The 10 most anticipated music festivals of summer 2023

The arrival of the warm season is synonymous with big events. What better time, in fact, to get together with your friends under the stages of the artists we love most? From this point of view, i music festivals they are one of the places most loved by the public, as demonstrated by the attendance figures for many Italian and international events.

Especially after the forced stop at concerts and major events due to the persistence of the Coronavirus pandemic, the desire to share is ever stronger. And for this reason we have selected 10 music festivals (5 around the world and 5 in our country) with scary line-ups. One way not to miss the most awaited spring / summer appointments.

1. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

The Coachella can safely be regarded as one of the most beloved festivals in the world. After the first edition in 1999 (marked by a low turnout), the festival returned in 2001. And since then it has grown more and more, becoming an unmissable event not only for music lovers, but also for all fans of fashion. In fact, what happens at Coachella often anticipates new fashion trends. Singers on stage and influencers immediately below: everyone is very attentive to style and it seems that the fields of the Empire Polo Club in Indio dedicated to the music festival are transformed into an open-air catwalk, between eccentric and iconic looks.

This year Coachella will be held in two weekends: April 14, 15 and 16 and April 21, 22 and 23 in Indio, California. Among the most awaited guests Bad bunnythe Blackpink And Frank Ocean.

2. Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is synonymous with electronic music. The iconic Belgian festival is every year the meeting point for all lovers of the genre. And for all those who want to dance non-stop, in a unique, absolutely fantasy experience. The event has been held in Belgium since 2005 (more precisely in the Schorre park, near the town of Boom

) and includes multiple stageswhere artists and DJs perform at the same time.

This year the festival will be divided into two weekends: from 21 to 23 July and from 28 to 30 July. The artists in the various line-ups have already been announced. Among them are also The Chainsmokers, Tiësto, Afrojack, Alesso, Lost Frequencies, Martin Garrix, Nina Kraviz, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren And Paul Kalkbrenner.

3. Sziget Festival

From 10 to 15 August a Budapest (more precisely on the island of Óbuda) the largest festival in Europe is back. It’s about the Sziget Festival, famous for being able to unite a wide variety of genres on its stages. In addition to music (from EDM to techno, but also trance, house, pop, rap) the Sziget offers theater performances, circus, street parades, sporting activities and meetings.

The headliners announced so far are creepy: Billie Eilish, David Guetta, Florence + the Machine, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Macklemore And Mumford & Sons. Besides this, there is a nice surprise for the Italian public. In fact, in 29 years of the festival, an Italian name is back for the third time (after Jovanotti and Subsonica) on the Main Stage of the event. It’s about Lazza. After the success of his Ash in Sanremo 2023, in fact, the multi-platinum artist will perform on the main stage of the largest festival in Europe.

4. Glastonbury Festival

For the English audience, the Glastonbury Festival it is a national monument. In fact, the musical and entertainment festival held in Pilton – about 10km from Glastonbury, England – is the country’s summer hotspot. And it collects thousands and thousands of members, given the names it has been proposing for many years now.

The 2023 edition is held from 21 to 25 June and also sees among its guests Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses, Elton John, Lizzo, Lana del Rey And Lil Nas X.

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5. Primavera Sound Festival

Born in 2001 as an electronic music festival, the Spring Sound it is now one of the most heterogeneous festivals on the European scene. In this event, the Italian audience is remarkable: the Italian public is in fact the first foreign one for ticket sales (compared to the 2019 edition, the presence of Italians at Primavera Sound has grown by 64%).

For the first time in its history, Primavera Sound will be held both in Barcelona (at the Parc del Fòrum, from 1 to 3 June) than in Madrid (at the Ciudad del Rock from 8 to 10 June). And the names announced on the bill are of the highest profile. From Kendrick Lamar to the blur. But also Rosalía, Halsey, FKA Twigs, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Depeche Mode, New Order, Alison Goldfrapp And Sevdaliza.

6. No Borders Music Festival

Let’s move to Italy. Among the most particular reviews in our country is the No Borders Music Festival. The historic festival that unites music and nature has reached its twenty-eighth edition. It is held at Fusine lakeswithin the Tarvisio area, on the border between Italy, Austria and Slovenia.

In this precious context, music is considered as an element ‘without borders’. That’s why, then, among the guests already announced there are names belonging to very different worlds. For example, they will perform Jack Johnson, Baustelle, Ben Harper, Skunk Anansie, Mika and Stefano Bollani & Trilok Gurtu.

The No Borders Music Festival will be on the weekends from July 1st to July 29th.

7. Nameless Festival

An all-Italian appointment for lovers of electronic music (and not only…). From 2 to 4 June to Annone di Brianza, Molteno and Bosisio Parini (LC) takes place the tenth edition of Nameless Festival.

This is an unmissable festival with a very interesting variety of artists. Indeed, in addition to the headliners Hardwell, Paul Kalkbrenner, Skrillex And Psalmthere are names like Benny Benassi, Ernia, Geolier, Il Pagante, Mara Sattei, Merk & Kremont, Myss Keta And Villabanks. But the list is still very long…

8.Lucca Summer Festival

It has been held since 1998 during the month of July in some key places of the city ​​of Lucca: inside the historic walls, in Piazza Napoleone, in Piazza San Martino and in Piazza dell’Anfiteatro. The Lucca Summer Festival is famous for a careful research of its guests, who in all these years have ranged from the purest pop to rock and jazz.

This year, names like Kiss, Simply Red, Bob Dylan, Sigur Ros, Placebo, Norah Jones, OneRepublic, Robbie Williams And blur.

9. Rock in Rome

From June to September Rome hosts a musical event which leads to theCapannelle Racecourse (but also, in some cases, at the Circus Maximus) some of the most loved names on the national and, above all, international scene. Also this year the Rock in Rome is the center of attention of many fans, given the names that populate his line-up.

Among the most anticipated artists there are Imagine Dragons, Arctic Monkeys, Bresh, Salmo, Maluma, Coez, Sfera Ebbasta, Article 31 And Paul Weller.

10. Milan Coca Cola Days 2023

Today again I-Days holds the record for paying visitors to an Italian festival (over 210,000 admissions at the 2017 edition at Monza Park). The 2023 edition, on the other hand, will be – as usual – at the SNAI San Siro and La Maura racetracks in Milan, in June and July.

The I-Days Milano Coca-Cola 2023 will host many notable names. Florence + the Machine, Rosalìa, Paolo Nutini, Travis Scott, The Black Keys + Liam Gallagher, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Interpol And Arctic Monkeys are just some of the artists who will inflame the spaces adjacent to the San Siro stadium.