8 Best US Music Festivals this Summer Where will you be putting on your dancing shoes this summer? Gather all your friends and check out which US music festival you want to visit this year! We selected 8 of the finest music festival in the US this summer.
Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, Tennessee - May 2-4 If you like to catch a wide variety of acts in one weekend, Beale Street Music Festival is a great option. This festival can please any kind of music lover with artists like Snoop Dogg, Alabama Shakes and Los Rabanes. It is held at the historic Beale Street, overlooking the beautiful Mississippi River.
Sasquatch! Festival Quincy, Washington - May 23-25, July 4-6 Sasquatch! is the ideal festival break during two big holiday weekends: the weekend of Memorial Day and the weekend of the 4th of July. The first weekend will show artists like Outkast, M.I.A. or Queens of the Stone Age. The festival takes place in the beautiful amphitheater ‘The Gorge’, which is carved in the basalt cliffs high above the Columbia River Gorge in Quincy.
Electric Daisy Carnival New York City, New York - May 24-25 As the name says, this festival is all about the electronic music. This edition is considered to be the warm-up for the biggest edition, which takes place in Las Vegas (which is already sold out). But with names such as Adam Beyer, Afrojack and 2manydjs New York will also definitely heat up!
Governors Ball Randall’s Island, New York City– June 6-8 Are you ready for a silent disco, ping pong, crazy photo booths and amazing lawn games? Than make sure to get your ticket for the Governors Ball. The lineup is crawling with big names like Vampire Weekend, Jack White and The Strokes. Hopefully the sun will also be joining this year, as last year’s Governors Ball turned into a mud fest thanks to a tropical storm.
Warped Tour Different locations in North America – June 14 – August 3 Warped Tour stops in more than 40 cities throughout North America this summer. The tour stops at a different location almost every day! In one day a complete mini city will be build up and torn down. The lineup varies every day, so check out where you want to experience your day of the Warped Tour. Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois – August 1-3 The festival will be held at the beautiful Grant Park in Chicago. The park provides the city’s skyline as decor, while you are listening to artists as Eminem, Kings of Leon and Lorde. When you get hungry, you can indulge yourself with dozens of healthy, fresh and local food options.
Burning Man! Black Rock Desert, Nevada – August 25 – September 1 Once a year a fantasy metropolis emerges in the isolated desert of northern Nevada. The metropolis, called ‘Black Rock City’, has the most fascinating art installations, improbable structures and extraordinary events. This year a caravansary will be created ‘that occupies the crossroads of a dreamland: a bazaar of the bizarre.’
Tomorrowworld Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia – September 26 – 28 Tomorrowworld is the American sister of the well-known Tomorrowland, which is considered one of the best festivals in the world. This year will be the second edition. Get the complete vacation feeling by staying on its ‘Dreamville’ camping area at the beautiful green Chattahoochee hills.
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