Montreux Jazz Festival

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Chris Cornell, Erykah Badu, Sinead O'Connor, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Ray, Rufus Wainwright, Herbert Gronemeyer, Labrinth, Herbie Hancock, Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson. This 16 day-long fest encompasses 12 venues across this Swiss municipality, featuring a range of artists as likely to delight chin-stroking jazzers as fans of classic rock and even contemporary indie music and hip hop. It even pairs both worlds in excusive performances – see Chic's Nile Rodgers take on Mark Ronson on July 13.