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List of electronic music festivals
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Related genres	Electronic music, house music, electronic rock, synthpop, techno, electroacoustic music, industrial, drum and bass, ambient music, etc.
Location	Worldwide
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1800–1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s

The following is an incomplete list of music festivals that feature electronic music, which encapsulates music featuring electronic instruments such as electric guitars and keyboards, as well as recent genres such as electronic dance music (EDM). Many of the festivals in this list take place in the United States and Europe, though every year thousands of electronic-focused music festivals are held throughout the world. This list generally excludes multi-genre festivals with only a partial focus on electronic music (Glastonbury, Summer Sonic Festival, and Big Day Out) and festivals that have added EDM stages in later years.^[1][2]

Since the early 1900s there have been music festivals that featured electronic instruments, as electronic sounds were used in experimental music such as electroacoustic and tape music. The use of live electronic music greatly expanded in the 1950s, along with the use of electric guitar and bass. With the advent of new technologies in the 1960s, electronic genres such as electronic rock, electronic jazz, disco, computer music, synthpop, psychedelic rock and ambient music followed, with large free festivals showcasing the sounds into the 1970s. There has been a significant change in the capabilities of amplifiers, sequencers, and mixing synthesizers since 1980, as well as computers and digital audio workstations. This has given electronic musicians and DJs the ability to mix elaborate and complicated music in forms such as techno, electronica, trance, house or industrial, all of which have large festivals, raves, technoparades, algoraves, doofs, or teknivals in their sole dedication.

Related lists, categories, and media

List	Category	Media
List of electronic music festivals	Electronic music festivals Electronic music festivals by country Electronic music festivals by type	Electronic music festivals Electronic music festivals by region Electronic music festivals by type
List of music festivals	Music festivals	Music festivals
List of electroacoustic festivals	Electroacoustic music festivals	Electroacoustic music festivals
List of historic rock festivals	Rock festivals	Rock festivals
List of free festivals	Free festivals	Free festivals
List of circuit parties	Circuit parties	Circuit parties
List of industrial music festivals	Industrial music festivals	Industrial music festivals
List of gothic festivals	Goth festivals	Gothic festivals
List of hip hop music festivals	Hip hop festivals	Hip hop festivals
List of raves	Rave	Rave
List of EDM festivals
List of technoparades	Technoparade	Technoparades
List of free parties	Free parties	Free party
List of squat parties
List of teknivals	Teknivals	Teknivals
List of trance festivals	Trance festivals	Trance music
List of doofs	Doofs	Doof
List of algoraves	Algorave	Algorave

Festivals by debut year

1800s–1950s: Electroacoustics

Name	Yrs	Locale	Notes
Early Folk and Classical Music Festivals	1800s–1920s	Worldwide	A number of festivals for classical music and folk music in the late 1800s and early 1900s periodically featured electronic instruments and electroacoustic improvisation, though they were not necessarily a regular feature. Some of these festivals included Leeds Festival (1858–1985) in England, the folk festival Þjóðhátíð (1874–present) in Iceland, and Glastonbury (1914–25) in England.
Donaueschingen Festival	1921– present	Donaueschingen, Germany	A vital party of the history of electronic music, this festival paved the way to the concept of establishing small festivals to present new and experimental musicians. After World War I, a significant increase in new electronic instruments took place, becoming featured elements of the festival. In 1926, Jorg Mager invented an electronic instrument without a keyboard, called the Spharophon, among others, which was shown at the festival.
Beaulieu Jazz Festival	1956–1961	Hampshire, England	Lord Montagu of Beaulieu holds an annual trad and modern jazz festival in the ground of Beaulieu estate, in the New Forest. Attracts beats and jazz eccentrics, called 'ravers'.[3]
ONCE Festival of New Music	1958–1969	Ann Arbor, Michigan	ONCE Group was responsible for hosting. During the years the festival was active, a number of avant-garde composers’ works were performed, including Pauline Oliveros, David Behrman, Roger Reynolds, Gene Tyranny, and Philip Krumm. The compositions and the performances served as a laboratory for new approaches in both acoustic and electronic music.
Pro Musica Nova	1958–2001	Bremen, Germany	Was a biennial festival for contemporary music sponsored by Radio Bremen from 1958 to 2001. It was founded by Hans Otte. Pro Musica Nova introduced the public to the music of experimental composers including Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Mauricio Kagel, György Ligeti, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Conlon Nancarrow and Hans-Joachim Hespos. Otte also commissioned many new works for the festival.[4]

1960s: Rock and pop festivals

See list of historic rock festivals for a more comprehensive list of early rock/pop festivals, detailing live psychedelic rock, electronic rock and nu jazz in the 1960s and 1970s, all of which feature electronic elements.

