hit the road (or the sidewalk) for this summer's hottest music festivals!
The first known music festival dates back far before Woodstock to the time of the inception of the Olympic Games. But this you're not Michael Cera and this isn't Year One -- you want to know what's going to be BIG this summer. Have no fear! Going's your all access pass to thissummer's biggest and baddest music festivals. So fill up your gas tank and grab your sleeping bag for the events below!
New York
5th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
This borough IS thorough. 6/18-6/20 BHF will be bringing the likes of Dead Prez, Pharoahe Monch, Styles P, and more including some underground artists. Ch-ch-ch-check it out!
The second weekend in July, Camp Bisco 8 will be rockin’ 20 minutes outside Albany. Trust us, it’s going to be well worth the drive!
Los Angeles
Come check out Ricky Stone, Vinyl Shakerz, Blutonium Boy, Franki Chan and many more at the freshest concert in LA next month. Be sure to read the Things Not Allowed section for a good laugh!
Also check out The Love Festival next in August!
Chicago
We’re into the hippy thing just as much as next guy so we’re loving the Peace Fest at Lincoln Park this weekend. In true flower child form, it’s FREE – now that’s my kind of festival!
BAM! Belmont Arts & Music Festival is also happening this weekend at the corner of Belmont and Damen Ave.
Boston
Check out Make Music, Cambridge! this Sunday, 6/21, in
Harvard Square. Based on the famous French Fête de la Musique, this FREE, outdoor music
festival will be bringing more than 100 local bands for all to enjoy!
Also check out MTVU Sunblock Music Festival next month with Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is…, and more!
San Francisco
Next weekend, 6/26-27, you can catch Phoenix, Major Lazer, Boys Noize and more crushing the stage at the Regency Center.
Also be sure to catch July’s Reggae Rising Music Festival at Dimmick Ranch!
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