Rock en Seine, Les Eurockéennes de Belfort, Calvi on the Rocks… You’ve been to every festival in France? Why not broaden your horizons and explore Europe’s great musical gatherings? Pack your bags, and we’ll take you on a tour of this summer’s top European festivals!
Bilbao BBK Live Festival
With its idyllic spot on the hill of Kobetamendi and its eclectic line-up, the Bilbao BBK Live Festival is THE festival to discover. This summer, from July 10 to 12, 2025, it welcomes titans of the current music scene Kylie Minogue, Pulp, Michael Kiwanuka, Bad Gyal, Nathy Peluso, Raye… It’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere and gastronomy of the region!
📍 Address: Kobetamendi parkea, Basurtu-Zorrotza, 48002
📆 Date: from 10 to 12/07/25
Initial Festival in Bordeaux
Initial Festival, France’s new mecca for electronic music, arrived on the Bordeaux scene a few years ago and intends to establish its DNA here! The new “Mission Saturne” edition will take place on August 29 and 30, 2025 , and will feature headliners such as Ben Böhmer, The Blessed Madonna, KI/KI, Polo & Pan, Purple Disco Machine… An eclectic line-up of house and hard techno to please everyone! If you haven’t got your tickets yet, now’s your chance: for the Fête de la Musique, if you take your tickets from July 20 to 22 with code INI30, you’ll get 30% off your passes!
📍 Address: Bordeaux Exhibition Centre
📆 Date: August 29 and 30, 2025
Hypnotize Festival in Bordeaux
The rap festival par excellence! After a first edition acclaimed by the Lyon public, Hypnotize Festival plays the prolongations with a second edition at the Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux on September 5 and 6, 2025. BOOBA, FAVÉ, LETO, MAUREEN, SCH, VALD… Heavyweights of today’s rap scene will soon be setting fire to the city of Gironde. Tickets are already on sale and going fast. Good news: if you book your tickets between June 20 and 22, you’ll get a 30% discount with the code: HYPNO30!
📍 Address: Bordeaux Exhibition Centre
📆 Date: September 5 and 6, 2025
Glastonbury Festival
One of Europe’s most famous music festivals, Glastonbury has been going strong since 1970, unveiling a colossal line-up every year. For the record, tickets were sold for £1 (with free milk from the farm). Michael Eavis, an inspired farmer at the time, was responsible for this event, which now attracts almost 200,000 spectators! Tickets for the 2025 edition sold out… in 35 minutes, even though the line-up had not yet been announced! To whet your appetite, Dua Lipa, PJ Harvey, Coldplay, Danny Brown, Peggy Gou and Femi Kuti were all there in 2024!
📍 Address: Glastonbury, England
📆 Date: from 25 to 29/06/2025
Sziget Festival, Budapest
When it comes to European festivals, Sziget is a must! With its location in the charming city of Budapest, the festival is the ideal destination for mixing the pleasures of tourism with a live experience! Held on Óbuda Island, renamed Freedom Island for the duration of the event, Sziget is also one of Europe’s biggest festivals. It attracts some 400,00 spectators and no fewer than 200 artists! People from all over the continent flock to the festival to enjoy a line-up of ultra-specialized stages and international artists.
In 2024: Kylie Minogue, Fred Again, Liam Gallagher, Janelle Monaé or Four Tet
📍 Address: Óbudai-sziget
Budapest, Hungary
📆 Date: 6 to 11/08/2025
Tomorrowland in Boom
The Tomorrowland festival takes place in two stages in July. Over 400,000 festival-goers (from 200 countries) gather over two weekends in Boom, Belgium, between Antwerp and Brussels. The line-up celebrates the vitality of the electronic music scene, from big names to up-and-coming talents! For this 2025 edition, several hundred artists will be taking part, but you’ll have to wait a little longer, as the program will soon be unveiled!
📍 Address: zone de loisirs De Schorre
Boom, Belgium
📆 Date: July 2025
Montreux Jazz Festival
As its name suggests, there’s more to the Montreux Jazz Festival than jazz! Created in the late ’60s, this festival is a privileged destination for two reasons: its location, in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Geneva, and its eclectic program! The National, Kraftwerk, Janelle Monáe, Massive Attack, Selah Sue, Asaf Avidan and Tems are just some of the artists scheduled for 2024. See you in spring to find out what 2025 has in store!
📍 Address: Montreux, Switzerland
📆 Date: 4 to 19/07/2025
Dour Festival, Belgium
Once again, Belgium comes out on top on the European festival scene! With a program dedicated to alternative music, the Dour Festival offers 5 days of pure pleasure for the most curious ears! Hip hop, trap, jazz, dub, Latin music, rock and experimental music… This event is the meeting point for independent scenes and emerging artists! New faces rub shoulders with established artists such as The Libertines, Justice, Zaho de Sagazan, Amine and SCH!
📍 Address: Dour, Belgium
📆 Date: 16-20/07/2025
Awakenings Festival in the Netherlands
Since 1997, Awakenings has been a benchmark among Dutch techno events. This summer, it will take place from July 11 to 13, 2025, and could welcome almost 300,000 visitors. Organized by Monumental Productions BV, a major event agency, it promises to delight festival-goers with a grandiose line-up! In 2025, Charlotte de Witte, Carl Cox, 999999999, DJ Rush and The Lady Machine will set the audience alight!
📍 Address: Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
📆 Date: from 11 to 13/07/2025
Roskilde Festival in Denmark
Fancy a trip to Scandinavia in the summertime? The Roskilde Festival could be just the ticket! Fans of pop and rock will find some of the best artists of the moment on the stages of this festival, which has been standing since the 70s! The event is also renowned for its great atmosphere and wacky entertainment, such as the naked race! So who to see in 2025? Stromzy, Fontaines D.C., Beth Gibbons, Arca or Thee Sacred Souls…
📍 Address: Roskilde
Denmark
📆 Date: 28/06 to 05/07/2025
Electric Castle in Romania
Party on an estate (with a castle) for five days? Welcome to Electric Castle in Romania! Since the mid-2010s, this festival has been taking over the grounds of Bánffy Castle and, at the same time, helping to restore it! The unusual and idyllic setting is just as much a part of the festival’s success as its line-up! Queens of The Stone Age, Bring Me The Horizon, Bonobo and Chase & Status were all part of the 2024 line-up! Coming up in 2025: Justin Timberlake and many other contemporary music artists!
📍 Address: Bánffy Castle
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
📆 Date: 16-20/07/2025