Experience Music Like Never Before at These 3 Global Fests

Experience Music Like Never Before at These 3 Global Fests

Brijesh DesaiUpdated: Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 11:54 PM IST
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“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” – Charles Darwin

If music drives your soul, you are in good company. Whenever you are alone or among friends, stressed or happy, focused or just lazy, music becomes your escape into a world where nothing else matters. All you have are your thoughts, prancing around in your headspace on your favourite tunes.

Imagine, if you had the chance to experience music like never before, outside your headphones, how cool would that be? Well, there’s a way you can get up and close to your favourite artists and listen to them croon to popular chartbusters.

Yes, we are talking about the world’s most popular music festivals where the best talent in the music industry gets together every year to entertain fans from around the world. Whether you like listening to EDM, pop, rock, hip hop or metal – you will have some of the very best experiences of your life at these top global music fests.

When founders Manu and Michiel Beers first organised the Tomorrowland festival in July of 2005, they never expected it to become a global cultural phenomenon that it is now. However, the first iteration of the festival itself turned out to be a spectacle, something that the world had never seen before.

More than 10,000 music lovers attended Tomorrowland in its first year to watch the likes of Armin Van Burren, Erol Alkan, Sasha and Sven Vath perform.

Fourteen years later, the latest iteration of Tomorrowland is set to be bigger than ever, with artists including The Chainsmokers, Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, Armin Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and DJ Snake slated to rock the stage from the 19th July to 21st July 2019.

Here’s a tip. Because of the staggering number of fans expected to turn up, you must factor-in airport layovers and slight delays in connecting flights, while making travel and accommodation bookings, in and around Antwerp or Boom.

Therefore, make your journey comfortable by applying for an international lounge access card such as SBI Card PRIME, which offers complimentary international airport lounge access worldwide. With this credit card in your wallet, you can quickly turn any boring airport layovers into exciting experiences and be refreshed and ready to experience the world of Tomorrowland!

Who would have thought that the mighty Siberians could ever sway to a beat? At the Exit music festival; however, the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad (Serbia) becomes a fireball of foot-thumping music, where everyone has a dance move or two of their own.

The origin story of Exit is a fascinating one. The global festival started as a student movement, which fought for peace and democracy in the Balkans and Serbia. Even today, the music fest continues to be run by a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help the Balkan youth.

Like its previous iterations, Exit Festival 2019 too promises to be a grand affair, with top artists such as Van Gogh, Skepta, Greta Van Fleet, 65DaysOfStatic and Lost Frequencies being listed on the roster. If you are looking for a musical getaway between 4th and 7th July, then why not explore the Exit!

Perhaps the largest greenfield music extravaganza on the face of the Earth, the Glastonbury Festival in the UK sets the template for all other festivals to follow.

Coming to Glastonbury does involve a decent amount of travel, and perhaps a queue to get in. Once you get past these impediments; however, you would enter a vast tented city, where the rules of the society are entirely different, and everyone can have a wild time of their own. While the logistics of this cultural phenomenon are staggering, even the artists’ roster is full of names that are global icons.

Set to woo fans from across the globe, the likes of Stormzy, The Killers, Liam Gallagher, Janet Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Tame Impala and George Ezra will take the billings on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, between the 26th to 30th of June 2019.

The Worldly Troubles Cease to Exist at These Music Extravaganzas!

Famous 20th-century scientist Albert Einstein once quipped, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.” While Jimi Hendrix followed music as his “religion.” Such is the power of music; it rises above the boundaries of human imagination and understanding.

While you may spend hours hooked to your favourite track-list on your PC or phone, the experience of watching your favourite music icons perform live is just another level of serenity. So, what are you waiting for? Just grab your backpack, a summer hat, some cool shades and of course, an international lounge access card, and you are good to go!

Please note: The article is written by Anisha Arora and does not reflect the views of The Free Press Journal.

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