Ten of Europe’s brightest independent festivals

IQ speaks to ten of the continent’s best indie gatherings to find out what makes them so special – and why they remain so fiercely free

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With so much of the European festival scene now falling under the management of multinationals, IQ news editor James Hanley spoke to ten of Europe’s brightest indie gatherings to find out what makes…

them so special – and why they remain so fiercely free…

SHAMBALA (UK)
Becka Whiteley: Shambala was born over 20 years ago – when a group of mates opened a little vinyl store in Birmingham (Jibbering Records) and started throwing parties. The parties got bigger and…

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