The time has come once again, when Music Festival Wizard looks back on a year’s worth of music festival data to determine the most popular music events from around the world. Using data from 5.7 million website visitors, the site began collecting information in July of 2015, when they posted their first 2016 festival, to December 31, 2016.
As can be expected from the North American market, Coachella emerged as the No. 1 most popular music festival of the year. Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Austin City Limits and Snowglobe all managed to make it into the Top 10 as well, with close runners up Lollapalooza, SXSW and Electric Zoo occupying the next few positions. As Music Festival Wizard points out, the overall representation of hip hop was rather lacking, with only Soundset (#5) and Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (#34) making the cut as more or less exclusive hip hop events.
Most Popular Festivals In North America 2016
- Coachella Music Festival 2016
- KAABOO 2016
- Outside Lands 2016
- Bonnaroo Music Festival 2016
- Soundset 2016
- Governors Ball Music Festival 2016
- Osheaga 2016
- Austin City Limits 2016
- Snowglobe 2016
- Bottlerock 2016
- Panorama Music Festival 2016
- Lollapalooza Chicago 2016
- Sundown Music Festival 2016
- South By Southwest (SXSW) 2016
- Electric Zoo 2016
- Voodoo Experience 2016
- FYF Fest 2016
- Summerfest 2016
- Joshua Tree Fall 2016
- Shaky Knees Festival 2016
- Electric Forest 2016
- Welcome to Rockville 2016
- Hangout Festival 2016
- Okeechobee Music Festival 2016
- Sasquatch 2016
- Ottawa Bluesfest 2016
- Imagine Festival 2016
- Desert Trip 2016
- Bumbershoot 2016
- Firefly Music Festival 2016
- Mysteryland USA 2016
- Joshua Tree Spring 2016
- California Roots 2016
- Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2016
- North Coast Music Festival 2016
- Euphoria Festival 2016
- Lightning in a Bottle 2016
- The Wrecking Ball 2016
- Sonic Bloom 2016
- Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2016
- SweetWater 420 Festival 2016
- Boston Calling 2016
- Burning Man 2016
- Quebec City Summer Festival 2016
- Ohana Festival 2016
- Mountain Jam 2016
- Woogie Weekend 2016
- Bunbury Music Festival 2016
- Northern Invasion 2016
- Gasparilla Music Festival 2016
Meanwhile, over in Europe, the Berlin-based edition of Lollapalooza managed to eek into the No. 1 position above Portugal’s Boom Festival, Ultra Europe, ADE and Mysteryland. The Netherlands and Spain had a very successful year, with each of them placing nine festivals in the complete Europe list.
Most Popular Festivals In Europe 2016
- Lollapalooza Berlin 2016
- Boom Festival 2016
- Ultra Europe 2016
- Outlook Festival 2016
- Sonus Festival 2016
- Primavera Sound 2016
- Sonar Barcelona 2016
- Iceland Airwaves 2016
- Amsterdam Dance Event 2016
- Hideout Festival 2016
- Mysteryland Netherlands 2016
- Tomorrowland 2016
- NOS Alive 2016
- Rock Am Ring 2016
- NOS Primavera Sound 2016
- Best Kept Secret Festival 2016
- Bilbao BBK Live 2016
- Melt! Festival 2016
- Hellfest 2016
- Fresh Island Festival 2016
- Spring Break Island 2016
- Super Bock Super Rock 2016
- Wacken 2016
- Pacha Festival 2016
- Defected Croatia 2016
- Electric Elephant 2016
- Love International 2016
- Soundwave Croatia 2016
- Open’er Festival 2016
- Hurricane Festival 2016
- Rock Werchter 2016
- Vida Festival 2016
- Pitchfork Paris 2016
- A Summer’s Tale Festival 2016
- Pinkpop 2016
- Roskilde Festival 2016
- Le Guess Who? 2016
- Download Festival France 2016
- Cruilla Barcelona 2016
- Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 2016
- Bravalla Festival 2016
- OZORA Festival 2016
- FIB 2016
- Into the Valley 2016
- Lowlands Festival 2016
- Way Out West 2016
- Down The Rabbit Hole 2016
- INmusic Festival 2016
- Rock Im Park 2016
- Solar Weekend 2016
Check out Music Festival Wizard‘s full listings for even more info!
Source: Music Festival Wizard | Image: Rukes