Name	Year	Location	Notes
National Jazz and Blues Festival	1961–1980s	United Kingdom	Mostly oriented around jazz and blues to start, this annual festival soon became a showcase for progressive rock as well, featuring groups such as the psychedelic rock group Cream.
Reading and Leeds Festivals	1961–present	United Kingdom	The line-up settled into a pattern of progressive rock, blues and hard rock during the early and mid 1970s[5] then became the first music festival to embrace punk rock and new wave in the late 1970s, when The Jam, Sham 69, The Stranglers and Penetration were among the headline acts.[6] Currently known for its rock focus, it also hosts major EDM stages for DJs.
Un disco per l'estate	1964–2003	Italy	It was organized and sponsored by the Italian record industry association, AFI, and by RAI, except for the editions between 1995 and 2000, in which the festival was organized and broadcast by Mediaset.
Trips Festival	1966	San Francisco	The Trips Festival on January 21–23, 1966 was the most attended and advertised of the early Acid Tests events, which were started in late 1965.[7] On Saturday January 22, the Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company came on stage, and 6,000 people arrived to imbibe punch spiked with LSD and to witness one of the first fully developed light shows of the era.[8]
Shiraz Arts Festival	1967–1977	Shiraz and Persepolis, Iran	An experimental international festival, a number of electroacoustic works were presented during its run, with artists such as Dave Tudor and John Cage performing in 1971.
Summer of Love	1967–1968	North America	The Summer of Love from 1967 to 1968 was an important aspect of the counterculture movement of the 1960s, which was closely tied with alternative music and free rock festivals featuring genres such as psychedelic rock. The development of better electronic speaker equipment allowed for massive concerts to attract hundreds of thousands of attendees. Started with the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival in Marin County, California, the other significant shows in California included the Monterey Pop Festival, the San Francisco Pop Festival, the Los Angeles Pop Festival, Newport Pop Festival, and Northern California Folk Rock Festival I and II. Notable shows not in California included the Miami Pop Festival I and II in Florida, and the Isle of Wight Festival in England. By 1969, similar festivals were appearing all over the world, bringing alternative music to increasingly mainstream audiences.
Isle of Wight Festival	1968–1970, 2002–present	Seaclose Park, England	The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in England.[9] It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.[10][11] The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels with estimates of over 600,000 led, in 1971, to Parliament passing the "Isle of Wight Act" preventing gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special license.
Woodstock Music & Art Fair	1969	White Lake, New York	This historically and culturally notable festival is known to have served as a defining moment for baby boomers. Performers included Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix and Santana among many others, with genres such as acoustic music, folk music, and psychedelic rock. From August 15–18, Woodstock had an audience of over 400,000 young people.

1970s: Computer music

Name	Year	Location	Notes	Picture
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music	1970	Shepton Mallet, England	A DJ played records for early arrivals starting Friday evening, and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. The festival featured a line-up of the top American west coast and British bands of the day, including Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Pink Floyd, etc.
Expo '70	1970	Osaka, Japan	The first World's Fair held in Japan, which featured a number of electronic music exhibits. The West German pavilion, designed by Fritz Bornemann, featured the world's first spherical concert hall.[12][13] Inside, the audience was surrounded by 50 loudspeaker groups at different "latitudes"[12] while classical music was played from multi-track tape.[14] Also in the course of the exhibition, often experimental performers gave concerts for over a million visitors.[15] Early Japanese computer music compositions include a piece by Kenjiro Ezaki presented during Osaka Expo '70. Since then, Japanese research in computer music has largely been carried out for commercial purposes in popular music, though some Japanese musicians used large computer systems such as the Fairlight in the 1970s[clarification needed].[16]
Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Festival	1972–present	Bourges, France	Hosted by the Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges in France. Composers submit works which are assessed by an international jury.
Windsor Free Festival	1972–1974	Windsor Great Park, England	A British free festival organised by some London commune dwellers, notably Ubi Dwyer and Sid Rawle. The event was brutally suppressed by the police, which led to a public outcry about the tactics involved. In 1975, both Ubi Dwyer and Sid Rawle were imprisoned for attempting to promote a 1975 Windsor Festival.[17]
International Computer Music Conference	1974–present	Various	A yearly international conference for computer music researchers and composers. It is the annual conference of the International Computer Music Association (ICMA).
Printemps de Bourges	1977–present	Bourges, France	A festival encompassing some 60 shows, with over 200 artists on 13 stages within a week. The shows represent diverse genres, often experimental and electronic. The ever-growing public is composed primarily of young people (91% are under 35), and over 200,000 people attend the festival each year.

