Main stage, sponsored by Lattelecom
Second largest stage, sponsored by Nordea
Charli XCX performing at Positivus Festival 2013

Positivus Festival is an annual, three-day summer music and culture festival that was held in Salacgrīva, Latvia from 2007 to 2019. After two cancelled editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival moved to the capital Riga from 2022.[1]

First held in 2007, Positivus combines a variety of genres, including indie, pop, folk, electronic and more styles in between. The festival is organized by Positivus Music. The festival always takes place during an extended weekend- from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the third week of July. Positivus Festival is the largest music and arts festival in the Baltic States that takes place every year in the middle of July. Every year Positivus Festival is becoming more and more popular in Europe. It is a festival with international chart toppers and underground emerging talent set in an idyllic holiday location. Positivus Festival has been awarded the title "Best European Festival" and is mentioned in many shortlists as one of the top music festivals to visit in Europe.

Positivus festival has a vibe of bohemian, friends and family oriented sort which weighs over the loud party vibe more common at music festivals. Positivus attendance has been around 30000 people for the last few years.

Over the years there have been up to six live stages featuring around 60-70 artists every year on average, most notably including Pixies, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding (multiple years), The Lumineers, Hot Chip, John Newman, Placebo, M83, Air, Iggy Pop, Tom Odell (multiple years), Elbow, Daughter, Kraftwerk, Bastille, The Kooks, Sigur Rós, Imagine Dragons, The XX, Hurts, OK Go, Muse and many others. The festival line-up usually consists of a number of chart topping artists as well as new and exciting performers from all over the world, with Latvian and Estonian artists having a strong presence. At its Salacgriva location, the festival took place only 12 km from the Estonian-Latvian border and therefore saw a strong attendance of Estonian visitors, musicians, caterers and marketers as well as festival personnel, rendering Positivus an unofficial yearly meeting of the two neighbour countries. Estonians called it "Estonia's biggest music festival in Latvia".

Landscape

From 2007 through 2019, Positivus was held in the Latvian coastal town of Salacgrīva located between the A1 Via Baltica highway and the beach of the Riga Bay. The festival offered access to meadows, forests, the beach, as well as the local town of Salacgrīva.

Camping

Camping area at Positivus festival

From 2007 through 2019, the festival camping site was located on the other side of the A1 Via Baltica road, directly across from the festival venue and it was sponsored by Merrild coffee, which provided complementary coffee refills for campers during the entire festival. The camping grounds also had catering services. The car parking was located within a short distance from the camping site. As of 2016 there has been a separated area for caravans and trailer houses.

Positivus Festival 2023

The 2023 festival was held on July 14 and 15 at the Lucavsala Park, Riga, Latvia. It was headlined by Sam Smith and Metro Boomin.[2]

LMT Stage Lāčplēsis Stage Evolution Stage
July 14, 2023
  • Tommy Cash
  • Banda Banda
  • Elīza Legzdiņa
  • Bel Tempo
  • Miks Galvanovskis
  • Aminata
  • Laika Suns
  • Vēstnieks
  • Patrisha
  • Marko & Hottee
  • MC Apšaude
  • Grēta
July 15, 2023
  • Mauku Sencis & Grandmasters Neons
  • Fiņķis
  • ZEĻĢIS
  • I MEAN LOVE
  • HUNN
  • Vultura
  • Perestroika

Positivus Festival 2022

The 2022 festival was held for the first time at the Lucavsala Park in the capital city of Riga on July 15 and 16.[3][4] It was headlined by ASAP Rocky, Megan Thee Stallion, and Jamie xx.[5]

LMT Stage Lāčplēsis Stage Narvesen Stage
July 15, 2022
  • Arturs Skutelis
  • Būū
  • rolands če
  • Grupa Sigma
  • PRUSAX
  • ZEĻĢIS
  • Ods
  • Elizabete Gaile
July 16, 2022
  • Citi Zēni
  • Edavārdi
  • MUUD
  • Chris Noah
  • Wiesulis
  • $ourJ
  • Nova Koma

Positivus Festival 2020

The festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Positivus Festival 2019

The festival took place on July 26–27, 2019.[6][7]

Line-up

Main stage Lāčplēsis stage
Friday, July 26
July 27

Positivus Festival 2018

The festival took place on July 20–22, 2018.

