Discover Some of the Best Under-the-Radar Music Festivals in France This Summer With DFDS

21.06.2024 - 07:43 / breakingtravelnews.com / Bill Gates

There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of a festival. Great music, immaculate vibes, and memories to last a lifetime. But there is more to the festival scene than Glastonbury and Coachella, especially over in France. The ever-increasing prices and difficulty of getting tickets mean that people are casting their eyes elsewhere in search of a fun, memorable festival with excellent artists, an electric atmosphere, and great value for money.
So whether you want to discover up and coming artists or are following your favourites on tour, pack your tents and hop on the ferry with DFDS to check out some of the amazing festivals happening in France this year.

Hellfest

27th – 30th June 2024

Clisson, Loire-Atlantique

www.hellfest.fr

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Metalheads, rockers, headbangers, and moshers of Europe, this is the festival for you! Hellfest is one of the world’s best and biggest celebrations of rock and metal music, attracting some giants of the genre to the otherwise quiet town of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique region of France. For three days at the end of June the town becomes heavy metal heaven, with fans flocking to the town from around the world.

Expect to find the biggest metal bands spread across the six stages of the festival, with headliners performing on the two main stages. Over the almost twenty years of the festival the biggest names in metal have performed here, including Iron Maiden, Slipknot, and Guns N’ Roses, and as the festival has grown in size and popularity year after year attendance has skyrocketed, with the 2022 festival welcoming a record 420,000 people, making it one of the biggest music festivals in France. This year, Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Megadeth, and Foo Fighters are among the headline acts performing on the mainstage, with nearly 200 more taking to the six stages over the four days of the festival.

Solidays

28th-30th June 2024

Paris

www.solidays.org

Born of the desire to bring people together through music and champion social change, Solidays is a unique place for activists and artists to share ideas and enjoy each other’s company, drawing a diverse and passionate audience year after year to its consistently amazing line up.

2024 is a special year for Solidays as it is celebrating 25 years since the very first festival back in 1999. Robbie Williams was among the artists to play in the inaugural festival, and since then some of the world’s most famous and influential performers have played there, and distinguished guests such as the President of France Francois Hollande and Bill Gates have also joined in the fun. This year, Sam Smith, Martin Garrix, Mika, and Diplo are among the artists performing at the Hippodrome de Paris-Longchamp in Paris, as well as dozens of