Positivus Festival () is an annual summer music and culture festival that was held in Salacgrīva from 2007 to 2019. After two cancelled editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, the festival moved to the capital city of Riga from 2022, In 2026 the festival became a one-day event in Mežaparks Great Bandstand, Riga with only 3 artists performing.
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 in its early years took place during an extended weekend — from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the third week of July. It is a festival with international chart toppers and underground emerging talent.
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 performers from all over the world, with Latvian 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
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 was a separated area for caravans and trailer houses.
Positivus Festival 2023 The 2023 festival was held on July 14 and 15 in Lucavsala Park, Riga, Latvia. It was headlined by Sam Smith and Metro Boomin. LMT Stage Lāčplēsis StageEvolution Stage July 14, 2023Metro Boomin JID EARTHGANG Emotional OrangesTommy Cash Banda Banda Elīza Legzdiņa Bel Tempo Miks GalvanovskisAminata Laika Suns Vēstnieks Patrisha Marko & Hottee MC Apšaude Grēta July 15, 2023Sam Smith Alt-J GustavoLittle Big Sleaford Mods O. Wiesulis Martas AsinisMauku Sencis & Grandmasters Neons Fiņķis ZEĻĢIS I MEAN LOVE HUNN Vultura Perestroika
Positivus Festival 2022 The 2022 festival was held for the first time in Lucavsala Park in the capital city of Riga on July 15 and 16. It was headlined by ASAP Rocky, Megan Thee Stallion, and Jamie xx. LMT Stage Lāčplēsis StageNarvesen Stage July 15, 2022Jamie xx Caribou SoFaygoAsaf Avidan Yves Tumor & Its Band Black Midi Sudden Lights NēArturs Skutelis Būū rolands če Grupa Sigma PRUSAX ZEĻĢIS Ods Elizabete Gaile July 16, 2022ASAP Rocky Thundercat Megan Thee Stallion Ansis BasThe Avalanches (DJ set) Black Country, New Road Tribes of the City VIŅA Gram-Of-FunCiti 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.
Line-up Main stage Lāčplēsis stage Friday, July 26 Disclosure The 1975 ansis Daddy Was a Milkman Cut Copy Elderbrook Rick Feds Bezgalībieši July 27 Underworld Royal Blood Superorganism Emma-Jean Thackray Ivan Dorn Ewert and The Two Dragons Husky Loops Adam Naas
Positivus Festival 2018 The festival took place on July 20–22, 2018.
Line-up Main stage Other stagePiena svētki stageArts And Nature Stage Friday, July 20 Years & Years Tove Lo NOËP Ivan Dorn Dead Furies Saturday, July 21 The Prodigy Arturiks Šaginovs Maigonis Stirnpisis Imka. Shipsea. Nepariet MESA Youngr Artikus Seksulikus Rolandos Se Tankos| Sunday, July 22 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Lauv DaGamba Confidence Man Frankie Animal Satellites LV Rīgas Modes
Positivus Festival 2017 The festival took place on July 14–16, 2017.
Line-up Lattelecom Stage Nordea StageElectric Room StagePalladium StageArts And Nature Stage July 14 Pixies Maxïmo Park Nothing But Thieves Trad.Attack! Grandmaster Flash JP Cooper Cigarettes After Sex Margaret Glaspy Get Your Gun Aeroplane AraabMuzik Makree 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 Ellie Goulding Rae Sremmurd Kamasi Washington Dzelzs Vilks Austra Rhye L.A. Salami DaGamba Daddy Was A Milkman Crookers Kingdom DJ Aspirīns vs DJ Toms Grēviņš NOËP Raimonds Tiguls and Moonlight Sound Design Fakts Teachers Francobollo Rachel Claudio & Rick Feds Lepatriinu Riga Improvisation Theatre Comedy Latvia Tehnikums Viņa Platon Buravicky Pachamama Beats Sign Libra Āres July 16 Alt-J The Lumineers José González Mew Ray BLK Julia Jacklin Pienvedēja Piedzīvojumi Eska Rudelies Rīgas DJ Skola: DJ Dubra, DJ PM2Theam, DJ Aspirins Satellites LV Mesa Bucharest Go Away Bird Mauno Meesit Mārcis Auziņš Sūdi Tīna Šipkēvica Woman Stand Up Comedy Estonia Kapelmeistars Group
Positivus festival 2016 The festival took place on July 15–17, 2016.
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Lattelecom stage Nordea stage Palladium stage I Love You stage Red Bull Music Academy stage Arts 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 stage Nordea stage Palladium stage I Love You stage Red Bull Music academy Dabas 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 stage Nordea stage Palladium stage I Love You stage Red 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 MØ 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 Nē 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 stage Nordea stage I Love You stage Palladium stage Red Bull Music academy Dabas 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.
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