2023-06-20 15:42:55
No matter what you have planned this summer, your destination is bound to be closer to a music festival. Here is the non-exhaustive list of the best festivals to do this summer, all over the world.
Glastonbury
Aged 50 years and dust, this pioneer of English festivals who donate millions each year
to charities shows no signs of slowing down for its 2023 edition. A tremendous diversity will be in the spotlight as much in the generations (from the teenagers of the Star Feminine Band to the deans Sparks and Elton John) as in the musical styles on display . Cult.
> from June 21 to 25 in Pilton. Information glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Glastonbury 2022 © Andy Buchanan / AFP Festival gnaoua et musiques du monde d’Essaouira
After three years of impediment due to the Covid pandemic, the illustrious Gnaoua and World Music Festival of Essaouira is making its long-awaited return in its classic format: three days and three nights of intense musical celebration via in particular great open-air concerts bringing maâlems (masters of gnaoua) to play with artists from around the world (Les Tambours du Burundi, Eliades Ochoa and Les Amazones d’Afrique, among others, this year).
> from June 22 to 24. Information festival-gnaoua.net
Coffee color
Created in 1990, the Brussels festival welcomes music from all over the world, preferably with good rhythm. Among many others, Ayra Starr (young Nigerian singer with supercharged hybrid music), Roméo Elvis (eminent herald of Belgian rap), King Shiloh (vibrant reggae/dub collective
Dutch) and Neue Grafik Ensemble (an excellent electro-jazz-hip-hop group led by French DJ Neue Grafik) are taking part in this 2023 edition.
> from 23 to 25 June in Brussels. Information couleurcafe.be
Montreal International Jazz Festival
For its 43rd edition, the Montreal International Jazz Festival features a richly
eclectic likely to delight the widest audience. Alongside great jazz figures (Melody Gardot,
Herbie Hancock, Ibrahim Maalouf, Diana Krall…) find themselves, among others, a rising pop star
(November Ultra), an excellent folk-jazz-pop band with Turkish flavor (Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek)
and a master of borderless groove (Pierre Kwenders).
> from June 29 to July 8. Information montrealjazzfest.com
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2018 © Eva Hambach / AFP Kappa Futur Festival
Launched at the end of 2008 on the occasion of the centenary of futurism, this Turin festival has not forgotten its initial vocation to highlight the free electrons who imagine the sounds of tomorrow, with an electro tendency, all in a postindustrial setting. which perfectly suits the artists present. A good reason to spend three days in Piedmont to celebrate the start of summer.
> from June 30 to July 2 in Turin. Information kappafuturfestival.it
Montreux Jazz Festival
Ever more eclectic, the Montreux festival is rolling out an impressive program, in accordance
his habits. Let us quote pell-mell Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Caroline Polachek, Chilly Gonzales, Chris Isaak, Wet Leg, Idles or even our national Juliette Armanet. (Very) special attraction: Generation Sex, a “supergroup” made up of former members of Generation X and the Sex Pistols. Who said “no future”?
> from June 30 to July 15. Information and prices montreuxjazzfestival.com
50th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP The beautiful escape
First of all, let’s salute the commitment of this festival to civic awareness: for each ticket sold, 3 € are donated to a program of reforestation of a local forest devastated by fire. Also advocating gender equality, recycling and the enhancement of the Basque territory, the Bilbao BBK Live has more than one trump card up its sleeve. Since its creation in 2006, it has impressed with its programming worthy of the greatest, with a strong weakness for rock and pop. Since then, he has been able to follow the trends of the moment. Thus, its 2023 edition reflects what the music industry has best today, as much in the electric style that it has always defended (Arctic Monkeys, Pavement, Idles, Dry Cleaning, The Murder Capital…) as in electro (The Chemical Brothers, M83, Jamie XX, Röyksopp, The Blaze…). The French from Phoenix will be there, as will the explosive Scottish trio Young Fathers, the Tuareg group Tinariwen, the gifted American Perfume Genius and the new electro fairy Art School Girlfriend. Three unforgettable days in perspective, in the open air, in the largest park in the city.
> from 6 to 8 July in Bilbao (Spain). Information bilbaobbklive.com
NOS Alive
Inaugurated in 2007, it takes its name from Pearl Jam’s first single, Alive, on which a deluge of guitars responded to an overpowering tone of voice. After more than a decade of activity, it is clear that this great summer raout remains faithful to its original credo. In addition to this desire to bring together a gargantuan programme, this annual event is distinguished by its location: the Passeio Marítimo de Algés, in the suburbs of Lisbon, a site set up on the waterfront, at the mouth of the Tagus and The Atlantic Ocean. It is in this urban and aquatic setting that heavyweights of the international music scene will follow one another, in particular the telluric desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age, the incredible Lizzo and her rap tinged with soul, the efficient blues-garage duo The Black Keys, the torrid queer rapper Lil Nas X, the flamboyant English quartet Arctic Monkeys or even the new Anglo-Japanese sensation Rina Sawayama and her futuristic electro pop. The American Angel Olsen will be responsible for injecting a little folk delicacy among all these robust explosions.
