verb phrase · neutral

attend a music festival

UK/əˈtɛnd ə ˈmjuːzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl/US/əˈtɛnd ə ˈmjuːzɪk ˈfɛstəvəl/at·TEND a MU·sic FES·ti·val

Band 6-7speakingtask2

to go to a live music event, often outdoors, featuring several performers

Examples

We attended a music festival in the summer and saw six bands perform.

Attending a music festival is a great way to discover new artists.

Thousands attend music festivals every year in that city.

Band 8 sentence

Last summer I attended a music festival where multiple emerging bands played across three stages, which was exhilarating.

Collocations

  • attend a music festival in the summer
  • attend a local music festival

Word family

attend verbattendance nounmusic festival noun

Common mistakes

attend music festivalattend a music festival

go to concertsattend a music festival

Say it for a higher band

5go to concerts6go to a music festival7+attend a music festival

Synonyms

go to a music festival

Easily confused

go to concerts

I go to concerts a few times a year to see my favourite singer.

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