Kongsberg Jazz Festival
2 - 5 Jul 2008 (annual)
Kongsberg, Norway
This popular jazz festival, approaching its fourth decade, attracts high-quality national and international talent to little Kongsberg. More

Venezia Suona
6 Jul 2008 (annual)
Venice, Italy
As part of the European Fête de la Musique day, the city of Venice organises free concerts in all of its squares. From rock to folk, classical and jazz, the whole of the city is filled with music. More

Lucca Summer Festival
6 Jul 2008 (various dates)
Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, Italy
The town of Lucca welcomes an incredible line-up of international stars for its annual summer festival. This year’s programme includes Sheryl Crow (6 July), Erykah Badu (8 July), Alicia Keys… More

Vans Warped Tour
10 Jul 2008 (annual)
Central Florida Fairground, Orlando, USA
The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into town, presenting leading punk and hardcore bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos, a Guitar Hero 2 Tent, Lucha… More

Le Nozze di Figaro at the Garden
12 Jul 2008 (various dates)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England
First seen around Mozart’s actual 250th birthday in January 2006, David McVicar’s new Royal Opera production of Le nozze di Figaro returns to Covent Garden, with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting. More

Vans Warped Tour
15 Jul 2008 (annual)
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, USA
The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into town, presenting leading punk and hardcore bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos, a Guitar Hero 2 Tent, Lucha… More

Festa del Redentore
19 - 20 Jul 2008 (annual)
Venice, Italy
Splendid fireworks light the Venice sky and an armada of decorated gondolas colonises the canals during the festival of Il Redentore, second only to the carnival in popularity and a high point… More

Malta Jazz Festival
20 - 22 Jul 2008 (annual)
Ta’Liesse, Valletta, Malta
Every July a popular jazz festival enlivens the 16th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valletta, capital of Malta. Established in 1990, the festival attracts world-renowned jazz musicians… More