Here is the post on musical events area of mid-August, therefore those that begin within August.
Summer Jamboree: takes place from 30 July to 7 August a Senigallia, bringing a part of the Adriatic coast back to the 40s / 50s. For a whole week the days are marked by the rhythm of the numerous concerts, but in addition to these there will be markets, dance lessons and much more.
KaZantip: a month-long party (30 July - 27 August) that transforms the peaceful village of Popivka (Crimea, Ukraine) in the “Republic of Kazantip”, an invented nation that came to life during this period on shores of the Black Sea. It is the festival of electronic music larger than the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Andancas: festival Portuguese saddles folk and dance music from all over the world. It started yesterday and will end on August 7th. Not only concerts but also food and drink, walks, workshops, dances and crafts. The element of meeting, mutual knowledge and sharing is fundamental.
Wacken Open Air: another small village "upset" by a festival, Wacken, Germany (just south of the Danish border), between 4 and the 6 August in fact it will be invaded by lovers of metal music. Many bands hosted: from the sacred monsters of the genre such as i Motorhead to emerging groups, all surrounded by wrestling, miss wet t-shirt contests and metal karaoke (just to name a few).
Big Chill Festival: in the large park of Eastnor Castle (Herefordshire, UK), from 4 to 7 August, numerous major concerts will be hosted, including the The Chemical Brothers and Kanye West.
Rebellion Festival: the many performances proposed by this one will be divided between six stages punk festival which will take place from 4 to 7 August in Winter Gardens of Blackpool (UK).
Sudoeste Festival: they will also be important names like Kanye West, David Guetta and Snoop Dogg to tread the stage of this one Portuguese event of dance / electronic music which will take place between 4 and 8 August in Zambujeira.
Nature One: historical event for the German dance which brings together more than seventy DJs and live sets in a few days. It takes place in one old missile base of NATO in Kastellaun, Germany, on 5 and 6 August.
Solar Weekend Festival: festival of electronic music which will start on August 5 to end two days later, in Holland in Roermond. The location is particular: it takes place on a thick tangle of canals, on which there is the possibility to navigate. In addition to a lot of music too street art, performances and installations.
Off Festival: four stages for more than one hundred artists in this festival that brings artists from the Polish scene to the fore. Everything takes place in the Valley of the Three Lakes in Katowice in Poland, from 5 to 7 August. Three days of rock at an exceptional price of 50 €.
Dance Valley: thirteen hours of dance / electronic music with 151 dj, just outside Amsterdam, in the immense Spaarnwoude park surrounded by collateral events. It will be August 6.
Field day: small but interesting London event (Victoria Park) for 6 August in which concerts of different genres but of high level will alternate.
Sziget Festival: this year the "Woodstock on the Danube”Will take place between 8 and 15 August. Huge event that welcomes all kinds of music from all backgrounds, a meeting point for cultures and trends. TO Budapest, on the island of Obuda will be many to perform, including The Chemical Brothers, Good Charlotte, Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Skunk Anansie, The Prodigy and 30 Second To Mars (the list is still very long and also includes our Verdena).
Oya Festival: the biggest event ofNorwegian summer will be in Oslo between 9 and 13 August, in 30 location they will spread out 200 concerts.
Pantiero Festival: from 10 to 13 August Cannes will be handled by the participants of this event. Dream location and intimate atmosphere for a fresh and varied line-up.
Terraneo Festival: on Croatian coast, in Sibernik, this summer eco music festival takes place between 10 and 13 August. Music alternates with debates on the environment, workshops, entertainment and the possibility of tourist visits in the area. What more could you want?
Skanderborg Festival: festival Danish which proposes the most diverse genres, will take place between 10 and 14 August near Skanderborg, in a beautiful setting beech forest.
Way Out West Festival: it will take place from 11 to 13 August a Goteborg (Sweden) in a large park bordering a nature reserve. The line-up it includes is very rich Kanye West, Tiesto, Empire of the sun and Prince.
Spirit of Burgas: there will be three days of celebration (12/14 August) on the Central Beach of Burgas, Bulgaria. Extraordinary location for even better guests, including Gotan Project, Moby and Skunk, Anansie.
Flow festival: will be in a former industrial center of Helsinki, on shores of a fjord, from 12 to 14 August, with the opportunity to enjoy the long days of the Finnish summer and the suggestions of midnight sunsets. Definitely strong line-up, among many Royksopp, Kanye West, James Blake, Empire of the Sun.
Stop making sense festival: another festival dance Croatian, this time a Petrcane, near Zadar, between beach, music, sun and sea.
The route du rock: event that takes place between 12 and 14 August a St. Malo, in Brittany, between the beach, castle and auditorium. Breathtaking location and 30 excellent bands. The Kills, Fleet Foxes, Crocodiles, Okkervil River.
Ieper Hardcore Fest: historical festival from punk to Ieper in Belgium, from 12 to 14 August. Three days of hardcore music.
Sonne monde sterne: on the beach (and lake.) of Saalburg, in Germany from 12 to 14 August they will open the dances of this, which is one of the largest German electronics festivals. The Chemical Brothers e Moby among the guests.
Creamfields Andalucia: it will be in Jerez de la Frontera, deep down southern Spain (near Cadiz), which one of the largest electronic festivals in Europe will take place on 13 and 14 August. The Prodigy, Paul Kalkbrenner and Paul van Dyk some of the DJs of the line up.
M'era luna Festival: gothic rock festival in Hildesheim, Germany, near Hanover. It takes place on 13 and 14 August in a former British air base.
Electricity: interesting festival of experimental electronics that takes place from 15 to 20 August in the most diverse locations a Copenhagen, museums, galleries, streets, churches. In addition to music also workshop.
