French festival attendance reaches five-year high
Nearly 3.5m people attended France's 30 biggest festivals in 2016, as the sector continues to defy challenges from domestic terrorism and a sluggish economy
News By | 25 January 2017
The threat of terror and lingering economic woes failed to put a dent in music festival attendance in France in 2016, with the 30 most popular recording their highest attendance in at least five years, new data reveals.
In its annual analysis of the social media presences of France’s 30 biggest festivals, SocialBand found the top 30 (headed by Les Vieilles Charrues) attracted close to 3.47 million attendees in 2016 – an increase of 11% on 2015’s 3.52m. The average attendance was 119,909, compared to 117,425 the previous…
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