The best European music festivals you can still book this summer

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 09, 2026 · 1345 words · By Craig Saueurs

Travel and Tourism European Summer Music Festivals

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Most of Europe's music festivals have sold out, but there are plenty you can still get tickets for across the continent.

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Most of Europe's music festivals have sold out, but there are plenty you can still get tickets for across the continent.

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Primavera Sound is already in the rear-view mirror.

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Glastonburyis taking 2026 off for one of its regular fallow years.

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Claim 1: “This year’s edition offers plenty of Millennial bait, with Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Jamiroquai and the Black Eyed Peas on the bill this summer.”

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The IndexBox web result explicitly lists Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Jamiroquai, and the Black Eyed Peas as part of this year's lineup for the European Music Festivals/Festival de Nîmes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It is primarily used for shows, concerts and indoor sports like indoor soccer, arena football and basketball. It used to be the home arena …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Monterrey

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Main Square Festival is an annual international music festival organized by Live Nation which takes place in the first week-end of July in Arras, France. Created in 2004 by France Leduc Production…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Square_Festival

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rock in Rio is a biennial Brazilian multi-day music festival held at City of Rock in Rio de Janeiro. It later branched into other locations such as Lisbon, Madrid and Las Vegas. Ten incarnations of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_in_Rio

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Claim 2: “Maison Carrée, one of the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere in the former empire.”

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Wikipedia and UNESCO World Heritage Centre confirm that the Maison Carrée is one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the former empire.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maison carrée (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ kaʁe]; French for "square house") is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_carrée

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nîmes is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes mountain range, the estimated population of the commun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nîmes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes). It crosses the river Gardon near the town …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard

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Claim 3: “Held in Copenhagen’s Valbyparken”

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Claim 4: “Held in the Julian Alps in Slovenia’s Soča Valley”

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Claim 5: “Organised by the Franco Maria Ricci Art Foundation, the festival combines experimental music, digital art and audiovisual installations within a seven-hectare maze made from more than 200,000 bamboo plants.”

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Claim 6: “Those with slightly older record collections can look forward to The Pixies, Sting, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and The Cure, while seemingly everyone can turn out for Lorde.”

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The IndexBox web result confirms that The Pixies, Sting, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cure, and Lorde are included in the lineup.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sade Greatest Hits Full Album The Best of Sade | Sophisticated Soul & Velvet Melodies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5IMqMdkh2I

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web search NEUTRAL — This year's lineup includes Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Jamiroquai, the Black Eyed Peas, The Pixies, Sting, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cure, and Lorde. Ticket prices vary by artist, and some shows …
https://www.indexbox.io/blog/european-music-festivals-2026-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — EXPLORE the music festival: FESTIVAL DE NIMES | Bands and artists LINE UP, schedule, latest editions and more.
https://music-blood.com/live-music/festival-de-nimes/

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Claim 7: “Exit2Montenegro 3-6 July and 28-31 August – Montenegro”

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The search results for this claim returned information about JNLP files and Java, which are completely irrelevant to the festival in Montenegro.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 18, 2022 · A JNLP file is a Java Web Start (JWS) file, saved in the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) format. It contains XML information used to launch and manage a Java program (.JAR file) …
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web search NEUTRAL — Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double click on the Java icon. The Java Control Panel will start. You can also launch an application from a command prompt by typing javaws jnlp_url where jnlp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 3, 2024 · In order to run and launch a Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) file on Windows, you first need to install Java on Windows and finally if not done by default, set the Java (TM) Web Star…
https://blog.matrixpost.net/how-to-run-and-launch-a-java-jnl…

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Claim 8: “The 2026 line-up covers a broad swathe of the metal spectrum, from melodic death metal pioneers In Flames and black metal veterans Satyricon to hardcore favourites Hatebreed, death metal institution Deicide and post-black metal outfit Deafheaven.”

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Claim 9: “Festival de Nîmes is unusual in that it spans six weeks, with just one headline concert taking place each night.”

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The provided evidence describes the atmosphere of the festival but does not explicitly confirm the 'six weeks, one headline per night' structure across multiple independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — festival de nimes 2026. The gates of the Arènes de Nîmes swing open at dusk, and the city exhales a warm, copper-scented air that tastes faintly of orange blossom and old stone.
https://telegra.ph/Festival-de-Nimes-2026-Ignites-a-Sizzling…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Smile & The London Contemporary Orchestra: BBC Radio 6 Festival 2024. 1:43:00.
https://vk.com/video-2049_456239834

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web search NEUTRAL — Head to the "Music" or "Festivals" category.If you're a music lover and want to see your favorite artists perform live, you'll find tickets to international headline concerts right here, as well as ac…
https://tkt.ge/en

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Claim 10: “the line-up does include some excellent artists whose music leans avant-garde, such as KeiyaA, Jokkoo, Ulla, Foodman, Saint Abdullah & Eomac and Prison Religion.”