Line-up

Main stage Other stage Piena svētki stage Arts And Nature Stage
Friday, July 20
      Saturday, July 21
      • The Prodigy
      • Arturiks Šaginovs
      • Maigonis Stirnpisis
      • Imka. Shipsea. Nepariet
      • MESA
      • Youngr
      • Artikus Seksulikus
      • Rolandos Se Tankos|
        Sunday, July 22

            Positivus Festival 2017

            The festival took place on July 14–16, 2017.

            Line-up

            Lattelecom Stage Nordea Stage Electric Room Stage Palladium Stage Arts And Nature Stage
            July 14
            • Bandmaster
            • Singapūras Satīns
            • Edavārdi
            • Beyond Beyond
            • Chris Noah
            • Okym & Tiiu
            • Matīss Čudars
            • Riga Improvisation Theatre
            • DJ Music DJ
            • Polifauna
            • DJ Oriole & VJ Linda Konone
            • Kosmodisk
            • Mad Ant
            July 15
            • Crookers
            • Kingdom
            • DJ Aspirīns vs DJ Toms Grēviņš
            • NOËP
            • Riga Improvisation Theatre
            • Comedy Latvia
            • Tehnikums
            • Viņa
            • Platon Buravicky
            • Pachamama Beats
            • Sign Libra
            • Āres
            July 16
            • Rudelies
            • Rīgas DJ Skola: DJ Dubra, DJ PM2Theam, DJ Aspirins
            • Mārcis Auziņš
            • Sūdi
            • Tīna Šipkēvica
            • Woman Stand Up
            • Comedy Estonia
            • Kapelmeistars Group

            Positivus festival 2016

            The festival took place on July 15–17, 2016.

            Line-up

            Lattelecom stageNordea stagePalladium stageI Love You stageRed Bull Music Academy stageArts and Nature stage
            July 15
            San Fermin
            Years & Years
            Hot Chip
            Ellie Goulding
            Rīgas Modes
            Sofi Tukker
            Ho99o9
            Arthur Beatrice
            Minor Victories
            Richard Hawley
            Mark Ronson
            Grässhopas
            Estrada Orchestra
            Milk
            Singapūras Satīns
            Laika Suns
            20syl & Mr. J. Medeiros present AllttA
            Mielavs un Pārcēlāji
            Kristaps Bedrītis
            The Boondocks
            Chomsky Chess Club
            Tehnikums
            The Pink Elephant
            NOËP
            JoyCut
            DJ Kārlis Dagilis
            MakeMake
            Mr. Nestor
            Avoid Dave
            Chloe Martini
            Kashuks
            DJ Craze
            DJ Slow
            Two
            Kikit
            ImproZoo
            Elizabeta Lāce
            Ezeri
            Starmetis
            7Synths
            July 16
            Baio
            Joss Stone
            Latvian Radio Big Band & Ralfs Eilands
            John Newman
            M83
            Super Besse
            Alise Joste
            Dzelzs Vilks
            C Duncan
            Seinabo Sey
            Mercury Rev
            Ouu
            I Wear* Experiment
            Bandmaster
            Postaal
            Liima
            Satellites LV
            Skyforger
            Ozols
            Mionia
            Kasetes
            Blue House
            Howling Owl
            Irving Ark
            Židrūns
            Pienvedēja Piedzīvojumi
            DJ Pēteris Bajārs
            Smthing Smthing
            Mario Moretti
            NiklāvZ
            Dave Storm & Stee Downes
            Fingalick & Vaiper
            Mike Skinner & MURKAGE present TONGA
            Branko
            Cartoon
            MHKL & Quest
            I-DEJAS MĀJA morning workout
            Prieka Ministrija
            Art-i-šok
            Comedy Latvia
            Riga Improvisation Theatre
            Anneli Arro
            Vladislavs Nastavševs
            Coals
            Colin Johnco
            Northern C
            MMMM
            Gas Of Latvia
            Tonik Ensemble
            Indriķis Ģelzis
            July 17
            Carnival Youth
            Hælos
            Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
            Wolf Alice
            Air
            Iggy Pop
            Choir of Young Believers
            The Japanese House
            The Very Best
            Oh Wonder
            Grimes
            Frankie Animal
            Lexsoul Dancemachine
            Kali Briis Band
            Daddy Was A Milkman
            Cigarettes After Sex
            Reiks
            DaGamba
            THE ROOP
            Kashuks
            Markas Palubenka
            Brothers Water
            Erki Pärnoja: Himmelbjerget
            Kaminsky
            Alaska
            KAMP!
            Sander Mölder
            I-DEJAS MĀJA morning workout
            Comedy Estonia
            Orbīta - Slow Show FM
            Reinis Jaunais
            Levīti
            HANA
            Anna Pluto
            Regīna
            Sūdi

            Positivus festival 2015

            The event took place on July 17–19, 2015.

