Euro festivals: Mysteryland, MEO Kalorama, EOTR
Continuing our regular European festival previews, IQ gives readers a snapshot of what’s in store this weekend as August turns to September…
EDM spectacular Mysteryland returns to Haarlemmermeer, near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, boasting DJs including Oliver Heldens, Charlotte de Witte, Adam Beyer, Nicky Romero, R3hab, Joris Voorn, Sub Zero Project, Ben Nicky, Warface and Fedde Le Grand.
MEO Kalorama returns to Lisbon (29-31 August) as well as making its debut in Madrid. Kalorama Madrid will take place at the Recinto Ferial Fairgrounds, sharing the same dates as its Portuguese counterpart.
The Portuguese edition will star the likes of Massive Attack, Sam Smith, LCD Soundsystem, Jungle, Burna Boy and Raye, alongside artists such as Peggy Gou, Loyle Carner, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Ezra Collective, The Kills, Gossip, Olivia Dean, Fever Ray, Soulwax and Yves Tumor.
The Spanish spin-off boasts a near identical lineup including LCD Soundsystem, The Prodigy, Raye, Massive Attack, Sam Smith, Jungle, Peggy Gou, Ezra Collective, Gossip and Yard Act.
Switzerland’s Summerdays runs in Arbon from 30-31 August, headlined by James Blunt and Rag’N’Bone Man. Other acts will include The Kooks, Scooter, Tokio Hotel, Plüsch and Gavin James, while partner festival Seaside in Spiez features many of the same names on alternate days, plus singer-songwriter Alice Merton.
Zurich Openair returns for its second and concluding weekend (30-31 August), topped by Peggy Gou, Jorja Smith, James Arthur, Kygo, Rin, Marc Rebillet, Tom Grennan, Sido, Anne-Marie, Lost Frequencies, Aurora, Sugababes and Kenya Grace.
Slovakia’s Uprising Festival (30-31 August) in Bratislava can count on the likes of Rich The Kid, Yemi Alade, Sigma, Tommy Cash, the Congos, The Orb and Black Sun Empire.
Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem will headline Forwards Bristol
The UK’s End of the Road (29 August-1 September) will bring Idles, Slowdive, Fever Ray and Bonnie “Prince” Billy to Larmer Tree Gardens, Blandford Forum, Dorset. It will also feature the likes of Richard Hawley, Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney, Lankum, Jockstrap, Baxter Dury and CMAT.
Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem will headline Forwards Bristol (31 August-1 September), which has artists such as Four Tet, Jessie Ware, Underworld, Floating Points, Romy, Greentea Peng, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Yard Act, Yussef Dayes and Joy (Anonymous).
Norwich’s Sundown (30 August-1 September) will star acts including Tom Grennan, D-Block Europe, FLO, Mahalia, Kenya Grace, Clavish, Hedex, Wilkinson and Sammy Virji.
Lindisfarne Festival (29 August-1 September) on the Northumberland Coast will host headliners The Vaccines, Tom Walker, Orbital and De La Soul, plus hundreds of acts over eight stages including Everything Everything, Kula Shaker, Redlight, 808 State, Republica and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin.
German psytrance festival Indian Spirit (28 August-6 September) welcomes Tristan, Avalon, Neelix, Vini Vici, Ghost Rider, Berg, Imagine Mars, Bliss, Electric Universe and Hidden Secret, among others.
Jazz Re:Found (28 August-1 September) takes place in Cellamonte, Monferrato, Italy, topped by Ezra Collective, Glass Beams, Fink, Greentea Peng, Let It Happen, Marcos, Valle, Mulatu Astatke, Nino Frassica, Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff and Jamz Supernova.
And Romania’s Jazz in the Park (30 August-1 September) will showcase Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Cymande, Avishai Cohen Trio and Orchestra Baobab, to name but a few, in Ethnographic Park, Cluj-Napoca.
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What’s in store at European festivals this weekend
In our latest European festival preview, IQ rounds up the biggest events taking place across the continent this weekend.
