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JUNE 6th The Roots Picnic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The second annual Roots Picnic has the hometown boys playing host to Santigold, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth, TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, and special guests Public Enemy.
okayplayer.com/rootspicnic
JUNE 11-14th Northside Festival, Brooklyn, New York
An homage to the car service (no, not really) the L Magazine's Northside Festival takes over Williamsburg and Greenpoint with Brightblack Morning Light, the Hold Steady, Sunset Rubdown, Sean Bones, and Bishop Allen, making Saturday, June 13th National Hipster Day (again, no, not really).
northsidefestival.com
JUNE 11-14th Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee
Bonnaroo is quickly becoming the most talked about American summer festival, and with a lineup that includes Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Phish, Triumph the Comic Insult Dog, stars from The Daily Show, Lucinda Williams, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Merle Haggard and so many more, it deserves it.
bonnaroo.com
JUNE 12-14th Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
The Prodigy, Neil Young and the Pixies are just some of the acts who'll take the stage at the Isle of Wight festival, which actually is on an island—they're not just calling it that.
isleofwightfestival.com
JUNE 19-21th Hurricane Festival, Scheebel, Germany
A motorcycle speedway with bungee jumping is where you'll see The Horrors, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, Pixies, Social Distortion, Faith No More, Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lykke Li, Nine Inch Nails, and the Eagles of Death Metal.
hurricane.de
JUNE 22-27th Peace & Love Festival, Borlange, Sweden
Come to attend seminars, lectures and workshops, or just come to rock out with the likes of Motley Crue and Henry Rollins. There are tons more artists, too, but they had us at Motley Crue.
peaceandlove.nu
JUNE 24-28th Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England
Glastonbury doesn't announce their full roster until a month before the festival, but the sneak-peak lets on that you can expect to see Blur, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kasabian, Fleet Foxes, Neil Young and Lily Allen. You just have to trust them that everything else will be mind-blowing, too.
glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
JULY 2-5th Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, Michigan
Break out the tye-dye and tofu dogs: Rothbury features the Dead's only summer performance, in addition to The String Cheese Incident, Bob Dylan, Yonder Mountain String Band, Cold War Kids, Chromeo and many more.
rothburyfestival.com
JULY 3-4th 80/35, Des Moines, Iowa
Named for the intersection of two interstate highways, 30/85 hosts Ben Harper, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Man Man, Tilly and the Wall, Brother Ali, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and tons more.
80-35.com
JULY 9-12th Rocklahoma, Pryor, Oklahoma
If you haven't seen Heavy Metal Parking Lot, you should watch it to prepare for Rocklahoma, which promises to be the most bitchin' event of the summer: Anthrax, Twisted Sister, Great White, Ratt, Nelson, Anvil, Warrant and Skid Row, to name a few. Kick ass, man.
rocklahoma.com
JULY 18th Siren Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Want to go to McCarren Park and have it all to yourself? Go on July 18th, when the rest of Brooklyn will be at Coney Island for the Siren Festival, with Built to Spill, Spank Rock, Japandriods, Michachu & The Shapes, The Ravonettes and Frightended Rabbit. And it's free, but you have to buy your own hot dog.
villagevoice.com/siren
JULY 18-19th Mile High Music Festival, Denver, Colorado
It's Tool, in their first show in three years, and everyone's favorite mall-rockers, The Fray, plus Widespread Panic, Ani DiFranco, Lyrics Born, The Black Keys, Gogol Bordelllo, Gomez, Galactic and Paolo Nutini.
milehighmusicfestival.com
JULY 17-19th Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Look up 'tastemaker' in the dictionary, and it just has a screen shot of Pitchfork. So it's no wonder that they've booked Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, Beirut, Wavves, Women, Charles Hamilton, Matt & Kim, Vivian Girls, and the Flaming Lips, who are taking requests this time around.
pitchforkmusicfestival.com
JULY 22-25th 10,000 Lakes Music Festival, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
10 KLF is half about the music, and half about the camping—which we all know is just getting drunk in the woods. Catch Wilco, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Atmosphere, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, and Akron/Family.
