MAY
WHAT: Primavera Sound
WHEN: May 28-29
WHERE: Barcelona, Spain
WHO: Pavement, Pixies, Wilco, Spoon, Built to Spill, Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Major Lazer, Yeasayer, the xx, No Age, Sunny Day Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, Pitchfork-curated stage
WHAT: Vivid Live! Festival
WHEN: May 28 - June 21
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
WHO: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson (curators), Emily Haines, Boris, King Khan & BBQ Show, My Brightest Diamond, Melt-Banana, Bardo Pond, Holly Miranda, Doveman
WHAT: Bad Bonn Kilbi
WHEN: May 28-29
WHERE: Dudingen, Switzerland
WHO: Aphex Twin, Wolf Parade, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Neon Indian, HEALTH, Atlas Sound, the Antlers, Dum Dum Girls, Joker feat. Nomad, Polvo, Wolf Eyes, Luke Vibert, Sun Ra Arkestra
WHAT: San Francisco Popfest
WHEN: May 28-30
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: tUnE-YarDs, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, All-Girl Summer Fun Band, My Teenage Stride, Nodzzz, the Tyde, the Art Museums
WHAT: Maryland Deathfest
WHEN: May 28-30
WHERE: Baltimore, MD
WHO: Converge, Eyehategod, Pentagram, D.R.I., Entombed, Krallice, Tombs, Trap Them, Obituary, Autopsy, Gorgoth, Sodom, Possessed, Repulsion
WHAT: Lightning in a Bottle Festival
WHEN: May 28-31
WHERE: Irvine, CA
WHO: The Very Best, the Album Leaf, Booka Shade, Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Apparat, Krazy Baldhead, the Glitch Mob
WHAT: Beck's Vier Music Inspires Art UK Tour
WHEN: May 28-August
WHERE: Various cities in England
WHO: Ariel Pink, Mount Kimbie, the Invisible, Little Boots, New Young Pony Club, Hudson Mohawke, Plaid
WHAT: Memory Burns Psych Fest
WHEN: May 29
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Sunburned Hand of the Man, Psychic Ills, Golden Triangle, Hopewell, White Hills, the Black Hollies, Future Hunter, Weird Owl, Revival Times
WHAT: Sasquatch! Festival
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: George, WA
WHO: Pavement, My Morning Jacket, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, the National, Band of Horses, Broken Social Scene, Massive Attack, the Hold Steady, the xx
WHAT: Movement
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: Detroit, MI
WHO: Plastikman, Inner City, Model 500, Ricardo Villalobos, Michael Mayer, A-Trak, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Kid Sister, Martyn, DJ Koze, Hudson Mohawke, Radio Slave
WHAT: Dot to Dot Festival
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: Bristol, Nottingham, and Manchester, England
WHO: Beach House, Liars, Los Campesinos!, Field Music, Wild Beasts, Washed Out, Ruby Suns, Small Black, White Hinterland, Growing, Fol Chen
WHAT: Soundset
WHEN: May 30
WHERE: Shakopee, MN
WHO: Atmosphere, Method Man & Redman, Hieroglyphics, Brother Ali, Freeway & Jake One, P.O.S, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Themselves, Busdriver, Cage, Murs, Eyedea & Abilities
WHAT: Bring Our Music Back
WHEN: May 30
WHERE: Durham, CT
WHO: Of Montreal, Lupe Fiasco, Girl Talk, the Cool Kids, Quintron with Miss Pussycat
WHAT: Villette Sonique
WHEN: May 31 - June 6
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Joanna Newsom, Young Marble Giants, Diamanda Galas, Owen Pallett, Fuck Buttons, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Wolf Eyes, Polvo, Acid Mothers Temple, Oneida, Om
JUNE
WHAT: Central Park Summerstage
WHEN: June 1 - September 26
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Pavement, the Flaming Lips, Public Enemy, Hot Chip, St. Vincent, the Black Keys, the Morning Benders, Hercules and Love Affair, tUnE-yArDs, Gil Scott-Heron, Tinariwen, Chairlift, Jimmy Cliff
WHAT: Mutek Festival
WHEN: June 2-6
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Mouse on Mars, Matmos, Nurse With Wound, Theo Parrish, Tim Hecker, Vladislav Delay, DJ Koze, Matias Aguayo Presents Comeme, King Midas Sound, Actress, Nathan Fake
WHAT: Verge Music Festival
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Milwaukee, WI
WHO: She & Him, Weezer, Eagles of Death Metal, the Raveonettes, Rogue Wave, Jaill
WHAT: Selector
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Kraków, Poland
WHO: Friendly Fires, Boys Noize, Metronomy, Delphic, Booka Shade, Uffie, Faithless, Calvin Harris, Thievery Corporation
WHAT: Do-Division Street Fest
WHEN: June 5-6
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: YACHT, Ponys, Pelican, the Hood Internet, Warpaint, Earl Greyhound, the Mynabirds, Headlights, Maritime
