Surfin’ in a foreign field: The best music festivals abroad this year

Fancy some festival action as part of your summer holidays? Ed Power selects the ten best events around Europe

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016 - 01:00

PRIMAVERA SOUND Barcelona, Spain, June 1–5

A home from home for Irish festival-goers, Primavera returns with one of its strongest line-ups of recent years, including Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey and Tame Impala.

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