Six years after the release of their album Firepower, Judas Priest are releasing a brand-new album. After waiting more than half a decade to release new music, the band is more than ready to promote the new album.
The album titled Invincible Shield will drop in March 2024. More specifically, the official drop date is March 8, and a couple days after that, Judas Priest will embark on a concert tour to promote the release of their nineteenth (!) studio album.
About the Concert Tour
The international concert tour will consist of UK and Ireland dates as well as US dates. The opening shows of the tour begin not even three days after the album release, which means Judas Priest aren’t wasting any time here – they are jumping straight into action with this release!
The album introduces 11 new tracks alongside three bonus tracks that will be available via the deluxe version of the Invincible Shield album.
Tickets went on sale Friday November 17th, and are already available RIGHT HERE.
Invincible Shield Tour Dates
Here are the UK and Ireland concert tour dates which start three days after the album goes live.
11th March 2024 – Glasgow, Ireland
13th March 2024 – Leeds, UK
15th March 2024 – Dublin, Ireland
17th March 2024 – Bournemouth, UK
19th March 2024 – Birmingham, UK
21st March 2024 – London, UK
24th March 2024 – Frankfurt, Germany
25th March 2024 – Munich, Germany
27th March 2024 – Dortmund, Germany
29th March 2024 – Prague, Czech Republic
30th March 2024 – Krakow, Poland
1st April 2024 – Vienna, Austria
3rd April 2024 – Basel, Switzerland
5th April 2024 – Lyon, France
6th April 2024 – Assago, Italy
8th April 2024 – Paris, France
USA Concert Tour Dates
18th April 2024 – Wallingford, CT, USA
19th April 2024 -Newark, NJ, USA
21st April 2024 – Reading, PA, USA
24th April 2024 – Bangor, ME, USA
25th April 2024 – Boston, MA, USA
27th April 2024 – Youngstown, OH, USA
28th April 2024 – Indianapolis, IN, USA
1st May 2024 – Rosemont, IL, USA
2nd May 2024 – Minneapolis, MN, USA
4th May 2024 0 Kalamazoo, MI, USA
5th May 2024 – Maryland Heights, MO, USA
7th May 2024 – Huntsville, AL, USA
9th May 2024 – Daytona Beach, USA
11th May 2024 – Alpharetta, GA, USA
12th May 2024 – Mobile, AL, USA
14th May 2024 – Charlotte, NC, USA
16th May 2024 – Columbus, Ohio, USA
17th May 2024 – Evansville, IL, USA
19th May 2024 – Washington, DC, USA
21st May 2024 – Albany, NY, USA
22nd May 2024 – Syracuse, NY, USA
Europe & Germany Concert Dates
5th-8th June 2024 – Solvesborg, Sweden
10th June 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
13th June 2024 – Barcelona, Spain
15th June 2024 – Pamplona, Spain
17th June 2024 – Madrid, Spain
19th-22nd June 2024 – Cartagena, Spain
21st June 2024 – Dessel, Belgium
23rd June 2024 – Nancy, France
26th June 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark
27th-29th June 2024 – Oslo, Norway
1st July 2024 – Hamburg, Germany
2nd July 2024 – Berlin, Germany
4th July 2024 – Nurnberg, Germany
8th July 2024 – Mannheim, Germany
10th July 2024 – Dresden, Germany
The tour will start in Ireland and then switch to Great Britain, and ultimately cross over to Germany and other EU states. The first leg of the European part of the tour ends on April 8th, and 10 days later, the US leg of the tour picks up.
After the US dates, Judas Priest will visit Europe again – starting with Sweden and ending in Germany in July 2024.
The spring and summer of 2024 is already looking quite fun for Judas Priest fans worldwide!
This season of football is slowly picking up, with several teams breaking serious records and changing standings each week.
For the most part, former finalists and current champions Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs remain among the favourites for this season’s Super Bowl, but it’s too early to make predictions as we aren’t near the playoffs.
Moreover, as the season progresses, there’s a plethora of games to look forward to – and matches you simply should not miss. The schedule for NFL 2023/2024 season is known, but as we move past Week 11, it’s time to start thinking about the potential teams who are going into playoffs this year.
Here are some of the most common predictions for 2023 NFL playoffs – and matches you can watch once playoffs begin.
Who’s Going into Playoffs 2023
Let’s start with AFC.
Kansas City Chiefs are leading the AFC seeding chances as the number one pick. There is also a 99% chance the Chiefs will make the playoffs – as they are currently standing at 7-2, closely followed by Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens (6-3 and 7-3, respectively). The Dolphins again have a 95% chance of getting into playoffs, with Ravens being positioned third with a 91% chance.