Pukkelpop, which runs from 15-18 August, will star acts such as Fred Again.., Sam Smith, The Offspring, Stormzy, Goldband, Charlotte de Witte and Inhaler. Royal Blood have replaced Queens of the Stone Age on the bill due to the latter’s frontman Josh Homme requiring “continued medical care” at home in the US.
Held near Hasselt, Belgium, the lineup also features the likes of Sugababes, The Vaccines, Skrillex, Jorja Smith, The Smile, Marc Rebillet, Denzel Curry and Loverman, who is stepping in for Rachel Chinouriri.
In the Netherlands, A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise(16-18 August) sold out within 15 minutes of going on sale back in February. The Mojo-promoted event will welcome acts to Biddinghuizen including Fred Again.., Air, Justice, Skrillex, Peggy Gou, Froukje, Idles, Nas, The Smile, Nas, Denzel Curry, Jorja Smith, Sugababes, Big Thief and Wargasm.
Dutch metal festival Dynamo Metalfest (16-18 August) will take place in Eindhoven, topped by Dimmu Borgir, Saxon, Amaranthe, Igorrr, Clutch, Skindred and Forbidden.
Set for Stradbally Hall in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland’s Electric Picnic (16-18 August) will be headlined by Noah Kahan, Calvin Harris and Kylie Minogue. The sold-out festival will also host Gerry Cinnamon, Kodaline, Raye, CMAT, Faithless, J Hus, Kasabian, Lankum, Nas, Peggy Gou, Teddy Swims and Tom Grennan, among others.
All tickets have also been snapped up for Beautiful Days (16-18 August) in Escot Park, Devon, UK. Artists include Richard Ashcroft, The Saw Doctors, Levellers, Richard Hawley, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Damned, Toyah & Robert, Fisherman’s Friends, Hard-Fi, Inspiral Carpets, Badly Drawn Boy and Utah Saints.
Family festival Camp Bestival (15-18 August) in Western Park, Shropshire, is headed by Faithless, Paloma Faith, McFly, Rick Astley, Orbital, Jake Shears, The Darkness, Hak Baker and Level 42, while Green Man (15-18 August) in Brecon Beacons, Wales, is topped by Big Thief, Sampha, Jon Hopkins, Sleaford Mods, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Explosions in the Sky, Arlo Parks, Black Country, New Road and Ezra Collective.
In St Giles, Dorset, Gilles Petersen Presents… We Out Here (15-18 August) will showcase performances from the likes of André 3000, Sampha, Floating Points, Kae Tempest, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Mount Kimbie.
Headlined by Becky Hill, Snow Patrol and Richard Ashcroft, the 10th anniversary of Hardwick Festival (16-18 August) will be held at Hardwick Hall, Sedgefield in County Durham. Other names include Jack Savoretti, The Charlatans, Blossoms, Soul II Soul, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jamie Webster, Heaven 17 and Lightning Seeds.
Rock festival ArcTanGent (14-17 August) also celebrates its 10th birthday, returning to Bristol with a lineup topped by Explosions in the Sky, Spiritualized, Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders, Mogwai, Electric Wizard, And So I Watch You from Afar and Bossk.
Elsewhere, Hamburg, Germany-based music and arts festival MS Dockville (16-18 August) will host headliners Jeremias, Ashnikko and Meute, alongside acts such as Zoe Wees, The Vaccines, Mayberg, Bilderbuch, Disarstar, Makko and Mine.
Fekete Zaj Fesztivál (15-19 August) in Gyöngyös, Hungary, has booked acts including The Jesus and Mary Chain, Clan of Xymox, Unto Others, Whispering Sons and Author & Punisher.
Switzerland’s Open Air Gampel (15-18 August), meanwhile, boasts artists like The Offspring, Deichkind, Yungblud, Alan Walker, Milky Chance, Alligatoah, Tom Walker, Grandson, Less than Jake, Lany, Royel Otis and Kool Savas.
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