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Claim 11: “Festival de Nîmes 11 June-26 July – Nîmes, France”

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Multiple independent web sources (Music Festival Wizard and Festivals en France) confirm the Festival de Nîmes 2026 dates as June 11 to July 26 in Nîmes, France.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare. The tour began fr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gloria the Tour (stylised as GLORIA the tour) was the third headlining concert tour by English singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, in support of their fourth studio album Gloria (2023). The tour began on 12…
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Claim 12: “This year’s bill still has lots to offer fans of rock and roll, with The Cure, Franz Ferdinand, Rise Against, The Vaccines and Elvis Costello all making an appearance.”

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Claim 13: “Held on Budapest’s Óbuda, an island in the middle of the Danube, the 33-year-old festival has more than 50 stages”

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Claim 14: “Glastonburyis taking 2026 off for one of its regular fallow years.”

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The provided evidence mentions Glastonbury festivals in 2023, 2024, and 2025, but there is no mention of a fallow year specifically for 2026 in the search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival, known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June and followed the 2022 edition of the festival. The three headlining acts were Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2023

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 25 and 29 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Glastonbury, and follows the 2024 edition of the festival. The three headlinin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2025

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Claim 15: “The Romans probably didn’t picture a Katy Perry concert when they built the Nîmes amphitheatre around 100 AD.”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources explicitly state that the Arena of Nîmes was built around 100 AD.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arena of Nîmes (French: Arènes de Nîmes; Occitan: Arena de Nimes) is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_of_Nîmes

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Claim 16: “Held near Tenby on the Pembrokeshire coast”

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Claim 17: “Tolminator 24-28 July – Tolmin, Slovenia”

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Claim 18: “Westival 2-5 July – Pembrokeshire, Wales”

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Claim 19: “Following its move to Montenegro from Novi Sad, Serbia, Exit is spreading across two weekends on the Adriatic coast: the first taking place on Ulcinj’s Long Beach in July, and the second happening in beachy nightlife hub Budva at the end of August.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the move of Exit Festival to Montenegro.

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Claim 20: “Now in its eighth year, Westvial returns with a line-up featuring Shy FX, High Contrast, 4am Kru, Ms Dynamite, Antony Szmierek, Crazy P, Dan Shake and Dr Banana”

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Claim 21: “General admission is free, provided you register in advance, while VIP tickets range from €50 to €150.”

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Claim 22: “Located within the world’s largest bamboo labyrinth – the Labirinto della Masone, just outside Parma”

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Claim 23: “While Ulcinj leans towards house and techno, with artists like Argy, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Monolink and Stephan Bodzin on the bill, Budva will close out the summer with a line-up that includes Peggy Gou, Charlotte de Witte, Hugel and Enrico Sangiuliano.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific lineups for Ulcinj and Budva.

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Claim 24: “Now in its fourth year, Tolminator is carrying the torch.”

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Claim 25: “Now more than 50 years old, Rock Werchter has a reputation for booking major acts before they become stadium headliners”

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Claim 26: “Heaven Shall Burn, Municipal Waste, Agnostic Front and Wolves in the Throne Room are also on the bill.”

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Claim 27: “This year’s line-up includes Florence + The Machine, Natasha Bedingfield, Peggy Gou, Jorja Smith, bbno$ and Sombr.”

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Claim 28: “Lost Music Festival 2-6 July – Fontanellato, Italy”

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Claim 29: “Rock Werchter 2-5 July 2026 – Rotselaar, Belgium”

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Claim 30: “This year, the line-up has an indie bent, featuring some big names like Lorde, Wilco, Blood Orange, Geese, Dijon and The xx - alongside indie risers Iceage, Wednesday, Horsegirl and Ninajirachi.”

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Claim 31: “Previous editions have featured everyone from Chappell Roan and Mk.gee to Wet Leg and The Walkmen.”

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Claim 32: “Syd for Solen 13-15 August – Copenhagen, Denmark”

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Claim 33: “the five-year-old festival”

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Claim 34: “Sziget Festival 11-15 August – Budapest, Hungary”

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Claim 35: “But there’s also Gorillaz, The Prodigy, FKA Twigs, Ethel Cain, Moby, Mogwai, Halsey, Twenty One Pilots and so much more.”

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Claim 36: “The site is also just a short walk from both Manorbier train station and the beach”

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