10klf.com
JULY 23-26th Secret Garden Party, Cambridge, England
One of the most magical festivals around, complete with boutique camping—with bell boys to help you with your luggage and tent—and Science Camp, with science themed talks and discussions, plus musicians such as Jarvis Cocker, Toots and the Maytals, Golden Silvers, Thunderheist, Chairlift, Au Revoir Simone and the Do.
secretgardenparty.com
JULY 24-25th Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle, Washington
50 bands on three stages during two days. This year's lineup includes Sonic Youth, The Gossip, Deerhunter, Micachu & The Shapes, and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart—and we're lucky enough to be an official sponsor.
capitolhillblockparty.com
JULY 24-26th Wanderlust Festival, Lake Tahoe, California
A festival dedicated to equal parts music and yoga, this is one weekend that, when all's said and done, probably won't leave you feeling like you've been run over by a compact car. Do downward dog to the sounds of Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird, Spoon, Rogue Wave, Mates of State and... Girl Talk?
wanderlustfestival.com
JULY 31-Aug 2 All Points West, Liberty State Park, New Jersey
A weekend that makes it cool (and more convenient) to be bridge and tunnel, All Points West encourages getting out of the city with a lineup that includes the Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Q-Tip, St. Vincent, the Ting Tings, Coldplay, Echo & the Bunnymen and MGMT.
apwfestival.com
AUGUST 1-2th Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Montreal, Canada
The festival kicks off with two nights of concerts in the city, then moves to the parc, where the Arctic Monkeys, Beastie Boys, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, Crystal Castles, Miike Snow and the Roots take the stage.
osheaga.com
AUGUST 1th Field Day, London, England
Mogwai, Santigold, The Horrors, Ape and Andriods, Four Tet, Mystery Jets, Sian Alice Group, Fake Blood, Erol Alkan and more populate venues such as the ‘Bugged Out! Stage,' ‘Adventures in the Beetroot Field Stage,' and the ‘Bloggers Delight Stage.' Did we mention there's also an onion peeling contest?
fielddayfestivals.com
AUGUST 7-9th Lollapalooza, Chicago, Illinois
What was once a touring festival and staple of the '90s is now just one weekend in Chicago, but it still draws some of the biggest names in the business, like Kings of Leon, Depeche Mode, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Lykke Li, Bat For Lashes, Animal Collective, Kid Cudi, Crookers and A-Trak.
lollapalooza.com
AUGUST 12-15th Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
Oya takes place when Norway is bathed in nearly 24-hour daylight, so expect to stay up all night, every night. Bands include Amanda Blank, Band of Horses, Beach House, Bon Iver, Beirut, Chairlift, Gang Gang Dance, and buttloads more.
oyafestivalen.com
AUGUST 13-15th Way Out West, Goteborg, Sweden
Arctic Monkeys, Asher Roth, Jenny Lewis, Grizzly Bear, Echo & the Bunnymen, Wilco and My Bloody Valentine are among the acts that converge on this otherwise peaceful seaside town on the west coast of Sweden.
wayoutwest.se/english
AUGUST 13-15th Helsinki Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Grace Jones, Vivian Girls, Ponytail, White Lies, New Young Pony Club and Fever Ray share the stage with a ton of local acts, and the festival concludes with a traditional Finnish dance party.
flowfestival.com
AUGUST 21-23th The Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
A giant folk festival, the Green Man hosts acts such as Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, Wilco, Bon Iver, Golden Animals, Beach House, She Keeps Bees, Peggy Sue, Grizzly Bear, Four Tet, Emmy the Great and is one of the UK's premier indie throwdowns.
thegreenmanfestival.co.uk
AUGUST 22-23th V Festival, Chelmsford & Staffordshire, England
It's no wonder that this festival brings out the big guns—since it's sponsored by Virgin—but expect to see MGMT, The Killers, Oasis, Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, and lots of screaming teens.
vfestival.com
AUGUST 28-30th Outside Lands, San Francisco, California
Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, M.I.A., The Dead Weather, Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, Ween, Lucinda Williams, Bat For Lashes—even Tom Jones!—and more artists than we can count populate one of the best and most eclectic line-ups of the summer.
sfoutsidelands.com
SEPTEMBER 5-7th Bumbershoot, Seattle, Washington
Bumbershoot combines comedy, theatre, dance, crafts and visual art with a ton of music, such as Modest Mouse, The All-American Rejects, Roy Ayers, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Uh Huh Her and No Age.
bumbershoot.org
SEPTEMBER 11-13th All Tomorrow's Parties, Monticello, NY
Pretty much anything ATP touches turn to gold, and this end of the season blowout is no different, since it's curated by The Flaming Lips and features Animal Collective, Atlas Sound, El-P, Black Dice, Dead Meadow, Melvins, Panda Bear and Antipop Consortium.
atpfestival.com
SEPTEMBER 11-13th Bestival, Isle of Wight, UK
Save the Bestival for last, because this is a smattering of all different types of music, and all of it's banging: Massive Attack, Soulwax, Bat For Lashes, Ebony Bones, Florence and the Machine, Major Lazer, and omg, so many DJs we can't even begin...
bestival.net
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