GLASTONBURY

Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm this month for the first time since 2019. The iconic festival takes over a sprawling site that stretches across 900 acres of the Somerset countryside, in an area steeped in history and mythology.

26/30 June - Staff Picks: Tama Sumo, Sixsixsixties, DJ Phyton
www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

AUDRA

What better way to celebrate your city being named European Capital of Culture than with a five-day, multi-venue festival? The crew behind Kaunas club Lizdas step up to throw a series of art installations, parties and concerts, utilising public parks, galleries and a steel factory.

05/09 June- Staff Picks: Space Afrika (live), Objekt, Richard Akingbehin
www.audrafestival.lt

SOLSTICE

Step into an extended dream at Finland's Solstice Festival. Unfolding beneath the midnight sun atop the arctic field, Rukatunturi, the three-day event offers a carefully curated program of DJ sets, live performances and art installations spanning June 23rd to the 25th.

20/22 June - Staff Picks: Aurora Halal, Bitter Babe, Eris Drew
www.solsticefestival.fi

SÓNAR

Founded in 1994, when establishing an electronic music festival was still a novel endeavor, Sónar has since been recognised as one of the leading events in the European festival landscape. Bridging the gap between music, culture and technology, the festival is a meeting point for those interested in avant-garde electronic music.

13/15 June - Staff Picks: DJ Gigola, SHYBOI, TAAHLIAH
www.sonar.es

PARADISE CITY

One of the greenest festivals around is kicking off this weekend at the beautiful Ribaucourt castle in Perk, Belgium. Create new memories and share unforgettable moments, soundtracked by a cutting-edge and diverse line-up of international and local artists. Escape the rat race, unwind your mind, and let the good times roll.

28/30 June - Staff Picks: Jonny Nash, Voices From The Lake, Ron Trent
www.paradisecity.be

WAKING LIFE

Waking Life is a year-round playground for creation and experimentation, dedicated to being moved.

Moving spirits with inspiring ideas, moving hips to a spectrum of sound, mouths and ears involved in moving conversations, moving feet through cool lakewater, fingers moving sun-baked soil, planting, sowing, regenerating. Moving pupils absorbing inspiration, reflecting and expanding.

19/24 June - Staff Picks: Upsammy, Paquita Gordon, Shed
www.wakinglife.pt

LA NATURE

La Nature is a confidential and intimate festival nestled in the heart of the Ardenne. It offers music, art installations, talks & workshops.

The thematic cycle aims to follow nature’s flow and its impact on the evolution of organic matter and biological phenomena, from photosynthesis to decomposition and all the steps in between. In 2024, we will delve into ‘Mycelium’ phase.

20/24 June - Staff Picks: Le Motel B2B NVST, Laura BCR, Zaltan
www.lanature.be