom, Belgium

Lineup highlights: Core, Footworxx, Alan Dixon, Nifra, Mau P, W&W, Vido, Armin Van Buuren, Atliens, Audiowave & MC Rim, Denis Sulta, Billx, C-Track, Dyen, Hyperverb, Hysta, and many more.

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SunceBeat New Horizons, July 18-20, Caparica, Portugal

Lineup highlights: Children of Zeus, Crazy P Soundsystem, Dave lee JN, DJ Spen, Waajeed, DJ Yogi, Helen Ting, Enoo Napa, Souldynamic, Colin Williams, Bigger, Abel, and many more.

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Beyond the Pale Festival, June 21-23, Dublin, Ireland

Lineup highlights: Jungle, Jessie Ware, Soulwax, Romy, Marc Rebillet, Richie Hawtin, Alvvays, Thievery Corporation, 2ManyDJs, Courtney Barnett, Folamor, Gilla Band,  Helena Hauff, and many more.

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O.Z.O.R.A. Festival, July 26 – August 6, Dádpuszta, Hungary

Lineup highlights: 1200 Micrograms, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Kasatka, Klaada, Anarkick Dub set, Dela Moon, Talvin Singh, Baiuca, BCUC, Heymya, Sebastian Venu, and many more.

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Pukkelpop, August 15-18, (near) Hasselt, Belgium

Lineup highlights: Fred Again, Stromzy, Sam Smith, Ada Oda, Bad Nerves, Barry Can’t Swim, Boys Noize, Blondshell, Charlotte De Witte, Confidence Man, Dikke, Fat Dog, Denzel Curry, and many more.

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Sonus Festival, August 18-22, Pag Island, Croatia

Lineup highlights: Adriatique, Stephan Bodzin live, Seth Troxler, AMÉMÉ, Camelphat, Deborah De Luca, Kölsch, Sven Väth, Marco Carola, Ellen Allien,  Richie Hawtin, Robert Hood, DJ Holographic, Adam Beyer, I Hate Models, Loco Dice, Juliet Fox, Miss Monique, Ricardo Villalobos, and more.

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Audio Obscura Festival, August 24, Rotterdam, Netherlands

End Of The Road Festival, August 29-September 1, Salisbury, UK

Lineup highlights: IDLES, Slowdive, Fever Ray and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, o La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney, Lankum, Baxter Dury, Jockstrap, CMAT, John Talabot, Ty Segall (solo acoustic), Nation of Language, Mdou Moctar, Florence Adooni, CASISDEAD, and more also announced.

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Mysteryland, August 30-September 1, Floriadeterrein, The Netherlands

Lineup highlights: Charlotte de Witte, Sefa, Oliver Heldens, Franky Rizardo, Adam Beyer, Brennan Heart, Yellow Claw, and more to be announced.

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Anjunadeep on the ancient island of Malta,  October 11-13, Malta

Lineup highlights: details are yet to be announced.

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Amsterdam Dance Event, October 16-20, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lineup highlights: Benga, Brutalismus 3000, FJAAK, Four Tet, Honey Dijon, Indira Paganotto, Jeff Mills, KlangKuenstler, Major League DJz, Marlon Hoffstadt, Martin Garrix, Miss Monique, Peggy Gou, Rebekah, The Martinez Brothers, and many more.

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Iceland Airwaves, November 7-9, Reykjavik, Iceland

Lineup highlights: Shygirl, Saya Gray, Joy (Anonymous), Magdalena Bay, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Anish Kumar, Inspector Spacetime, Úlfur Úlfur, Klemens Hannigan, and more to be announced.

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Terminal V Festival, April 13-14, Edinburgh, Scottland

Lineup highlights: Carv, DJ Daddy Trance, Basswell, Dax J, Ellen Allien, Frazi.Er, La La, Pawlowski, Riot Code, Sara Landry, and many more.

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A Stone’s Throw Festival, May 25, UK

Lineup highlights: Sundara Karma, Bilk, Pip Blom, Downtown Kayoto, Opus Kink, Tynemouth, North Shields, Sam Tompkins, Berwyn, Lauren Hibberd, Heidi Curtis, and more.

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Primavera Sound, May 29-June 2, Barcelona, Spain

Lineup highlights: Lana Del Rey, Pulp, SZA, Disclosure, FKA Twigs, Justice, Mitski, The National, Phoenix, PJ Harvey, Vampire Weekend, Arca, Beth Gibbons, Bikini Kill, Charli XCX, Clipse, Deftones, Jai Paul, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo, Peggy Gou, Rels B, Troye Sivan, 070 Shake, Amyl And The Sniffers, ANOTR, BADBADNOTGOOD, and many more. 

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Nameless Festival, June 14-16, Lake Como, Italy

Lineup highlights: Justice, DJ Snake, Boys Noize, Hardwell, Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Chase & Status, Ahadadream, Kenya Grace, Benny Benassi, Alesso, Claptone, Sammy Virji, Sam Divine, and many more.

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Luminosity Beach Festival, June 27-June 30, Zandvoort, Netherlands

Lineup highlights: Airwave, Daxson, Aly & Fila, James Dymond, Nifra, Nikolauss, Paul Webster, Richard Durand (ISOS set), Steven Weston, Alan Morris, Jackob Rocksonn, Kaimo K, and many more.

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OpenAir St.Gallen, June 27-30, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Lineup highlights: The Chainsmokers, Queens of the Stone Age, Placebo, K.I.Z., Nina Chuba, Tom Odell, BHZ, Provinz, The Hives, 01099, Bilderbuch, Bilderbuch, Ofenbach, and many more.

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Artists for Aid Benefit Concert, July 4, London, UK

Lineup highlights: Bint Mbareh, Blood Orange, Clairo, Daniel Caesar, Earl Sweatshirt, King Krule, Mustafa, Nicolas Jaar, Ramy Youssef, Safia Elhillo, Yasiin Bey, and special guests.

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cover image: Mysteryland, courtesy of the festival