WHAT: Suoni per il Popolo
WHEN: June 6-23
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Oneida, Grouper, Kath Bloom, AIDS Wolf, Reigning Sound, Oneohtrix Point Never, Vandermark 5, No-Neck Blues Band, Hair Police, William Basinski
WHAT: Rock am Ring and Rock im Park
WHEN: June 3-6
WHERE: Nurburgring and Nuremberg, Germany
WHO: Jay-Z, Rage Against the Machine, Them Crooked Vultures, Crystal Castles, Mastodon, Gossip, Slayer, Gogol Bordello, Dizzee Rascal, Motorhead, Wolfmother, the Cribs, Foals, the Hives
WHAT: Gone to Governors
WHEN: June 3 - August 14
WHERE: Governors Island, NY
WHO: Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Passion Pit, She & Him, Neon Indian, Local Natives
WHAT: Synch
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Athens, Greece
WHO: Hot Chip, Fuck Buttons, Busy P, Peaches, A Place to Bury Strangers, Jimmy Edgar
WHAT: The Roots Picnic
WHEN: June 5
WHERE: Philadelphia, PA
WHO: The Roots, Vampire Weekend, Clipse, the Very Best, tUnE-yArDs, Mayer Hawthorne, Pattern Is Movement, Das Racist, ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Money Making Jam Boys
WHAT: Huichica Music Festival
WHEN: June 5
WHERE: Sonoma Valley, CA
WHO: Vetiver, Citay, Fruit Bats, Tussle
WHAT: Free Press Summer Fest
WHEN: June 5-6
WHERE: Houston, TX
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Stars, Bun B, Ra Ra Riot, Slim Thug, Dead Prez, Kid Sister, Mixmaster Mike, Detroit Cobras, Lucero, Municipal Waste, Givers, Cro-Mags, Saviours
WHAT: Hot 97 Summer Jam
WHEN: June 6
WHERE: East Rutherford, NJ
WHO: Usher, Drake, Gucci Mane, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Ludacris, Fabolous, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana, Trey Songz, DJ Khaled and Friends
WHAT: Edible Audio Picnic
WHEN: June 7 - September 4
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: El Guincho, High Places, the Juan Maclean, Javelin, the Cool Kids, Dosh, Nice Nice
WHAT: Filmer La Musique
WHEN: June 8-13
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Xiu Xiu, Anni Rossi, Bot'Ox, Zombie Zombie
WHAT: Celebrate Brooklyn!
WHEN: June 9 - August 8
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Sonic Youth, Metric, the Roots, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Talib Kweli, Konono N°1, the Swell Season, Eugene Mirman, White Magic, Holly Miranda
WHAT: Noise for the Needy
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: The Album Leaf, Delta Spirit, Visqueen, John Vanderslice, Thunderheist, Portland Cello Project, Horse Feathers, Tiny Vipers, Kinski
WHAT: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Manchester, TN
WHO: Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, the Flaming Lips, Phoenix, LCD Soundsystem, the Dead Weather, the National, the xx, Damian Marley and Nas, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Tenacious D, Conan O'Brien, Aziz Ansari
WHAT: Les 3 Elephants
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Laval, France
WHO: Love Is All, Tricky, Getatchew Mekuria and the Ex, Lucky Dragons, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Yann Tiersen, We Have Band, DAT Politics
WHAT: B-Sides
WHEN: June 11-12
WHERE: Lucerne, Switzerland
WHO: Xiu Xiu, Menomena, These New Puritans, Micachu & The Shapes, Publicist, Knut, Three Trapped Tigers
WHAT: RockNess Music Festival
WHEN: June 11-13
WHERE: Dores, Scotland
WHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles, Aphex Twin, Doves, Blondie, Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, 2 Many DJ's, Ian Brown, Leftfield, Booka Shade, Vitalic, Optimo, Green Velvet
WHAT: Isle of Wight Festival
WHEN: June 11-13
WHERE: Isle of Wight, England
WHO: The Strokes, Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, Paul McCartney, the Hold Steady, Florence and the Machine, Blondie, Doves, Crowded House, Editors, Spandau Ballet, Friendly Fires
WHAT: Meltdown Festival
WHEN: June 11-21
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Richard Thompson (curator), Elvis Costello, Broken Bells, Field Music, Van Dyke Parks, Clare and the Reasons, Paolo Nutini, Bettye Lavette, Loudon Wainwright III
WHAT: Woodsist Festival, Big Sur
WHEN: June 12
WHERE: Big Sur, CA
WHO: Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Moon Duo, the Fresh and Onlys, the Art Museums, the Mantles, Eat Skull, Spectre Folk
WHAT: Metronome Celebration
WHEN: June 12-13
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Akron/Family, Pegboy, the Bitters, Margaret and the Nuclear So and So's, the Pack A.D.
