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Whatever your musical tastes, there’s a festival to suit this month – plus lots of other events to keep you busy
Text Jeremy Parkinson
1 July – 27 September
Antwerp Chris Burden
Chris Burden changed the face of visual art in the 1970s, when performances such as Shoot and Trans-fixed saw him shot in the arm and ‘crucified’. Middelheimmuseum’s retrospective looks back over 30 years of his work. Look out for the Beam Drop Antwerp sculpture, constructed in front of an audience.
1 July – 22 August
Athens
Athens & Epidaurus Festival
See a concert in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus or a play in the ancient Epidaurus theatre as part of this festival, which incorporates theatre, music, dance, art and workshops. It runs all summer, so you’ve got dozens of events to choose from.
1 July – 3 September
Prague
Summer Shakespeare Festival
A festival dedicated to the most famous playwright in the English language, the only difference being that the majority of the performances are in Czech or Slovak. Proof, if proof were needed, of the universal nature of Shakespeare’s work.
2 July – 18 August
Budapest
Summer Music Festival
Also known as Budafest, this series of concerts is one the most popular events on the Hungarian capital’s summer calendar. The programme is mainly classical, with performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia among the highlights.
2-5
Copenhagen
Roskilde Festival
Most major music festivals sell out months before the event, but day tickets for Sunday at Roskilde are only sold at the gates on that morning. The largest festival in northern Europe, the line-up includes Nick Cave, Kanye West and Pet Shop Boys.
6
Marseille
Tour de France
The world’s most famous bike race reaches Marseille for the third of its 21 stages. Head to the city’s old port to see the cyclists set off, or find them 196.5km later in the town of La Grande-Motte. The tour ends on the 26 July in Paris, on the Champs-Élysées.
8-19
Ghent
Gent Jazz Festival
This year’s festival has a stellar line-up, studded with luminaries such as Jamie Cullum, George Benson, the McCoy Tyner Trio, Joe Jackson, BB King and Marianne Faithfull. Don’t miss the Nina Simone tribute on 9 July.
9-11
Barcelona
Dance Days
From museums and parks to street corners, this festival is dedicated to contemporary dance in an urban setting. Performers are encouraged to make innovative use of their surroundings to bring an intimate, immediate quality to their routines.
9-31
Lisbon
Cool Jazz Fest
Held in outdoor venues across Cascais, 30km from Lisbon, this is a series of concerts where the location plays as big a part as the line-up. Now in its sixth year, the festival is pulling in big names such as Seal, James Taylor, Jazzanova and Katie Melua.
17-22
London
Shoreditch Festival
This free east London festival offers an eclectic range of events. Highlights include an outdoor Proms concert on the Friday evening, a parade hosted by arts festival LIFT, silent cinema with live accompaniment, a dog show and spa workshops.
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Forthcoming events
1 August London Field Day, Victoria Park (www.fielddayfestivals.com)
11-16 August Copenhagen Strøm, various venues (www.stromcph.dk)
2-12 September Venice Venice Film Festival, various venues (www.labiennale.org)
7 October Berlin Green Day, O2 World (www.o2world.de)
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