Alternative rock festivals

20 alternative rock festivals on FestMates, 2 upcoming: Dunk! Festival 2025, Stagecoach 2026, Sound City 2026, Welcome to Rockville 2026, Slam Dunk South 2026 and more. Genres are derived from each festival's actual line-up, so a festival listed here books alternative rock acts.

Upcoming

Pukkelpop 2026

Aug 20–23, 2026·204 acts

Rock en Seine 2026

Aug 26–30, 2026·71 acts

Past editions

Truck Festival 2026

Jul 23–26, 2026·256 acts

Rock Herk 2026

Jul 17–18, 2026·48 acts

Vieilles Charrues Festival 2026

Jul 16–19, 2026·82 acts

Mad Cool 2026

Jul 8–11, 2026·72 acts

Villaverde Reloaded

Copenhell 2026

Jun 24–27, 2026·85 acts

Graspop Metal Meeting 2026

Jun 18–21, 2026·135 acts

Belgium's loudest weekend

Bonnaroo 2026

Jun 11–14, 2026·115 acts

Four days on the farm in Manchester, Tennessee

Rock im Park 2026

Jun 5–7, 2026·74 acts

Germany's southern half of the rock weekend

Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026

Jun 4–6, 2026·140 acts

Where indie discovery and stadium pop share the same line on the bill

Rock am Ring 2026

Jun 3–6, 2026·75 acts

Mystic Festival 2026 Gdańsk

Jun 3–6, 2026·98 acts

Northern Europe's flagship for heavy music

Dot To Dot Festival – Nottingham 2026

May 24, 2026·159 acts

Slam Dunk North 2026

May 24, 2026·51 acts

Two Cities, One Big Celebration

Slam Dunk South 2026

May 23, 2026·51 acts

Two Cities, One Big Celebration

Welcome to Rockville 2026

May 6–10, 2026·161 acts

Sound City 2026

May 1–3, 2026·135 acts

Stagecoach 2026

Apr 24–26, 2026·118 acts

California's biggest country party

Dunk! Festival 2025

May 28–31, 2025·35 acts

Europe's finest post-rock festival

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