WHAT: Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust
WHEN: June 12-20
WHERE: Various Cities in England
WHO: Los Campesinos!, Charlotte Hatherley, Slow Club, Chew Lips, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Stricken City, Blue Roses
WHAT: Beach Break Live
WHEN: June 14-18
WHERE: Pembrey Country Park, Wales
WHO: Vampire Weekend, 2ManyDJ's, Calvin Harris, Chase and Status, Plan B, Ellie Goulding, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Silver Columns, Annie Mac, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Plastician
WHAT: NXNE
WHEN: June 14-20
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario
WHO: Iggy and the Stooges, X, De Le Soul, Mudhoney, Les Savy Fav, Japandroids, HEALTH, Surfer Blood, Cold Cave, Wavves, the Raveonettes, Man or Astro-Man?, Zola Jesus, Best Coast
WHAT: Woodsist Festival, Los Angeles
WHEN: June 15
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Abe Vigoda, the Art Museums, the Mantles, Nodzzz, Sun Araw, All Saints Day, the Baths
WHAT: Sónar Festival
WHEN: June 17-19
WHERE: Barcelona, Spain
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, the Chemical Brothers, Air, Roxy Music, Jonsi, Caribou, Broadcast, Flying Lotus, Delorean, Fuck Buttons, Plastikman, Dizzee Rascal, Joy Orbison, Zomby
WHAT: Taste of Randolph Street
WHEN: June 18-20
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Superchunk, Waco Brothers, Califone, Lucero, Headlights, the Love Language, Twin Tigers
WHAT: Hurricane and Southside Festivals
WHEN: June 18-20
WHERE: Scheesel and Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
WHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Massive Attack, the xx, the Hold Steady, Florence and the Machine, the Gaslight Anthem, Tegan and Sara, Local Natives
WHAT: Toronto Island Concert
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario
WHO: Pavement, Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Beach House, Timber Timbre
WHAT: Westword Music Showcase
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Denver, CO
WHO: Dirty Projectors, Superchunk, Neon Indian, Ghostland Observatory
WHAT: Rock the Garden
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Minneapolis, MN
WHO: MGMT, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, OK Go, Retribution Gospel Choir
WHAT: Cleveland Museum of Art Summer Solstice Party
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Cleveland, OH
WHO: DJ/rupture, Javelin, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Omar Souleyman, Lionel Loueke, Burkina Electric
WHAT: One Love Festival
WHEN: June 19-20
WHERE: Istanbul, Turkey
WHO: De La Soul, Wild Beasts, the Whitest Boy Alive, the Ting Tings, Groove Armada
WHAT: Barbican Blaze Festival
WHEN: June 19 - July 31
WHERE: London, England
WHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals, Max Romeo, Staff Benda Bilili, Dean and Britta, Giant Sand, Kristin Hersh, Phillip Glass and the Kronos Quartet
WHAT: KCRW's World Festival
WHEN: June 20 - September 19
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Goldfrapp, Yeasayer, She & Him, the Chemical Brothers, Tinariwen, YACHT, tUnE-yArDs, Chromeo, Fool's Gold, Jimmy Cliff, Sly and Robbie, the Swell Season, the Bird and the Bee
WHAT: Glastonbury Festival
WHEN: June 23-27
WHERE: Glastonbury, England
WHO: Stevie Wonder, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, the Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Phoenix, the Dead Weather, Hot Chip, MGMT, the xx, the Hold Steady, Dirty Projectors, Muse
WHAT: Northside
WHEN: June 24-27
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Titus Andronicus, Liars, Fucked Up, Les Savy Fav, the Fiery Furnaces, Polvo, Islands, Memory Tapes, Real Estate, High Places, Woods, Wavves, Twin Sister, Cults, Thao and Mirah
WHAT: Openair St. Gallen
WHEN: June 24-27
WHERE: St. Gallen, Switzerland
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, the Strokes, the Big Pink, Frightened Rabbit, Kelis, the Drums, 2Many DJ's, Vitalic
WHAT: Summerfest
WHEN: June 24 - July 4
WHERE: Milwaukee, WI
WHO: Modest Mouse, the Hold Steady, the Roots, Passion Pit, Public Enemy, Devo, B-52s, Against Me!, Tokyo Police Club, N.E.R.D., Cypress Hill, Weird Al Yankovic, Usher
WHAT: Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats
WHEN: June 25-26
WHERE: Evreux, France
