Number of music festivals in Italy August 2020, by region

Which Italian region organizes the most music festivals? As of August 2020, Lombardy recorded the highest number of music festivals among all other regions, namely 249. Meanwhile, the region of Veneto held the second highest figure, as 149 music festivals were based in this north-eastern region of Italy. Overall, due to the coronavirus pandemic, several music festivals and events in Italy scheduled for 2020 did not take place and were rearranged for 2021.

Lombardy: one of Italy’s leading regions for live music

Lombardy is one of the most important regions in Italy for the live music sector. As of September 2020, it had the highest number of music bars and pubs in Italy. Furthermore, this region also held the highest number of concerts of the country in 2018.

Most leading pop music concerts were held in Milan

Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Milan, the capital of Lombardy, hosted ones of the most attended pop music concerts in February 2020. Indeed, the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, a municipality of the metropolitan city of Milan, hosted five of the ten biggest pop music concerts in the country during this month.