Lian Island is also home to an annual music extravaganza featuring some of China's most famous pop stars.

Montpellier tips in with both a first-class dance festival (June 22-July 7, www.montpellierdanse.com) and classical music extravaganza (July 11-28, www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com).

Hordes of country fans apparently thought so, arriving en masse to the second year of Stagecoach, a three-day live music extravaganza billed simply as "California's Country Music Festival."

Public television here has been especially active and is now capping its efforts with a two-part music extravaganza entitled "Celebrating Gershwin."

He also plans to add $20 million of amenities, including an interactive music extravaganza and a laser light show to draw tourists.

No mud, no rain, no queues - the Lake of Stars festival is a music extravaganza with a difference.

This 10-day jam-packed music extravaganza featured a wide range of genres and over 50 of the planet's hottest artistes, with more than 45 hours of live music.

Watch all the performances from Manchester's music extravaganza.

Recording his first solo CD on his own label in 1995, Anderson placed himself on the road in support of "Working Class", a country-blues-rock-roots music extravaganza produced by Wakeman.

The village has twice played host to the Combe Sunday event, a music extravaganza which attracted 4,000 visitors to the village in 2006.