> from July 6 to 8 in Algés (Portugal)
© Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP Good vibrations
Founded in 1968, the FEQ has become the largest outdoor musical event on Canadian soil. It takes place today on several sites in the heart of the city of Quebec, in particular in the vast park of the plains of Abraham, the aptly named park of La Francophonie, or the place of the National Assembly, where will be installed various scenes for eleven days. The vitality of the Canadian scene will of course be honoured, in the company of Feist, Andy Shauf, Alvvays, Bibi Club, and even Vanille. But this festival remains constantly open to sounds from elsewhere. The exotic music of Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek, the duo Jupiter & Okwess and the Star Feminine Band will be present, as will a string of shocking European artists (The Smile, Christine and the Queens…). Geographical proximity obliges, a simply stunning American delegation will also be on site, led by rock bulldozers Foo Fighters, Green Day and Weezer, not to mention the unmissable Lana Del Rey, The War on Drugs, Cypress Hill, Sudan Archives and Starcrawler. Roll on July!
> from July 6 to 16 information feq.ca
Umbria Jazz in Italy
One of the most important jazz festivals in Europe, Umbria Jazz – which takes place in Perugia,
capital of the Umbria region, right in the center of Italy – celebrates its 50th edition. Bob Dylan, Paolo Conte, Marc Ribot, Steward Copeland (Police drummer), Herbie Hancock, Paolo Fresu, Ben Harper or even Branford Marsalis: many stars shine on the bill for the occasion. On the emerging side, note the pianist Nduduzo Makhathini and the singer Samara Joy.
> from 7 to 16 July in Perugia. Information umbriajazz.it
Dour Festival
Since 1989, this Walloon festival has been stirring up Belgian summers just a stone’s throw from the French border. Last year, the surface of the site was enlarged to now cover 170 hectares: enough to allow
smooth movement between scenes. In addition to the representatives of the Flat Country (Deus, Lous and the
Yakuza…), the festivities will notably include the La Femme gang, the electro wizard Aphex Twin and the
the four Phoenixes of Versailles.
> from 12 to 16 July. Information on dourfestival.eu
PaleoFestival
The largest open-air festival in Switzerland has continued to grow since its creation in the mid-seventies. Impossible not to find happiness among this program spread over six days, with monuments (Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, Rosalía, Interpol…) and the new guard (Zaho de Sagazan, Johan Papaconstantino, The Jungle…).
> from 18 to 23 July in Nyon. Information on yeah.paleo.ch/fr
Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago
The festival launched by the music site Pitchfork selects without gigantism the heads of the most
amazing experiences of the independent scene to bring them together in three evenings of anthology. In addition to a delegation
North American in force (Weyes Blood, Big Thief, Alvvays, Kelela…), British (King Krule, The
Smile, Jockstrap…) and the fabulous Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul will give excellent
reasons to go to Chicago at the end of July.
> from July 21 to 23 in Chicago. Information pitchforkmusicfestival.com
Osheaga
A large female delegation (Billie Eilish, Beabadoobee, Julia Jacklin, Soccer Mommy…) will play
elbows with equally exciting male artists (Kendrick Lamar, Foals, The National,
Cigarettes After Sex…) at Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Île Sainte-Hélène, where this ever-impressive festival has been held since 2006. Three evenings not to be missed under any circumstances if you are there.
> from August 4 to 6 in Montreal. Information osheaga.com
Island
Six days of concerts, more than 80 artists, 60 stages, a hundred nationalities, thirty years of existence: this festival, located on an island in the middle of the Danube, displays figures that make you dizzy. We gladly let ourselves be carried away in this whirlwind where the greatest (Billie Eilish, Lorde, Foals, Jeff Mills…) and a multitude of artists to discover (including Lucie Antunes and Mr. Byrd) will hurry.
> from August 10 to 15 in Budapest. Information szigetfestival.com
© Attila Kisbenedek / AFP Outside Lands
For fifteen summers this independent festival has thrilled Golden Gate Park by inviting those
who have made recent musical news or who will do so tomorrow. Among the big names of this new
edition, among many others, the celestial pop of Lana Del Rey, the innovative hip-hop of Kendrick
Lamar, the dark rock of Interpol or the sparkling country of Orville Peck.
> August 11-13 in San Francisco. Information sfoutsidelands.com
All Points East
This young festival inaugurated in 2018 has quickly become an unmissable event for anyone passing
his August in the British capital. For two weekends, it will bring together the cream of electro (Aphex Twin, Moderat, Arca…), rock (The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amyl and the Sniffers…) and
pop hybridizations in the green setting of Victoria Park, completely to the east, as its name
indicates it.
> from August 18 to 28 in London. Information on allpointseastfestival.com
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