The Jaguars are the fourth team in the conference that might get a chance to enter the 2023 playoffs with an 83% chance – which is pretty high chance, honestly. They also have a 64% chance to clinch the division. Houston Texans surprised everyone by going from a surefire number one pick to the bottom section of the list.
To sum up, the Chiefs, Dolphins, Jaguars, Browns, and the Steelers have chances to become seedings.
On the other hand, the NFC has strong standings too.
The Eagles are the absolute favorite both for the playoffs, to clinch the division and the bye week, and make it to the main event – the Super Bowl.
They are closely followed by San Francisco 49ers, who have secured their place in the playoffs with a 99% chance. Right behind the 49ers are Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, with both teams having a 97% chance of entering the playoffs. In other words, a safe bet for sure.
The Vikings are another sure bet for entering playoffs, while Seahawks and Saints have a slightly lower but still pretty solid chance of making the playoffs. Sadly, their chance of getting all the way to the Super Bowl are very low (only 2%).
However, we would not be surprised to see Bucaneers and Los Angeles Rams enter the seeding in the conference, as they might join the wild-card race too.
Super Bowl LVIII: Surprise on the Horizon or a Repeat of 2023?
While we can easily make predictions regarding playoffs, it’s still too early to say things about the final event.
Super Bowl LVIII is months away, and we are still in the Week 10 of 18 – there’s still two months before we get to the final match.
Also, for context, Super Bowl LVIII will take place on Sunday February 11, 2024, in the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
For now, the top 5 teams whose chances of getting to Super Bowl LVIII are the Philadelphia Eagles, the defending champions Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens. These five teams all have chances over 20%, while remaining teams are less likely to be seen at kickoff in February in Nevada.
Important Games to Watch
If you want to feel the pulse of the season and enjoy premium-quality football – and see where things might go in the coming weeks, here are some of the game you should not miss.
Certainly one of the biggest and most anticipated games in week 11 is the Philadelphia Eagles – Kansas City Chiefs match taking place on November 20, 2023. You cah purchase the tickets for this game HERE.
This is the first time the two teams are meeting up after the Super Bowl 2023, when Chefs beat Eagles 38-35 and took the ring.
For now, odds and predictions for this match are hard to tell as they re quite balanced. The Eagles have one more win than the Chiefs, as Chiefs lost their debut season game against the Lions and the second game in the season against the Broncos.
Stay tuned for more predictions and news about Super Bowl LVIII.
November is a month that’s not really warm and not really cold. It’s directly between the summer and warm winter traditions, both of which can get pretty crazy. So, many just assume that there’s nothing fun to do in November, but that is not actually true.
We are here to introduce you to some of the best November festivals around the globe – from techno festivals in Iceland to lantern festivities in Thailand, we have a bit of something for everybody.
Dia de los Muertos
Where: Mexico and also Worldwide
When: Oct 31 – Nov 2
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican festival honoring the dead. As the name says, Day of the Dead, is a 3-day celebration of all loved ones that have sadly passed away.
Although celebrations are held across the globe, the biggest is in Mexico City, Mexico. This is just the focal point but wherever you go, you won’t be wrong. Another place that’s quite famous is Oaxaca. The entire point of the Day of the Dead is to welcome back the souls of the dead who return to the real world for a day on November 1st. It is believed that they pass over to this side in the night between October 31st and November 1st, and they have 24 hours here before they must return to the land of the dad.
That is why people decorate and put up altars with photos and food to encourage souls to visit them as they want to celebrate them for that day.
Iceland Airwaves
Where: Reykjavík, Iceland
When: Nov 2 – Nov 4
At the same time that the Day of the Dead ends, another festival begins on the other side of the world. Iceland, a country famous for being a bit isolated from others as it’s an island, is hosting a cool music festival at the beginning of the month.
The festival is a music event, so the focus is on live shows and sets by industry’s leading techno and psytrance performers. But there’s more to Iceland Airwaves than meets the eye. Airwaves brings together a massive crowd of festival-goers who enjoy events such as Tomorrowland. It’s among the most popular techno festivals, right there with Awakenings and Sónar. Each year, thousands of visitors flock to Reykjavik to celebrate music and share good vibes with others in the abandoned airplane hangar where everything began in 1999. Today, the musical event is held to celebrate the Icelandic music scene, as well as promote international artists.
