Festivals similar to Cold Waves 2026
Loved Cold Waves 2026 in Chicago? Here are 12 festivals with close programming, mainly oriented around Alternative Metal, Dance, Darkwave.
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Sound & Gravity
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🇦🇹Tennis.Event.Center, AustriaTHREE DAYS GRACEARCHITECTSRockAlternative Rock / IndieMetalHeavy Metal
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🇫🇷ARENES DE NIMES, FranceMARILYN MANSONPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie
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🇨🇦Lee's Palace, CanadaTORCHEMetalHeavy MetalRockAlternative Rock / Indie- 2–5 juil. 2026
American Music Festival
🇮🇱Berwyn, IsraelAaron Kelly BandRockAlternative Rock / Indie - 10–14 juin 2026
North by Northeast (NXNE)
🇴🇳Toronto, ONZircon TribeRockAlternative Rock / Indie 
3–6 juin 2026Mystic Festival
🇵🇱Stocznia, PolandANTHRAXMASTODONStatic-XMetalHeavy MetalRockAlternative Rock / Indie
15–17 mai 2026Desertfest London
🇬🇧United KingdomTHE SWORDAlphawhoresRockGolden Age / Classic RockMetalHeavy Metal
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Why these festivals?
These festivals share music sub-genres and a comparable programming style. The similarity score relies on the MusicBrainz genre taxonomy applied to lineups, favoring overlaps in precise sub-genres over super-categories.
Cold Waves 2026 — Chicago, Israel