Paste's Summer Festival Guide

Bonnaroo

Rendezvous

Manchester, Tenn. - June 15-18
Attractions

Radiohead, Beck, Bright Eyes, Elvis Costello and the Imposters with Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Andrew Bird, Son Volt, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Common, Phil Lesh & Friends, Death Cab for Cutie, Sonic Youth, Ben Folds, Nickel Creek, My Morning Jacket, Buddy Guy, Devendra Banhart, Blackalicious, Matisyahu, Cat Power & the Memphis Rhythm Band, Bonnie Raitt, G Love & Special Sauce, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Avett Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Dungen, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Oysterhead, Lyrics Born, The Wood Brothers, Steve Earle, The Magic Numbers, DeVotchka, dios (malos), Marah, World Party, Robinella, Bettye Lavette, Amadou & Mariam, The Neville Brothers, The Codetalkers featuring Col. Bruce Hampton, Mike Doughty's Band, Be Your Own Pet, Jerry Douglas, Bobby Bare Jr., The Streets, Medeski Martin & Wood, Seu Jorge, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Jackie Greene, Rebirth Brass Band, Tishamingo, Steel Pulse and more...
Damage Done

$184.50 three-day pass, plus $15 service charge and shipping charge
On The Web

Bonnaroo.com

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Rendezvous

Telluride, Colo. - June 15-18
Attractions

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Bonnie Raitt, Neko Case, John Prine, The Decemberists, Drive-By Truckers, Nickel Creek, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Yonder Mountain String Band, Barenaked Ladies, Sam Bush Band, Jerry Douglas Band, Tim O'Brien Band, The Greencards, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet, Missy Higgins and more...
Damage Done

$175 four-day pass, $55 one-day pass
On The Web

Bluegrass.com/telluride

Athfest

Rendezvous

Athens, Ga. - June 21-25
Attractions

Modern Skirts, Now It’s Overhead, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, The Bearfoot Hookers, Love Tractor, Dexter Romweber Duo, Hope For A Golden Summer, Jason Ringenberg, The Fountains, Five Eight, Stewart & Winfield, Time Toy, Don Chambers + Goat, Summer Hymns, Col. Knowledge & the Lickity Splits, Liz Durrett, Ishues, Snowden, Ken Will Morton & the Wholly Ghosts, Venice is Sinking, Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry, Dubconscious, Dodd Ferrelle & the Tinfoil Stars, Cinemechanica, We vs. the Shark, Casper & the Cookies, The Whigs, Mother Jackson, Lona, Andrew Nelson & the Shotgun Lovers, Heroes Severum, Squat, Last Picture Show and more...
Damage Done

$15 wristbands needed for participating venues, outdoor stages are free
On The Web

Athfest.com

High Sierra Music Festival

Rendezvous

Quincy, Calif. - June 29-July 2
Attractions

My Morning Jacket, Son Volt, Umphrey’s McGee, Apollo Sunshine, Keller Williams, Nickel Creek, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Greyboy Allstars, The Radiators, Rebirth Brass Band, ALO, Drew Emmit Band, Robert Walter's Super Heavy Organ and more...
Damage Done

$167 four-day pass, $156 three-day pass, $131 two-day pass
On The Web

Highsierramusic.com

Rock Werchter

Rendezvous

Werchter, Belgium - June 29-July 2
Attractions

Sigur Ros, The Who, Kanye West, Death Cab For Cutie, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation, Calexico, Editors, Scissor Sisters, Matisyahu, Depeche Mode, The Streets, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Black-Eyed Peas, Muse, Elbow, Mogwai, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Donovan Frankenreiter, Goldfrapp, The Raconteurs, eels, Starsailor, Bettye Lavette and more...
Damage Done $77 one-day pass (day 3 sold out)
On The Web

Rockwerchter.be

All Good Music Festival

Rendezvous

Masontown, W.Va. - July 14-16
Attractions

The Black Crowes, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Ween, Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon with the Benevento Russo Duo, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Gary Jules, Les Claypool, The Wailers, Galactic, Mofro, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bob Schneider, Donovan Frankenreiter, Greyboy Allstars, Rebirth Brass Band and more...
Damage Done

$104 three-day pass
On The Web

Allgoodfestival.com

Siren Musical Festival

Rendezvous

Coney Island, N.Y. - July 15
Attractions

She Wants Revenge, Stars, Art Brut, Tapes ‘n Tapes, The Stills, The Cribs, Celebration, Dirty On Purpose, Scissor Sisters, Serena Maneesh, Man Man, The Rogers Sisters, Deadboy & The Elephantmen, Priestess, the MisShapes DJs
Damage Done

