Summer is such an awesome time to go travelling. Imagine yourself lying in the grass somewhere in Europe, sharing beers with mates, while listening to your favourite band. Or perhaps checking out your favourite Kiwi band. Yes, many Kiwi acts play or have played at music festivals in Europe. What are you waiting for?
Summertime in Europe means rocking, dancing and partying at one of the many amazing festivals. There are so many different music festivals being organised between May and August. And each one has an amazing line-up. Check out our selection of the best music festivals in Europe. Party on, music geeks.
Belgium: Rock Werchter
- Dates: 27, 28, 29, and 30 June 2019
- Location: Werchter in Belgium
- Line-up 2019: Pink, The Cure, Tool, Florence & the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Muse, and many more to be announced later.
- On-site camping: yes
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: 2019 tickets are on sale now
- More info: official website of Rock Werchter
Belgium: Pukkelpop festival
- Dates: 15, 16, 17 & 18 August 2019
- Location: Hasselt (Belgium) @ Kempische Steenweg, 3500
- Line-up 2019: …will be announced later in the year
- Line-up 2018: Arcade Fire, The War on Drugs, Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Dua Lipa, Death From Above, Kodaline, N.E.R.D., Oscar and the Wolf, Incubus, and many more awesome bands.
- On-site camping: yes
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: not yet on sale
- More info: official website of Pukkelpop festival
Netherlands: Pinkpop festival
- Dates: 2019 dates to be announced (in 2018 the festival took place 15, 16, 17 June)
- Location: Landgraaf (Netherlands) @ Megaland
- Line-up 2019: … to be announced later in the year
- Line-up 2018: Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Snow Patrol, The Script, Editors, Oscar and the Wolf, The Offspring, Di-rect, A Perfect Circle, Triggerfinger, Blaudzun, Milky Chance, Greta van Fleet, and many more.
- On-site camping: yes
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: not yet on sale
- More info: official website of the Pinkpop Festival
Netherlands: Down the Rabbit Hole (DTRH)
- Dates: no 2019 dates yet (in 2018 it took place on 29, 30 June & 1 July)
- Location: ‘Groene Heuvels’ in Beuningen, the Netherlands
- Lineup 2019: no news yet
- Lineup 2018: Queens of the Stone Age, Nick Cave & Bad Seeds, David Byrne, Fink, Franz Ferdinand, Nils Frahm, Odesza, Sampha… And many more.
- On-site camping: yes
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: not yet on sale
- More info: official website of the Down The Rabbit Hole festival
Germany: Lollapalooza Berlin
Dates: 7 & 8 September 2019 - Location: Rennbahn Hoppegarten, Berlin in Germany
- Line-up 2019: ….to be announced soon…
- Line-up 2018: The Weeknd, Armin van Buuren, Kraftwerk, Liam Gallagher, Ben Howard, David Guetta, The Wombats, Imagine Dragons, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and many more.
- On-site camping: no
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: tickets for the 2019 edition aren’t on sale yet
- More info: official website of the Lollapalooza Berlin festival
Hungary: Sziget festival
Dates: 7 – 13 August 2019 - Location: Budapest in Hungary
- Lineup 2019:Ed Sheeran… more names to be announced later…
- Lineup 2018: Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lippa, Gorillaz, Kendrick Lamar, Lana del Rey, Mumford & Sons, Liam Gallagher, The War on Drugs, The Kooks, Milky Chance, Fink, Oscar and the Wolf, Seasick Steve, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and many more.
- On-site camping: yes, access to basic camping included with your festival pass. Camping upgrades are available.
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: 2019 tickets are on sale now
- More info: official website of the Sziget music festival
Spain: Mad Cool Festival
- Dates: 11, 12 and 13 July 2019
- Location: La Caja Mágica, Madrid in Spain
- Lineup 2019: to be announced
- Lineup 2018: Pearl Jam, Tame Impala, Kasabian, Fleet Foxes, Alice in Chains, At The Drive-In, Franz Ferdinand, Massive Attack, Snow Patrol, Depeche Mode, Jack Johnson, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man… And more.
- On-site camping: no
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: 2019 tickets on sale now
- More info: official website of the Mad Cool music festival
Portugal: NOS Alive
- Dates: 11, 12, and 13 July 2019
- Location: Passeio Marítimo de Algés (8 min from Lisbon) in Portugal
- Line-up 2019: …to be announced later in the year
- Line-up 2018: Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Two Door Cinema Club, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Franz Ferdinand, At The Drive In…. And more to be announced soon.
- On-site camping: yes (5 minutes from the festival)
- Accommodation: great deals on accommodation close to the festival
- Tickets: on sale now (2019 tickets)
- More info: official website of NOS Alive Festival
Festival tip: free live streams
Can’t make it to all metal, rock or punk festivals mentioned above? Most of these festivals have a free live stream that broadcasts a big part of the programme. You just need to be able to unlock the geoblock and here’s how to do it.