Lewes Bonfire
Where: England
When: Nov 5
The movie V for Vendetta is a movie referencing the legendary Guy Fawkes Night, or the Gunpowder Treason Day. Marked on the night on November 5, the event represents a plot to blow up the entire House of Lords using gunpowder and thus assassinate the king James I (along with his entire parliament) in 1605. The assassination attempt was unsuccessful, but it left a big mark on the society of that age. Centuries later, the date was turned into the famous Bonfire Night, or the Lewes Bonfire.
In fact, the Bonfire Night is celebrated across the UK, but Lewes Bonfire refers to a more extreme celebration of the event. Lewes is a city near Sussex. Each Bonfire Night, the town of Lewes celebrates by bringing out flaming torches, typically held by costumed participants cosplaying as Vikings, pirates, etc., who also drag burning barrels of tar behind them. The main thing is the chant ‘Kill the Pope’, a quite unusual and for many, weird chant, but that’s Lewes Bonfire for you.
Diwali
Where: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, etc.
When: Nov 10 – Nov 15
Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights. Celebrated across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, etc., Diwali is among the holiest of Hindu holidays taking place in November. The dates are not set in stone, so please check the dates before booking accommodation and flights to India or any other country of your choosing. If you want to participate in Diwali, you should know that this is the most important holiday for Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and even some Buddhists. In total, over a billion people celebrate it each year, making it not just big in India, but also worldwide.
The significance of the festival lies in the battle (and win) of good over bad, light over darkness. As said, this is a lights festival, which means there are numerous lantern-releasing traditions, along with fireworks, candles, etc. Oh, and the best thing about Diwali is that celebrations typically last up to 5 days, so there’s more than enough time to enjoy the festivities with loved ones.
Chang Mai Lantern Festival
Where: Thailand
When: Nov 27 – Nov 28
Another fantastic event you should not miss are the fantastic Chang Mai Lantern festivals taking place every November in Thailand. There are two festivals that are jointly referred to as the Thailand Lantern Festivals. Yi Peng and Loy Krathong, the Thai Lantern Festivals, take place on the same day. Yi Peng refers to the practice of releasing swarms of lanterns into the sky with friends and loved ones, while Loy Krathong refers to the practice of letting lotus-shaped baskets down float down the river.
Both are magnificent displays of lights made by lanterns being released by participants as a symbol of letting the bad things go and ushering in the light. Yi Peng, the Thai Sky Lantern Festival, is celebrated in norther006E Thailand. The biggest celebrations take place in Chiang Mai, the ancient capital of the Lanna Kingdom, making this a Lanna festival. Meanwhile, Lou Krathong is a purifying event honoring the Goddess of Water. Participants release baskets with candles and flowers down the river and other waterways.
The Eras Tour is slowly shaping up to be one of the biggest music tours in the world. It is certainly Swift’s biggest and most important tour to date, and how could it not be? It celebrates all 10 albums (called eras) of Swift’s incredible career.
The tour began in March this year, but it’s not going to end anytime soon – it’s going to last well into November 2024!
If you want to see the whole schedule for the 2024 era of the Eras Tour, scroll down.
A Brief Wrap up of the Tour So Far
The tour, Swift’s sixth and biggest tour so far, officially started on March 17, 2023. The first show was held in Glendale, Arizona, and it was rapidly followed by a string of highly successful shows across the USA.
However, the last two segments of the tour so far took place outside of the USA, as Taylor headed to Mexico in August for a four-day fest, after which she made a brief break. The tour is set to continue briefly in November again, with three scheduled shows in Brazil.
At the end of the tour, Swift will have held 146 shows in total across 5 different continents. The social and economic impact of the tour is difficult to predict, but it is said that the concerts even affected the US economy – which is more than can be said about most concert tours in history.
The Eras Tour 2024 Dates
The tour hits a pause in November after Swift finishes with the three shows in Brazil, after which she goes on a break until February. The first concert in February is on February 7, and the location? Japan. The final show of the Eras Tour will take place in Toronto, Canada. In October, Taylor Swift is also releasing a film called Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, a concert film documentary that is already smashing records worldwide.
Here is a full list of the international shows in 2024 for Taylor Swift’s already legendary concert tour.
