UK’S TOP 10 MUSIC FESTIVALS FOR PRODUCT SAMPLING
This summer’s largest youth music festivals SOLD OUT in no time. The demand for cultural experiences has never been greater.
These events provide the opportunity for your brand to stand shoulder to shoulder with Millennials and Gen Z, as they make the memories that forge their long term cultural identities.
The long queues of event goers heading to these mass scale events from nearby train stations, event buses and car parks are ideal for low cost ROAMING SAMPLING.
Tactical teams can sample, demonstrate and engage on social to thousands each day, as they wait in line and make their way into the events.
For brands with slightly bigger budgets, EXPERIENTIAL EVENT SITES inside the festivals provide extra opportunity for engaging social media and direct sales too.
Download Festival
June
Approx capacity: 110,000
Location: Donington Park, Derbyshire
Duration: 4 days
It’s loud. It’s crazy. The largest rock and metal festival in the UK has featured genre legends like Faith No More, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slipknot, Motörhead, and System of a Down.
Parklife Festival
June
Approx capacity: 80,000
Location: Heaton Park, Manchester
Duration: 2 days
One of the most popular fests in the northwest of the UK, Parklife delivers a massive party to Manchester. Teaming up with some of the top clubbing brands globally, each stage has its own unique flavour. There are 16 stages of music fronted by some of the biggest bands in the world.
Glastonbury Festival
June
Approx capacity: 210,000
Location: Shepton Mallet
Duration: 5 days
There are popular music festivals. There are legendary music festivals. And then there’s Glastonbury. What began as a simple party at a farm has transformed into arguably the world’s most popular music festival and has inspired an entire generation of greenfield festivals.
TRNSMT Festival
June
Approx capacity: 50,000
Location: Glasgow Green
Duration: 3 days
Scotland’s newest mega-festival moved into Glasgow to fill the void left by the legendary T in the Park. Now stretching over two weekends, TRNSMT has already made a name for itself by assembling a world-class roster of talent along with multiple UK exclusives.
Wireless Festival
July
Approx capacity: 50,000
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Duration: 3 days
It’s London’s ultimate summer music festival. Every year, the Wireless Festival brings an epic-sized line-up to Finsbury Park with past artists including New Order, The Strokes, Daft Punk, Jay-Z, Morrisey, Kanye West, and LCD Soundsystem.
Tramlines
July
Approx capacity: 35,000
Location: Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
Duration: 3 days
The city’s biggest and longest running city music festival has welcomed artists like Public Enemy, Basement Jaxx, The Charlatans, The Libertines, Metronomy, Sister Sledge, The Cribs, Parliament-Funkadelic, Katy B, alt-J, the xx, and AlunaGeorge.
WOMAD
July
Approx capacity: 40,000
Location: Neston Park, Wiltshire
Duration: 4 days
For nearly 40 years, WOMAD has been one of the UK’s largest global music and culture festivals. 150+ world-class musicians perform on six unique music stages over the long weekend.
Boardmasters
August
Approx capacity: 50,000
Location: Cornwall
Duration: 5 days
It’s a magical combination when competitive surfing joins up with a music festival on the beaches of Cornwall, the surfing mecca of the UK. Boardmasters mixes professional surfers with 50,000 festies a day along with an electronic and rock line-up.
Creamfields North
August
Approx capacity: 70,000
Location: Cheshire
Duration: 4 days
There are not many festivals in the world that can compare to the behemoth that is Creamfields. This UK fest features 300 artists performing across a mind-blowing 30 stages with over 70,000 festies in attendance.
Victorious Festival
August
Approx capacity: 65,000
Location: Portsmouth
Duration: 3 days
Victorious, the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival, takes place over August Bank Holiday Weekend. Featuring the best of British indie-rock, Victorious is an amazing family friendly experience with the best live acts, an enormous free kids arena, bustling markets, real ale, real food and an atmosphere not to be missed.