            Line-up

            Lattelecom stageNordea stagePalladium stageI Love You stageRed Bull Music academyDabas stage
            July 17
            Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges & Coolmans Report
            Everything Everything
            Jungle
            Tom Odell
            Placebo

















            DJ Ai-Va
            Without Letters
            Dorian Concept Trio
            Break Da Funk
            Camo & Krooked
            DJ Sliink
            DJ Quest & Paul Oja









            July 18
            Dagamba+Sinfonietta Rīga+Juventus
            King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
            Ewert and the Two Dragons
            Warpaint
            Kasabian












            Mr. Nestor
            Niklāvz
            Formacja
            Avoid Dave
            Dave Storm
            Egyptian Lover
            Breach
            Grind Live




            July 19
            Basement Jaxx
            St. Vincent
            Fenech-Soler
            Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
            Elliphant











            Münzpauzn
            Bandmaster
            Mr. Krime
            Smthing Smthing




            Positivus festival 2014

            The event took place on July 18–20, 2014.

            Line-up

            Lattelecom stageNordea stagePalladium stageI Love You stageRed Bull Music academy
            July 18
            FM Belfast
            The Horrors
            You Me At Six
            Phantogram
            Elbow
            Birth of Joy
            Junip
            Laura Mvula
            Future Islands
            Audience Killers
            Cherub
            K.Remonts
            Pompeya
            The Sound Poets
            Daniel Levi
            Freaks on Floor
            The Citizens
            Pyro Trees
            Tallinn Daggers
            Big Wave Riders
            Get Your Gun
            Carnival Youth
            Kārlis Dagilis
            Just Blaze
            Rebeka
            Oriole
            Napo
            Temper Temple
            Dave Storm
            Nick Hook
            MHKL & K-Sein
            Vaiper Despotin
            July 19
            And So I Watch You From Afar
            Daughter
            Anna Calvi
            Ellie Goulding
            Kraftwerk
            Tricky
            Pharoah Sanders Quartet
            Dzelzs Vilks Jauno Jāņu orķestris
            Kid Karate
            King Charles
            Carnival Youth
            Audience Killers
            The Dumplings
            Sons of Noel and Adrian
            Trad.Attack!
            Wilhelm
            Marten Kuningas
            Stefan Rausch
            Garbanotas Bosistas
            Starmetis
            Junk Riot
            Super Besse
            Rubenis, Eihmanis & Helmss
            Pēteris Bajārs
            Martas asinis
            Niklavz
            DJ All-viss
            Leslie Da Bass
            Avoid Dave
            Full Crate X Mar
            DJ Quest
            Paul Oja
            A-Trak
            July 20

            Aluna George
            The 1975
            Bastille
            The Kooks
            Junk Riot
            Justina Lee Brown
            Latvian Blues Band
            NONONO
            Of Montreal
            Chet Faker
            Temples
            Argo Vals
            Kali Briis
            Three Leg Dog
            The Velvet Supernova
            Pikaso
            Rīgas modes
            Manta

            Vincent Long
            The Sinclair Sinclair
            Das Sonntags Legion
            Laika suns
            Frankie Animal
            Margaret
            Sander Mölder
            DFRNT
            Mr Nestor

            Positivus festival 2013

            In 2013 for the first time ever the festival lasted for three days, taking place on July 19–21, 2013.

