Alternative festivals
438 festivals whose programme leans alternative - 188 with dates announced.
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Red Hot Summer Tour
Oct 17 – Nov 15, 2026 · Multi-villes, Australia · Rock / Alternative
Pitchfork London
Nov 2–8, 2026 · London, United Kingdom · Electronic / Alternative
Pitchfork Music Festival
Nov 2–8, 2026 · Paris, France · Alternative / Indie / Rock
Crossing Border Festival
Nov 3–8, 2026 · The Hague, Netherlands · Alternative / Jazz
Haute Fréquence
Nov 4–29, 2026 · Gauchy, France · Alternative / Rock / Hip-Hop
Les IndisciplinéEs
Nov 4–14, 2026 · Lorient, France · Electronic / Indie / Alternative
Pitchfork Avant-Garde
Nov 5–7, 2026 · Paris, France · Indie / Alternative / Electronic
Wrocław Industrial Festival
Nov 5–8, 2026 · Wrocław, Poland · Electronic / Rock / Alternative
Die Schlagerwelle
Nov 6–8, 2026 · Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany · Rock / Alternative
Sonic City
Nov 6–8, 2026 · Kortrijk, Belgium · Rock / Alternative / Indie
AFROPUNK Bahia
Nov 7–8, 2026 · Salvador, Brazil · Hip-Hop / Alternative / Pop
Dia De Los Deftones
Nov 7, 2026 · San Diego, United States · Metal / Alternative
Festival Hipnosis
Nov 7, 2026 · Ciudad de México, Mexico · Rock / Alternative
Sonus Obscura Festival
Nov 7, 2026 · Nürnberg, Germany · Metal / Rock / Alternative
Rolling Stone Beach
Nov 13–14, 2026 · Wangels, Germany · Rock / Indie / Alternative
Shiiine On Weekender
Nov 13–15, 2026 · Skegness, United Kingdom · Alternative / Electronic / Indie
Darker Waves
Nov 14, 2026 · Huntington Beach, United States · Alternative / Rock
Fireball Fest
Nov 14–15, 2026 · Taoyuan, Taiwan · Metal / Rock / Alternative
Tour de Chauffe
Nov 19–29, 2026 · Lille, France · Alternative
Corona Capital
Nov 20–22, 2026 · Ciudad de México, Mexico · Indie / Electronic / Alternative
One Love Wrocław Music Festival
Nov 21, 2026 · Wroclaw, Poland · Electronic / Pop / Alternative
Tributeland
Nov 22, 2026 · Eindhoven, Netherlands · Rock / Alternative
Fauna Primavera
Nov 26–28, 2026 · Santiago, Chile · Electronic / Rock / Alternative
Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
Nov 28–29, 2026 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Indie / Alternative / Electronic
Primavera Sounds Buenos Aires
Nov 28–29, 2026 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Indie / Alternative / Electronic
Rolling Sets
Nov 28, 2026 · Tweed Heads, Australia · Indie / Rock / Alternative
Tecate Comuna
Nov 28, 2026 · Puebla, Mexico · Rock / Alternative / Indie
Clockenflap
Dec 4–6, 2026 · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China · Pop / Alternative / Indie
WYXR Raised by Sound Fest
Dec 4–5, 2026 · Memphis, United States · Indie / Alternative / Pop
Primavera Sound Sao Paulo
Dec 5–6, 2026 · São Paulo, Brazil · Indie / Electronic / Alternative
Veltrac Music Festival
Dec 5, 2026 · Lima, Peru · Electronic / Indie / Alternative
Meredith Music Festival
Dec 11–13, 2026 · Victoria, Australia · Indie / Electronic / Alternative
All Out Festival
Dec 19, 2026 · Co. Kerry, Ireland · Alternative / Rock / Indie
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Alternative / Electronic / Indie
