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This page labelled 'list of electronic music festivals' should be renamed as a great many of the festivals listed are not focused on electronic music. 50.99.104.210 (talk) 06:28, 17 October 2011 (UTC)C[reply]

Tribal Gathering

You forgot those. 71.65.115.103 (talk) 06:08, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Jenks24 (talk) 13:32, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of electronic music festivals → List of popular music festivals – Many of the early events appearing in this list would not fit anyone's definition of "electronic", including the definition on the Wikipedia page "Electronic music". Also, it is particularly telling that this existing "List of electronic music festivals" does not provide any definition of such festivals. Bmankin1 (talk) 16:14, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose, The problem with your suggestion is that it then opens this article up to pretty much all rock/pop festivals, maybe it would be best to concentrate on cleaning the article as is. Zarcadia (talk) 21:25, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Popular is subjective and may even be taken to exclude notable events. The current title is the nom. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:11, 19 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Any additional comments:

Thanks, Zarcadia. The challenge is that someone originally spent a lot of time entering all those early music festivals on this list, even though those festivals would not generally meet any common definition of "electronic". Doing a cleanup as you propose would probably involve a significant amount of deletion, as well as the insertion of a robust definition of "electronic". Since I have never heard anyone ever call a music festival an "electronic music festival" prior to reading this Wikipedia entry, I have no idea whether there is a commonly accepted definition of the term and whether there are contemporary music festivals labeled as such. Also, I have never in the last 45 years heard anyone refer to a rock festival, a jazz festival, or a pop festival as an 'electronic music' festival. I suppose an alternative re-naming could be: 'List of public music festivals'. Then we might be able to leave its content much as it is and let others add and delete as they wish. Bmankin1 (talk) 22:22, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not electronic but I'm sure we can find sources for dance music festival, these terms are synonymous, or we can find them to be though citations. Don't be afraid of deletion, if articles have been added they can easily be deleted if they don't fit the the description of the article. I think strong examples that should be here are Electric Zoo Festival, Global Gathering and Creamfields. Zarcadia (talk) 22:44, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bmankin1 (talk) 16:14, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think what we need first and most is either the person who created this page to begin with, or an expert on electronic/dance music, to insert a full and proper definition of whatever type music they feel this page should be about. Then we can all go through the list of festivals and delete those that don't fit. Not only am I not such an expert, but I am so new to Wikipedia that I don't feel comfortable deleting so much of someone's previous work. All I know is that this page is full of inconsistencies that need to be resolved. My own interest is primarily in historic rock festivals, so at a minimum I would like to be able to eliminate the inconsistencies related to rock festivals. Bmankin1 (talk) 14:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Vegaswikian. I'm not sure what you mean by "nom", but would you also oppose Zarcadia's suggestion that the name of the page be changed to "List of Dance Music Festivals"? We would still need a definition either way. Bmankin1 (talk) 21:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Umm - hello?

(1) Glastonbury Festival?
(2) What is far and away the largest music festival in Europe (750,000 attendees in 2014!)?? (Referring of course to Przystanek Woodstock)
-- Randall 76.104.64.59 (talk) 02:41, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please add? - https://www.hydrotechnicsfestival.com/

Just going to stick this on talk for now. I don't like to just edit pages without mod review. 100% electronic music festival that's been going on for quite a few years in New York.

2015 - present https://www.hydrotechnicsfestival.com/ https://www.nycravers.com/events/hydrotechnics-festival-2019/ Afton, NY

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Proposed merge with List of electronic dance music festivals

There is somewhat of an overlap in the coverage area: I'd rather have just one. ViperSnake151 Talk 02:19, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've been slowly transferring the EDM list into the larger topic for a few weeks now, though there are still some left. But after that, I don't see how Category:Electronic dance music festivals wouldn't be good replacement. Earflaps (talk) 14:33, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Update: all transferred. Only thing left is the paragraph on festivals with large EDM components. Earflaps (talk) 18:52, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Redirected to section on the EDM page (excluding the entries which had no Wikipedia pages, which were transferred here first), with a link to this list as well. Earflaps (talk) 10:15, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Festival Overflow - Debatable inclusion

