15 Music Festivals to Spark Your Summer Plans
Sizzling hot summer music festivals are kicking into high gear. One week and counting before the holiday weekend – the official start to summertime fun. Whether you fancy indie-pop or rock; bluegrass and country; hip-hop or electric dance music, there is a festival for you. Here are 15 sizzling hot summer music festivals to spark your summer planning.
SOCIALLY SPARKED TOP 15 SUMMER MUSIC FESTS
SUMMERSTAGE
WHEN: May thru October
WHERE: New York City Central Park
TICKETS: most free. for on sale click here
WHO: Govt Mule, Mavis Staples, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Umphree’s McGee, Regina Spektor, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band with Special Guests and more.
WEBSITE: summerstage
SUMMERCAMP
WHERE: Chillicothe, Il
WHEN: May 26-May 28
TICKETS: on sale here
CAMPING: Yes
WHO: Moe, Umphrey’s McGee, Anastasio Band, Pretty Lights Live, Zeds Dead, Primus, Govt Mule, Run The Jewels, The Disco Biscuits, Grammatik, Mike Gordon, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Destructo, Eoto, Everyone Orchestra, The Floozies, Ganja White Knight, Keller Williams Kwahtro, Railroad Earth and more.
Website: summercampfestival
GOVERNOR'S BALL
WHEN: June 2-4
WHERE: New York City, Randall’s Island
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: Tool, Chance the Rapper, Phoenix, Childish Gambino, Lorde, Flume, Wu-Tang Clan, Wiz Khalifa, Beach House, Air, Rae Sremmurd, Tove Lo, BANKS, Charli XCX, A$AP Ferg, Kehlani, Skepta, Parquet Courts, and more.
WEBSITE: governorsballmusicfestival
BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 8-11
WHERE: Manchester, TN
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Major Lazer, Flume, Lorde, The XX, Travis Scott, Cage the Elephant, Tove Lo, Future Islands, The Head and the Heart, Tegan & Sara, Cold War Kids, Michael Kiwanuka, Crystal Castles, Tory Lanez, Milky Chance, and more.
WEBSITE: bonnaroo.com
CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 9-11
WHERE: Chicago, IL
TICKETS: free
WHO: Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Rhymefest, John Primer and The Real Deal, Nellie “Tiger” Travis, William Bell, Gary Clark Jr., Rhiannon Giddens, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Theo Huff and the New Agenda Band and many more.
WEBSITE: chicagobluesfestival
TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 15-18
WHERE: Telluride, CO
CAMPING: yes
TICKETS: on sale here
WHO: Sam Bush Band, Brandi Carlile, Dierks Bentley, The Travelin’ McCourys, Dispatch, Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Béla Fleck & Chris Thile, Elephant Revival, Punch Brothers, Hot Rize, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas Band, Tim O’Brien, Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, The East Pointers, Fireball Mail, Telluride Troubadour and more.
WEBSITE: telluridebluegrassfestival
MOUNTAIN JAM FEST
WHEN: June 15-18, 2017
WHERE: Hunter Mountain, NY
CAMPING: yes
TICKETS: on sale here
WHO: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Steve Miller Band, The String Cheese Incident, Peter Frampton, The Head and the Heart, Gary Clark, Jr, Michael Franti & Spearhead, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Strumbellas, Matisyahu, Shovels & Rope, The Revivalists, Hollis Brown, Amy Helm and more.
WEBSITE: mountainjam.com
FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 15-18, 2017
WHERE: Dover, DE
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: The Weeknd, Muse, Twenty One Pilots, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan, Flume, Weezer, The Shins, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Dillon Francis, Miike Snow, Kesha, Franz Ferdinand, Galantis, Tory Lanez, Glass Animals, Phantogram, AFI, OK Go, The Naked and Famous, Busta Rhymes, BANKS, Bleachers, Misterwives, T-Pain, Wale, Bob Moses, Cashmere Cat, and more.
WEBSITE: fireflyfestival.com
SUMMERFEST
WHEN: June 28-July 2 and July 4-9, 2017
WHERE: Milwaukee, WI
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Migos, Future, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, The Shins, Flume, Deerhoof, Big Sean, Luke Bryan, Pink, The Chainsmokers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Paul Simon, Alessia Cara, DNCE, Steve Aoki, Willy Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Tegan & Sara, Bleachers, Girl Talk, Toto, T-Pain, and more.
WEBSITE: summerfest.com
ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHEN: June 30-July 2
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: Diana Ross, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Solange, Chaka Khan, India.Arie, Jazmine Sullivan, Yuna, Lizzo, Shaggy, Teyana Taylor, Sir the Baptist, June’s Diary, Ro James, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and more.
WEBSITE: essencefestival
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHEN: July 14-16
WHERE: Chicago, IL
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, Solange, PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Mitski, The Avalanches, Danny Brown, Thurston Moore, Vince Staples, Arca, Dirty Projectors, D∆WN, Frankie Cosmos, Priests, Kamaiyah, Arab Strap, Cherry Glazerr, Ride, and more.
WEBSITE: pitchfork.com
FYF FEST
WHEN: July 21-23, 2017
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: Missy Elliott, Björk, Frank Ocean, Nine Inch Nails, A Tribe Called Quest, A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, Iggy Pop, Solange, Run the Jewels, Flying Lotus, Anderson .Paak, MGMT, Slowdive, Angel Olsen, Kehlani, Blonde Redhead, and more.
WEBSITE: fyffest.com
PANORAMA
WHEN: July 28-30
WHERE: NYC, NY
CAMPING: no
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: Frank Ocean, Solange, MGMT, Future Islands, Tame Impala, Belle and Sebastian, Nine Inch Nails, A Tribe Called Quest, Justice, Mitski, Angel Olsen, Tyler the Creator, Cashmere Cat, Spoon, Nick Murphy, DJ Shadow, Vance Joy, Kiiara, Noname, Cherry Glazerr, and more.
WEBSITE: panorama.nyc
LOLLAPALOOZA
WHEN: August 3-6
WHERE: Chicago, IL
CAMPING: no
TICKETS: on sale here
WHO: Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Muse, Arcade Fire, The XX, Lorde, Blink 182, DJ Snake, Justice, Alt-J, Run The Jewels, Cage The Elephant, Whiz Khalifa, Big Sean, The Head and the Heart, Foster The People, The Shins, Ryan Adams, Kascade, Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, Grammatik, Little Dragon and more.
WEBSITE: lollapalooza.com
AFROPUNK BROOKLYN
WHEN: August 26-27
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
TICKETS: On sale here
WHO: SZA, Nao, Willow Smith, Kaytranada, Dizzee Rascal, Protoje, Sinkane, King, Son Little, serpentwithfeet, Sampha, Thundercat, Macy Gray, Princess Nokia, Sango, The Cool Kids, The Skins, and more.
WEBSITE: afropunkfest.com
There are hundreds of music festivals around the country in every state this summer, so check back or online for your city’s lineups. — Abbe is SociallySparked. @sosparkednews @asparks01
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