Archive for Festivals
COUCHELLA: Day Two features Phoenix, The Postal Service, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, Janelle Monae & More
The Coachella Music & Arts Festival's first day is in the books and if our twitter feeds are any indication it was a pretty solid opening with Johnny Marr, Divine Fits, a very impressive performance by Alt-J, Passion Pit, Local Natives, Of Monsters And Men, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blur, Foals,... more
Clues for Outside Lands 2013 Artists Released, Lineup Arrives In Six Days
While the focus of the live music nation is cast in the general direction of Indio, CA for the next couple of weeks and this year's Coachella Festival, we're keeping an equally watchful eye on RangerDave's Twitter and Instagram feeds as the festival's mascot leaves a trail of clues as... more
Bear Creek Fest 2013 Initial Lineup Includes The Roots, Bootsy, Lettuce & More
The Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival just unveiled their initial lineup for the 2013 edition live on the air on the world's greatest radio station WWOZ New Orleans and on their facebook page. The initial announcement, as to be expected, is pretty damn funky and the inclusion of the... more
COACHELLA PREVIEW: Can’t Miss Bands for 2013
The set times for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA were just released, signaling that the event is right around the corner. Despite not being able to lock down the Rolling Stones (We've heard it was much closer than you think), this year's lineup offers... more
Chicago’s Taste of Randolph Street 2013 to feature Divine Fits, Lord Huron and More
Divine Fits will headline Taste of Randolph Street 2013 Simply put, it doesn't get much better than Chicago in the summertime. Cubs baseball, days by/on the lake, a nice window of excellent weather and an always slam-packed festival schedule await folks in the Windy City as winter turns to spring and... more
Outside Lands 2013 Eager Beaver and Three-Day Tickets Go On Sale This Thursday
Ranger Dave just announced that ticket on-sales for Outside Lands 2013 will begin on Thursday at 12 PM PST. Those hoping to make it to Golden Gate Park for this year's fest should stay tuned to the Fest's FB page for announcements and will be able to access the early... more
House of Blues NOLA Releases Late Night Jazz Fest Schedule
Anyone who's ran around the Big Easy during the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival knows that much of the live music magic to be found gets cookin' hours after the Fairgrounds are cleared out. Traditionally, each club around town has a packed slate throughout the eleven-day music marathon,... more
Bonnaroo 2013: Comedy Lineup Announced (Daniel Tosh, Bob Saget, David Cross and More)
Superfly and A.C Entertainment have announced yet another exceptional comedy lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo's hugely popular Comedy Theatre. In keeping with tradition, the 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, from June 13 - 16, will play host to national headlining comics at its inimitable air-conditioned venue, where... more
Glastonbury 2013: Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, Tame Impala, Foals & More
The news was finally confirmed by Glastonbury and even Mick Jagger himself in a tweet today -- The Rolling Stones will headline Britain's Glastonbury on Saturday night at Worthy Farm in Somerset. The other headliners include Mumford & Sons and the Arctic Monkeys. This will be the very... more
Great GoogaMooga Festival: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flaming Lips, Sharon Jones, Matt and Kim & More
The Great GoogaMooga Festival will return to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY for three days on May 17th-19th. One of the worst-kept secrets about the event is that Saturday and Sunday are free, all you have to do is register (between April 1-3) and be selected on April 10th.... more
Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival 2013 to Include Eminem, Neil Young, Nine Inch Nails and More
Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival released its initial artist lineup yesterday and it's an eclectic beast featuring a stylistically broad array of headliners carrying a monster reputation for playing insane live shows including Eminem, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and many more. Check out the lineup below and... more
Lollapalooza Headliners to Include Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and The National
According to one of the most trustworthy music journalists in the biz today Greg Kot, this year's Lollapalooza headliners will include such big ticket festival acts as Mumford & Sons (also headlining Bonnaroo), Phoenix (also headlining Coachella) and Vampire Weekend (fresh off Big Day Out and playing Coachella). The National... more
Gathering of the Vibes 2013: Phil Lesh & Friends, Black Crowes, Roots, James Murphy and More
The Gathering of the Vibes just released the lineup for their 18th annual event, this year taking place in Bridgeport, CT on July 25th-28th. The headliners for the gathering this year are Phil Lesh & Friends and The Black Crowes with announced Late Night DJ sets by James Murphy... more
High Sierra 2013: Thievery Corporation, Primus, moe., Leftover Salmon, Barr Brothers & More
We here at LMB aren't shy about calling the High Sierra Music Festival our favorite gathering of the year. We consider it an annual pilgrimage to Northern California on July 4th weekend and at least one member of our team has been present at the event since 2006! ... more
JamBase Live: Inaugural Lineup includes Robert Plant, STS9, Rodrigo y Gabriela & More
JamBase.com has been the online leader for the jam-genre, now they've entered the festival game, branding an event at the iconic Gorge Ampitheatre in George, Washington for July 5th and 6th. They've just announced their lineup which includes Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Slightly Stoopid,... more
Newport Folk Festival 2013: Andrew Bird, Jim James, Lumineers and Father John Misty