February 7 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
February 8 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
February 9 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
February 10 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
February 16 – Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Cricket Ground (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 17 – Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Cricket Ground (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 18 – Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Cricket Ground (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 23 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 24 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 25 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
February 26 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 2 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 3 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 4 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 7 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 8 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
March 9 – Singapore – Singapore National Stadium (ft. Sabrina Carpenter)
May 9 – Nanterre, France – Paris La Défense Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 10 – Nanterre, France – Paris La Défense Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 11 – Nanterre, France – Paris La Défense Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 12 – Nanterre, France – Paris La Défense Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 17 – Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 18 – Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 19 – Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena (ft. Paramore)
May 24 – Lisbon, Portugal – Estádio da Luz (ft. Paramore)
May 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Estádio da Luz (ft. Paramore)
May 30 – Madrid, Spain – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 2 – Décines-Charpieu, France – Groupama Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 3 – Décines-Charpieu, France – Groupama Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 7 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 8 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 9 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 13 – Liverpool, England – Anfield (ft. Paramore)
June 14 – Liverpool, England – Anfield (ft. Paramore)
June 15 – Liverpool, England – Anfield (ft. Paramore)
June 18 – Cardiff, Wales – Principality Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 21 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 22 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 23 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 28 – Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 29 – Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium (ft. Paramore)
June 30 – Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium (ft. Paramore)
July 4 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Johan Cruyff Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 5 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Johan Cruyff Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 6 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Johan Cruyff Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 9 – Zürich, Switzerland – Letzigrund (ft. Paramore)
July 10 – Zürich, Switzerland – Letzigrund (ft. Paramore)
July 13 – Milan, Italy – San Siro (ft. Paramore)
July 14 – Milan, Italy – San Siro (ft. Paramore)
July 17 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins-Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 18 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins-Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 19 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins-Arena (ft. Paramore)
July 23 – Hamburg, Germany – Volksparkstadion (ft. Paramore)
July 24 – Hamburg, Germany – Volksparkstadion (ft. Paramore)
July 27 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion (ft. Paramore)
July 28 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion (ft. Paramore)
August 1 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy (ft. Paramore)
August 2 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy (ft. Paramore)
August 3 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy (ft. Paramore)
August 8 – Vienna, Austria – Ernst-Happel-Stadion (ft. Paramore)
August 9 – Vienna, Austria – Ernst-Happel-Stadion (ft. Paramore)
August 10 – Vienna, Austria – Ernst-Happel-Stadion (ft. Paramore)
August 15 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
August 16 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
August 17 – London, England – Wembley Stadium (ft. Paramore)
October 18 – Miami Gardens, USA – Hard Rock Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
October 19 – Miami Gardens, USA – Hard Rock Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
October 20 – Miami Gardens, USA – Hard Rock Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
October 25 – New Orleans, USA – Caesars Superdome (ft. Gracie Abrams)
October 26 – New Orleans, USA – Caesars Superdome (ft. Gracie Abrams)
October 27 – New Orleans, USA – Caesars Superdome (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 1 – Indianapolis, USA – Lucas Oil Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 2 – Indianapolis, USA – Lucas Oil Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 3 – Indianapolis, USA – Lucas Oil Stadium (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 14 – Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 15 – Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 16– Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 21 – Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 22 – Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
November 23 – Toronto, Canada – Rogers Centre (ft. Gracie Abrams)
You can see the details for every international show and acquire all tickets for The Eras Tour right HERE.
Electronic music is among the widest genres of music in the world. It’s not pop music, but its popularity is nearly the same, as evidenced by the number of techno music festivals scattered across the globe each year.
In this article, we bring you the biggest techno festivals in Europe, accepting fans and electronic music enthusiasts from all corners of the Earth. Enjoy!
EXIT Festival, Serbia
EXIT Festival might not be of the same size as Tomorrowland, but it’s quickly shaping to become a match for the Belgian event. Each year, nearly 200,000 people flock to the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. Before the pandemic, EXIT hit an all-time high with 215,000 visitors in 2017. However, the pandemic changed things dramatically, but that made the festival soar. A fun fact is that EXIT is the first major European festival to host over 180,000 attendees in 4 days a year after the pandemic.
The story of EXIT begins in 2000 with a student movement fighting for democracy and freedom in Serbia. The Yugoslavian elections in the same year caused the organizers to move the event from the University Park to the Fortress overlooking the river Danube. The next couple of years proved that EXIT is a serious contender for the techno music throne, which also sparked interest in privatizing the festival. That is why the founders decided to gift the festival to the city of Novi Sad, in an effort to keep it within the city.
Years later, and EXIT still keeps attracting thousands of visitors and winning awards. European Festivals Awards have declared EXIT the Best Major Festival twice, while U Festivals Awards awarded the event the Best European Festival Award in 2007.
The 4-day summer festival takes place each year in July, hosting over 1000 artists on 40 stages and music zones.
Tomorrowland, Belgium
Tomorrowland takes place during 2 weekends each July. In 2022, it was announced the festival would expand to 3 weekends instead of only 2. You can buy tickets right HERE.
It’s hard to say which one is the biggest as they are all quite massive, but the Belgian Tomorrowland seems to be the easiest one to recognize. It’s been referenced in a number of films and shows, and for many inexperienced listeners a true beacon of electro music across the globe. International Dance Music Awards have even named Tomorrowland the Best Musical Event of the Year five times already! Numerous other accolades and awards proudly decorate the Belgian festival, and there’s no doubt many other accolades are to follow in the coming years.
