Top 50 Music festivals in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest music festivals in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 882 music festivals tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Lollapalooza, American Music Award and Woodstock lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 24,504,019 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,067,787, and the largest, Lollapalooza, reaches around 10,765,897 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each music festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lollapalooza |
10,765,897 | 41.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  American Music Award |
7,975,638 | 50.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Woodstock |
5,762,484 | 50.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
5,238,147 | 39.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Exit (festival) |
5,159,252 | 33.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Burning Man |
4,944,291 | 44.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  South by Southwest |
4,860,080 | 73.5% | Music festival | Business & Career |
| 8 |  Ultra Music |
4,388,314 | 61.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  Black Girls Rock! |
4,257,115 | 46.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Tomorrowland |
4,164,231 | 22.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Country Music Association Awards |
3,841,020 | 51.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  Grand Ole Opry |
3,568,742 | 85.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Bonnaroo Music Festival |
3,259,694 | 70.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Electric Daisy Carnival |
2,809,515 | 56.3% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  Echo (music award) |
2,556,850 | 57.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Academy of Country Music Awards |
1,950,318 | 81.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  CMA Music Festival |
1,898,363 | 86.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
1,801,965 | 82.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  Austin City Limits Music Festival |
1,737,125 | 80.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Warped Tour |
1,483,407 | 57.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Stagecoach Festival |
1,394,925 | 86.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Governors Ball Music Festival |
1,277,787 | 74.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  ATMOS (festival) |
1,043,396 | 21.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Eurovision Song Contest |
1,028,982 | 7.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  TomorrowWorld |
1,018,315 | 60.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Budweiser Made in America Festival |
987,614 | 81.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Summerfest |
974,256 | 62.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Beyond Wonderland |
908,980 | 83.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Hangout Music Festival |
880,332 | 96.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  Download Festival |
781,959 | 21.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Brit Awards |
769,065 | 25.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
655,910 | 16.4% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  Firefly Music Festival |
649,213 | 87.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Glastonbury Festival |
646,304 | 10.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Montreux Jazz Festival |
642,455 | 31.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Lightning in a Bottle |
632,188 | 73.1% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  Amsterdam Dance Event |
630,651 | 14.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Essence Festival |
556,576 | 94.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Ministry of Sound |
555,430 | 15.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Lovebox Festival |
551,736 | 45.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  Awakenings |
545,217 | 11.6% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Essence Music Festival |
528,366 | 97.5% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Monsters of Rock |
467,487 | 52.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  Riot Fest |
447,319 | 82.0% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Shambhala (music festival) |
446,367 | 38.9% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Falls Festival |
437,947 | 59.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Country Fest |
386,694 | 68.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Lost Theory Festival |
381,441 | 74.2% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  Headbanging |
379,790 | 53.8% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Summer Camp Music Festival |
360,235 | 97.7% | Music festival | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 States?
Lollapalooza currently leads with an estimated audience of 10,765,897 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.