Global Influence: From Fields to the World Stage
From Chile to Hong Kong, European events have had a major influence on global festival culture.
Feature By James Drury | 5 January 2026
It’s not just a one-way street: A knowledge exchange on a planetary scale is key to the industry’s success. The USA may have given birth to the modern-day music festival, but it was Europe that picked up the baton and really ran with it.
From Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 to the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969, Pinkpop (NL) and Glastonbury (UK) a year later, music lovers across the continent embraced the concept with gusto. And for…
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