Crammerock is a two-day music festival during the first weekend of September in Stekene, between Antwerp and Gent. Every year more than fifty bands pass on the three stages, which guarantee non-stop music from all genres. Thanks to an excellent collective of volunteers, the festival distinguishes itself with low ticket prices and a remarkably relaxed atmosphere. The previous edition clocked the festival to 32,000 visitors. By limiting its impact on the environment as much as possible, the festival has already won several awards. In 2018 the festival celebrates the 28th edition.
Month: August 2018
C/O Pop Festival, Cologne, Germany. Aug 29 – Sep 2, 2018
c/o pop is a diverse music festival held annually in the German city of Cologne, showcasing an eclectic lineup across multiple spaces, including clubs, theatres, the town hall and open-air stages.
Celebrating its 15th birthday in 2018, c/o pop will once again jump from rock, pop and indie to house, techno and electro across five days, giving its renowned platform to a broad mix of international and underground artists.
The festival is part of the ‘We are Europe’ program, a collaboration between eight major European festivals (including Reworks and Sónar) that aims to encourage cultural diversity and development across nations.
Mysteryland, Holland, Haarlemmermeer, Aug 24 – 26 2018
We are a colorful collaboration of party animals, artists, DJs and creatives. Together we are Mysteryland; the leading electronic music festival in The Netherlands. Year after year, we reunite to celebrate our friendship and love for music. In between sparkling ponds, rivers and forestry hills of the Floriade terrain near Amsterdam, we welcome more than 100.000 fellow festival friends from over 100 nationalities.
Musical diversity is deeply rooted in our DNA. More than 300 artists perform on our 17 stages, covering all genres within the spectrum of electronic music: from House, Big Room, Bass, Techno, Deep-House, Trance, Trap and Minimal to Hardstyle, Hardcore, RnB and Hip Hop. Our handcrafted stages range from outdoor dance floors to massive tents filled with LED screens, laser shows, and the world’s most advanced sound systems. On Saturday and Sunday night, we close Mysteryland with a bang during the renowned end-shows on our 3 biggest areas: The Main Stage, Q-dance stage, and our Big Top tent. Expect lots of fireworks, confetti and goosebumps!
Next to the dance floors, the various paths through forests and grassy fields will guide you to hidden chill out spaces, art installations, food courts and unexpected encounters with like-minded travelers. Our Healing Garden on the Southern festival terrain offers treatments for all spiritual seekers among us, from chi gung to cacao ceremonies, to massages, yoga and meditation sessions. On the central lake right on the foot of our gigantic pyramid, you can take a boat trip to absorb the soothing scenery from the waterside. To sum it up: forget time and let yourself flow through the tantalizing and open-minded energy that is present all over Mysteryland.
The most dedicated party animals stay with us from Friday until Monday: on the Mysteryland camping grounds! Here, we fully break free from everyday pressure and social expectations and live the days and nights just as they come. The campsite is fully equipped with everyday facilities and everything you need to quench your hunger and thirst. There’s a market street where you can pimp your festival outfit, style your hair or get a tattoo to eternalize the summer of a lifetime. On the camping plaza, morning yoga awaits the early birds and late night silent disco prolongs the nights for everyone that just can’t get enough.
Maanrock. Mechelen, Belgium. Aug 24 – 26, 2018
Maanrock or “Moon Rock” is one of the big free festivals of Belgium. It takes place in the city center of Mechelen and offers a variety of musical genres on four stages. One stage is dedicated to classical music, a second to party music, a third to “special” music and on the main stage, you can find the bigger names in dance, pop, and rock, which are often but not always Belgian artists.
Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK. Aug 24-26, 2018
Leeds Festival is an iconic rock, pop, indie, electronic and alternative music festival set in the north of England. The twin to the equally renowned Reading Festival, it has established itself as a true musical powerhouse for almost two decades.
