This category includes
pop festivals
, defined loosely as festivals that focus on
multiple genres
of
popular music
(see
Big Day Out
),
or
the genre of
pop music
exclusively (see
Asia Song Festival
). Examples of popular music common at pop festivals include
folk-rock
,
rock and roll
,
country
,
electronica
,
hip hop
,
jazz
,
K-pop
,
soul
, and the
blues
, among others.
Though rock and pop festivals are often considered synonymous, this category excludes festivals that only include
rock music
headliners, which are instead categorized as
rock festivals
. For example, the rock festival
Woodstock
is categorized both as a pop festival and as a rock festival because it also includes non-rock headliners like
Joni Mitchell
. This category also excludes festivals with only one genre of popular music, which should instead be placed under categories such as
blues festival
,
electronic music festival
,
jazz festival
,
hip hop festival
, etc.