Events Music & Festivals
Stereosonic
Nov 28, Sydney, Australia, Sydney Holidays
To kick off the Australian Summer season, Stereosonic has become a staple in the music scene. Touring all major cities and making its first stop in Sydney this year, Stereosonic will see house and trance fans flock to the one-day festival. Last year, the huge line-up included Calvin Harris, Tiesto, and Skrillex and was attended by hundreds of thousands of music goers celebrating the beginning of a long Australian summer.
Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 6-8 Austin, USA
Start your countdown for the Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shoes, Austin, Texas. The Fun Fun Fun fest is designed to be an off-season gem in the Austin music scene, and is designed to be -fun. The bands that frequent the venue are varied and popular. So, at any one time, you could find Wu-Tang Clan, Jane’s Addiction and NOFX all sharing the stage at some point, which is what this year’s line-up will bring.
Listen Out
Oct 4, Brisbane, Australia, Gold Coast Holidays
Brisbane this year will host the newly formed, but immensely popular Listen Out festival. Look for crowds of young people, fans of EDM, house, rap, Hip Hop and many other genres to descend on the city that is touring Australia. The headlining acts this year are Childish Gambino, Ryan Hemsworth and renowned DJ set SBTRKT to play at the Brisbane Showgrounds. All over the course of one day, over 20 bands will perform at various stages set up on the Showgrounds.
TomorrowWorld
25-27 Sep – Georgia, USA
Only formed 2 years ago, the rapid rise of TomorrowWorld as the EDM festival to attend in America is worth keeping an eye on. With 120,000 attending in its first year and climbing ever since, the line ups demonstrate its popularity in the American EDM scene. Bassnectar, David Guetta, Afrojack, Skrillex are just some of the acts performing which is known as the EDM version of Woodstock, held in the heartland of Georgia.
Outlook
2-6 Sep, Pula, Croatia
For fans of the Electronic Dance Music scene, the Outlook festival in Pula, Croatia, is a haven. Always getting big names to play in this intimate and popular festival, this year is no exception with huge names like Jurassic 5, Kate Tempest and Wiley coming to promote each of their newly dropped albums. Held in the 2000 year old Roman amphitheatre in Pula, this unique experience is a delight for all bass music fans.
Burning Man
30th August - Sep 7th, Las Vegas Holidays
Often ranked in the top ten music festivals in the world, Burning Man is so much more than just music. Placed in the desert outside of Black Rock City Nevada, this is more like a life experience than a festival. You live on site for the duration of the festival, with option to stay off grounds. Hippies, web geeks and billionaires alike descend to take part in a festival that embraces service rather than money as a form of payment. Musical guests are always announced last minute and are often world-renowned artists coming to be a part of the festivities.
Splendour in the Grass
July TBC, Byron Bay Holidays
In what has now become Australia’s foremost party town, the foremost festival for the party scene has now arrived in full force. Splendour In The Grass in Byron Bay brings Australian and world music lovers together to watch bands like Tame Impala, Mark Ronson and Blur. Most bands come straight off their enormous European tours to play this huge festival, which is set in the north Byron Bay highlands.
Coachella
April 15-17, 22-24
Coachella is an epic festival which is all about art and music, with huge international acts playing to thousands of festival goers in the Californian desert. This is one of the biggest festivals in the music calendar with celebrities, hipsters and die hard music fans soaking up the sun dancing under huge art installations against the back drop of palm trees and desert mountains.
