Post by WildBill on Feb 16, 2015 22:08:59 GMT -5
The 2015 Complete Music Festival Guide
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Festival announcements are at an all-time high, and it's up to us to help you weed through the white noise and plan your musical adventures properly. L4LM brings you: The 2015 Complete Festival Roundup! (List will be updated as announcements come in).
WinterWonderGrass (Colorado) - Avon, CO
February 20-22
The Sam Bush Band, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Elephant Revival, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Jeff Austin Band, The Wood Brothers, Fruition, Paper Bird, Brothers Comatose & more.
Aura Music Festival - Live Oak, FL
March 6-8
The Disco Biscuits (x2), moe. (x2), Papadosio (x2), Break Science Live, The Motet, Kung Fu, Dopapod, The Heavy Pets, RAQ, Jimkata, Consider the Source, Tauk, The Main Squeeze, American Babies, The Mike Dillon Band & more.
Buku Music & Art Project - New Orleans, LA
March 13-14
Bassnectar, STS9, A$AP Rocky, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Die Antwoord, Porter Robinson (Live), TV on the Radio, Flosstradomus, G-Eazy, Tove Lo, Portugal. The Man, Boosie Badazz, Borgore, Run The Jewels, Zomboy, Gramatik, Odesza, Jamie Jones, Bobby Shmurda, Robert Delong, Justin Martin B2B Eats Everything & more.
WinterWonderGrass (Tahoe) - Squaw Valley, CA
March 20-22
Trampled by Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Elephant Revival, California Honeydrops, Dead Winter Carpenters, Brothers Comatose, special guest Sam Bush & more.
Suwannee Springfest - Spirit of Suwannee Park, Live Oak, FL
March 20-22
Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, Del McCoury & David Grisman, The Wood Brothers, Shovels and Rope, Hot Rize w/ Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Keller Williams & The Travelin' McCourys, Infamous Stringdusters, Jeff Austin, Blind Boys of Alabama, Donna the Buffalo, Cabinet, & more.
Ultra Music Festival - Miami, FL
March 27-29
Afrojack, Alesso, Armin Van Buuren, Avicci, Axwell ^ Ingrosso, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Eric Prydz, Hardwell, Jamie Jones, Knife Party, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero, Skrillex, Steve Angello, Steve Aioki, Tiesto, Bassnectar, Kiesza, Krewella, Kygo, Porter Robinson (Live), RAC (Live), Fedde Le Grande, 12th Planet, Art Department, Bonobo (DJ), Excision, Markus Shulz, Pete Tong, Paul Van Dyk, W&W, Galantis, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinasaurs (DJ), Cashmere Cat, ASTR & more.
McDowell Mountain Music Festival - Phoenix, AZ
March 27-29
Widespread Panic, Passion Pit, Thievery Corporation, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Beats Antique, Trampled by Turtles, StrFkr, Robert Delong, Break Science & more.
Wanee - Spirit of the Suwannee Park, Live Oak, FL
April 16-18
Widespread Panic x2, Gregg Allman, Gov’t Mule, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cheap Trick, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Butch Trucks & Very Special Friends, The Word featuring: Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson & Chris Chew, Hot Tuna Electric, JJ Grey & Mofro, Oteil & Friends, Galactic, Zappa Plays Zappa, Leftover Salmon ft. Bill Payne, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dumpstaphunk, Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes featuring Doyle Bramhall II, Raw Oyster Cult, Dragon Smoke, The Revivalists, The Nth Power Performs Steely Dan, Tea Leaf Green, Pink Talking Fish & more.
Coachella - Indio, CA
April 10-12 & 17-19
Jack White, AC/DC, Drake, Florence & The Machine, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ryan Adams, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian, Alt-J, Ride, The Weeknd, Steely Dan, Alabama Shakes, Lykke Li, Caribou, Ratatat, Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, SBTRKT, The War on Drugs, Run the Jewels, Swans, Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, FKA twigs, Drive Like Jehu, Desparecidos, Built to Spill, Action Bronson, Jamie xx, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco & more.
