Music Festival

A music festival is an annual gathering of people that celebrates music. The world’s biggest music festival is the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, held annually in California. It is one of the most popular music festivals in the world with attendance of around 100,000 people per day. The music festival is held in two locations: Indio California and Palm Desert California.

Coachella

The world’s biggest music festival is undoubtedly Coachella, which is held every year in California. The festival is set up in the California’s Palm Desert area and attracts more than 100,000 people from all over the world.

Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo is definitely one of the most famous music festivals in the world. The festival takes place in the town of Manchester, Tennessee, an hour south of Nashville. It has been running since 2002 and is held at the beautiful farm owned by host venue, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. While the Bonnaroo festival is famous for its eclectic lineup of musical acts, what really makes this festival one of the best is the gorgeous setting it offers.

Austin City Limits

The world’s biggest music festival is undoubtedly the annual Austin City Limits music festival that takes place at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built venue in the Texas capital city. The festival began in 2002 and was put on by former American Country Countdown host, Austin City Limits creator and Live At Five host Kevin Smith.

Electric Forest

Outside of the US, probably South Africa's music festival is the biggest. The South African festival takes place in the beautiful Valley of the Kwando, a river flowing through the northern part of the country. If you want to see the beautiful African landscape, this is definitely the place to be.

Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza is one of the biggest music festivals in the world, and its annual pilgrimage to the scenic town of Chicago takes place in the last week of August. The festival began in 1991 as a way to promote a concert series in Chicago’s Grant Park. Since then, over three million people have flocked to the city to watch the acts perform on 12 different stages.

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is one of the biggest music festivals in the world and is held in Boom, Belgium. It is one of the few festivals that has two days and two nights, and every year, more than 400,000 people travel to Boom to attend the event. Every year, Tomorrowland features hundreds of artists and live performances by some of the world's biggest DJs. The festival includes dance music, house, techno, trance, EDM, and more.

Ultra Music Festival

It’s safe to say that electronic dance music has grown in popularity over the years. One of the most popular dance styles at the moment is house music. The festival that helps to popularize this music is the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. The festival has been running since 2006 and has attracted bigger and better talent for each year.

Conclusion

If you look at the list of the top 10 music festivals in the world, you will notice a common denominator: the number of attendees. With a little research, you will find that the number of attendees is primarily driven by the number of tickets available.

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