It’s supposedly Spring in Chicago, but tell that to the 8 inches of snow we got this weekend. The only season you can count on is Festival Season. Here’s a quick guide to all things festival.
Summer Camp: May 23rd-25th: Chillicothe, IL
moe. Umphrey’s McGee, George Clinton and Parliament, The Flaming Lips, The Roots, G.Love, The New Pornographers, STS9, Girl Talk, Blind Melon, The Hue
Wakarusa: June 5th-8th: Lawrence, Kansas
The Flaming Lips, Emmylou Harris, Cake, Zappa Plays Zappa, STS9, Mickey Hart Band, Blackalicious, Keller Williams, Buckethead, Ozomatli, Galactic, State Radio, Dr. Dog
Bonnaroo: June 12th-15th: Mannchester, Tenn.
Pearl Jam, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Phil Lesh and Friends, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The Allman Brothers, The Raconteurs, Willie Nelson, Death Cab for Cutie, Tiesto, B.B. King, Ben Folds, M.I.A, Stephen Marley, Zappa Plays Zappa, MGMT, Lupe Fiasco, Robert Randolph, Lez Zeppelin, Umphrey’s McGee…
Comedy: Chris Rock, Brian Posehn, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo,
Rothbury: July 3rd-6th: Rothbury, Michigan
Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Widespread Panic, Snoop Dogg, Primus, 311, Phil Lesh and Friends, Modest Mouse, Slightly Stoopid, STS9, The Black Keys, Gov’t Mule, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Yonder Mountain feat. Jon Fishman, MMW, Of Montreal, Disco Biscuits, Zappa Plays Zappa, The Wailers, The Dynamites, Jakob Dylan Mike Gordon.
Pitchfork: July 18th-20th: Chicago, IL
Animal Collective, !!!, Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Spiritualized, M. Ward, Boris. Extra Golden, El Guincho, No Age, Atlas Sound…
Mile High Festival: July 19th and 20th. Near Denver, CO
Dave Mathews, Tom Petty, John Mayer, The Black Crows, Steve Winwood, Spoon, Flogging Molly, The Roots, moe. Rodrigo y Gabriela.
10 k Lakes: July 23-26th
Phil Lesh and Friends, The Flaming Lips, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, MMSW, Dark Star Orchestra, Slightly Stoopid, The Wood Brothers, Mickey H
art Band, The Hue, more to be announced…
Lollapalooza: August 1st to 3rd Grant Park, Chicago, IL.
RADIOHEAD AND NIN…many more to follow April 7th…
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- New Mile High Festival Announced!
- Bonnaroo additions: Wood Brothers and Stephen Marley
- Gov’t Mule and a bit of Ani & Blind Melon
3 Responses
don’t miss the Deep Blues Festival. The most unique festival every. 3 days of alternative, punk blues. This is not your parent’s blues festival.
http://www.deepbluesfestival.com
http://www.myspace.com/deepbluesfestival
Posted on March 24th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Thanks! I’ll add it to the preview. Any artists that we should make sure to see and or interview?
Posted on March 24th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Also don’t forget New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest April 24-May 5. Two weeks of the most incredible music of your life- all day and all night.
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
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