Key Highlights
- In 2022, the global music festival attendance was approximately 52 million people
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reported an attendance of over 125,000 visitors per day in 2022
- The Glastonbury Festival attracted over 200,000 attendees in 2022
- In 2021, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival saw a virtual attendance of over 400,000
- Boom Festival in Portugal reported an attendance of around 40,000 people in 2022
- Tomorrowland in Belgium drew approximately 400,000 visitors over its three weekends in 2022
- Lollapalooza Chicago's 2022 attendance was estimated at 385,000 over four days
- Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas drew over 135,000 attendees per day in 2022
- The Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK attracted an audience of approximately 100,000 each day in 2022
- Primavera Sound in Barcelona reported a record attendance of over 220,000 people in 2022
- In 2022, the Download Festival in the UK had about 115,000 attendees over three days
- The Roskilde Festival in Denmark hosted around 100,000 people in 2022
- Sahara Tent at Coachella typically hosts around 20,000 fans per night
With over 52 million music festival enthusiasts flocking to stages worldwide in 2022 alone, the staggering numbers reveal a global appetite for live music that continues to grow and evolve.
Festival Attendance and Audience Size
- In 2022, the global music festival attendance was approximately 52 million people
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reported an attendance of over 125,000 visitors per day in 2022
- The Glastonbury Festival attracted over 200,000 attendees in 2022
- In 2021, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival saw a virtual attendance of over 400,000
- Boom Festival in Portugal reported an attendance of around 40,000 people in 2022
- Tomorrowland in Belgium drew approximately 400,000 visitors over its three weekends in 2022
- Lollapalooza Chicago's 2022 attendance was estimated at 385,000 over four days
- Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas drew over 135,000 attendees per day in 2022
- The Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK attracted an audience of approximately 100,000 each day in 2022
- Primavera Sound in Barcelona reported a record attendance of over 220,000 people in 2022
- In 2022, the Download Festival in the UK had about 115,000 attendees over three days
- The Roskilde Festival in Denmark hosted around 100,000 people in 2022
- Sahara Tent at Coachella typically hosts around 20,000 fans per night
- In 2022, the Montreux Jazz Festival had approximately 250,000 attendees over its duration
- Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB) in Spain drew about 40,000 attendees in 2022
- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival attracted an attendance of over 450,000 in 2022
- Electric Forest Festival in Michigan reported an attendance of around 45,000 in 2022
- The Sziget Festival in Budapest drew approximately 565,000 visitors in 2022
- In 2023, Primavera Sound Barcelona reached an attendance of over 220,000 over five days
- The Festival de Lima in Peru saw an attendance of approximately 80,000 in 2022
- The Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium hosted around 180,000 fans in 2022
- The Summerfest in Milwaukee is the world's largest music festival with an annual attendance of about 900,000
- In 2022, the Primavera Sound Porto attracted around 80,000 attendees
- The Fuji Rock Festival in Japan drew approximately 50,000 attendees in 2022
- The Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas reported an attendance of about 45,000 per day in 2022
- The Sónar Festival in Barcelona attracted around 120,000 attendees in 2022
- The Montreux Jazz Festival reported a total attendance of over 250,000 in 2022
- In 2021, the Drive Festival in the UK attracted over 10,000 attendees for drive-in concerts
- The Wilderness Festival in the UK drew approximately 30,000 attendees in 2022
- The BBC Proms in the UK attracted an audience of over 600,000 across its season in 2022
- The Electric Castle Festival in Romania hosted about 125,000 visitors in 2022
- The Mahal Festival in India reported an attendance of about 50,000 in 2022
- In 2022, EXIT Festival in Serbia hosted around 200,000 attendees
- The Big Ears Festival in Tennessee drew approximately 30,000 attendees in 2022
- The Primavera Sound LA in California attracted over 100,000 attendees in 2023
- The Sziget Festival's 2023 attendance was estimated at 600,000
- The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee had an attendance of roughly 80,000 in 2022
- The Primavera Sound Madrid attracted about 70,000 fans in 2022
- The Voodoo Music + Art Experience in New Orleans hosted around 150,000 attendees in 2022
- In 2022, the Pistoia Blues Festival in Italy was attended by approximately 25,000 people
- The Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn drew an estimated 80,000 attendees in 2022
- The Festival de Nîmes in France reported an attendance of over 30,000 in 2022
- The Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia attracts over 20,000 attendees annually
- The Roskilde Festival in Denmark also set a record in 2022 with over 110,000 attendees
- In 2022, the Heritagefest in Israel attracted around 15,000 attendees
- The Dublin City Music Festival in Ireland had an estimated 50,000 attendees in 2022
- The Malmo Festival in Sweden hosted approximately 100,000 people in 2022
- The Summer Sonic Festival in Japan drew about 160,000 attendees over two days in 2022
- The Leeds Festival in the UK hosted around 70,000 attendees in 2022
- In 2022, Woodstock Music Festival in Poland attracted around 150,000 festival-goers
Festival Attendance and Audience Size Interpretation
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