The Newport Folk Festival is rolling out their 2013 lineup slowly but surely highlighting each artist with an awesome introduction. The event will also expand to three days this year. So far the July 26th-28th event in Fort Adams State Park (Rhode Island) features Andrew Bird, Jim James,... more
Wilco to Perform All Fan-Request Set @ Solid Sound Festival, 6/21
Wilco, who began curating their own music & arts festival in 2010 are gearing up to headline the third edition on June 21st at Mass MOCA in North Adams, MA. This morning, Wilco added even more intrigue and excitement to their sets with this unique announcement: Wilco’s Friday night set... more
NCAA Big Dance Concert Series ATL Includes Muse, DMB, Ludacris, Grace Potter and More
The NCAA on Thursday announced the lineup for the 2013 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series in Atlanta, in conjunction with the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four, which includes headliner Dave Matthews Band, Sting and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The bands will appear at the Capital One Jam Fest on... more
According to Kasabian, The Rolling Stones Confirmed for Glastonbury 2013
Via NME Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno has confirmed that The Rolling Stones will be playing this summer's Glastonbury Festival. Speaking to MTV News, the band's chief songwriter was talking about Kasabian's headline slot at Hard Rock Calling, which takes place the same June weekend as Glastonbury. He said: I hope ours is the... more
Hangout Fest Adds Stevie Wonder, YYY’s, Big Gigantic and More to Lineup
The Hangout Music Fest has just announced on their FB page that Stevie Wonder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Macklemore x Ryan Lewis, Imagine Dragons, Afrojack, Big Gigantic, Holy Ghost!, Baauer, Ra Ra Riot and The Wild Feathers have been added to the lineup! Check out the full slate here. The... more
Depeche Mode Will Appear at SXSW 2013 Discussion
To add to the announcement that Iggy and The Stooges would be appearing (alongside 1,000s and 1,000s of other bands of varying abilities and popularity and buzz and...), Depeche Mode have confirmed their attendance at the annual Austin mega-fest. The legendary band have only confirmed a non-musical showing thus far,... more
Forecastle Festival 2013 Lineup: Black Keys, String Cheese Incident, Animal Collective and more
The lineup for the annual Forecastle Festival in Louisville was just announced! Holding down the top slots this year will be The Black Keys, String Cheese Incident, the Avett Brothers and the Flaming Lips. LMB faves like Alabama Shakes, Jim James, Bombino, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Big... more
Beale Street Lineup 2013: Black Keys, Bassnectar, Flaming Lips, Black Crowes, Gary Clark Jr. & More
The Beale Street Music Festival released the complete lineup for their three-day event (May 3-5) at Tom Lee Park in Memphis, TN earlier today. The Black Keys, Alice in Chains, Bassnectar and The Flaming Lips are at the top along with Daryl Hall & John Oates, Phoenix, The Smashing... more
Boston Calling: New festival announces The National, Fun., Shins, Portugal the Man, Andrew Bird & More
The city of Boston is finally getting a music festival to call their own! Boston Calling (named after The Clash's London Calling) will take place on May 25th and 26th, with the organizers hoping to attract 20,000 fans to Boston's City Hall plaza. The organizers are also promising... more
All Good 2013 Lineup: Furthur, Primus, STS9, Leftover Salmon, Grace Potter and More
All Good just announced the initial lineup for their 17th annual event in Thornville, Ohio (July 18-21) with tickets going on sale immediately for $179. It's a damn good initial lineup too. The headliners are similar to last year with Furthur, Primus, and Pretty Lights positioned at... more
Orion 2013 Festival Lineup: Metallica, RHCP, Bassnectar, Foals, Gogol Bordello
Metallica will once again host the Orion Music Festival, bringing the event to the Motor City this time with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gogol Bordello, Bassnectar, Deftones, Dropkick Murphys, FLAG, Silversun Pickups, and LMB faves Foals, plus many more. The event takes place on June 8th and 9th... more
Camp Bisco 2013 Lineup: Disco Biscuits, Animal Collective, Umphrey’s McGee, STS9, Bassnectar & More
Camp Bisco just announced the lineup for their July 11-13 festival at the Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, NY. The festival was founded and will be headlined by The Disco Biscuits and will feature Animal Collective, STS9, Umphrey's McGee, Passion Pit, Bassnectar, Lotus, Rubblebucket, Cosby Sweater, The Werks,... more
DelFest 2013 Lineup: Trey Anastasio Band, YMSB, Old Crow Medicine Show, Greensky Bluegrass & More
The 6th Annual DelFest just announced their lineup for the four-day Memorial Day weekend music festival in Cumberland, Maryland. The event takes place on May 23-26, 2013. Besides the host headliner of the Del McCoury Band, this year features a surprise headliner with two sets of the Trey... more
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty, Bjork, Pretty Lights, Wilco and more
The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced! Headlining this year's festival will be Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Pretty Lights and R. Kelly! Tons of amazing talent is on this lineup including LMB faves like David Byrne & St. Vincent, Animal... more
Firefly Music Festival 2013: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Vampire Weekend and more
Not to be outdown by the impending Bonnaroo lineup announcement, Firefly Music Festival decided to announce their 2013 lineup first thing this morning to be the media rush. Set for Dover, DE the weekend of June 21-23, this year's festival will be headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers,... more
VIDEO: Jam Cruise 11 Cabin Jam with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
Photo by Matthew Hebert. Our friend Cousin Dennis via @AdamIcculus sent over this video from the most recent Jam Cruise. He wandered into the cabin where Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers were jamming to their hearts content. Here's the video which gives you a quick glimpse into the unexpected... more