Free
On The Web

villagevoice.com/siren

Lollapalooza

Rendezvous

Grant Park, Chicago - Aug. 4-6
Attractions

Wilco, Kanye West, Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Broken Social Scene, Of Montreal, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab for Cutie, Gnarls Barkley, The Raconteurs, The Flaming Lips, Queens of the Stone Age, The Shins, Common, Matisyahu, Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, Nickel Creek, New Pornographers, Secret Machines, Rainer Maria, Built to Spill, eels, Andrew Bird, Stars, Blackalicous, Lyrics Born, Calexico, Nada Surf, Aqualung, The Frames, The Go! Team, Mates of State, The Redwalls, Mute Math, Anathallo, Husky Rescue, Midlake and more...
Damage Done

$140 three-day pass plus $16 service charge and shipping charge
On The Web

Lollapalooza.com

Newport Folk Festival

Rendezvous

Newport, R.I. - Aug. 4-6
Attractions

David Gray, The Indigo Girls, Rosanne Cash, Bettye LaVette, Sonya Kitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, Keller Williams, Mary Gauthier, Patty Larkin, The Duhks, Jeffrey Fouccault, Abigail Washburn, Sonny Landreth, Martyn Joseph, Darrell Scott and more...
Damage Done

Fort Adams State Park: $55 one-day advance purchase, $59 at gate, $95 two-day pass, $120 three-day pass

Newport Casino at the International Tennis Hall of Fame: $75, $60, $45, $30
On The Web

Festivalproductions.net

Rock The Bells Festival IV

Rendezvous

San Bernardino, Calif. - Aug. 5
Concord, Calif. - Aug. 6
Attractions

Wu-Tang, Mos Def, De La Soul, Redman, Talib Kweli, Aesop Rock, Del the Funky Homosapien, Murs 3:16 and more...
Damage Done

San Bernardino: $45 (on sale June 5-18), $50 (on sale June 19-Aug. 4)

Concord: $40, $45, $50
On The Web

Rockthebells.net

JVC Jazz Festival (Newport)

Rendezvous

Newport, R.I. - Aug. 11-13
Attractions

George Benson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Bad Plus, Marc Ribot, Al Jarreau, Arturo Sandoval, Jane Monheit, Raúl Midón, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Cyrus Chestnut Quartet and more...
Damage Done

Fort Adams State Park: rsvd - $75 adult, G/A - $65

Newport Casino at the International Tennis Hall of Fame: $85, $65, $50, $30
On The Web

Festivalproductions.net

Philadelphia Folk Festival

Rendezvous

Philadelphia, Pa. - Aug. 18-20
Attractions

Jackson Browne & David Lindley, Amos Lee, The Avett Brothers, Rodney Crowell, Hot Tuna, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, The Duhks, Terri Hendrix and more...
Damage Done

Prices not yet set
On The Web

Folkfest.org

Camp Bisco V

Rendezvous

Hunter, N.Y. - Aug. 25-26
Attractions

The Disco Biscuits, The Roots, Thievery Corporation, The Juan Maclean, Brazilian Girls, RJD2 and more...
Damage Done

$100 two-day pass, $125 two-day pass w/on-site camping. Ticket prices increase $20 the day before the event
On The Web

Campbiscov.com

Austin City Limits

Rendezvous

Austin, Texas - Sept. 15-17
Attractions

The Flaming Lips, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Shins, Van Morrison, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Willie Nelson, Gnarls Barkley, Massive Attack, John Mayer, The Raconteurs, Ween, Ben Kweller, The New Pornographers, Matisyahu, Ray Lamontagne, Guster, The Long Winters, Kings of Leon, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers, G Love & Special Sauce, Son Volt, Nickel Creek, Calexico, Cat Power & the Memphis Rhythm Band, Secret Machines, Alexi Murdoch, Okkervil River, Brazilian Girls, Gomez, Stars, Wolf Parade, Nada Surf, Phoenix, KT Tunstall, Goldfrapp, Donovan Frankenreiter, Husky Rescue, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Subdudes, The Greencards, Guy Clark, Kathleen Edwards, The Stills, Charlie Sexton, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Jose Gonzalez, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Centro-Matic, Marah, Sam Roberts, Rocky Votolato, Anathallo and more...
Damage Done

$115 three-day pass plus $15 service charge and shipping charge
On The Web

ACLfestival.com