57 active · 61 total
There are 61 indie rock music festivals worldwide. 57 are currently active and 4 are defunct or on hiatus.
The oldest is Pinkpop in Landgraaf, founded in 1970. The largest by capacity is SXSW at 300,000.
The most popular month for indie rock festivals worldwide is august, with 11 festivals typically held during that period.
| Festival | Status |
|---|---|
| Féile an Phobail Belfast, United Kingdom | active |
| Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, United States | active |
| Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain | active |
| Rock Werchter Rotselaar, Belgium | active |
| Hurricane Festival Scheeßel, Germany | active |
| Pukkelpop Hasselt, Belgium | active |
| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Indio, United States | active |
| Lollapalooza Chicago, United States | active |
| SPOT Aarhus Municipality, Denmark | active |
| Wakestock United Kingdom | active |
| Indiependence Ireland | active |
| Sziget Festival Budapest, Hungary | active |
| Outside Lands San Francisco, United States | active |
| Austin City Limits Music Festival Texas, United States | active |
| The Fest Gainesville, United States | active |
| Wolfe Island Music Festival Ontario, Canada | active |
| Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, Canada | active |
| SXSW Austin, United States | active |
| Reading and Leeds Festivals Reading, United Kingdom | active |
| Electric Picnic Stradbally, Ireland | active |
| Lowlands Biddinghuizen, Netherlands | active |
| Mad Cool Spain | active |
| Pinkpop Landgraaf, Netherlands | active |
| Osheaga Festival Montreal, Canada | active |
| Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago, United States | active |
| NOS Alive Portugal | active |
| Flow Festival Helsinki, Finland | active |
| Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay, Australia | active |
| Riot Fest Chicago, United States | active |
| Open'er Festival Gdynia, Poland | active |
| Melt! Festival Gräfenhainichen, Germany | defunct |
| Rock en Seine Saint-Cloud, France | active |
| Boston Calling Music Festival Boston, United States | active |
| Shaky Knees Music Festival Atlanta, United States | active |
| Firefly Music Festival Dover, United States | active |
| We Love Green Paris, France | active |
| Latitude Festival Southwold, United Kingdom | active |
| Green Man Festival Crickhowell, United Kingdom | active |
| All Points East London, United Kingdom | active |
| Way Out West Gothenburg, Sweden | active |
| Øya Festival Oslo, Norway | active |
| The Big Chill United Kingdom | active |
| CRSSD Festival United States | active |
| Rock Boat Mexico | active |
| Krazy Fest Louisville, United States | defunct |
| Emmabodafestivalen Sweden | active |
| Nerdapalooza United States | defunct |
| Hangout Music Festival Gulf Shores, United States | active |
| Rock Comic Con United States | active |
| Camp Bestival Dorset, United Kingdom | active |
| Bestival Lulworth, United Kingdom | active |
| Sasquatch! Music Festival George, United States | defunct |
| Electric Forest Festival Rothbury, United States | active |
| Open Air Werden Werden, Germany | active |
| Wrockstock United States | active |
| Q5861253 Alaquàs, Spain | active |
| Eaux Claires United States | active |
| Q4525578 Spain | active |
| Q123512728 Germany | active |
| NOS Alive 2026 Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Portugal | active |
| Q120064112 Germany | active |