Archive for Festivals
Newport Folk Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Jackson Browne, Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Arlo Guthrie
The Newport Folk Festival has announced their 2012 lineup, with My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne heading up the top of the two-day lineup, along with Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Arlo Guthrie, Deer Tick, Dawes, tUnE-yArDs, The Head and the Heart, The Tallest Man on Earth, Tom Morello, Sharon... more
DeLuna Fest Early Bird Tickets On Sale Tomorrow AM
Fans in the South should not dilly dally tomorrow morning if you're thinking about hitting up the 2012 DeLuna Fest set for September 21-23 in Pensacola Beach. Last year's lineup had the likes of The Shins, Weezer, Cake, Jane’s Addiction, Cut Copy, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Girl Talk,... more
Forecastle Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Flying Lotus
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
Pitchfork Music Festival: Final Lineup Posted!
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival was just announced with dates confirmed for the weekend of July 13-15, 2012 at Chicago's Union Park. Headlining this year's festival will be Vampire Weekend and Feist with more to be announced in that department, and joining them are the likes of... more
Spring Awakening Festival: Skrillex, Afrojack, Moby (DJ set) & more…
Well, we don't see any mentions of Daft Punk on this here press release we just received about the Spring Awakening Festival, Chicago's first all-untz affair set for the field outside of Soldier Field on June 16th and 17th, but the rumor we had up about Skrillex, Laidback Luke and... more
All Good Music Festival Announces 2012 Lineup: ABB, Phil Lesh, Flaming Lips, Lotus & more…
The lineup for this year's All Good Music Festival was just announced and will feature headlining sets from The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, and the Flaming Lips. Joining them near the top of the lineup is the duo of Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby (featuring Branford... more
Governors Ball Music Festival 2012 Lineup: Beck, Modest Mouse, Passion Pit
The Governors Ball Music Festival will return to New York City this June to a new location on Randall's Island and an expanded lineup that will span across two days (June 23-24). Headliners include Beck, Passion Pit, and Modest Mouse, who will also be joined by Explosions in the Sky,... more
Levitate Festival: 4/20 in Denver with Rusko, DJ Shadow & more
The second-ever Levitate Festival was just announced today; they put on the festival last year around the "high" holiday of April 20th (last year's date being 4/19) and ended up pulling a sell-out together on their first time at it. This year they're going a bit bigger and better... more
The Big Up Festival Takes One-Year Hiatus
Man, starting up a smaller festival ain't easy these days...enter the Big Up Festival. The upstate NY festival had a slightly bumpy start in 2010 but followed up with a solid 2011. And in 2012? They've officially announced a one-year hiatus for 2012 due to unforeseen circumstances. It looks... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, RHCP, Phish, Bon Iver & Beach Boys
The lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 was just released and features Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, and the Beach Boys all at the top of the artist list for this year's festival. Read on for the full lineup... Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup http://www.bonnaroo.com Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish The Beach Boys Featuring Brian... more
Re:Generation Music Festival announces 2012 dates
The Re:Generation Music Festival will be returning to Horning's Hideout in Oregon the weekend of June 21-24, 2012 and will feature the music of STS9. More on this to come... Update (5/8): BOO. The festival has been cancelled... We regret to announce that 2012's Re:Generation Festival has been cancelled. All customers... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup Leaked?!? Prince, RHCP, Phish & Radiohead?!
In case you missed it, we definitively heard from the Superfly team regarding this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival lineup and how it will be released sometime "tomorrow" via Spotify. They're going to create a playlist of the artists from the festival and I've now heard that it could actually... more
Rock ‘n ‘Roll Resort: Shpongle, Conspirator, Hallucinogen, OTT, Brothers Past
Anyone check out this lineup at the Rock'n'Roll Resort this spring? They're calling it the Rock'n'Roll Resort: A Psybient Soiree. I'm not so sure about that name, but if you're into EDM and live electro, this one looks pretty interesting. Headliners include Shpongle, Conspirator (two sets!), Hallucinogen LIVE, and OTT,... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Roo-mors: Fake lineup poster incites the masses!
February is always an exciting time of year to plan ahead for music festival season and this week has been a busy one around these parts. Everyone else is getting busy, too; it looks like the Bonnaroo website was just relaunched with a new set of 2012 graphics and... more
Red Hot Chili Peppers added to Hangout Music Fest
The lineup for this year's Hangout Music Fest was released earlier this week and they had promised us one more headliner that will join Dave Matthews Band, Jack White and Skrillex for the top honors at the beach side party. Consequence of Sound just dropped the news that Red... more
Metallica announces Orion Music & More Festival
brooklynvegan was the first to report that the rumored Metallica festival set for Atlantic City is indeed true. The band just announced the Orion Music and More Festival in Atlantic City on June 23rd-24th, which will feature unique sets from the band and a full runthrough of The Black... more
Hangout Music Fest: DMB, SCI, Wilco, Jack White, Shpongle & more…
The lineup for this year's Hangout Music Fest is starting to be released via the official Facebook page. So far on the lineup announcement (along with the Jack White news coming late last week) we can see that String Cheese Incident has been booked for two sets one of... more
RUMOR: Spring Awakening Festival – Skrillex, Daft Punk & more @ Soldier Field in June?
