The Ultimate European Festival Lineup Guide 2015

Eurockéennes:

Location: Belfort, France

Dates: 3rd-5th July

Line-up: Sting, The Chemical Brothers, Die Antwoord, Flume, Parkway Drive + more

Tickets: From £33.31 - £78.20

Dance / Electro / Rock

Best for: Lovers of rock and the great outdoors.

Gurten Festival:

Location: Bern, Switzerland

Dates: 16th-19th July

Line-up: Faithless, Ellie Goulding, Foals, Scouting for Girls, Simply Red + many more

Tickets: £110.99

Dance / Chart / Pop / Indie

Best for: Laid-back tunes and beautiful scenery.

Festival Internacional de Benicàssim:

Location: Benicàssim, Spain

Dates: 16th – 19th July

Line-up: Blur, Bastille, Florence + the Machine, Jamie T, The Prodigy + Clean Bandit + more TBA

Tickets: From £70 - £300

Chart / Pop / Indie / Dance / Easy Listening

Best for: Experiencing a festival in the sun.

INMusic:

Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Dates: 22nd-24th June

Line-up: Florence + the Machine, Placebo, Paolo Nutini, La Roux, Death Cab for Cutie, Of Monsters + Men + more

Tickets: From £14.47 - £34.01

Pop / Alternative / La Roux / Chart

Best for: A budget festival with a kick-ass line-up.

Dour Festival:

Location: Dour, Belgium

Dates: 15th-19th July
Line-up: Snoop Dogg, Anti-Flag, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder, High Contrast, Camo & Krooked + many more

Tickets: From £36.18 - £380.58

Metal/ Rock / Hip Hop / Dance

Best for: Rockers and ravers.

Pukkelpop:

Location: Berlin, Germany

Dates: 20th – 22nd August

Line-up: All Time Low, Bastille, Ellie Goulding, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Tame Impala, Diplo

Tickets: £123

Upcoming / Pop / Chart / Indie / Rock

Best for: Something old and something new.

Rock En Seine:

Location: Paris, France

Dates: 28th-30th August

Line-up: Alt-J, The Chemical Brothers, The Libertines, The Offspring, Ben Howard + more

Tickets: £35.45 - £78.87

Dance / Rock / Easy Listening / Chart

Best for: Someone that wants a little bit of everything – including Paris!

Tomorrowland:

Location: Boom, Belgium

Dates: 24th – 26th July

Line-up: Avicii, David Guetta, Alesso + more

Tickets: £143.64

Dance / DJ / Upcoming

Best for: Shape-throwers and raging ravers.

Croatia Rocks:

Location: Island of Pag, Croatia

Dates: 19th-23^rd July

Line-up: The Vaccines, Fatboy Slim, Clean Bandit, Rudimental, Zane Lowe, Kwabs + many more

Tickets: £69 - £119

Hip Hop / Dance / DJ / Chart / Upcoming

Best for: Just about anyone that wants to party on a beach.

I Am Global Festival:

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: 4th-8th June

Line-up: Fatman Scool, Ceri, Charlie Sloth, Coyu, David Rodigan, DJ Pioneer

Tickets: From £36.18 - £3618.18

Watersports / Dance / Hip Hop / DJ

Best for: Being the largest Waterpark Festival in Europe. Need we say more?

Way Out West:

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Dates: 13th-15th August

Line-up: Pet Shop Boys, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine, Tyler the Creator + more TBA

Tickets: From £128.66 - £152.2

Chart / Pop / Easy Listening / Hip Hop

Best for: Serious style inspiration.

Main Square Festival:

Location: Arras, France

Dates: 5^th July

Line-up: Charlie XCX, Lenny Kravitz, The Script, Kodaline, Muse, Pharrell Williams + lots more

Tickets: From £35.63 - £83-61

Chart / Pop / Electro / Hip Hop / Easy Listening

Best for: Kickingback and chillaxing.

Pitch Festival:

Location: Amsterdam, Holland

Dates: 3rd – 4th July

Line-up: Hot Chip, Flume, Jamie XX, James Blake + lots more

Tickets: From £32.72 - £58.17

Pop / Electro / Chart / Upcoming

Best for: Getting to know acts before everyone else.

Secret Solistice:

Location: Reukjavik, Iceland

Dates: 19th – 21st June

Line-up: Massive Attack, Schoolboy Q, Disclosure,

Tickets: £105

Alternative / Electronic / Pop / Dance / Upcoming

Best for: An amazing atmosphere with beautiful views.

Melt! Festival

Location: Gräfenhainichen, Germany

Dates: 17th – 19th July

Line-up: Bonobo, Kylie Minogue, London Grammar,  Mogwai, Jamie T, Jamie XX + many more

Tickets: From £99 - £267

Alternative / Electronic / Pop / Dance / Easy Listening

Best for: Lovers of flashing lights and light-hearted music lovers.

Pinkpop:

Location: Landgraaf, Netherlands

Dates: 7th – 9th June

Line-up: The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Metallic + more

Tickets: from £74
Rock / Pop / Alternative

Best for: Happy campers and cool kids

Rock A Field:

Location: Roeser, Luxemburg

Dates: 27th – 29th June

Line-up: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Skrillex, Foals, Kings of Leon

Tickets: £103

Rock / Dubstep / Alternative

Best for: Re-living old favourites and busting some moves.

Les Vieilles Charreus:

Location: Carhaix-Plouguer, France

Dates: 17th – 20th July

Line-up: Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand

Tickets: From £44

Indie, Easy Listening, Pop, Dance

Best for: Self-confessed Elton John lovers.