1980s: Birth of techno

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Name	Year	Locale	Notes	Picture
Heatwave	1980	Bowmanville, Ontario	The rock festival was noteworthy because of the importance of the headliner bands that played, the timing in the evolution of new wave music, and from the size of the crowd.
International Electroacoustic Music Festival	1981–present	Varadero, Cuba, and United States	Originally titled the "Varadero Spring Festival,"[18] the festival was renamed in 1998. It has featured electroacoustic musicians such as Julio Roloff. Juan Blanco created it with the purpose of presenting Cuban composer's electroacoustic and avant-garde works to an international audience, and to establish relationships with foreign composers and artists.[19] It is still held in various locations.[20] It was held in 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland, by Vivian Adelberg Rudow.[21][22]
Berlin Atonal	1982–1990, 2013–present	Berlin	Originally held at SO36 in Kreuzberg, the early years of Atonal fostered revolutionary and innovative musical acts such as Psychic TV, Einstürzende Neubauten, Test Dept, 808 State, and Die Haut, among many others.[23] Throughout the 1980s, Berlin Atonal was at the vanguard of the progressive electronic and experimental music and art scenes in Berlin. The festival closed in 1990. In 2013, Berlin Atonal was at a massive abandoned powerplant in Berlin-Mitte.[24]
Inventionen Festival	1982–present	Berlin	Organised by the Artists-in-Berlin-Program of the DAAD, in cooperation with the Electronic Studio of the TU Berlin since 1982, the festival is dedicated to electro-acoustic music and sound art.[25]
Rat Parties	1983–1992	Sydney	A series of large dance parties held in Sydney, Australia that "formed a key element of an emerging subculture"[26] that was fashion-aware, gay-friendly, and that appreciated dance music and open, outrageous celebration. Forty Rat Parties were organized by the Recreational Arts Team between 1983 and 1992.
Winter Music Conference	1985–present	Miami Beach, Florida	A week-long electronic music event, held every March in various clubs in Miami. It is aimed at professionals such as DJs, record label representatives and promoters. The event is also considered a mecca for clubbers, and it features the International Dance Music Awards.
DMC World DJ Championships	1985–present	Thessaloniki, Greece	Sponsored internationally by Technics and Ortofon, the event has grown over the years and the formats of its competitions have developed along with demand. Originally intended to be a DJ mixing battle, DJ Cheese introduced scratching in his routine in 1986, changing the course of future DMC battles.
Miami White Party	1985–present	Miami	One of the first White Parties held by the gay community as a circuit party, the first event promoted safe sex practices, and all attendees wore white. Sixteen hundred guests showed up that Sunday night, Dec. 1, 1985. Each paid $10, which went to support AIDS nonprofits. Now a week-long event, most of the parties are geared to gay men from all over the globe, but there are several events for lesbians and mixed crowds as well.
SEAMUS National Conference	1985–present	United States	Put on by the American branch of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States since 1985. In 1987, the society began giving the SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award to acknowledge people who have made significant contributions to electro-acoustic music. The award is presented at the SEAMUS National Conference, which is held annually.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen	1987–present	Leipzig, Germany	Annual festival is the largest gothic festival on this planet. Every year, hundreds of artists and bands from various genres perform at different venues throughout the city over a span of four days.
Shelley's Laserdome	late 1980s	Staffordshire, England	A nightclub at the heart of the house and rave scene of the late 1980s and early 90s that helped launch the career of Sasha and that featured regular appearances from Carl Cox, until it was eventually shut down by the Staffordshire Police.[27] The club's heyday was c. 1990.
Energy	1988–1992	England	Energy raves organised by Quentin 'TinTin' Chambers and Jeremy Taylor set the standard for electronic music events, with high value production incorporating a film set designer and state-of-the-art sound and lighting. Energy's 'Live Dance Concept' in 1990 at London's Docklands Arena was the first true fusion of live dance acts and large production, featuring the likes of 808 State, Adamski, Snap and William Orbit.
Sunrise	1988	England	Huge outdoor Sunrise raves organised by Tony Colston-Hayter and Paul Staines. Sunrise were instrumental in organising the Freedom to Party demonstrations and the free parties that followed alongside Genesis '88, Biology and Weekend World.
Genesis '88	1988–1992	England	Genesis '88 was a party promotion crew founded during 1988 during the UK's discovery of acid house and illegal acid house parties. Genesis enjoyed a succession of events that saw attendances rise from 300 to 15,000 people. However, Genesis were targeted by the UK government and the criminal underworld after the media wrote of huge profits (£500,000) being made by such promoters. The Genesis organisers were kidnapped and extorted by gangsters for protection money, which happened to other promoters as well. This, coupled with the government's label of "Public Enemy No.1", helped bring about the end of illegal acid house parties.
Raindance	1989–present	United Kingdom	One of the best known rave names on the UK rave scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The first event was held at a circus tent on 16 September 1989 at Jenkins Lane, Beckton in east London. This was Britain's first legal all-night rave.[28][29] DJs such as Carl Cox, Dave Angel, LTJ Bukem, Mr C, DJ Rap, John Digweed, Kevin "Reece" Saunderson, Slipmatt (where he and partner John "Lime" Fernandez would create SL2 during this event in 1989), Fabio and Grooverider started out at Raindance.
Helter Skelter	1989	England	The Helter Skelter organization was founded in September 1989, in the midst of the Acid House party era, by David Pratley and his wife Penny. They were inspired by the early Acid Bungalow clubs such as "Codys" and "Lava", and the M25 motorway "Orbital" rave events such as the Sunrise. Helter Skelter's first event was an illegal outdoor rave in 1989.
Love Parade	1989–2010	Germany; other nations	A popular festival and parade that originated in Berlin in 1989, and spread throughout the world. The last Love Parade was held in the City of Duisburg on July 24, 2010. After a number of deaths at the concert, the annual rendition was cancelled.
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