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THE 100 BEST FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO READERS OF THE BRITISH PUBLICATION DJ MAGAZINE

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June 26, 2024

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The Top 100 Festivals of 2024, as voted by DJ Mag readers
DJ Mag’s Top 100 Festivals poll returns for its fourth edition in 2024

DJ MAG
25 June 2024, 16:00
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This is the fourth year that DJ Mag has presented the Top 100 Festivals list, and a record-breaking number of votes were recorded in the poll this year.

Top 100 Festivals launched back in 2019, when the poll was voted for by a number of top DJs, before moving a public vote for the first time in 2022. Last year, in 2023, Tomorrowland topped the poll, boasting a brand new stage and the return of its One World Radio station. Below you can find this year’s Top 100 Festivals list.

The festival landscape has faced a tough few years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing cost of living rising crisis. Over 40 UK festivals cancelled, postponed or permanently dissolved ahead of 2024’s season, according to a report from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF).

The latest numbers from AIF, which represents 202 festivals across the UK, ranging from 500 to 80,000 capacity, show that 172 events have ceased operations completely over the past five years. This includes 96 lost to the pandemic, 36 in 2023, and another 40 so far this year — 21 of which had been called off by late-March. Many more are now thought to be on the cusp of collapse, with analysts warning that unless targeted support is provided up to 100 could bow out by December.

“The speed of festival casualties in 2024 shows no sign of slowing. We are witnessing the steady erosion of one of the UK’s most successful and culturally significant industries not because of a lack of demand from the public but because of unpredictable, unsustainable supply chain costs and market fluctuations,” said AIF CEO John Rostron. “In asking for a temporary reduction in VAT related to ticket sales, we have provided the Government with a considered, targeted and sensible solution, which would save this important sector. We need action now.”

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