The large-scale festival dedicated to EDM music is held in Boom, Belgium. Boom is a smaller city in the Antwerp province, home to the De Schorre recreational park, the actual site of the festival.
Tomorrowland has been hosted in the same place since 2005, which is when the idea was born and executed by the brothers Manu and Michiel Beers. Over the years, the festival has grown considerably, and each year, over 500,000 people visit the Belgian techno fest. In 2023, it was reported that over 600,000 people visited Tomorrowland during the 6-day extravaganza.
A key thing about Tomorrowland is the stage setting, as that is perhaps one of the main things people see first when Tomorrowland is on. A recognizable massive stage always displays unmatched visuals, so it’s certainly one of the key festivals to visit during the year.
Sziget Festival, Hungary
From Boom and Novi Sad we move to the Serbian neighbor Hungary, and the famous festival Sziget. The Sziget Fesztivál is among the best and largest EU music festivals. Although it is on our list of techno festivals, Sziget is actually a large-scale music event honoring a wide scope of music genres, including rock, reggae, pop, and heavy metal. In other words, although electronic dance music makes up a massive part of Sziget, there’s more to the Hungarian fest than meets the eye.
First things first: Sziget is an annual music even taking place in August. Much like EXIT, it’s near the river Danube, a massive European river flowing through several European capitals. More specifically, Sziget is held on Óbudai-sziget, and island on the Danube in Northern Budapest. The island, whose name translates into Old Buda Island, is the biggest island on the river in Budapest.
Sziget also started as a student project and grew into an international festival. In 1993, Müller Péter Sziámi, Károly Gerendai and their friends decided to create an event to end the festival crisis in Budapest started by the loss of government funding. The first-ever Sziget festival was held that same year under the name Diáksziget. A couple of years later, the event caught the attention of Pepsi which decided to sponsor the event, and by the time 2002 rolled in, Sziget got its official name that still stands even today.
The fest hosts over 1000 artists and performances each year, which, along with its unique location, makes for a highly must-see experience for experienced festival-goers and EDM music fans.
Awakenings Festival, the Netherlands
If numbers are our primary way to select the biggest techno music festival in Europe, the Dutch Awakenings would certainly take the crown. This right here is among the biggest music events in the world, if not the biggest. Awakenings however, is not a single event – it’s a collection of events and parties taking place from Easter to New Years Eve.
There are two versions of the festival – the Awakenings Festival (happening indoors) and the Awakenings Summer Festival, which typically happens outdoors. The Summer Festival is currently among the largest events of this calibre in the world, and it was officially started in 2022.
However, let’s go back to the start. The very first Awakenings event was held in Gashouder of the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam in 1997. Since then, the festival has changed the location a few times, first by moving to Rotterdam and then Eindhoven, but eventually the Gashouder became the home of Awakeningsfeest once again.
As one of the most important events for electronic music in the world, Awakenings has influenced entire generations of artists and enthusiasts to create and enjoy EDM music. Today, dozens of events associated with the brand are taking place across EU and the world – including Australia, the USA, and Brazil. Nowadays, the Festival takes place in April (because of its association with Easter), while the Summer Festival takes place at Hilvarenbeek. The Summer Festival also takes place in July, just like Tomorrowland and EXIT.
Sónar, Spain
Exactly one year after the birth of Sziget, Spain got its own large-scale music spectacle with Sónar. Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero teamed up and created the 3-day event as a way to celebrate not just music – although music is the focus – but also technology and creativity.
In short, Sónar is a 3-day event taking place in June each year in Barcelona. But in reality, the Sónar festival is much more than that. The debut event was known as the Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, and in 2013, the spectacle grew to include the Sónar+D congress honoring technology and business. Today, it’s a true celebration of digital content, tech advancements, and the future of music. In a way, it’s the trendsetter among fests, as many trends and movements start right here in the heart of Barcelona, and then slowly trickle down to the rest of Europe once the gates of Sónar close.
When it comes to the music part, there are two parts of the event: the Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night. The Sónar by Day takes place during the day, when visitors get a chance to enjoy and experience an array of events and shows. Then, once the night falls, the Sónar by Night begins and lasts until the sun goes up. Both parts of the festival offer unique experiences for visitors, but the Sónar+D congress is the cherry on top as the nexus for cutting-edge art, music, and technology. A true outside-of-the-box, envelope-pushing event in the heart of Spain. You can get tickets for the festival HERE.
