A new study analyzed three key factors to determine which festivals rank highest.
Music fete seasonis in full vacillation , and we ’ve already get some classic moments to scotch off the Festival Season Bingo Card — a few surprisal coming into court at Coachella , Lovers & Friendsgetting scratch , and euphony festivals are charge fine for artists whose set have run lately . As summer dumbfound airless , we ’ll be seeing even more music festival content worldwide . But which music festival are the most democratic ?
New Zealand companyNZCasinoanalyzed 102 music fete from over 30 unlike countries and analyzed each festival ’s Tripadvisor rating , global Google search intensity , hunting volume in relation to the universe of the outcome ’s location , and how many Instagram and TikTok post were shared with the fete ’s hashtag . From all these factor , a account from 1 to 10 was assign to each of the 102 music festival .
Based on those metrics , here are the 20 most popular music festivals in the world:1.Rock in RioRio de Janeiro , Brazil , June 15 - 23Score : 9.52.CoachellaCalifornia , US , April 11 - 20 , 2025Score : 83.SzigetBudapest , Hungary , August 7th - 12thScore : 84.Burning ManNevada , US , August 25th - September 2ndScore : 7.55.Electric Daisy CarnivalNevada , US , May 17th - 19thScore : 7.56.Roskilde FestivalRoskilde , Denmark , June 29th - July 6thScore : 7.57.TomorrowlandAntwerp , Belgium , July 19th - 28thScore : 78.SummerfestWisconsin , US , June 20th - July 6thScore : 79.GlastonburySomerset , UK , June 26th - 30thScore : 6.510.CreamfieldsCheshire , UK , August 22nd – 25thScore : 611.HellfestClisson , France , June 20th - 30thScore : 612.Vive LatinoMexico City , Mexico , TBD 2025Score : 613.Outside LandsCalifornia , US , August 9th - 11thScore : 5.514.Reading FestivalReading , UK , August 21st - 25thScore : 5.515.Download FestivalLeicestershire , UK , June 14th - 16thScore : 5.516.Colours of OstravaDolní Vítkovice , Czech Republic , July 17th - 20thScore : 5.517 . Boom FestivalIdanha - a - Nova , Portugal , July 17th - 24th , 2025Score : 518.Fuji Rock FestivalNiigata Prefecture , Japan , July 26th - 28thScore : 519.Montreux Jazz FestivalLake Geneva , Switzerland , July 5th - 20thScore : 520.Lollapalooza ChicagoIllinois , US , August 1st - 4thScore : 5
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