UPDATE: The lineup has been officially announced. Go here for more info! Earlier today I happened upon a half finished web page for something called Spring Awakening Music Festival. This supposed festival is slated to hit Soldier Field June 16th and 17th in Chicago. The half finished web page wasn’t... more
Sasquatch 2012 Lineup: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, The Shins, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D
The Sasquatch Music Festival has released their 2012 lineup, and as usual, it's a doozy. Headliners included Beck, Bon Iver, Jack White, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D and The Shins, all amongst a virtual who's who of the best independent artists playing today. Sasquatch takes place over Memorial Day Weekend (May... more
2012 Electric Forest Festival Initial Lineup: SCI, Bassnectar, STS9, Thievery Corp, Girl Talk
The initial lineup for the 2012 Electric Forest Festival is out. Resident headliners, the String Cheese Incident, lead the lineup alongside Bassnectar, STS9, Thievery Corporation, Girl Talk, and a bunch of other big names in the jam and electronic space (and just about everything else in between). Check it out... Electric... more
Snowball Music Festival: Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Rusko & more…
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Snowball Music Festival was announced recently and it's totally nuts. Any festival set in Vail, Colorado would be something to pay attention to regardless, and this year the promoters went all-out on the talent by snagging Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar,... more
Mountain Jam 2012: Steve Winwood, Mule, Franti, The Roots & more…
The lineup for this year's Mountain Jam was just released. Steve Winwood and Gov't Mule will be headlining, with Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, Ben Folds Five, The Word, Trombone Shorty and tons others joining them for the weekend of May 31-June 3 (right after Memorial Day) back... more
Jazz Fest 2012 Adds Bruce Springsteen, Releases Daily Lineups
Bruce Springsteen @ Jazz Fest 2006 || Photo by Michael Weintrob / JamBase More colossal news coming in today for Jazz Fest 2012 as organizers announced the addition of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to close out the first weekend of the Festival on Sunday, April 29. This news... more
My Morning Jacket to Headline and Curate Forecastle Festival 2012
The Louisville, Kentucky-based Forecastle Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary with hometown heroes My Morning Jacket headlining and curating the musical festivities. The three-day event takes place July 13 – 15, 2012, at Louisville's Waterfront Park. Check out their official announcement video, done up in MMJ's typically oddball style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-o291m7no&feature=youtu.be Eventually, the... more
Wakarusa 2012: Full Lineup Announced (Pretty Lights, Avett Bros, Primus & more)
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was finalized late last week. Topping the bill is a solid eclectic mix with Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers and Primus all set to headline the festival, with LMB favorites Umphrey's Mcgee, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory,... more
Wilco Putting Solid Sound Festival on One-Year Hiatus, Releasing New iTunes Session
In cased you missed it, Wilco has announced that its own three-day Solid Sound Festival will be officially taking 2012 off, but will return in 2013. The next Solid Sound Festival will take place June 21-23, 2013, at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. However, the band will still be... more
Wanee Festival 2012 Lineup Announced
The annual Wanee Festival announced their initial set of artists today with the old-school heavy hitters of Allman Brothers Band and Furthur taking lead on the lineup this year. Both bands will be performing two nights so the sit-in potential on this festival is absolutely insane. That's obviously... more
Coachella 2012 is now sold out!
Wow, that was fast. Coachella 2012 has officially sold-out for both weekends that the festival was planned for. What was that, three hours of official on-sale and then they were gone? Incredible.
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Additions: UM, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic & more…
The second round of artists have been announced for Wakarusa 2012. Joining Pretty Lights on the headliner slot will be Primus as they're gearing up for tons of dates still supporting their last effort, Green Naugahyde, and Umphrey's McGee, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic and more have all been added... more
LIFT Festival: Ghostland, Paper Diamond, McLovins & more…
The all-new LIFT Festival, aka The Elevated Music Experience, has announced the initial lineup for the fest's debut. Set for the weekend of March 16-17th up on Whaleback Mountain in New Hampshire, they've got a pretty eclectic lineup booked with Ghostland Observatory, Conspirator, Paper Diamond, Orchard Lounge, Break Science,... more
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The lineup for Coachella 2012 has been posted! This year's festival will be bringing headliners The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to the two-weekend affair down in Indio, CA. Other LMB favorites on the lineup are Refused, M83, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Bon Iver, Girl... more
