List of electronic music festivals
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| Related genres | Electronic music, electronic rock, synthpop, electronica, techno, electroacoustic music, EDM, industrial, drum and bass, Breakbeat hardcore, ambient music, etc. |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Related events | Category:Electronic music festivals, Category:Trance festivals, list of music festivals, list of electronic dance music festivals, rock festivals, teknival, free festival, rave, algorave, doof |
The following is an incomplete list of music festivals that feature electronic music, which encapsulates music featuring electronic instruments such as electric guitar and keyboards, as well as recent genres such as electronic dance music (EDM). Many of the festivals in this list take place in the United States and Europe, though every year thousands of electronic-focused music festivals are held throughout the world. Overlapping with topics such as list of electroacoustic festivals, list of EDM festivals and list of trance festivals, this list generally excludes multi-genre festivals with only a partial focus on electronic music (Glastonbury, Summer Sonic Festival, and Big Day Out) and festivals that have added EDM stages in later years. However, fusion festivals may be listed under individual subtopics of Category:Electronic music festivals by country.
Since the early 1900s there have been music festivals that featured electronic instruments, as electronic sounds were used in experimental music such as electroacoustic and tape music. The use of live electronic music greatly expanded in the 1950s, along with the use of electric guitar and bass. With the advent of new technologies in the 1960s, electronic genres such as electronic rock, electronic jazz, disco, computer music, synthpop, psychedelic rock and ambient music followed, with large free festivals showcasing the sounds into the 1970s. There has been a significant change in the capabilities of amplifiers, sequencers, and mixing synthesizers since 1980, as well as computers and digital audio workstations. This has given electronic musicians and DJs the ability to mix elaborate and complicated music in forms such as techno, electronica, trap, trance, house, and industrial, all of which have large festivals, raves, technoparades, algoraves, doofs, or teknivals in their sole dedication.
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