The Music Festival Blog
Lollapalooza Chicago 2026: Complete Guide to Grant Park July 30-August 2
Grant Park sits between the Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, which is one of the great urban accidents in American geography. A city that could have turned its back to...
Electric Love Festival 2026: Complete Guide to Austria's Salzburgring Festival
The Salzburgring is a race track. A proper one — built in 1969, 4.2 kilometres of tarmac pressed into the valley east of Salzburg between Koppl and Plainfeld, with a...
Carolina Country Music Fest 2026: Complete Guide to CCMF Myrtle Beach
There is something specific that happens when a country headliner hits the stage at Myrtle Beach just as the sun is going down over the Atlantic. The sky turns that...
Movement Detroit 2026: The Complete Festival Guide — Lineup, Outfits, Tickets and Everything You Need at Hart Plaza
Your complete guide to Movement Detroit 2026 — 20th anniversary lineup with Dom Dolla, Sara Landry and Carl Cox, what to wear, tickets and getting there.
Creamfields 2026 Lineup: Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia & the Complete 20th Anniversary Guide
The first time I went to Creamfields I drove up from London with three people I barely knew, arrived at Daresbury at 11pm in the rain, and immediately got separated...
Sziget Festival 2026 Lineup: Florence + The Machine, Twenty One Pilots & the Complete Budapest Guide
I arrived at Sziget for the first time by boat. A small passenger ferry from the centre of Budapest, crossing the Danube in the evening heat, and then suddenly there...
Sónar Barcelona 2026: Charlotte de Witte, Gerd Janson b2b Marcel Dettmann & the Complete Festival Guide
The first time I went to Sónar I made the mistake of treating it like a normal festival. I planned too much, moved between stages too often, and spent the...
Primavera Sound 2026 Lineup: The Cure, Gorillaz & the Complete Barcelona Festival Guide
The first time I went to Primavera Sound I arrived not really knowing what to expect and left three days later convinced it was the best-programmed festival in the world....
EDC Las Vegas 2026: Lineup Breakdown, Stage Guide and What to Wear to the 30th Anniversary
I still remember the exact moment the Las Vegas Motor Speedway came into view from the shuttle window. It was around 9pm, still warm, the desert air carrying that specific...
Mardi Gras 2027 New Orleans: Parade Guide, What to Wear & Fat Tuesday Insider Tips
The first time I caught beads on St. Charles Avenue I was completely unprepared for what Mardi Gras actually is. I had pictured something rowdy and chaotic — and yes,...
How to Get Burning Man 2026 Tickets: Every Sale, Price & Deadline You Need to Know
I still remember the exact moment the Las Vegas Motor Speedway came into view from the shuttle window. It was around 9pm, still warm, the desert air carrying that specific...
What to Wear to Burning Man 2026: Your Complete Axis Mundi Fashion Guide
There's a moment, usually around day two on the playa, when you look around at 70,000 people in the dust and realise that Burning Man fashion isn't really about fashion...
