Musical Summer

The year has been of virtual festivals, events and even meetings. With a pandemic stricken world we learnt to live on virtually and even went on to have our concerts and events online. In short, we learned to live our daily lives virtually and enjoy the things we love from the confine of our homes.

Although, now with some parts of our world going back to normal, the events have started happening physically again. The world is trying to take a step back from the virtual and get back to a physical world. We can now see some concerts and musical events happening across the world, with limited people and space, as our world has still not recovered fully from the pandemic.

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And if you are one of the fans of music concerts and one of those who can be seen at each wild concert or festival, and are also fully vaccinated then we bet you are itching to make your appearance in one of the upcoming events. However, if you are not sure of where to go and what to attend? We bring to you a list of music festivals happening across the world in the coming months.

With a limited capacity of 2500 people per day, in corrals of ten, the audience has to follow social distancing along with limited camping.

Melt Festival

If you are looking to even have a great backdrop while dancing to the beats of electronic or pop music, then this festival is the one you have been looking for. The festival site is a recovered open coast coal mine in the east of Germany with towering cranes and iron machinery. The lineup is as unique and interesting as the site itself, with the likes of FKA Twigs, Jamie xx, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, Ellen Allien, Honey Dijon, Marcel Dettmann, DJ Stingray and many others ready to give you an experience of a lifetime. And once you are tired from all partying, the nearby Lake Germmin will soothe your soul.

Dates: June 4-6

Alabama

One of the very famous names in country rock, ALABAMA has announced their 50th Anniversary Tour dates and will be performing with country music icon Martina McBride as their guest. This American country and southern rock band was formed in Fort Payne, Alabama by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry.

Dates: June 4 Onwards

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Keeping in mind the current world situation, this year the festival is split into two weekends-11th to 13th June and 17th to 20th June. With a limited capacity of 2500 people per day, in corrals of ten, the audience has to follow social distancing along with limited camping. A small assortment of vendors will be available for purchase of food and drinks. The first weekend we will see performances from the likes of the Sam Bush Band, Dierks Bentley, Punch Brothers and many more, while the second weekend will be filled by Del McCury, Watchhouse, The Jerry Douglas Band and many others.

Dates: June 11-13 and June 17-20

Lollapalooza

And finally the lollapalooza lineup has been announced. The music festival brings famous names across genres, while celebrating the summer at Chicago’s Central Park. This year as well, the lineup will feature some trendy names like Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Tyler, the creator, Hinds and many others. This will be one of the rare festivals to operate in full capacity, although full vaccination or a COVID test is compulsory at the entry.

Dates: July 29- Aug 1

Guns N’ Roses

After rescheduling their dates, Guns N’ Roses' US tour is all ready to set the stage on fire. Fourteen additional dates have also been added and Wolfgang Van Halen’s new band, Mammoth WVH will also debut. The band will perform songs from their upcoming album and will also include their hit rock single ‘Distance’. The tickets are now available for sale even for the new dates.

Dates: July 31 Onwards

Hard Summer

This two-day music festival is set to take place at NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, CA. The lineup features some hot names like DJ Snake and Malaa, RL Grime, Dillon Francis, Virtual Riot, Solardo, Walker and Royce and many others. An official trailer has also been released while the festival will be a mix of electronic music as well as b2b sets. Necessary safety precautions will also be in effect at the event.

Dates: July 31- Aug 1

From the July 2021 issue of FHM India.