The Music Festival Market Overview 2025 report reveals that the market size has grown significantly over the past few years, with projections indicating further expansion.
The size of the music festival market has recently been on a quick rise. It is expected to expand from a worth of $2.57 billion in 2024 to a value of $3.04 billion in 2025, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.1%.
The Music Festival Global Market is anticipated to reach a size of $5.85 billion by 2029, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8%.
Download Your Free Sample of the 2025 Music Festival Market Report and Uncover Key Trends Now!The key drivers in the music festival market are:
•Increase in disposable income leading to higher spending on music festivals
•Growth of music tourism attracting more international audiences
•Rising demand for unique live musical events
•Expansion of digital media and social networking promoting festival awareness
The music festival market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Pop Music Festival, Rock Music Festival, Hip-hop Music Festival, Electric Dance Music Festival, Other Types
2) By Age Group: Below 20 Years, 21 To 40 Years, Above 40 Years
3) By Application: Tickets, Sponsorship, Merchandising
Subsegments:
1) Pop Music Festival: Mainstream Pop Festivals, Indie Pop Festivals, K-pop Festivals, Country-Pop Music Festivals, Latin Pop Festivals
2) Rock Music Festival: Classic Rock Festivals, Alternative Rock Festivals, Punk Rock Festivals, Indie Rock Festivals, Heavy Metal Rock Festivals, Progressive Rock Festivals
3) Hip-hop Music Festival: Urban Hip-hop Festivals, Rap Battles And Freestyle Festivals, Trap Music Festivals, Old School Hip-hop Festivals, Street Hip-hop Festivals
4) Electric Dance Music (EDM) Festival: Techno Festivals, House Music Festivals, Trance Music Festivals, Dubstep Festivals, Hardstyle Festivals, Drum and Bass Festivals, Electro Pop Festivals
5) Other Types: Classical Music Festivals, Jazz Music Festivals, Reggae Music Festivals, Folk Music Festivals, Blues Music Festivals, World Music Festivals, Country Music Festivals
The key trends in the music festival market are:
•Innovation within the virtual event sphere is becoming a key trend.
•The music festival market is increasingly influenced by technological advancements.
•There's an emerging trend towards eco-friendly festivals.
•There is a notable trend of integrating wellness and offering luxury accommodations at music festivals.
Major players in the music festival market are:
• Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
• Production Resource Group LLC
• The Madison Square Garden Company
• StubHub Inc
• Eventbrite
• SXSW LLC
• Festival Republic Ltd
• MaMA Music & Convention
• Tait Towers LLC
• Insomniac Holdings LLC
• Superfly Productions LLC
• Sziget Cultural Management Ltd
• C3 Presents Ltd
• AEG Presents Ltd
• AV Concepts Inc
• Goldenvoice LLC
• Outback Presents LLC
• Mediacorp Pte Ltd
• Echoes of Earth
• Music Fest
• ID&T
North America was the largest region in the music festival market in 2024