Euphoria - Austin, TX
April 10-12
Pretty Lights, Ghostland Observatory, STS9, Adventure Club, Thievery Corporation, Break Science, Eliot Lipp, Emancipator Ensemble, Focal Point, The Geek X VRV, Govinda, Grandtheft, Greenhouse Lounge, Herobust, Kap Slap, Khris Royal’s Dark Matter, Manic Focus, Modern Measure, Paper Diamond, SuperVision, The Werks, Zoogma & more.
Sweetwater 420 Fest - Atlanta, GA
April 17-19
Snoop Dogg, 311, Thievery Corporation, Primus, Cage the Elephant, Slightly Stoopid, moe., Gov’t Mule, Beats Antique, The Wailers, Anders Osborne, The Revivalists, The Wood Brothers, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, The London Souls & more.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, LA
April 24-26 & April 30-May 3
Elton John, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, The Who, Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band, The Meters, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Ed Sheeran, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, TI, Rebirth Brass Band, Aaron Neville, Keith Urban, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Hozier, Widespread Panic, Steve Winwood, Third World, Buddy Guy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Galactic (with Macy Gray), Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jimmie Vaughan, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Snarky Puppy, Soul Rebels, Anders Osborne, The Revivalists, & more.
Purple Hatter's Ball - Live Oak, FL
May 8-10
Lotus, Nahko and Medicine For the People, Alex Grey, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaries, Toubab Krewe, The Werks, Random Rab, Roosevelt Collier's Suwannee Jam & more.
Shaky Knees Music Fest - Atlanta, GA
May 8-10
The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, The Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Tame Impala, Interpol, TV On The Radio, Neutral Milk Hotel, Dr. Dog, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Brand New, Death From Above 1979, Old Crow Medicine Show, James Blake, ZZ Ward, The Black Lips, Manchester Orchestra & more.
Hangout Music Fest - Gulf Shores, AL
May 15-17
Foo Fighters, Beck, Zac Brown Band, Skrillex, Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, Foster the People, Paramore, Spoon, Umphrey's McGee, Major Lazer, TV On The Radio, Phantogram, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Galactic with Macy Gray, Toro y Moi, Beats Antique, Trampled by Turtles, Drive-By Truckers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Gramatik, Rubblebucket & more.
The Ville Music Festival - Clay Park, OH
May 21-24
Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Papadosio, Lettuce, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, EOTO, Trigger Hippy, ekoostik hookah, ALO, Carbon Leaf, Cabinet, The McLovins, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Broccoli Samurai, & more.
Lightning In A Bottle - Bradley, CA
May 21-25
Flume, SBTRKT, Odesza, RL Grime, Tycho, John Digweed, GRiZ, Panda Bear, Thomas Jack, Lucent Dossier Experience, Alunageorge, The Opiuo Band, Polica, Ame, Shakehips, & more.
Summer Camp Music Festival - Chillicothe, IL
May 22-24
Umphrey's McGee, moe., GRiZ Steve Miller Band, Widespread Panic, STS9, Big Gigantic, John Butler Trio, Cherub, The Floozies, Future Rock, The Infamous Stringdusters, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Keller Williams' Grateful Grass, Paul Oakenfold, Trampled by Turtles, Xavier Rudd & The United Nations, Turbo Suit, Digital Tape Machine, Earphunk, Manic Focus, Modern Measure, The Nth Power, Yonder Mountain String Band, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Dopapod, Floodwood, TAUK, Turkuaz, Twiddle, Aqueous & more (round 1) & even more (round two)!
Boston Calling Music Festival - Boston, MA
May 22-24
Beck, the Pixies, My Morning Jacket, and Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, St. Vincent, TV On The Radio, Tenacious D, Tame Impala, Run The Jewels, Jason Isbell, Vance Joy, Chet Faker, Tove Lo & more.
Dark Star Jubilee - Legend Valley, Thornville, OH
May 22-24
Dark Star Orchestra (x3), Los Lobos, Railroad Earth, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Peter Rowan's Twang an' Groove, Keller and The Keels,, Melvin Seals & JGB, Jeff Austin Band, The Weight: Playing Songs of The Band, Kung Fu, Mattson / Barraco & Friends, The Nth Power & more.
