This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Drexel chapter.
So many festivals, so little time! Rather than trek through the interwebs for all of the band lineups at every single festival this year, check out this list. Our columnist Gina has created a comprehensive list of the best festivals out there, complete with details and lineups! We know, and you’re welcome.
Counter Point
April 25-27
Kingston Downs, GA
3-Day General Admission: $199
Outkast, Pretty Lights, Foster the People, STS9, J. Cole, Major Lazer, Krewella, Big Gigantic, Flux Pavillion, Above & Beyond, Matt & Kim, Thievery Corporation, A-Trak, Janelle Monae, Boys Noize, Wolfgang Gartner, Sleigh Bells, Flosstradamus, Chance the Rapper, Griz, Shpongle, Phantogram, Moon Taxi, Run The Jewels, Schoolboy Q, Mat Zo, Papadosio, Rich Homie Quan, GTA, Tycho, St. Lucia, The Revivalists, Yacht, Minnesota, OTT, The Polish Ambassadors, XXYYXX, Thundercat, Poolside, Wild Club, Kill Paris, Congorock, Kill Paris, Cashmere Cat, Hucci, Rubblebucket, Nosaj Thing, Dan Croll, Mayhem, Green Lantern, Butch Clancy, Lance Herbstrong, Tourist, Ratking, Jonas Rathsman, Watch the Duck, Kap Slap, Chrome Sparks, Basic Vacation, JMSN, Pegboard Nerds, The Floozies, Thirftworks, Deep Condition, Five Knives, Infinity Shred, Real Magic, Roman Gianarthur, Bageera, Shreddie Mecury, Martina Mcfly, Chris Bushnell, BlkkMorris, Ployd, The Difference Machine
Jam On the River
May 25
Philadelphia, PA
GA: $47.25
Griz, Lotus, Papadosio, Conspirator, Zoogma, Grimace Federation
Hangout Music Festival
May 16-18
Gulf Shores, AL
3-Day GA: $258
The Black Keys, The Killers, Outkast, Jack Johnson, Queens of the Stone Age, Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Wiz Khalifa, Zedd, Childish Gambino, Gary Clark Jr., Matt & Kim, Amos Lee, Conor Oberst, Tegan and Sara, Portugal The Man, Fitz and the Tantrums, Capital Cities, NEEDTOBREATHE, Boys Noize & many more
Electric Daisy Carnival
May 24-25
East Rutherford, NJ
2-Day GA: $240
Calvin Harris, Bassnectar, Boys Noize, GTA, Rudimental, Tiesto, Martin Garrix, Krewella, Afrojack, & many more
Governor’s Ball
June 6-8
Randall’s Island, New York City
3-Day GA: $230, Single Day GA $100
Outkast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, Phoenix, Skrillex, Axwell Ingrosso, Foster the People, Interpol, TV On the Radio, Julian Casablancas & The Voidz, Disclosure, J. Cole, Spoon, Damian “JR Gong” Marley, Broken Bells, Damon Albarn, James Blake, Neko Case, Empire of the Sun, The Kills, Sleigh Bells, Childish Gambino, The Head and the Heart, Grimes, The Naked & Famous, The 1975, Janelle Monae, Fitz and the Tantrums, Jenny Lewis, Tyler, the Creator, La Roux, Washed Out, Glitch Mob, The Bloody Beetroots, Earl Sweatshirt, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Bastille, Frank Turner, Chance the Rapper, Lucius, Wild Belle, AlunaGeorge, Jason Isbell, Tan Line, Bleachers, RJD2, Deafheaven, Run the Jewels, Skaters, Half Moon Run, Banks, Classixx, Ratking, Papa, Drowners, Diarrhea Planet, Little Comet, Hunter Hunted, Haerts, Tourists, the Internet, Meg Myers, Cayucas, Catfish and the BottleMen, Cris Cab, Ben Cameron, The Chain Gang of 1974, & many more
Bonnaroo
June 12-15
Manchester, TN
3-Day GA: $270
Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, Lionel Richie, Vampire Weekend, The Avett Brothers, Phoenix, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean, The Flaming Lips, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kaskade, Wiz Khalifa, Damon Albarn, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Bluegrass Situation SuperJam Hosted by Ed Helms, Disclosure, Cut Copy, The Head and the Heart, Zedd, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Funkiest Dancer, Chromeo, Broken Bells, Tedeschi Trucks Band, James Blake, Bobby Womack, Umphrey’s McGee, Ice Cube, Ben Howard, Slightly Stoopid, Fitz & The Tantrums, Cake, Janelle Monae, Grouplove, Amos Lee, Chvrches, Cage the Elephant, Capital Cities, & many more