Totally Tubular Festival
Jan 1–2, 2027 · New York, United States · Alternative / Electronic / Rock
Out to Lunch
Jan 8–30, 2027 · Belfast, United Kingdom · Rock / Folk / Alternative
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- Rockaway Beach
Jan 8–11, 2027 · Bognor Regis
- rockin'on sonic
Jan 9–10, 2027
- One Big Holiday
Jan 14–18, 2027 · Puerto Aventuras
- Lollapalooza India
Jan 23–24, 2027 · Mumbai
- ShipRocked
Jan 24–30, 2027 · Miami
- Phish: Riviera Maya
Jan 27–30, 2027 · Cancún
- Hastings Fat Tuesday
Feb 5–9, 2027 · Hastings
- Sail Across the Sun
Feb 11–15, 2027 · Miami
- St Jerome's Laneway Festival Australia
Feb 12, 2027 · Sydney
- WOMADelaide
Mar 5–8, 2027
- Golden Plains
Mar 6–8, 2027 · Meredith
- New Colossus Festival
Mar 9–14, 2027 · New York City
- 311 Caribbean Cruise
Mar 10–15, 2027 · Miami
- Bordeaux Rock
Mar 10–13, 2027 · Bordeaux
- La Route du Rock
Mar 10–13, 2027 · Saint-Malo
- Treefort Music Fest
Mar 31 – Apr 4, 2027 · Boise
- Motel Mozaique
Apr 15–17, 2027 · Rotterdam
- Summer of ’99 Cruise
Apr 17–21, 2027 · Miami & Great Stirrup Cay
- Le Printemps de Bourges Crédit Mutuel
Apr 20–25, 2027 · Bourges
- Bluebird Music Festival
Apr 22–25, 2027 · Boulder
- BeachLife Festival
Apr 30 – May 2, 2027 · Redondo Beach
- Teddy Rocks Festival
Apr 30 – May 2, 2027 · Blandford Forum
- Warm Up Festival
Apr 30 – May 1, 2027 · Murcie
- Concerto del Primo Maggio
May 1, 2027 · Roma
- Liverpool Sound City
May 1–2, 2027 · Liverpool
- FOCUS Wales
May 6–8, 2027 · Wrexham
- Rock Affligem
May 7–8, 2027 · Affligem
- The Great Escape Festival
May 12–15, 2027 · Brighton et Hove
- Art Rock
May 14–16, 2027 · Saint-Brieuc
- Kilby Block Party
May 14–16, 2027 · Salt Lake City
- Wave Gotik Treffen
May 14–17, 2027 · Leipzig
- Manchester Jazz Festival
May 21–30, 2027 · Manchester
- Bearded Theory
May 26–30, 2027 · Catton Hall
- Bottlerock Napa Valley
May 28–30, 2027 · Napa
- Dauwpop
May 28–29, 2027 · Hellendoorn
- HowTheLightGetsIn
May 28–31, 2027 · Hay-on-Wye
- Vestrock
May 28–30, 2027 · Hulst
- Dot to Dot
May 29–30, 2027 · Bristol
- Neighbourhood Weekender
May 29–30, 2027 · Warrington
- La messe de minuit
May 30 – Jun 26, 2027 · Lyon
- Rock for People
Jun 2–5, 2027 · Hradec Kralove
- Primavera Sound Barcelona
Jun 3–5, 2027 · Barcelona
- Boston Calling Music Festival
Jun 4–6, 2027 · Boston
- Degusta Fest
Jun 4–5, 2027 · Granada
- Night and Day Festival
Jun 4–7, 2027
- Rock am Ring
Jun 4, 2027 · Nürburgring
- Rock im Park
Jun 4–6, 2027 · Nuremberg
- The Great Estate Festival
Jun 4–6, 2027 · Redruth
- Wychwood Festival
Jun 4–6, 2027 · Gloucestershire
- Primavera Sound Porto
Jun 10–13, 2027 · Porto
- Belsonic
Jun 11–30, 2027 · Belfast
- Best Kept Secret
Jun 11–13, 2027
- Ça sonne à la porte (CSALP)
Jun 11–13, 2027 · Grossœuvre
- Sequoie Music Park
Jun 11 – Jul 2, 2027 · Bologna
- Tunes In The Dunes
Jun 11–13, 2027 · Perranporth
- Hello Festival
Jun 12, 2027 · Emmen
- NXNE
Jun 16–20, 2027 · Toronto
- Festival da Ilha de Wight
Jun 17–20, 2027 · Newport and Carisbrooke
- Isle of Wight Festival
Jun 17–20, 2027 · Isle of Wight
- Green River Music Festival
Jun 18–20, 2027 · Greenfield
