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TOP MUSIC FESTIVALS IN 2013
Wakarusa
Inception: 2004
Location: Ozark, AK
Wakarusa 2013 Dates: May 30–June 2
Wakarusa 2013 Lineup: Widepsread Panic, Dispatch, STS9, The Black Crowes, Amon Tobin, Snoop Lion, Umphrey’s McGee, Younder Mountain String Band, Gogol Bordello, Zed’s Dead, and more…
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup: Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers, Primus, Weir, Robinson & Green Acoustic Trio, Umphrey’s McGee, Slightly Stoopid, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Girl Talk
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Inception: 1974
Location: Telluride, CO
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2013 Dates: June 20-23
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Dispatch, String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Feist, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jackson Browne, and more…
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2012 Lineup: John Fogerty, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sam Bush Band, John Prine, K.D. Lang, The Siss Boom Bang
Electric Forest
Inception: 2011
Location: Rothbury, MI
Electric Forest 2013 Dates: June 27 – 30
Electric Forest 2013 Lineup: The String Cheese Incident, Pretty Lights, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Knife Party, Above & Beyond, Dispatch, Lotus, Benny Benassi, Yeasayer, beats Antique, and more…
Electric Forest 2012 Lineup: String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, STS9, Thievery Corporation, Girl Talk, Santigold, Steve Aoki, Ghostland Observatory
Gathering of the Vibes
Inception: 1996
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Gathering of the Vibes 2013 Dates: July 25-28
Gathering of the Vibes 2013 Lineup: Phil Lesh & Friends, The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, The Roots, Funky Meters, John Butler Trio, Galactic, Dark Star Orchestra, Tribal Seeds, and more…
Gathering of the Vibes 2012 Lineup: Primus, Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Bruce Hornsby, STS9, Mickey Hart Band, Strangefolk Reunion, Yonder Mountain String Band
Summer Camp
Inception: 2001
Location: Chillicothe, IL
Summer Camp 2013 Dates: May 24-26
Summer Camp 2013 Lineup: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Trey Anastasio Band, STS9, The Avett Brothers, Thievery Corporation, Zeds Dead, Big Gigantic, Yonder Mountain String Band, and more…
Summer Camp 2012 Lineup: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Jane’s Addiction, Pretty Lights, Primus, Bob Weir, Gov’t Mule, Keller Williams
Camp Bisco
Inception: 1999
Location: Mariaville, NY
Camp Bisco 2013 Dates: July 11-13
Camp Bisco 2013 Lineup: Aeroplane, Animal Collective, Bassnectar, Boys Noize, Com Truise, Dan Deacon, Dillon Francis, Disco Biscuits Flosstradamus, and more…
Camp Bisco 2012 Lineup: Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, Skrillex, Amon Tobin, Crystal Castles, Atmosphere, Big Boi, Shpongle, A-Trak, Lotus
Coachella
Inception: 1999
Location: Indio, CA
Coachella 2013 Dates: 4/12 - 4/14; 4/19 - 4/21
Coachella 2013 Lineup: Stone Roses, Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, and more...
Coachella 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Dr. Dre & Snoop w/ special appearance by Tupac
SS Coachella 2013 Dates: TBA
SS Coachella 2013 Lineup: TBA
SS Coachella 2012 Bahamas Dates: 12/16 - 12/19
SS Coachella 2012 Jamaica Dates: 12/19 - 12/23
SS Coachella 2012 Bahamas Lineup: Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk, James Murphy, Sleigh Bells, Simian Mobile Disco, Z-Trip, and more...
SS Coachella 2012 Jamaica Lineup: Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk, James Murphy, Sleigh Bells, Simian Mobile Disco, Z-Trip, and more...
Austin City Limits
Inception: 2002
Location: Austin, TX
Austin City Limits 2013 Dates: 10/4 - 10/6; 10/11 - 10/13
Austin City Limits 2013 Lineup: TBA
Austin City Limits 2012 Dates: 10/12 - 10/14
Austin City Limits 2012 Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers, AVICII, Bassnectar, Gotye, M83
Date |
Event |
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| Friday TBD | Austin City Limits Festival (3 Day Pass) with Muse, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand Zilker Park – Austin, TX | |
| Friday 11:00 AM | Austin City Limits Festival Zilker Park – Austin, TX | |
| Saturday 11:00 AM | Austin City Limits Festival (Saturday Pass) Zilker Park – Austin, TX | |
Bonnaroo
Inception: 2002
Location: Manchester, TN
Bonnaroo 2013 Dates: 6/13 - 6/16
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, and more...
