Pop festivals
Pop festivals are often all-rounders: Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza or Les Vieilles Charrues mix pop, rap, rock and electronic music on the same bill. France has more than a dozen, from Arras to Marmande by way of La Rochelle, and the biggest sites exceed 100,000 people a day.
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PopPrintemps de Bourges
20 Apr — 25 Apr · Bourges · from €25
Discoveries
1 week
PopFestival Papillons de Nuit
14 May — 16 May · Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves · from €54
All-genre
3 nights (Friday to Sunday), camping open Thursday 6pm to Monday noon
PopGarorock
David Guetta
25 Jun — 27 Jun · Marmande · from €55
All-genre
3 days (Friday to Sunday)
PopMain Square
David Guetta
2 Jul — 4 Jul · Arras · from €69
Pop & rap
3 days
PopMusilac
8 Jul — 11 Jul · Aix-les-Bains · from €55
Pop-rock by the lake
4 days (Thursday to Sunday)
PopLes Francofolies de La Rochelle
10 Jul — 14 Jul · La Rochelle · from €45
French-language song
5 days
PopVieilles Charrues
15 Jul — 18 Jul · Carhaix-Plouguer · from €52
All-genre
4 days
PopLollapalooza Paris
18 Jul — 20 Jul · Paris · from €100
Pop, rock, rap
3 days (Friday to Sunday)
PopLe Cabaret Vert
19 Aug — 22 Aug · Charleville-Mézières · from €42
Contemporary music
4 days (Thursday to Sunday)
PopFestival de Trélazé
25 Jun — 16 Jul · Trélazé · Free
All-genre
A month, around a dozen free concerts
PopFête de l'Humanité
10 Sept — 12 Sept · Le Plessis-Pâté · from €55
All-genre
3 days
PopLes Nuits de Fourvière
1 Jun — 25 Jul · Lyon · from €25
Multidisciplinary
Nearly 2 months
PopSolidays
25 Jun — 27 Jun · Paris · from €39
Contemporary music & charity
3 days (Friday to Sunday)
United States6
PopAustin City Limits
EndedThe Chainsmokers · Twenty One Pilots · Skrillex
Upcoming dates · Austin · from €340
All-genre
2 three-day weekends
PopCoachella
9 Apr — 18 Apr · Indio · from €480
All-genre
3 days (x2 weekends)
PopOutside Lands
6 Aug — 8 Aug · San Francisco · from €449
Pop / Indie / Hip-hop
3 days
PopBonnaroo
Return planned for 2028 · Manchester (Tennessee) · from €350
All-genre
4 days
PopGovernors Ball
4 Jun — 6 Jun · New York · from €319
Pop / Hip-hop / Indie
3 days
PopLollapalooza
5 Aug — 8 Aug · Chicago · from €129
All-genre
4 days
United Kingdom2
Netherlands2
Australia1
Argentina1
Chile1
Brazil1
Austria1
Poland1
Canada1
Germany1
Switzerland1
Hungary1
Belgium1
Croatia1
Frequently asked questions
Which are the biggest pop festivals?
Glastonbury (announced capacity of 200,000 people a day), the Fête de l'Humanité (160,000), Coachella (125,000) and Lollapalooza in Chicago (100,000) are the biggest capacities we list.
Where can I see a pop festival in France?
Les Vieilles Charrues, Main Square in Arras, Garorock in Marmande, Lollapalooza Paris or Les Francofolies de La Rochelle, among others.