List of Music Festivals For Summer 2014
If you have time to travel this summer, attend any of the summer music festivals around the country. See the list of Music Festivals for this summer 2014 below.
1. Telluride Bluegrass Festival
What: Bluegrass
When: June 19-22, 2014
Where: Telluride, Colorado
Why: The popularity of the 1973 edition has been credited as the beginning of a Bluegrass revival in America, so there’s history here folks. And Bluegrass. Lots of Bluegrass.
Who: Nickel Creek, Steve Winwood, Jason Isbell, Andrew Bird, Bela Fleck and much, much more
2. Bumbershoot
What: International music and arts
When: August 30-September 1, 2014
Where: Seattle, Washington
Why: It’s Seattle’s longest-lived music and arts festival. What better way to spend Labor Day Weekend than hanging out in the Pacific Northwest listening to new artists?
Who: The Replacements, Real Estate, Mac Demarco, Wu-Tang Clan, Elvis Costello and much, much more
3. Hopscotch
What: National and international music in nearly every genre
When: September 4-6, 2014
Where: Raleigh, North Carolina
Why: From rock and punk to hip-hop and dance to alt-country and folk to heavy metal and noise, this North Carolina festival has it all. Skip Lollapalooza and head to Hopscotch.
Who: Spoon, St. Vincent, De La Soul, Mastodon, Death, Thurston Moore, Jamie XX and much, much more
4. Mysteryland
What: Electronic and dance
When: May 23-26, 2014
Where: Bethel Woods, New York
Why: It’s billed as the longest running festival in the world, and it’s the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
Who: Steve Aoki, Nicky Romero, Moby, Flosstradamus, Kaskade and much, much more
5. Gathering of the Vibes
What: Everything Grateful Dead
When: July 31-August 3, 2014
Where: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Why: Obviously, to act like a deadhead for a weekend.
Who: John Fogerty, Edward Sharpe, Ziggy Marley, Widespread Panic, Rodrigo y Gabriela and much, much more
6. Forecastle
What: Everything, mostly indie and alternative
When: July 18-20, 2014
Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Why: Outkast and Jack White at the same venue? We’re there.
Who: Outkast, Jack White, Ray Lamontagne, Band of Horses, Dwight Yoakam, Beck and much, much more
8. Newport Folk Festival
What: Folk!
When: July 25-27, 2014
Where: Newport, Rhode Island
Why: It’s been around since 1959 as the sister festival to Newport Jazz, celebrating folk, blues, country, bluegrass and rock.
Who: Ryan Adams, Jimmy Cliff, Deer Tick, Kurt Vile, Conor Oberst, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy and much, much more
9. Pickathon
What: Everything, mostly indie and alternative
When: August 1-3, 2014
Where: Happy Valley, Oregon
Why: Happy Valley? We want to go to there.
Who: Nickel Creek, Warpaint, Foxygen, Parquet Courts, Angel Olsen, Robbie Fulks and much, much more
10. Merge 25
What: Merge Records bands
When: July 23-26, 2014
Where: Carrboro, North Carolina
Why: It’s an indie/alternative party! Wax nostalgic on 25 years of Merge-dom.
Who: Lambchop, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Mould, Superchunk (!!!), Eleanor Friedberger and much, much more
11. Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
What: Indie
When: August 1-3, 2014
Where: Montreal, Canada (Yes, we’re taking you out of the U.S.)
Why: We wanted an excuse to go to Quebec.
Who: Skrillex, Foster the People, Nick Cave, Chromeo, Haim and much, much more
12. Hudson Music Project
What: Contemporary pop and indie
When: July 11-13, 2014
Where: Saugerties, New York
Why: There are art installations, a game center and carnival rides, just a few reasons you should skip the bigger New York City festivals and head to the Hudson.
Who: Kendrick Lamar, Matt & Kim, Modest Mouse, Bonobo, STS9, Flying Lotus and much, much more
13. Afropunk
What: Punk and alternative
When: August 23-24, 2014
Where: Brooklyn, New York
Why: Last year had Mykki Blanco and Saul Williams, so we’re pretty excited to see what this summer brings.
Who: TBD