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, The Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Skrillex
Date |
Event |
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| Thursday 12:00 PM | Bonnaroo Music Festival (4 Day Pass) with Bjork, Nas, Cat Power Manchester Farm – Manchester, TN | |
| Friday TBD | Bonnaroo Music Festival (3 Day Pass) Manchester Farm – Manchester, TN | |
| Saturday TBD | Bonnaroo Music Festival (2 Day Pass) Manchester Farm – Manchester, TN | |
Lollapalooza
Inception: 1991/2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza 2013 Dates: 8/2 - 8/4
Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, The Killers, The National, and more...
Lollapalooza 2012 Dates: 8/3 - 8/5
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup: Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justice, Bassnectar, Avicii, Kaskade - see official Lollapalooza 2012 lineup video below
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Electric Zoo
Inception: 2009
Location: New York, NY
Electric Zoo 2013 Dates: 8/30 - 9/1
Electric Zoo 2013 Lineup: AVICII, Above & Beyond, Knife Party, TIESTO, Bassnectar, Armin Van Buuren, Steve Aoki, and more...
Electric Zoo 2012 Dates: 8/31 - 9/2
Electric Zoo 2012 Lineup: David Guetta, Axwell, Tiesto, 12th Planet, A-Trak, Above & Beyond, Adventure Club, ATB, Autoerotique, Benny Benassi, Bloody Beatroots (DJ Set)
Date |
Event |
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| Friday TBD | Electric Zoo Festival (3 Day Pass) Randalls Island – New York, NY | |
| Friday 11:00 AM | Electric Zoo Festival Randalls Island – New York, NY | |
| Saturday 11:00 AM | Electric Zoo Festival Randalls Island – New York, NY | |
Sasquatch!
Inception: 2002
Location: George, WA
Sasquatch 2013 Dates: 5/24 - 5/27
Sasquatch 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, The xx, The Lumineers, Arctic Monkeys, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and more...
Sasquatch 2012 Lineup: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, The Shins, Girl Talk, Feist, Tenacious D, Nero
Date |
Event |
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| Friday 12:00 PM | Sasquatch! Festival (Friday Pass) Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA | |
| Friday 3:55 PM | Sasquatch! Festival (4 Day Pass) with Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Sigur Ros Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA | |
| Saturday 12:00 PM | Sasquatch! Festival (SATURDAY Pass) with Sigur Ros Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA | |
Ultra
Inception: 1999
Location: Miami, FL
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Dates: Weekend 1: 3/15 - 3/17; Weekend 2: 3/22 - 3/24
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Lineup: Avicii, Afrojack, Bassnectar, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, and more...
Ultra Music Festival 2012 Dates: 3/23 - 3/25
Ultra Music Festival 2012 Lineup: David Guetta, Tiesto, Justice, Skrillex, Avicii, Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox
Date |
Event |
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| Friday TBD | Ultra Music Festival (3 Day Pass) Bayfront Park – Miami, FL | |
| Friday 10:00 AM | Ultra Music Festival (Friday Pass) Bayfront Park – Miami, FL | |
| Saturday TBD | Ultra Music Festival (Saturday Pass) Bayfront Park – Miami, FL | |
Voodoo Experience
Inception: 2005
Location: New Orleans, LA
Voodoo Festival 2013 Dates: 11/1 - 11/3
Voodoo Festival 2013 Lineup: Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Calvin Harris, Bassnectar, Paramore, Afrojack, Big Gigantic, and more...