Firefly
June 19-22
Dover, Delaware
3-Day GA: Admission $299, Single Day GA
Outkast, Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Beck, Arctic Monkeys, Weezer, Big Gigantic, Imagine Dragons, Broken Bells, Childish Gambino, Cage the Elephant, Chance The Rapper, Sleigh Bells, Girl Talk, Tegan and Sara, Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, Sky Ferreira, tUnE-YaRdS, Phosphorescent, Local Natives, Cage the Elephant, Portugal. The Man, The Lumineers, Pretty Lights, Grouplove, Kaiser Chiefs, Washed Out, Phantogram, Typhoon, A-Trak, Young The Giant, Wild Cub, White Denim, MS MR, Vic Mensa, Geographer, Courtney Barnett, & many more
High Sierra Music Festival
July 3-6
Quincy, CA
4-Day GA: $207.50
Widespread Panic, STS9, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Beats Antique, Trampled By Turtles, Lord Huron, The Del McCoury Band, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Lettuce, Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Hard Working Americans, Darkwave , John Medeski, Skerik , Adam Deitch, The Budos Band, Incidental Animals, The Polish Ambassador, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Travelin’ McCourys, Ernest Ranglin & Avila, Bill Frisell , Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr , Kenny Wollesen, Nahko and Medicine For The People, Stanley Jordan Trio, Bombino, Typhoon, Jonathan Wilson, BoomBox, The Floozies, Dopapod, Shakey Graves, The Duhks, The California Honeydrops, Turkuaz, Avi Buffalo, Sturgill Simpson, Ashleigh Flynn & The Back Porch Majority, Moon Hooch, Hey Marseilles, Sierra Hull, Afrolicious, Steve Poltz, Heather Maloney + Darlingside, Scott Pemberton, RonKat Spearman’s Katdelic, SambaDa, Hollow Wood, T Sisters, Wheeland Brothers, Living Folklore
The Hudson Project
July 11-12
Saugerties, NY
3 Day GA $199
Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, STS9, Moby , Big Gigantic, Excision, Atmosphere, Matt & Kim, Flying Lotus, Capital Cities, Rebelution, Bonobo , The New Deal, Dr. Dog, Infected Mushroom , Holy Ghost, Griz, Lettuce, Paper Diamond, Tipper; Savoy, Twin Shadow, Nightmares on Wax , Cults, Emancipator, Bro Safari, ZZ Ward, Conspirator, araabMUZIK, Gold Panda, Flatbush Zombies, !!!, Kill Paris, Robert Delong, Isaiah Rashad, The Soul Rebels, Keys N Krates, Kap Slap, Yacht, Jon Hopkins, Luminox, Oliver, Tokimonsta, Kygo, Lunice, Kelela, Odesza, Kastle, Project 46, Majical Cloudz, SZA, Bad Rabbits, Thomas Jack, Small Black, The Floozies, The Range, Marco Benevento , Moon Hooch, Chrome Sparks, Audrey Napoleon, Twiddle, Lindsay Lowend, & many more
Peach Music Festival
August 14-17
Scranton, PA
4-Day GA: $129
Bob Weir & RatDog, The Allman Brothers Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gov’t Mule, Wake Up with Warren Haynes, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Lotus, Big Gigantic, The Taj Mahal Trio, Blackberry Smoke, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Victor Wooten, The Greyboy Allstars, JJ Grey & Mofro, Papadosio, From Good Homes, Tribal Seeds, The Wood Brothers, The Revivalists, Dopapod, The Infamous Stringdusters, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, The Soul Rebels, Boombox, Particle, Bobby Lee Rodgers, The London Souls, & many more