WHO: The Black Keys, Caribou, Monotonix, Brother Ali feat. BK One, Chokebore, Shining, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Suicidal Tendencies, Babyshambles
WHAT: Solidays
WHEN: June 25-27
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Florence and the Machine, Local Natives, N.E.R.D., Brother Ali, Femi Kuti, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Crookers, Wolfmother, Kasabian, Delphic, Staff Benda Bilili, Toots and the Maytals
WHAT: Jazz Winnipeg
WHEN: June 25 - July 4
WHERE: Winnipeg, Manitoba
WHO: The Roots, Deerhoof, Freeway and Jake One, Martha Wainwright, Buck 65, Think About Life, Great Lakes Swimmers, the Budos Band
WHAT: Taste of Chicago
WHEN: June 25 - July 4
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Passion Pit, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Salt-N-Pepa, Bel Biv Devoe, Rob Base, Trey Songz
WHAT: Montreal Jazz Festival
WHEN: June 25 - July 6
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Andrew Bird, the Roots, Gil Scott-Heron, !!!, Holy Fuck, Plants & Animals, Poirier, Kode9, Nadja, Anti-Pop Consortium, Think About Life, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, George Clinton
WHAT: The Creators Project
WHEN: June 26
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Interpol, Sleigh Bells, Die Antwoord, Gang Gang Dance, Salem, N.A.S.A., Mark Ronson
WHAT: TRKFest
WHEN: June 26
WHERE: Pittsboro, NC
WHO: Megafaun, Hammer No More the Fingers, Mount Moriah, Embarrassing Fruits, Midtown Dickens, Veelee, Butterflies, Ryan Gustafson, Vibrant Green
WHAT: Green Music Fest
WHEN: June 26-27
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Fang Island, Cloud Cult, David Bazan, Maps and Atlases
WHAT: Seaport Music Festival
WHEN: June 26 - August 6
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Free Energy, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Zola Jesus, YACHT, Avi Buffalo, Thee Oh Sees, the Apples in Stereo, Woven Bones, Golden Triangle, Chad VanGaalen, So Cow
WHAT: Bang on a Can Marathon
WHEN: June 27
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Bang on a Can, Mira Calix, Buke and Gass, Burkina Electric, Fred Frith, Vernon Reid
WHAT: Hove Festival
WHEN: June 29 - July 2
WHERE: Arendal, Norway
WHO: Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, Them Crooked Vultures, Beach House, Florence and the Machine, Neon Indian, Japandroids, Dizzee Rascal, Fuck Buttons, Empire of the Sun, Muse
WHAT: Sled Island Music Festival
WHEN: June 30 - July 3
WHERE: Calgary, Alberta
WHO: Built to Spill, Girl Talk, the Melvins, the Thermals, !!!, Les Savy Fav, Fucked Up, GZA, No Age, Black Lips, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deerhoof, Almighty Defenders
JULY
WHAT: Roskilde Festival
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Roskilde, Denmark
WHO: Prince, Pavement, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Robyn, Patti Smith, Dirty Projectors, Titus Andronicus, Beach House, Drake, Muse
WHAT: Rock Werchter
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Werchter, Belgium
WHO: Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, the xx, Them Crooked Vultures, Dirty Projectors, Yeasayer, Florence and the Machine, the Gaslight Anthem, Pearl Jam, Muse
WHAT: Heineken Open'er Festival
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Gdynia, Poland
WHO: Pavement, Gorillaz Sound System, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Nas and Damian Marley, Massive Attack, Tricky, Grace Jones, Klaxons, Regina Spektor, Kings of Convenience, Pearl Jam
WHAT: Hop Farm Festival
WHEN: July 2-3
WHERE: Kent, England
WHO: Bob Dylan, Pete Doherty, Devendra Banhart, Ray Davies, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Tunng
WHAT: O2 Wireless Festival
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, Missy Elliott, Jamie Lidell, the Big Pink, Drake, Wale, Gossip, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Alphabeat, the Ting Tings, 2 Many DJ's, Roll Deep
WHAT: Nateva Festival
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: Oxford, ME
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, She & Him, Drive-By Truckers, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
WHAT: Festival de rock Les Eurockeenes de Belfort
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: Belfort, France