Voodoo Festival 2012 Dates: 10/26 - 10/28
Voodoo Festival 2012 Lineup: Green Day, Neil Young, Skrillex, Justice, AWOLNATION, Tomahawk, Bootsy Collins
Date |
Event |
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| Friday 12:00 PM | Voodoo Music Experience (3 Day Pass) New Orleans City Park – New Orleans, LA | |
Newport Folk Festival
Inception: 1959
Location: Newport, RI
Newport Folk Festival 2013 Dates: 7/26 - 7/28
Newport Folk Festival 2013 Lineup: Beck, The Avett Brothers, Feist, The Lumineers, Trombone Shorty, Father John Misty, and more...
Newport Folk Festival 2012 Dates: 7/27 - 7/29
Newport Folk Festival 2012 Lineup: Iron and Wine, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Blitzen Trapper, Megafaun
Date |
Event |
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| Friday 2:25 PM | Newport Folk Festival (3 Day Pass) with Beck, Feist, Andrew Bird Fort Adams State Park – Newport, RI | |
| Friday 2:30 PM | Newport Folk Festival (Friday Pass) Fort Adams State Park – Newport, RI | |
| Friday 9:00 PM | Dawes with Newport Folk Festival Jane Pickens Theater – Newport, RI tickets from $ | |
SXSW - South by Southwest
Inception: 1987
Location: Austin, TX
SXSW 2013 Dates: 3/12 - 3/17
SXSW 2013 Lineup: Greenday, Earl Sweatshirt, Jim James, Alt-J, Major Lazer, Wavves, Toro y Moi, Kris Allen, and more...
SXSW 2012 Lineup: B.o.B, Citizen Cope, Counting Crows, Eve 6, Hoodie Allen
Bumbershoot
Inception: 1971
Location: Seattle, WA
Bumbershoot 2013 Dates: 9/2 - 9/4
Bumbershoot 2013 Lineup: TBA
Bumbershoot 2012 Dates: 9/1 - 9/3
Bumbershoot 2012 Lineup: Jane's Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex, Gotye, Mac Miller, Big Sean, M83, AWOLNATION, Passion Pit, M. Ward
Date |
Event |
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| Saturday TBD | Bumbershoot (Saturday Pass) Seattle Center – Seattle, WA | |
| Saturday 12:00 PM | Bumbershoot (3 Day Pass) with Death Cab for Cutie, MGMT, Crystal Castles Seattle Center – Seattle, WA | |
| Sunday 12:00 PM | Bumbershoot (Sunday Pass) Seattle Center – Seattle, WA | |
Austin Psych Fest
Inception: 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Austin Psych Fest 2013 Dates: 4/26 - 4/28
Austin Psych Fest 2013 Lineup: The Moving Sidewalks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Boris, Acid Mothers Temple, Deerhunter, and more...
Austin Psych Fest 2012 Lineup: The Black Angels, Explosions in the Sky, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Beach Fossils, Disappears, Tia Carerra, Golden Boys, UME, The Young
Date |
Event |
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| Saturday 9:30 PM | The Invincible Spirit with Austin Psych Fest Kantine Augsburg – Augsburg, Germany tickets from $ | |
Burning Man
Inception: 1986
Location: Black Rock, NV
Burning Man 2013 Dates: 8/26 - 9/2
Burning Man 2012 Dates: 8/27 - 9/3
Date |
Event |
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| Monday 1:00 PM | Burning Man Festival - Gerlach Black Rock City – Gerlach, NV | |
Outside Lands
Inception: 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
Outside Lands 2013 Dates: 8/9 - 8/11
Outside Lands 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kaskade, Vampire Weekend, Pretty Lights, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more...
Outside Lands 2012 Dates: 8/10 - 8/12
Outside Lands 2012 Lineup: Metallica, Foo Fighters, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Beck, Skrillex, Sigur Ros, Justice, Passion Pit, Big Boi
CMJ Marathon
Inception: 2002
Location: New York City, NY
CMJ Marathon 2013 Dates: 10/15 - 10/19
CMJ Marathon 2013 Lineup: TBA
CMJ Marathon 2012 Dates: 10/16 - 10/20
CMJ Marathon 2012 Lineup: The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Kimbra, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Asher Roth, Dum Dum Girls, AraabMUZIK, Savages
Movement: Detroit Electronic
Inception: 2000
Location: Detroit, MI
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2013 Dates: 5/25 -5/27
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2013 Lineup: A Tribe Called Quest, Maka, Big Gigantic, Slam, Art Department, Ryan Elliot, Dave Clarke, Carl Craig, and more...