DelFest - Cumberland, MD
May 21-24
The Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason Isbell, Del & Dawg, Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Trampled by Turtles, The Travelin' McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Oteil & Roosevelt, Hot Rize, Lake Street Dive, The Jeff Austin Band, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers & more.
CounterPoint Music & Arts Festival - Kingston Downs, GA
May 22-24
Widespread Panic, Zedd, The Roots, and Kygo, Umphrey's McGee, Dillon Francis, Zed's Dead, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Rebelution, Lettuce, Galactic, Tipper, Chet Faker, Cherub, Papadosio, Manic Focus, Emancipator Ensemble, Goldfish, The Heavy Pets, Soul Rebels, Earphunk, TAUK, Minnesota & more.
Movement Electronic Music Festival - Detroit, MI
May 23-25
Disclosure, Disclosure, Richie Hawtin, Dog Blood (Skrillex + Boys Noize), DJ Snoopadelic, Danny Brown, Matthew Dear, Carl Craig, Loco Dice, Tuskegee (aka Seth Troxler b2b The Martinez Brothers), Luciano, Dixon, Hot Since 82, Nina Kraviz, Soul Clap, Eats Everything, People Under the Stairs, Ben UFO, Maya Jane Coles, Fort Romeau, Art Department & more.
SASQUATCH! Music Festival - George, WA
May 22-25
Modest Mouse, Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant, Lana Del Rey, Ryan Adams, Of Monsters and Men, The Decemberists, Spoon, Flume, Schoolboy Q, St. Vincent, Chromeo, Gogol Bordello, Father John Misty, Run The Jewels, SBTRKT, The New Pornographers, The War On Drugs, The Glitch Mob, & more.
Bottlerock - Napa Valley, CA
May 29-31
Imagine Dragons, No Doubt, Robert Plant, The Avett Brothers, Foster the People, Snoop Dogg, Cage the Elephant, Gipsy Kings, Young the Giant, Capitol Cities, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Portugal. The Man, Lettuce, Public Enemy, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, JJ Grey & Mofro, The London Souls, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds & more.
Mountain Jam - Hunter Mountain, NY
June 4-7
The Black Keys, Gov't Mule (two sets inc. Dark Side Of The Mule), moe., Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Alabama Shakes, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Big Gigantic, Rebelution, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Railroad Earth, Lake Street Dive, Trigger Hippy, Benjamin Booker, The Wailers, Rusted Root, Nicki Bluhm & The Grambers, Jon Cleary, The Budos Band, Dopapod, Hurray For The Ruff Raff, Marco Benevento & more.
Wakarusa - Ozark, AR
June 4-7
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Major Lazer, The Roots, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Umphrey’s McGee , Slightly Stoopid, Chance the Rapper, Rebelution, Young the Giant, Portugal. The Man, Big Gigantic, Dirty Heads, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Lotus, Thomas Jack, Matisyahu, Gigantic Underground Conspiracy, Paper Diamond, EOTO, SAVOY, Galactic with Macy Gray, The Floozies, Donavon Frankenreiter, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Goldfish, Goldroom, Andy Frasco, Conspirator, Particle, Dopapod, Twiddle, Rob Garza, The Nth Power & more.
Governors Ball - New York, NY
June 5-7
Drake, The Black Keys, deadmau5, Björk, My Morning Jacket, Florence & the Machine, Lana Del Rey, Tame Impala, The Decemberists, Ryan Adams, St. Vincent, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Chromeo, The War on Drugs, Ratatat, Hot Chip, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Conor Oberst, Death From Above 1979, Sharon Van Etten, Charli XCX, Little Dragon, DIIV, Atmosphere & more.
