9. Garance Reggae Festival (Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, July 23-26)
The Garance Reggae Festival in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, near Marseiiles, has put together some impressive artist lineups in recent years. This year’s lineup looks to be still taking shape but already there’s some massive names that could help make it easier to justify a July escape to the South of France: Capleton, Beenie Man, Yellowman, Ras Michael, Ken Boothe, Errol Dunkley, Lutan Fyah and, most intriguingly, Mafia & Fluxy in Dub featuring Jah Shaka and Adrian Sherwood.