● The state of live music in Greece · 2026

Going out costs 63% more than it did a decade ago.

At the festivals we've tracked for years, the typical daily ticket has risen 63% — Ejekt €40→€85, Ireon €10→€50. 1,643 nights in the archive, and we're keeping the receipts so you don't have to.

Data is crowd-sourced and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Older entries in particular should be treated as approximate.

The money

What a night really costs.

Median daily ticket year by year, and the priciest gates in the country. Athens city festivals only — islands and mountain are a different market.

Daily ticket by year

median · tap to explore
'96'01'07'12'17'23'27

Price history from official sources. Other figures are indicative and may not be up to date.

Price range by festival

lowest price → top tier
01Sani Festival€25–800
02PRIMER€35–400
03Release Athens€20–300
04Ejekt€30–260
05Rockwave€12–120
06Reworks€25–85

Attendees report paying an average of €66.

The acts

Who keeps coming back.

The acts that tour Greece relentlessly, and the biggest crowds the country has ever seen.

Most relentless in Greece

582 acts
'88–'26 · 1 festival & 8 venues
'84–'26 · 3 festivals & 8 venues
'93–'25 · 2 festivals & 4 venues
04Editors9×
'06–'23 · 2 festivals & 2 venues
'88–'22 · 2 festivals & 4 venues
'01–'24 · 2 festivals & 1 venues
'97–'26 · 2 festivals & 2 venues
08Moby7×
'96–'26 · 3 festivals & 3 venues

Biggest crowds

per night · verified
Metallica90,000
OAKA · May 2026 · single-night record · Newsbeast
U282,662
OAKA · 2010 · previous record · Newsbeast
Rolling Stones79,000
OAKA · 1998 · Bridges to Babylon tour · Athens Calling
Madonna75,637
OAKA · 2008 · Sticky & Sweet Tour · Wikipedia
Coldplay61,000
OAKA · 2024 · per night (×2 = 122k total) · coldcharts / X
Pink Floyd57,000
OAKA · 1989 · A Momentary Lapse of Reason · FB / PinkFloyd
Rory Gallagher40,000
AEK Stadium · 1981 · first big rock night post-junta · FB archive
The calendar

A short, intense summer.

When the scene happens, and how it splits between city, islands, and mountain.

Shows by month

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Peak is in July, with 639 shows on record. The Greek summer is short and intense.

Festivals by setting

38 total
121016
City · 12Islands · 10Mountain · 16
The verdict

Good nights, steep prices.

How 25 reviews rate the scene across five axes.

Lineup4.2
Sound4.1
Crowd4.1
Organisation4.0
Value4.3

Across 25 verified reviews. Value is where Greek festivals lose people.

The price map

Where you pay most.

Average daily by festival category, and which festivals are worth buying early.

Price by setting

City
€59€12–500
Coast
€50€18–89
Mountain
€36€7–100
Islands
€30€5–110

City: 9 festivals · Coast: 1 festival · Mountain: 12 festivals · Islands: 8 festivals

Early bird savings

regular vs early-bird GA
Blip Fest−€35
(37%)
Ejekt−€8
(21%)
Release Athens−€3
(13%)
Plissken−€2
(6%)
Rockwave−€1
(8%)

Buy early, pay less — savings range from €1 to €35 depending on the festival.

Sleep under the stars

Festivals with camping.

8 festivals offer camping — from free mountain meadows to beachside pitches.

Helmos Mountain FestivalMountain⛺ Free / included
Fiesta VoioMountain⛺ Free / included
Anilio Park FestivalMountain⛺ +€1
Anavra FestMountain⛺ +€1.5
Elateia FestivalMountain⛺ +€3
River PartyMountain⛺ +€5
Pozar FestivalMountain⛺ +€15
Blip FestIslands⛺ +€35

Camping availability and prices may change each year. Check festival pages for the latest information.

By festival

Every festival, side by side.

Sort by shows, rating, age, or price. Tap a festival for the full history.

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