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Manchester, TN
June 11-14
Billy Joel, Mumford and Sons, Kendrick Lamar, deadmau5, Florence and the Machine, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Slayer, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds, Alabama Shakes, Childish Gambino, Tears For Fears, Atomic Bomb: The Music of William Onyeabor w/ David Byrne, Run the Jewels, Spoon, The War on Drugs, Flying Lotus, Caribou, Gary Clark Jr., SBTRKT, Dawes, Against Me!, Tycho, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Bassnectar, Flume, Hozier, STS9, Earth Wind & Fire, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Guster, Trampled By Turtles, AWOLNATION, Sylvan Esso & more.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
June 18-21
Sam Bush Band, Ry Cooder, Sharon White & Ricky Skaggs, John Butler Trio, Kacey Musgraves, Telluride House Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Trampled By Turtles, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Leftover Salmon, Punch Brothers, Hot Rize, Greensky Bluegrass, Lake Street Dive, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Jerry Douglas Band & more.
Sonic Bloom Music Festival - Rye, CO
June 18-21
STS9, Shpongle, Emancipator, The Trancident, Talib Kweli, Random Rab, Bluetech, Phutureprimitive, Thriftworks, Zilla, & more.
Electric Forest - Rothbury, MI
June 26-28
The String Cheese Incident (x3), Bassnectar, Skrillex, Flume, Big Gigantic, Break Science, Datsik, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Electron, EOTO, Galactic with Macy Gray, Flux Pavilion, Gramatik, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Lettuce, Lotus, Odesza, Phantogram, The Motet, Yonder Mountain String Band, & more.
High Sierra Music Festival - Quincy, CA
July 2-5
String Cheese Incident (x2), Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Galactic, Shovels and Rope, The Wood Brothers, ALO, Nahko and Medicine for the People, California Honeydrops, The Barr Brothers, Pimps of Joytime, MarchFourth Marching Band, Rising Appalachia, Turkuaz, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds & more.
Northwest String Summit - North Plains, OR
July 16-19
Yonder Mountain String Band with Allie Kral & Jacob Jolliff and Special Guests (x3), Greensky Bluegrass (x2), Del McCoury Band, Keller Williams & The Traveling McCourys, Nahko & Medicine For The People, Elephant Revival (x2), Fruition (x2), Rising Appalachia (x2) & more.
Eaux Claires Festival - Eaux Claire, WI
July 17-18
Bon Iver, The National, Sufjan Stevens, Spoon, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Charles Bradley, Boys Noize, Sylvan Esso, Polica & more.
Forecastle Festival - Louisville, KY
July 17-19
Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Cage the Elephant, Houndmouth, TWEEDY, Tallest Man On Earth, Portugal. the Man, RL Grime, First Aid Kit, The Word, The Revivalists, Desaparecidos, Shovels & Rope, Cold War Kids, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Cherub, Speedy Ortiz & more.
Pitchfork Music Festival - Chicago, IL
July 17-19
Wilco, Sleater Kinney, Chance the Rapper, Chvrches, Panda Bear, Mac DeMarco, Future Islands, New Pornographers, Todd Terje & The Olsens, Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts, Run The Jewels, Caribou, Jamie xx, Madlib & Freddie Gibbs, Courtney Barnett & more.
The Werk Out Festival - Thornville, OH
August 6-8
The Werks (x2),
, Papadosio (x2), Lettuce, Dopapod (x2), The Nth Power, The Main Squeeze, Turbo Suit, TAUK, Earthcry, PGrass, The Heard, The Mantras, Broccoli Samurai & more.Peach Music Festival - Scranton, PA
August 13-16
Greg Allman, Santana, Bob Weir & Billy and the Kids, Warren Haynes ft. Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Bob Weir, Keller Williams' Grateful Gospel, Lotus, Trombone Shorty, Beats Antique, Twiddle, Kung Fu, Papadosio, Dumpstaphunk, Dopapod & more.
Lockn' Music Festival - Arrington, VA
September 4-6
Keller Williams' Grateful Gospel, Umphrey's McGee, Robert Plant & The Sensational Shapeshifters, Phil Lesh & Friends, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Doobie Brothers, The Doobie Incident, The String Cheese Incident, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave, Hot Tuna, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Widespread Panic & more TBA.