WHO: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Janelle Monae, Broken Social Scene, the Dead Weather, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Missy Elliott, the Black Keys, Julian Casablancas, Chromeo, Massive Attack, Memory Tapes, HEALTH, Fuck Buttons, the Drums, Foals, the xx
WHAT: Garden Festival
WHEN: July 2-11
WHERE: Zadar and Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Mayer Hawthorne, Henrik Schwarz, Tensnake, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Terry Callier, Ame, Faze Action, Rub-n-Tug
WHAT: Montreux Jazz Festival
WHEN: July 2-17
WHERE: Montreaux, Switzerland
WHO: Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, the Dead Weather, Julian Casablancas, Erykah Badu, Massive Attack, Nas and Damian Marley, Beach House, Missy Elliott, De La Soul, Air, Roxy Music
WHAT: 80/35
WHEN: July 3-4
WHERE: Des Moines, IA
WHO: Spoon, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, the Walkmen, the Cool Kids, Avi Buffalo, Holly Golightly, William Elliott Whitmore, Earl Greyhound, Solid Gold, Psalm One
WHAT: Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
WHERE: Ottawa, Ontario
WHEN: July 6-18
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, Metric, Weezer, Andrew Bird, the Hold Steady, Passion Pit, Hole, Blonde Redhead, Drake, Joan Jett, the B-52s, Crowded House, the Swell Season, the Gories
WHAT: Winnipeg Folk Festival
WHEN: July 7-11
WHERE: Winnipeg, Manitoba
WHO: Andrew Bird, the Avett Brothers, the Swell Season, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Cliff, the Levon Helm Band
WHAT: Optimus Alive!
WHEN: July 8-10
WHERE: Lisbon, Portugal
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Faith No More, the xx, Girls, Florence and the Machine, Gogol Bordello, Devendra Banhart, Gossip, the Big Pink, Manic Street Preachers, Crookers, Pearl Jam, Deftones
WHAT: Les Ardentes Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Liege, Belgium
WHO: Pavement, Erykah Badu, Broken Social Scene, Julian Casablancas, Crystal Castles, Missy Elliott, Babyshambles, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jamie Lidell, Public Image Ltd., HEALTH
WHAT: EXIT Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Novi Sad, Serbia
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Yeasayer, Crystal Castles, Ricardo Villalobos, Faith No More, the Chemical Brothers, Missy Elliott, Klaxons, A-Trak, Joker, Chromeo, the Horrors, Bad Brains, Placebo, Mika
WHAT: Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Sete, France
WHO: Flying Lotus, Gil Scott-Heron, Gonjasufi, Joy Orbison, Floating Points, the Gaslamp Killer, Theophilus London, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
WHAT: Quebec City Summer Festival
WHEN: July 8-18
WHERE: Quebec City, Quebec
WHO: Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Passion Pit, Konono N°1, Fool's Gold, Think About Life, Jimmy Cliff, Great Lakes Swimmers, Ethiopiques, Kid Koala, Staff Benda Bilili, Iron Maiden
WHAT: Somerset House Summer Series
WHEN: July 8-18
WHERE: London, England
WHO: the xx, Gil Scott-Heron, Air, Florence and the Machine, Mystery Jets, Noah & the Whale, the Temper Trap, the Divine Comedy, Soul II Soul
WHAT: RiverRocks
WHEN: July 8 - August 12
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Deerhunter, the Antlers, Phosphorescent, Dawes
WHAT: Twilight Concert Series
WHEN: July 8 - August 26
WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT
WHO: Modest Mouse, Big Boi, She & Him, New Pornographers, Beirut, Girl Talk, Dum Dum Girls, Memory Tapes, Avi Buffalo, Twin Sister, the Dodos, Jamie Lidell, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Chromeo
WHAT: T in the Park
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Balado, Scotland
WHO: Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, Julian Casablancas, Dirty Projectors, Broken Social Scene, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, the Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, Yeasayer, the Prodigy, Muse, Eminem
WHAT: Oxegen
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: County Kildare, Ireland
WHO: Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, Eminem, Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip, Broken Social Scene, Dizzee Rascal, Julian Casablancas, Dirty Projectors, Neon Indian, Florence and the Machine, Jamie Lidell, Muse
WHAT: Forecastle
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Louisville, KY
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Spoon, Devo, She & Him, Drive-By Truckers, Against Me!
