Have you ever heard of Electric Castle? Chances are that you haven’t quite been made aware of the Romanian bash, probably due to it being pretty far out from the Western-centric festival world. For some reason, Eastern European festivals often fall off the critical radar despite their ability to put on events which are just as good – if not, better – than their continental counterparts. The picturesque Electric Castle is one of the highlights in the European festival calendar, boasting its biggest line-up to date with names which make the sunny weekender all the more exciting. Shali Blok spent the week in Romania as part of our big European Interrail Adventure, and here’s what he returned with.

BRING ME THE HORIZON

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

THE VACCINES

LIMP BIZKIT

GANG OF YOUTHS

VIAGRA BOYS

METRIC

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS

NILS FRAHM