Top Music Festivals: An Overview

Music is the language of spirit, and it transcends cultural and language barriers. Music is a way to relax, get us through hard times, or apprise our hearts’ desires. Whichever way we choose to incorporate music into our lives, the exhilaration of attending a music festival is honestly incredible. Attending a great music festival gives you the kind of adrenaline rush you have never experienced before and facilitates meeting and knowing different people from all walks of life that you never would meet otherwise. Even obscure festivals such as the Chatauqua Music Festival has a tendency to get people’s toes tapping!

Here are some music festivals that should be on your bucket list:

Coachella

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, commonly known as Coachella, is unarguably the biggest and greatest of all music festivals. Coachella is the top-grossing music festival and is usually conducted in April every year in the Colorado Desert, California. The coming Coachella is all set to be held from April 14th to 16th (Weekend 1) and April 21st to 23rd (Weekend 2). A main attraction of Coachella is the availability of a Camping experience near Lake Eldorado. In addition to this, you can also choose to camp in a tent or car with your friends. Car camping is the most popular option for people looking for an overnight stay. Offsite camping in the Colorado Valley is also an attractive option. However, the camping experience is limited to adults over 18 years of age.

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is one of the biggest music festivals in the world, featuring Hip Hop, Electronic Music, and Pop Music. Tomorrowland festival is usually held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. Tomorrowland 2022 is all set to be conducted over three weekends during the month of July. Weekend 1 is set to be held from 15th to 17th July, Weekend 2 from 22nd to 24th July, and Weekend 3 from 29th to 31st July. Presale tickets for the 2022 festival are sold out; however, you can register on the waiting list for Tomorrowland tickets. Tomorrowland also offers an attractive stay to the guests in ‘Dream Ville,’ which is a village complete with luxury mansions, reserved camping areas, supermarkets, shops, food stands, beauty salons, BBQs, etc.

Electric Daisy Carnival

Electric Daisy Carnival, or EDC, is the world’s biggest electronic dance music festival, held annually during the month of May at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. EDC 2023 is set to be conducted on 19th, 20th, and 21st May 2023. Presale tickets for the 2023 festival are sold out. The EDC facilitates a great camping experience with the availability of on-site and offsite camping along with the availability of Mesa, an entertainment and amenities hub that includes pool parties, yoga, guided meditation, rave aerobics, massage centers, spa, salons, etc. You can also camp in your RV in EDC, which is a great experience to have with your friends. The camping tickets are sold separately.