- Hurricane Festival
Jun 18–20, 2027 · Scheeßel
- Outbreak Fest
Jun 18–20, 2027 · Manchester
- Pinkpop
Jun 18–20, 2027 · Landgraaf
- Southside Festival
Jun 18–20, 2027
- Winnetka Music Festival
Jun 18–19, 2027 · Winnetka
- Arsenal Fest
Jun 24, 2027 · Kragujevac
- Gora Rocka
Jun 24–27, 2027 · Šentviška Gora
- Summerfest
Jun 24 – Jul 10, 2027 · Milwaukee
- Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée
Jun 25 – Jul 4, 2027 · Petite-Vallée
- Heartland Festival
Jun 25–27, 2027 · Pitlochry
- Release Athens Festival
Jun 25 – Jul 14, 2027 · Kallithea
- Sofia Live Fest
Jun 25–27, 2027 · Sofia
- Roskilde Festival
Jun 26, 2027 · Roskilde
- INmusic festival
Jun 27–29, 2027 · Zagreb
- Festival Beauregard
Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2027 · Hérouville-Saint-Clair
- Minety Music Festival
Jul 1–4, 2027 · Minety
- OpenAir St. Gallen
Jul 1–4, 2027 · St. Gallen
- Rock Werchter
Jul 1–4, 2027 · Rotselaer
- Chilfest
Jul 2–3, 2027 · Tring
- Down The Rabbit Hole
Jul 2–4, 2027 · Beuningen
- Kultursommer Wien
Jul 2 – Aug 15, 2027 · Wien
- Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
Jul 4, 2027 · Austin
- Festival de la cité
Jul 6–11, 2027 · Lausanne
- Festival Cruïlla Barcelona
Jul 7–10, 2027 · Barcelone
- Bilbao BBK Live
Jul 8–10, 2027 · Bilbao
- Pohoda
Jul 8, 2027 · Trenčín
- Cactus Festival
Jul 9–11, 2027 · Brugge
- Cheltenham Music Festival
Jul 9–17, 2027 · Cheltenham
- Décibulles
Jul 9–11, 2027 · Neuve-Eglise
- On The Beach Brighton
Jul 9, 2027 · Brighton
- Ruisrock
Jul 9, 2027 · Turku
- West Fest Chicago
Jul 9–11, 2027 · Chicago
- Galway International Arts Festival
Jul 12–25, 2027 · Galway
- Benicassim Festival (FIB)
Jul 15–17, 2027 · Benicassim
- The Brit Fest
Jul 15–18, 2027
- Boomtown Festival
Jul 16–22, 2027 · Gand
- Lollapalooza Berlin
Jul 17–18, 2027 · Berlin
- La Fête du Cognac
Jul 21–24, 2027 · Cognac
- Discovery Festival
Jul 22–25, 2027 · Dundee
- Latitude Festival
Jul 22–25, 2027 · Suffolk
- Le Festif! de Baie-Saint-Paul
Jul 22–25, 2027 · Baie-Saint-Paul
- Blue Reef Festival
Jul 23–24, 2027 · Kent
- Bute Fest
Jul 23–25, 2027 · Isle of Bute
- Chiddfest
Jul 23–25, 2027 · Chiddingly
- Deer Shed Festival
Jul 23–25, 2027 · Topcliffe
- Forest Fest
Jul 23–25, 2027
- Rock Olmen
Jul 23–24, 2027 · Balen
- Tramlines Festival
Jul 23–25, 2027 · Sheffield
- Locus Festival
Jul 28, 2027 · Locorotondo
- All Together Now
Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2027
- Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Jul 29–31, 2027 · Écosse
- GrimFest
Jul 29–31, 2027 · Aarhus
- Kendal Calling
Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2027 · Kendal
- Rocken am Brocken
Jul 29, 2027 · Elend
- YNot?
Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2027
- Area 506 Festival
Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2027 · Saint John
- Festival du Bout du Monde
Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2027 · Crozon
- WeitjeRock
Jul 30–31, 2027 · IJzendijke
- Y Not Festival
Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2027 · Derbyshire
- Lokerse Feesten
Aug 4, 2027 · Lokeren
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