🇺🇸 Sips & Sounds Music Festival 2026
Real-Time Online Performance (1st Showday to 5 days after last showday)39 postsi33.4k engagementsi4.4% Real-Time ERi403.0k video viewsi32.8k likesi606 commentsiSentiment: 🔥🔥🔥🔥i
OwnershipCompany: C3 / Group: Live Nation
FESTIVAL ENGAGEMENT INDEX SCORE
51.5
2026
FEI
🌎 Ranked: #105 Worldwide
🇺🇸 Ranked: #26 in United States
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🌎 Ranked: #48 in the World for Pop•🇺🇸 Ranked: #7 in United States for Pop•🌎 Ranked: #47 in the World for Rock•🇺🇸 Ranked: #10 in United States for Rock•🌎 Ranked: #48 in the World for Pop•🇺🇸 Ranked: #7 in United States for Pop•🌎 Ranked: #47 in the World for Rock•🇺🇸 Ranked: #10 in United States for Rock•
For Real-Time Posting Volume (39)
🌎 Ranked: #171 in the World
🇺🇸 Ranked: #40 in United States
For Real-Time Posting Volume (39)
🌎 Ranked: #171 in the World
🇺🇸 Ranked: #40 in United States
For # Total Engagements (33.4k)
🌎 Ranked: #179 in the World
🇺🇸 Ranked: #38 in United States
For Real-Time Engagement Rate (4.4%)
🌎 Ranked: #57 in the World
🇺🇸 Ranked: #19 in United States
For Sentiment Rating (🔥🔥🔥🔥)
🌎 Ranked: #55 in the World
🇺🇸 Ranked: #14 in United States
What's shaping this score?
High reaction rate, low reach and volume
What's Working
When Sips & Sounds posts, people respond. The share of viewers who stop and react sits ahead of most festivals globally, a rare strength that shows the audience that does see the content finds it worth engaging with.
The comments run positive. People left happy and went back to say it, placing sentiment in the top half of festivals worldwide and well ahead of most US festivals.
On Instagram, where the festival concentrates its effort, the engagement rate ranks in the top 25% among Instagram accounts, proving the core audience is primed and reactive.
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Most engaging posts, this edition
1Insta ReelView post ↗We had the best time with @therunaroundsband 🫶 🎥 @lochkeyvideo
2Insta CarouselView post ↗The only & only @xtina 👑 📸 @rohofoto
3Insta ReelView post ↗Meet me at @majorlazer 🪩 🎥 @lochkeyvideo
4Insta CarouselView post ↗We only wanna dance with @therunaroundsband 🎸 📸 @helloisandrewphoto
5Insta Post (static)View post ↗Cheers to a magical night at Auditorium Shores ✨🥂 📸 @helloisandrewphoto
Relative position
100
🇬🇧 C2C: Country to Country (AEG Presents / AEG)
FEI52.0
101
🇨🇿 Colours of Ostrava (Independent)
FEI51.9
102
🇫🇮 Tuska (Superstruct)
FEI51.9
103
🇮🇹 Firenze Rocks (Live Nation Italy / Live Nation)
FEI51.7
104
🇬🇧 Forbidden Forest (Independent)
FEI51.6
105
🇺🇸 Sips & Sounds Music Festival (C3 / Live Nation)
FEI51.5
106
🇺🇸 Lost In Dreams (Insomniac / Live Nation)
FEI51.3
107
🇸🇪 Broken Summer (FKP Scorpio / CTS Eventim)
FEI51.3
108
🇳🇿 Electric Avenue (Independent)
FEI50.9
109
🇬🇧 Fly Open Air (Independent)
FEI50.7
110
🇳🇱 Bospop (Mojo Concerts / Live Nation)
FEI50.3
Score history
First scored edition. The score history graph appears from the second edition, with annual change flags.