For fans who love a good concert, music festivals can offer a whole new level of entertainment!
In addition to hosting once-in-a-lifetime shows, music festivals provide an opportunity for people to meet and experience food and other exhibits as well
Some music festivals even allow guests to enter for free, which often results in large turnouts
So how do you get the highest number of music festivals?
Today we plan to attend the 10 biggest music festivals in the world and learn a little about what makes each one stand out
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Great Performer: Katy Perry
Commonly known as the New Orleans Jazz Festival or simply “Jazz Fest”, this annual sporting event is dedicated to celebrating the culture of New Orleans
This is not your everyday festival or run away from the common carnival foods for authentic Creole cooking, an oyster bar, and a cooking show that offers guests a sampling of the famous master chefs
The first year it was hosted, Jazz Fest saw only around 350 attendees
Location: New Orleans
Location: New Orleans
Great Performer: En Vogue
Nicknamed “a party with a purpose,” the 2019 Essence Music Festival will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Essence Emporium, which is geared toward women of color
The music festival serves as a celebration of the essence of Black culture and activities both past and present
In addition to the music aspect of the festival, Essentia also offers an array of free workshops, shops and the Museum of Black Beauty
Location: Pilton
Great Artist: Curator
This music festival was originally called Glastonbury Fayre, and the first festival alone saw around 1,500 footfall
The Glastonbury Festival is usually around five days long and features activities on its iconic “Cyramid Stage”
Unfortunately, the pyramid stage burned down in 1994, but when the show was to go on, the stage was built for the festival
3 million gallons of water are used at the Glastonbury music festival per year on average
Location: Budapest
Great Performer: Lana Del Rey
Sziget’s music festival takes place in the picturesque “Old Buda Island” on the Danube River and features several features
This festival is especially popular with tourists because of the great wonders of Budapest that visitors can enjoy from the event itself
Sziget film shows, Sziget also offers films, shows, and theater shows
Sziget’s second ever music festival was called “Eurowoodstock” and trained musicians who played at the original Woodstock festival
Rock in Rio
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Great Performer: Bon Jovi
While Rock originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it later branched out to other locations as well, such as Madrid, Lisbon, and Las Vegas
Rock in Rio is held for five days until Lent and offers people the opportunity to indulge in a more lively party atmosphere
Rock in Rio initially started as a way for Brazilian youth to express themselves and speak out against the restrictive dictatorship
Location: India
Great Performer: Madonna
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen to provide a way for attendees to experience art and music like never before
Far from useless in its first year, Coachella is a highly profitable event—hosted for two weeks in 2013 alone, it pulled in a staggering $67 million
Part of the reason that the 1999 festival lost money for doing so was that tickets only cost $50 that year!
Location: Kostrzyn nad Odra
Great Performer: Carl Orff
Formerly known as Poland’s Woodstock Festival, Pol’and’Rock is one of the largest free music festivals in the world and was previously the largest outdoor festival in all of Europe
This festival promotes having fun in the mud and sleeping in tents to enjoy the open air while experiencing great rock music
The Pol’and’Rock music festival was started by four ambitious young men who were all in their twenties: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang
Location: Rome
Great Performer: Jennifer Lopez
Hosted at the Henry Maier Park Festival, or “Summer Festival” every summer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this huge music festival usually takes up eleven days and includes hundreds of acts
Summerfest is organized and run by a non-profit board that strives to include local character alongside celebrity musicians
Since Milwaukee is home to a large number of German-Americans, Summerfest is heavily influenced by Oktoberfest and other lively German traditions
Location: London
Great Performer: Master Blaster
Donauinselfest, which is German for “Danube Island Festival”, is the largest free air festival in Europe, offering visitors the opportunity to experience live performances of all genres of music at no charge
Donauinselfest prioritizes local talent to give them exposure, sometimes only supplementing with celebrity artists
A torrential flood for days at the 2009 Donauinselfest almost resulted in its cancellation due to flooding, but luckily the weather moved in time
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Subcategory Attendance: 2,500,000
Location: Rabat
First year held: 2001
First year held: 2001
First year held: 2001
First year held: 2001
First year held: 2001
First year held: 2001
Great Performer: Ennio Morricone
Mawazine is the largest music festival in the world by aggregate attendance
This Moroccan festival aims to promote one love, global and musical appreciation, as well as to promote Morocco to the world as an open, tolerant and inclusive culture
Attendance is also free, since even those with the lowest incomes can attend and celebrate the holidays