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2013 Lineup: Awaiting Announcement
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Public Enemy, Major Lazer, Mr. Oizo, Claude VonStroke, Busy-P
North by Northeast
Inception: 1995
Location: Toronto, Canada
North by Northeast 2013 Dates: 6/10 - 6/16
North by Northeast 2013 Lineup: Social Distortion, Big Boi, Joey Bada$$, The National, Moon King, Fucked Up, White Lung, and more...
North by Northeast 2012 Lineup: The Flaming Lips, Bad Religion, of Montreal, Purity Ring, Raekwon & Ghotsface Killah
Electric Daisy Carnival New York
Inception: 2012
Location: New York City, NY
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2013 Dates: 5/17 - 5/18
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2013 Lineup: Adam F, Afrojack, La Roux, Calvin Harris, R3hab, Zeds Dead, Foreign Beggars, Empire of the Sun, and more...
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2012 Lineup: Afrojack, Avicii, Bassnectar, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris, R3HAB, Chuckie
Date |
Event |
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| Friday TBD | Electric Daisy Carnival (3 Day Pass) with David Guetta, Tiesto, Benny Benassi Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL | |
| Saturday 5:00 PM | Electric Daisy Carnival Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL tickets from $ | |
| Sunday 5:00 PM | Electric Daisy Carnival (Sunday Pass) Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL tickets from $ | |
Summerfest Milwaukee
Inception: 1968
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Summerfest Milwaukee 2013 Dates: 6/26 - 7/7
Summerfest Milwaukee 2013 Lineup: fun., Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jason Aldean, New Kids on the Block, Rush, Tim McGraw, The Violent Femmes, and more...
Summerfest Milwaukee 2012 Lineup: Big Time Rush, Iron Maiden, The Beach Boys, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond, Lady Antebellum
Date |
Event |
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| Wednesday 7:30 PM | Summerfest with Violent Femmes, The Avett Brothers Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI | |
| Thursday 7:00 PM | Summerfest with Tegan and Sara, fun. Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI | |
| Friday 7:30 PM | Summerfest with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Phil Vassar Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI | |
North Coast Music Festival
Inception: 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Dates: 9/1 - 9/3
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Lineup: TBA
North Coast Music Festival 2012 Dates: 8/31 - 9/2
North Coast Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Pretty Lights, Axwell, Atmosphere, Big Boi, Steve Aoki, Alesso, EOTO, Mord Fustang
Date |
Event |
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| Friday TBD | North Coast Music Festival (3 Day Pass) with Nas, Wu Tang Clan, Mac Miller Union Park – Chicago, IL | |
| Friday 12:00 PM | North Coast Music Festival (Friday Pass) Union Park – Chicago, IL | |
| Saturday 1:00 PM | North Coast Music Festival (Saturday Pass) with The Big Takeover Union Park – Chicago, IL | |
Free Press Summerfest
Inception: 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Free Press Summerfest 2013 Dates: 6/1 - 6/2
Free Press Summerfest 2013 Lineup: The Postal Service, Bassnectar, Iggy and the Stooges, Passion Pit, TV on the Radio, Calvin Harris, Alabama Shakes, of Monsters and Men, and more...
Free Press Summerfest 2012 Lineup: The Avett Brothers, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Afrojack, Primus, The Flaming Lips (Performing ‘Dark Side of the Moon’), Descendents, Major Lazer, Young The Giant, Portugal. The Man, Z-RO, Best Coast, Wavves, Diplo
Vans Warped Tour
Inception: 1995
Location: Various locations throughout the U.S.
Vans Warped Tour 2013 Dates: 6/15 - 8/4
Vans Warped Tour 2013 Lineup: Motion City Soundtrack, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Gin Wigmore, The Used, and more...
Vans Warped Tour 2012 Lineup: All Time Low, Anti Flag, New Found Glory, Of Mice And Men, Taking Back Sunday, We Are The In Crowd, Yellowcard
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