With eclectic lineups mixing the world’s biggest artists, pulsating sound systems and an atmosphere of sheer excitement, this is a festival experience that is at the forefront of the music scene.
Previous names to play at the August bank holiday weekend festival include Foo Fighters, Muse, Eminem, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mumford & Sons and Nirvana.
B my Lake, Keszthely, Hungary, Aug 22-25, 2018
B my Lake Festival also known as the „Mecca of electronic music”, takes place to round off the summer with a boom. Since its debut in 2013, B my Lake has become one of Hungary’s most popular festival and the #1 summer destination for the lovers of electronic music.
Thanks to its popularity, forward-thinking approach and exciting programs B my Lake, right in its first year, had won the award for „Best New European Festival” in the prestigious European Festival Awards. No wonder it had, as the organizers (VOLT – and Deadcode Production) managed to create a somewhat niche, but immensely demanded line-up each year.
The electronic music festival, that’s coming back for a sixth time at the end of August, will be held at Keszthely, a brand new location of Lake Balaton.
B my Lake is returning to bring electronic music lovers the very best of the festival’s original concept at a fantastic lakeside location: get ready to close the summer with 4 days of music on 4 uniquely designed stages with the best of the best.
Starlite Marbella, Spain, Marbella, Jul 23 – Aug 20 2018
Starlite is a music festival and summer concert series held in the Spanish coastal city of Marbella. Taking place over the course of several weeks, the festival invites global superstars to perform in the impressive mountainside auditorium.
Completely unconcerned by genre, era or nationality, you are just as likely to see dance music’s biggest DJs on the lineup as you are legendary Spanish performers, veteran rockers or opera singers.
The festival also prides itself on going the extra mile, with gastronomical delights, restaurants and bars all geared towards to enhancing the incredible concert experience.
Lowlands, Holland, Biddinghuizen, Aug 17 – 19 2018
A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise is exactly what it promises to be: a true backpacker’s Garden Of Eden and Holland’s most adventurous cultural outdoorevent, offering a cutting edge choice of only the best in alternative music, film, stand-up comedy, visual arts, literature and street theatre.
For three days in August, a township with 55,000 inhabitants arises in the middle of the country. The Lowlands festival hosts no less than twelve stages in three large areas (among which a cinema and theatre), about 250 different acts and performances, dozens of restaurants from all corners of the earth, food and drink stalls, a large market with everything from clothes and CD stores to a barber’s shop, relax rooms with brain massages, sports facilities, a sauna / hottub area, its own currency, a local radio station, a daily newspaper (Dutch only) and, last but not least: seven luxury campsites with hot showers and real, flushable toilets.
A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise really is the ultimate summer holiday extravaganza!
Green Man Festival, Brecon, UK. Aug 16 – 19, 2018
Green Man is an independent music festival held annually in Wales. The lineup is a feast of indie and alternative music, set against the beautiful backdrop of the stunning Brecon Beacons.
The festival is also renowned for going beyond the music, to offer a whole host of other activities and adventures for festival-goers of all ages. Whether that’s enjoying a science talk in ‘Einstein’s Garden’ watching comedy or spoken word, enjoying a pint in The Green Man or simply exploring the hills, streams and surrounding nature.
The main stage is called the Mountain Stage; with the glorious backdrop of the Brecon Beacons, it has a decidedly impressive ambience that enhances all the remarkable headliners you will experience. Past performers include Hot Chip, Bon Iver, Van Morrison and Robert Plant. The Walled Garden Stage is another favourite, where you can listen to much more intimate performances in yet another gorgeous setting. The Green Man Pub offers a plethora of real ales and ciders, and boasts a picnic site and DJ sets late into the night. Far Out is an area of three tents, including the Cindedrome for late night screening and Chai Wallahs, where you can find the best of live rap, hip hop, dub, reggae, blues and world music. The Rising Stage in the Fortune Falls area of the festival features new and upcoming artists.