Name	Years		Locale	Notes
Leeds Festival	1858- 1985	UK	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England	The first festival celebrated the opening of Leeds Town Hall by Queen Victoria on 7 September 1858. A second festival was held in 1874, then it was held every three years from 1880 to 1970; the last festival was in 1985. A number of electro-acoustic compositions were featured at the festival over its run.
Þjóðhátíð	1874– present	ISL	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland	jóðhátíð was first held in 1874 when islanders were hindered by bad weather from attending one-thousand-year anniversary celebration of Icelandic settlement on the Icelandic mainland. The festival has grown to become the largest multiday festival in Iceland, and one of the largest annual cultural events in the country, with diverse Icelandic music included. In more recent years, various electro-acoustic Icelandic musicians have performed.
The Big Cill	1994– 2011	UK	Ledbury, Herefordshire	Was an annual festival of alternative, dance and chill-out music and comedy, held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle. The 2011 line up included The Chemical Brothers, Calvin Harris, etc.
Festival of the Tenth Summer	1986	UK	Manchester	Music and art festival organised by Factory Records to 'celebrate Manchester.' It consisted of ten events, culminating in an all day music festival at the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre on 19 July 1986.
T in the Park	1994– present	UK	Scotland	Large annual festival hosting both electronic and rock acts.
Ojai Music Festival	1947– present	US	Ojai, California	For classical music, with occasional electronic elements. Composers John Adams, Ingolf Dahl, Peter Maxwell Davies, Lukas Foss, John Harbison and Oliver Knussen; conductors Kent Nagano, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Esa-Pekka Salonen; and instrumentalists Emanuel Ax and Mitsuko Uchida were among the musical directors.^[2]
Swamp Pop Music Festival	1950- 1960s	US	Louisiana	"Swamp pop" is a distinctive style of music that began in the 1950s when Louisiana teenagers first heard new rock-n-roll idols like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Fats Domino on the radio. The Festival's most popular period was between 1958 to 1964, when nearly two dozen swamp pop recordings reached the national charts.^[3]
Sanremo Music Festival	1950– present	ITA	Italy	During the summer of 1950, the administrator of the Sanremo Casinò, Piero Bussetti, and the conductor of the RAI orchestra, Giulio Razzi, deciding to launch a competition among previously unreleased songs. A composers' competition, not a singers' competition, the festival has been used as the way of choosing the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest from 1956 to 1966, in 1972, 1997, etc.
Glastonbury	1914–25	UK	Glastonbury, Somerset, England	were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1926 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The festivals were founded by English socialist composer Rutland Boughton and his librettist Reginald Buckley. Apart from the founding of a national theatre, they envisaged a summer school and music festival based on utopian principles.
Grant Park Music Festival	1935– present	US	Chicago, Illinois	The Grant Park Music Festival was conceived by Mayor A. J. Cermak during the Great Depression in 1931 when the city presented a series of free concerts to lift the spirits of Chicagoans, originally focusing on classical music. The Grant Park Concerts made their debut on July 1, 1935, commencing with the march from Wagner's Tannhauser. The concerts were often broadcast on NBC and CBS.^[4]
Wansbeck Music Festival	1906– present	UK	Wansbeck, England	The Wansbeck Musical Festival started in 1906. Founded by Lt. Col. William Orde of Nunnykirk, this festival aimed to hold competitions among different schools. After the Second World War the Festival resumed in 1946 and by 1955 it had extended to a four day Festival.^[5]
Clockenflap	2008– present	CHI	Hong Kong, China	n annual music and arts festival held in Hong Kong. It incorporates international, regional and local electronic live music, film, art installations, street, and kids' area. 45,000 people attended 2014's event
Portsmouth Music Festival	1917– present	UK	Portsmouth, England	In an effort to improve the quality of life for resident of Portsmouth during WWI. It partnered with then newly formed British Federation of Festivals in 1922 and became very popular. The Portsmouth Music Festival continues to host annual performances of different people who enjoy making music, dancing and/or acting. The performers are mostly amateurs.^[6]
Ranchita Rocks Music Festival	2007– present	US	Ranchita, California	The three-day music festival, which debuted in 2007 as a fund-raising concert for community and environmental groups opposed to San Diego Gas & Electric's proposed Sunrise Powerlink electrical transmission line, returned 2008 with several national headlining acts and an emphasis on solar, biodiesel and wind energy to power the event
North Coast Music Festival	2009– present	US	Chicago	music and arts festival featuring folk, rock, hip hop, DJ's and wide variety of performance and installation artist
Golden River City Jazz Festival	1960–present	BEL	Kortrijk, Belgium	focusing on Jazz. The Festival was an opportunity for The Golden River City Jazz Band to showcase their repertoire and to mingle with international musicians
Big Day Out	1992– present	AUS	Australia	As of 2003, it has featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue), accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts.
Time Warp Festival	1994– present	GER	Mannheim	As a cultural festival, the main sponsor was TDK Marketing Europe from 2005 to 2007. The new sponsor is Cosmopop.
West Fest	2009	US	Golden Gate Park, California	Celebrated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock in this free festival held in Golden Gate Park.^[7]

References

^ https://www.evolcollective.com/evolution-blog/hydrotechnics-2018-chicago-returns-to-new-york
^ "History of the Ojai Music Festival". Ojaifestival.org. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ "Swamp Pop History". Swamppopmusicfest.com. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ About grant park music festival^{[dead link‍]}
^ "History of the Wansbeck Music Festival". Wansbeckmusicfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ "A Short History of the Portsmouth Music Festival". Portsmouthmusicfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ West Fest

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[1] ttps://www.evolcollective.com/evolution-blog/hydrotechnics-2018-chicago-returns-to-new-york

[2] "History of the Ojai Music Festival". Ojaifestival.org. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[3] "Swamp Pop History". Swamppopmusicfest.com. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[4] About grant park music festival^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "History of the Wansbeck Music Festival". Wansbeckmusicfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[6] "A Short History of the Portsmouth Music Festival". Portsmouthmusicfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[7] West Fest

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