It’s basically Coachellaof the East Coast what with their art displays, silent disco, life-size games and the usual roster of festival headliners. First up this summer is The Governors Ball. If you’re down for a summer trip, consider looking at New York’s festival circuit. We’re talking AFI, Taking Back Sunday and the ultimate sad boy Morrisseyon the same lineup! I will accept nothing less than an encore of “Hairdresser on Fire”from Morrissey himself. Expect names like Alison Wonderland, Diplo and Yellow Claw this year.Īlright, we have to talk about When We Were Young, the first emo music festival of its kind. Could it be the commitment to theme with each event? The elaborate stage designs, the consistent heavy hitters topping the lineup? It’s actually all of the above and Insomniachas perfected the formula for an amazing rave. Insomniaceasily puts on the best EDM events in Southern California, sorry HARD. See their list of partnering hotels here. If you’re planning on going, Austinlooks out for out-of-towners. Over the span of six days (yes, six), musicians from around the world are showcased.

For now, let’s talk about the music festival itself. I’m not even going to get into the Interactive, Film and Comedy festivals that are part of SXSW because that’s just too overwhelming. Anyway, The Observatory outdid themselves by topping their lineup with the queen of R&B Erykah Badu. Jhene Aiko, Brandy, The Internet, Willow Smith, Ari Lennox…I can go on for days, trust me. My dear heart skipped a beat when the lineup for Soulquariuswas announced. Catch X Games vets take off the 16-foot jump in between sets and rock out to an eclectic lineup boasting everyone from YG to T V on the Radio. Single-day passes are still available online here. To be honest, it’s pretty punk rock that Olympic snowboarder Shaun Whitebrought a music festival and snowboarding contest to the middle of downtown Los Angeles with Air + Style. Where: Exposition Park, downtown Los Angeles There are, however, a multitude of other festivals you can start planning for now! We listed them by dates for your convenience. Unfortunately, tickets sell out the minute they go up so unless you had an alarm set for presale, you’re most likely not going. It has a killer lineup, it makes for an amazing Instagram story and you can talk about it year-round, or at least until the tickets for the next one go on sale. Coachellais basically THE festival for college students.

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