            Line-up

            TELE2 stageNordea stageI Love You stagePalladium stageRed Bull Music academyDabas stage
            July 19
            Crystal Castles
            Noah and the Whale
            Iiris
            Elektro Guzzi
            Twenty One Pilots
            Zodiaks
            Palma Violets
            Rasabasa
            Elephants From Neptune
            Colours of Bubbles
            Franco Franco
            Andis Grīva
            Deeper Upper
            Parára
            Laika suns
            Mikus Frišfelds
            Milk
            Luministic
            Very Cool People
            Elephants From Neptune
            Satellites LV
            DJ RAPA
            Oogle Vision
            Kwazar
            OYT
            Mr. Nestor
            Jesse & Jimi Tenor
            Eltron John
            Jack Beats
            Riton
            DJ Quest & Paul Oja
            Kristaps Bedrītis
            Treeeye
            Du Duo
            Pyro Trees
            Alise Ģelze
            July 20
            Sigur Rós
            Imagine Dragons
            Jauns mēness
            Willy Moon
            Latvian Blues Band
            C2C
            Charli XCX
            John Grant
            Pienvedēja piedzīvojumi
            Zebra Island
            Momend
            Carnival Youth
            Sibyl Vane
            Alise Joste
            Markas Palubenka
            Them Lemons
            Jagaspace
            Paabel
            I Wear* Experiment
            Wolfredt
            Galvanic Elephants
            Candy Empire
            Faun Racket
            Outloudz
            Halfbrother
            Fingalick
            Elvi/Dunian
            Shotman
            Kamp!
            Firejose
            B. Bravo
            MJ Cole
            Artwork
            Superskankers
            Samba De Riga
            Sus Dungo
            Martas asinis
            Audience Killers
            Y Silent
            July 21
            The xx
            Two Door Cinema Club
            Michael Kiwanuka
            Tom Odell
            Team Ghost
            French Films
            Darwin Deez
            Suuns
            !!!
            Efterklang
            No Ceremony
            Laime pilnīga
            Without Letters
            Anete Kozlovska
            Bernības milicija
            Odd Hugo
            Stūrī zēvele
            Tribes of the City
            The Stanleys
            Age of Stones
            Komjaunatne
            Kurak
            Oranžās brīvdienas
            The Sound Poets
            Laime pilnīga
            Kaktiņš un Stūrītis
            Indygo
            The Coco'Nuts
            Elizabete Balčus

            Positivus festival 2012

            The event took place on 20 and 21 July 2012.

            Line-up

            TELE2 stageNordea stagePalladium stageI Love You stageRed Bull Music academy
            July 20
            Friendly Fires
            Housse de Racket
            Instrumenti
            Keane
            Niki & the Dove
            King Charles
            Lucy Rose
            Vondelpark
            Iļģi
            2:54
            The Wow
            Black Apple Market
            Laime Pilnīga
            Rīga Metro
            Triānas parks
            Astro'n'out
            Baložu pilni pagalmi
            Galaxy Bosons
            Talbot
            The Big Bluff
            Freaks on Floor
            Alise Joste
            Markas Palubenka
            Mimicry
            Rasabasa
            Tramplīni
            Audience Killers
            Mācītājs on Acid
            Tenfold Rabbit
            Zig Zag
            Momend
            Brockenchord
            DJ Quest
            Downtown Party Network
            Dave Storm
            Kienra & ЯVRS
            DJ Rapa
            Full Crate & Mar
            DJ Zinc
            July 21
            Ewert and The Two Dragons
            Givers
            Manic Street Preachers
            SBTRKT
            Skyforger
            The Vaccines
            Damien Rice
            Cashier No. 9
            Jamie N Commons
            Wild Beasts
            Brodka
            Kuchenbeat
            Fanfarlo
            Abraham's Cafe
            Elephants From Neptune
            Animal Drama
            ESKIMO
            Sibyl Vane
            The Sound Poets
            Zebra Island
            Elizabete Balčus
            Toms Grēviņš
            Jesse Boykins III
            Sander Molder
            Tiger Milk
            Mr. Nestor
            Oyt
            Tiger&Woods
            Tom Middleton
            Hudson Mohawke
            Lunice
            ELVI/DUNIAN

            Positivus festival 2011

            The event took place on 15 and 16 July 2011.

            Line-up

            TELE2 stageCēsu Alus stageI Love You stageRed Bull Music academyTallinn Music Week Stage
            July 15
            Yoav
            Gustavo
            Hurts
            Editors
            Freak Owls
            Dry the River
            Alina Orlova
            Pulled Apart by Horses
            Frankie & Heartstrings
            Tunng
            Frekvence
            Kārlis Kazāks
            HMP?
            Parara
            ZRYA
            Das Sonntags Legion
            Goran Gora and The Yrs
            Malcolm Lincoln
            The Gaslamp Killer
            Mondo in Stereo
            Bassline Riga
            Mr. Nestor
            BrassBastardz
            Mad Mats
            Mimicry
            Aides
            Nevesis
            Junk Riot
            Kreatiivmootor
            Badass Yuki
            July 16
            Satellites LV
            King Charles
            OK Go
            Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
            James
            Röyksopp
            Auļi
            Dzelzs Vilks
            Iiris
            Ewert and the Two Dragons
            Alcoholic Faith Mission
            Chapel Club
            Glasser
            Beach House
            Aparāts
            Momend
            Bērnības milicija
            Starmetis
            Acid rain
            Andis Grīva
            Colours of Bubbles
            Lie Lie Sister
            Black Apple Market
            The Mundane
            Scratch Perverts
            Crystal Sound System
            Kaur Kareda
            Renegades of Bump
            Oyt
            Big Sensation
            Innocent Sorcerers

