Music Festivals Quiz

1. Glastonbury Festival is held on a farm in which English county?

1. Devon
2. Dorset
3. Somerset
4. Wiltshire

2. Woodstock 1969 was described as 'Three Days of Peace and Music'. Approximately how many people attended?

1. 100,000
2. 250,000
3. 400,000
4. 500,000+

3. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is held in the desert near which California city?

1. Joshua Tree
2. Los Angeles
3. Palm Springs / Indio
4. San Diego

4. Live Aid (1985) was a dual-venue benefit concert for famine relief in Ethiopia. Where were the two venues?

1. Hyde Park (London) and Madison Square Garden (New York)
2. London and New York
3. New York and Paris
4. Wembley Stadium (London) and JFK Stadium (Philadelphia)

5. Which festival in Tennessee is one of the oldest and most respected American music festivals, focused on country, bluegrass, and Americana?

1. Austin City Limits
2. Bonnaroo
3. Merlefest
4. Newport Folk Festival

6. Burning Man is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. It is unique because:

1. It features only classical music performances
2. It is run entirely by artificial intelligence
3. It is the only festival with no music
4. It operates as a temporary city based on radical self-reliance and gifting — no commerce and no spectators, only participants

7. Which music festival in Belgium is one of Europe's largest electronic music festivals?

1. Awakenings
2. Creamfields
3. Tomorrowland
4. Ultra Europe

8. The Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 is remembered as 'Woodstock of the UK'. How many people attended?

1. 100,000
2. 300,000
3. 400,000
4. 600,000+

9. Lollapalooza was founded in 1991 by which musician as a farewell tour before its evolution into a festival?

1. Anthony Kiedis
2. Dave Navarro
3. Kurt Cobain
4. Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction)

10. Which legendary performance at Live Aid is widely considered the greatest live rock performance of all time?

1. David Bowie — 'Heroes'
2. Freddie Mercury's solo piano performance
3. Queen — their 21-minute Wembley set
4. U2 — 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

11. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are annual twin events in the UK. What genre of music are they primarily associated with?

1. Electronic and dance music
2. Folk and acoustic music
3. Jazz and blues
4. Rock and alternative music

12. Coachella 2012 featured a hologram of which deceased rapper as a surprise guest appearance?

1. Big Pun
2. Biggie Smalls
3. Eazy-E
4. Tupac Shakur

13. SXSW (South by Southwest) is an annual festival and conference held in which US city?

1. Austin, Texas
2. Nashville, Tennessee
3. New Orleans, Louisiana
4. Portland, Oregon

14. Fyre Festival (2017) became infamous for what reason?

1. A stage collapsed injuring hundreds
2. It was a fraudulent, disastrously organised event that collapsed — stranding thousands of paying guests
3. It was permanently shut down by the FBI on day one
4. The music lineup cancelled en masse

15. Which annual Japanese music festival, one of Asia's largest, is held on an island and features Japanese and international acts?

1. Fuji Rock Festival
2. Rock in Japan
3. Summer Sonic
4. Ultra Japan

16. Altamont (1969), a free concert billed as 'Woodstock West', turned catastrophic due to what?

1. A stage collapse killing 12 performers
2. A wildfire swept through the venue
3. Poisoned water supply at the festival
4. The Hells Angels used as security stabbed and killed an audience member; multiple deaths occurred

17. What was the significance of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

1. 1,500 people paid £1 each and received free milk from the farm — Michael Eavis losing money
2. It was broadcast live on BBC television
3. It was the UK's first outdoor festival ever
4. Led Zeppelin headlined, making it immediately famous

18. Ultra Music Festival, a premier electronic music event, was founded in 1999 in which US city?

1. Las Vegas
2. Los Angeles
3. Miami
4. New York

19. Benicàssim (FIB) is a popular international music festival on the Mediterranean coast of which country?

1. France
2. Italy
3. Portugal
4. Spain

20. Which iconic moment at a music festival involved Bob Dylan controversially 'going electric' in 1965?

1. Monterey Pop Festival
2. Newport Folk Festival
3. The Isle of Wight Festival
4. Woodstock