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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