Top 50 Music festivals in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest music festivals in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 533 music festivals tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Glastonbury Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Creamfields lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,413,597 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 678,109, and the largest, Glastonbury Festival, reaches around 3,308,847 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each music festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glastonbury Festival |
3,308,847 | 51.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
3,047,782 | 76.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Creamfields |
2,056,968 | 58.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Lollapalooza |
1,636,179 | 6.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Reading and Leeds Festivals |
1,635,571 | 90.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Brit Awards |
1,388,508 | 46.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Download Festival |
1,356,579 | 37.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  Camp Bestival |
1,294,501 | 85.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  Eurovision Song Contest |
1,213,877 | 8.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Ministry of Sound |
1,201,667 | 32.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Tomorrowland |
992,050 | 5.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  American Music Award |
857,078 | 5.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Burning Man |
850,389 | 7.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Exit (festival) |
834,469 | 5.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  The Proms |
813,004 | 64.0% | Music festival | Arts & Culture |
| 16 |  Wireless Festival |
740,598 | 62.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Woodstock |
732,115 | 6.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  Amsterdam Dance Event |
726,560 | 17.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
674,988 | 5.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Latitude Festival |
633,926 | 80.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Isle of Wight Festival |
606,884 | 57.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  The Warehouse Project |
593,423 | 57.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  T in the Park |
562,650 | 91.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  TomorrowWorld |
508,761 | 30.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  South by Southwest |
376,410 | 5.7% | Music festival | Business & Career |
| 26 |  Rewind Festival |
352,266 | 78.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Green Man Festival |
334,300 | 63.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Primavera Sound |
319,507 | 7.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Bonnaroo Music Festival |
283,184 | 6.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  Black Girls Rock! |
250,293 | 2.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Kendal Calling |
249,067 | 83.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Sziget Festival |
219,399 | 5.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  Edinburgh Festival |
217,519 | 57.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Boardmasters Festival |
203,156 | 86.5% | Music festival | Sports |
| 35 |  BoomTown Fair |
199,127 | 74.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Awakenings |
197,390 | 4.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  Edinburgh International Festival |
193,608 | 77.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  MOBO Awards |
191,251 | 50.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  BST Hyde Park |
190,743 | 60.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  End of the Road Festival |
188,085 | 70.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  PARKLIFE FESTIVAL |
185,430 | 59.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Truck Festival |
180,208 | 55.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Shambhala (music festival) |
172,816 | 15.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  Field Day (festival) |
170,843 | 42.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Boom Festival |
168,408 | 6.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Country Music Association Awards |
164,767 | 2.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Wacken Open Air |
164,178 | 5.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Boomtown Fair |
160,814 | 36.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  London Jazz Festival |
156,411 | 61.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Shambala Festival |
148,942 | 54.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each music festival by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest music festival in United Kingdom?
Glastonbury Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,308,847 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.