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2010 Summer Music Festivals

MANCHESTER, TN – JUNE 16: Fans dance as the sun goes down on the third day of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 16, 2007 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo credit: Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)

With summer vacation quickly approaching, many soon-to-be travelers are weighing their holiday options. For those music lovers, check out this top five list of popular music festivals taking place this summer:

1. Named best festival by Rolling Stone Magazine, Bonnaroo is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival hosted on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. The party gets under way June 10-13, rain or shine, with dozens of bands, including Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Norah Jones and Thievery Corporation. It costs around $250 for a four-day pass that includes camping and parking http://www.bonnaroo.com/

2. With eleven days of entertainment and some 3,000 artists, a visit to Quebec’s Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is guaranteed to keep your toes tapping. From June 25-July 6, festival-goers will have a chance to hear an eclectic line-up of performers from across all genres from blues to reggae, afro-funk to electronica. http://www.montrealjazzfest.com

3. Summerfest, the “world’s largest music festival” takes place in Milwaukee June 24- July 4. Over the 11 days, there are some 800 artists across 11 stages, with a range of performances. Some of the artists rumored to be there are: Sheryl Crow, Modest Mouse, Kool & the Gang, Public Enemy and Eric Clapton. http://www.summerfest.com/

4. Trying to do NYC on the cheap? Check out Summer Stage, a free performing arts festival in Central Park. This 25-year-old festival has everything from spoken word to stand-up comedy, with free big name performances from Hot Chip to the Flaming Lips. Tickets are first come/first served and gates open an hour before show times. http://www.summerstage.org/

5. Against a gorge backdrop in the middle of the Pacific North West, the Sasquatch Music Festival (from May 29–31 in Washington) will showcase all your favorite indie-rock bands, among them: Broken Social Scene, Massive Attack, Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Tegan and Sara, Ween and MGMT. Single day tickets are $70.00. For more info check out http://www.sasquatchfestival.com/

There are tons of great music festivals to hit this summer… which ones are you going to check out? Which ones are totally amazing and NEED to be on this list? Leave your comments below…

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Well, good news for me, thanks!

Brandt

excuse me but where is Wakarusa on this list?!

Prianka

I live in Austin, and although I sadly never take advantage of living in such a great, artsy city, ACL (Austin City Limits) is a great 3day music festival that takes place in the fall!

Simone J

Im heading to Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. Its held in an old fortress of the city and has a great line up. People, food, culture....Bliss

Derek

I love going to the Ottawa Bluesfest every year. it's in a great location in the flats just outside of downtown along a major transit rout so getting there is a cinch. and like the montreal one there broad range of performers that go including big names like the black eyed peas and many other indie bands. I have to say if you have never been to the capital of Canada, Bluesfest is a great excuse to go!

riley

its only a 3 hour drive from where i live, but i STILL think that Sasquatch is a terrible festival. mostly because of the venue. The gorge is beautiful, but the management is terrible. awful food, camping is miles away, too restrictive, etc.
venue/organization makes a big difference in festivals. thats why High Sierra Music Festival, Bumbershoot in Seattle, and Telluride Bluegrass are 3 worth checking out.

leilah

Great post! I went to Bonnaroo in 2007 and had the most amazing time!
Another great one for New Yorkers is Siren Music Festival. It is FREE every year at Coney Island. July 17th, it's going to be awesome!
And of course there is always Burning Man, but that would be another post entirely.

jguidroz

JAZZFEST IN NEW ORLEANS

kbaileyfucanan

Philadelphia Folk Festival in Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pa. a three-day event each August featuring more than five dozen bands on six stages. In its 49th year, the festival is presented by the non-profit Philadelphia Folksong Society. .
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