            Positivus festival 2010

            The festival was held on 16 and 17 July 2010.

            Line-up

            TELE2 stageCēsu Alus stageI Love You stage
            July 16
            The Climbers
            Ten Bears
            Happy Mondays
            Unkle
            Triānas parks
            Shoreline
            Happyendless
            The Gin Riots
            Lady Daisey
            Popidiot
            Astro'n'out
            Soundarcade
            Zizzou
            Lie Lie Sister
            Bad Apples
            Alise Joste
            Mona De Bo
            July 17
            Autumn Owls
            ASIWYFA
            Scissor Sisters
            Muse
            Svjata Vatra
            Prince and Crosby
            The Miserable Rich
            EIMIC
            Goran Gora
            Giullia y Los Tellarini
            Kira Kira
            Stornoway
            Martin Confused
            100 White Souls
            El Mars
            S.P.B.
            Sons of Noel and Adrian
            Tramplīni
            Ewert and the Two Dragons

            Positivus festival 2009

            The festival was held on 17 and 18 July 2009.

            Line-up

            TELE2 stageCēsu Alus stageI Love You stageSpace Dog tent
            July 17
            Sons of Noel and Adrian
            The Tiger Lillies
            Prāta vētra
            Reigani
            Bedwetters
            Laime pilnīga
            The Happy Endings
            Two Door Cinema Club
            Pete Doherty
            Pop Beats Poetry
            Voiceks Voiska
            S.P.B.
            Gaujarts
            Hospitāļu iela
            Mona De Bo
            Kārlis Kazāks
            Čipsis un Dullais
            All Day Long
            Septiņi pieauguši vīrieši
            July 18
            Instrumenti
            Ebony Bones
            The Whip
            Moby
            Dahling
            Dun Dun
            The Mundane
            Zig Zag
            The Hobos
            Dzeltenie Pastnieki
            Jurga
            The Leisure Society
            Sinéad O'Connor
            Acid Rain
            Them Lemons
            Maripossa
            Martin Confused
            El Mars
            Satellites LV
            Sound Religion
            Striķis
            Kuchenbeat

            PositivusAB 2008

            The festival was held from 18 to 19 July 2008. It was attended by approximately 18,000 people.

            Stages

            • AB Stage – where all 4 headliners as well as others performed
            • TELE2 Stage – where the majority of the bands performed
            • Shark dance tent – was open during the night
            • Mamma Daba Kušš Tuss tent – a minor stage featuring musical, literary and theatrical performances

            Line-up

            AB StageTELE2 StageShark dance tent
            July 18
            I'm From Barcelona
            Travis
            Manic Street Preachers
            Živile
            Astro'n'out
            The Briefing
            Mitsoura
            Satellites LV
            Iļģi
            Timo Maas
            July 19
            Voiceks Voiska
            Gorbachov
            Mofo
            Gustavo
            Fatboy Slim
            Land
            Mild
            Livingstones
            Kuchenbeat
            Mona De Bo
            Nohow
            Inokentijs Mārpls
            Pienvedēja piedzīvojumi
            My Federation
            British Sea Power

            Line-up

            18 July

            • Bogdan Taran
            • DJ Sun from Lithuania

            19 July

            • Jānis Krauklis

            PositivusAB 2007

            It was the first PositivusAB festival. The festival was held from 27 to 28 July 2007.

            Line-up

            AB stageBBC stage
            July 27
            Sigma
            Goran Gora
            Brett Anderson
            Mumiy Troll
            Otra Puse
            Backflow
            Malcolm McLaren
            Badly Drawn Boy
            July 28
            Mofo
            DJ Lethal
            The Concretes
            Stereophonics
            James
            Martin Confused
            S.P.B.
            R.A.P.
            Satellites LV
            Tribes of the City
            Hospitāļu iela
            The Sun

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