robertsvw
04-18-2009, 11:21 AM
Hey everybody,
after last year's Lollapalooza (great festival!) I'll visit the states again. Unfortunately I have to leave at August 5th so I can't make it to Lollapalooza this year. But I'm searching for another festival that I can visit over here. I just found out about Osheega (or something) in Canada and All Points West in NYC, both looking quite nice. But maybe you know some other festivals between the 7th of July and the 5th of August in the states that are quite similar to festivals like Lollapalooza, Coachella and so on. I dont care if it has a camping place, it's all about the line up. And I dont need 3 huge headliners (but that would be fine anyway), just some nice bands.
The festival should either be between Boston/NY/Toronto/Montreal area and Miami (so basicly along the East coast) but if there is a nice festival on the West coast (Vancouver/Seattle to Las Vegas/San Francisco/Los Angeles) just tell me as well.
I searched the internet via Google but found nearly nothing except of the 2 festivals mentioned above and some wine drinking festivals?!
Thank you!
fikus222
04-18-2009, 11:52 AM
Here is an exhaustive list:
# BamaJam Music & Arts Festival - (June 4-6, 2009 - Enterprise, AL)
# Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival - (June 4-7, 2009 - Ozark, AR)
# Wanee Music Festival - (June 5-6, 2009 - Live Oak, FL)
# Starscape Festival - (June 6, 2009 - Baltimore, MD)
# The Roots Picnic - (June 6, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA)
# Noise for the Needy - (June 10-14, 2009 - Seattle, WA)
# Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - (June 11-14, 2009 - Manchester, TN)
# Northside Festival - (June 11-14, 2009 - Brooklyn, NY)
# Harmony Festival - (June 12-14, 2009) - Santa Rosa, CA)
# Telluride Bluegrass Festival - (June 18-21, 2009 - Telluride, CO)
# City Stages - (June 19-21, 2009 - Birmingham, AL)
# After The Jump Fest - (June 20, 2009 - New York, NY)
# Clearwater Festival - (June 20-21, Hudson, NY)
# XX Merge Festival - (July 22-26, 2009 - Carrboro, NC)
# FloydFest 8: Revival - (July 23-26, 2009 - Floyd, VA)
# Sunset Strip Music Festival - (???, 2009 - Hollywood, CA)
# School of Rock Festival - (???, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA)
# Summerfest - (June 25-July 5, 2009 - Milwaukee, WI)
# Electric Daisy Carnival - (June 26-27, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA)
# Sonic Bloom - (June 26-28, 2009 - Winter Park, CO)
# Rothbury Music Festival - (July 2-5, 2009 - Rothbury, MI)
# High Sierra Music Festival - (July 2-5, 2009 - Quincy, CA)
# 80/35 - (July 3-4, 2009 - Des Moines, IA
# Forecastle Festival - (July 10-12, 2009 - Louisville, KY)
# All Good Music Festival - (July 10-12, 2009 - Masontown, WV)
# Camp Bisco 8 - (July 16-18, 2009 - Mariaville, NY)
# Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance - (July 16-19, 2009 - Trumansburg, NY)
# Whartscape Music Festival - (???, 2009 - Baltimore, MD)
# Pitchfork Music Festival - (July 17-19, 2009 - Chicago, IL)
# Siren Music Festival - (July 18, 2009 - Brooklyn, NY)
# Mile High Music Festival - (July 18-19, 2009 - Denver, CO)
# 10,000 Lakes Music Festival - (July 22-25, 2009 - Detroit Lakes, MN)
# Capitol Hill Block Party - (???, 2009 - Seattle, WA)
# Gathering of the Vibes - (July 23-26, 2009 - Bridgeport, CT)
# DFest - (July 24-25, 2009 - Tulsa, OK)
# George Wein’s Folk Festival - (July 31-August 2, 2009 - Newport, RI)
# Pickathon Music Festival - (July 31-August 2, 2009 - Portland, OR)
# All Points West Music & Arts Festival - (July 31-August 2, 2009 - Liberty State Park, NJ)
http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/
I would recommend Bonnaroo and All Points West.
robertsvw
04-18-2009, 12:42 PM
This Capitol Hill Block Party sounds good, do you have some information about it? I searched the internet but found hardly anything. Seems like Jesus Lizard is playing and you say that Sonic Youth will play as well? Do you have a source? And do you know when it will held (found something about 24/25th July)?
fikus222
04-18-2009, 01:24 PM
This Capitol Hill Block Party sounds good, do you have some information about it? I searched the internet but found hardly anything. Seems like Jesus Lizard is playing and you say that Sonic Youth will play as well? Do you have a source? And do you know when it will held (found something about 24/25th July)?
Nothing is completely confirmed yet, but they are the heavily rumored headliners. The likely dates are July 24th and 25th.
Here are some sources:
http://www.earcandybeat.com/?q=node/43
http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/04/13/jesus-lizard-to-headline-capitol-hill-block-party
http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/03/24/gotta-catholic-block-party-rumor
http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/capitol-hill-block-party/