WHAT: Lounge on the Farm
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Canterbury, England
WHO: These New Puritans, Male Bonding, Slow Club, Lissy Trullie, First Aid Kit, Gold Panda, Rose Elinor Dougall, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
WHAT: Nitetrotter Fest
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: East Moline, IL
WHO: Bastard Noise, Wet Hair, Purple Chong, the Tanks, Pictures of a City, Eyes, Men Among Giants, Some Flavour, Up! Rise and Fall, Motorcycle, ARU, Meester Magpie
WHAT: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
WHEN: July 10
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: De La Soul, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot
WHAT: Camp Bisco
WHEN: July 15-17
WHERE: Mariaville, NY
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Girl Talk, Major Lazer, Diplo, Caribou, Holy Fuck, Talib Kweli, the Album Leaf, Gift of Gab
WHAT: Festival Mares Vivas
WHEN: July 15-17
WHERE: Gaia, Portugal
WHO: Goldfrapp, Placebo, Editors, Morcheeba
WHAT: Latitude Festival
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Suffolk, England
WHO: Belle and Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, the National, Grizzly Bear, Florence and the Machine, Dirty Projectors, X, Jonsi, Black Mountain, These New Puritans, Wild Beasts, Midlake
WHAT: Dour Festival
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Dour, Belgium
WHO: Spoon, Faith No More, the Sonics, Os Mutantes, De La Soul, Black Mountain, Fucked Up, Los Campesinos!, Owen Pallett, A-Trak, Baroness, the Raveonettes, Carl Craig, Gwar
WHAT: Benicàssim
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Benicàssim, Spain
WHO: Vampire Weekend, Gorillaz, Dirty Projectors, Julian Casablancas, Cut Copy, Goldfrapp, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, Klaxons, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Four Tet, Foals, the Prodigy, the Cribs
WHAT: Pitchfork Music Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Big Boi, Panda Bear, Wolf Parade, Robyn, Major Lazer, St. Vincent, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Liars, Raekwon, Lightning Bolt, El-P, Beach House, Titus Andronicus, Girls, WHY?, Neon Indian, Sleigh Bells
WHAT: Melt! Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Ferropolis, Germany
WHO: Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Dirty Projectors, the xx, Yeasayer, Jonsi, Fucked Up, Hercules and Love Affair, Ricardo Villalobos, Black Mountain, the Very Best, HEALTH, Kele, Four Tet, Jamie Lidell
WHAT: Super Bock Super Rock
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Lisbon, Portugal
WHO: Prince, Vampire Weekend, the National, Hot Chip, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Spoon, Cut Copy, St. Vincent, Jamie Lidell, Ricardo Villalobos, Julian Casablancas, Wild Beasts, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Morning Benders
WHAT: Lovebox Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, Yeasayer, Cut Copy, Hercules and Love Affair, These New Puritans, Grace Jones, Joy Orbison, Wild Beasts, Roxy Music, Toro Y Moi, Empire of the Sun, Crookers
WHAT: Xponential Music Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Camden, NJ
WHO: The Walkmen, Free Energy, Fool's Gold, Dr. Dog, Rosanne Cash, Nicole Atkins, Earl Greyhound, These United States
WHAT: What the Heck Fest
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Anacortes, WA
WHO: Mount Eerie, Calvin Johnson, Kimya Dawson, Liturgy, LAKE, Ian Svenonius, Karl Blau
WHAT: HARD LA
WHEN: July 17
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Sleigh Bells, Flying Lotus, Joker, N.E.R.D., Rye Rye, Switch, the Gaslamp Killer, Ninjasonik
WHAT: Siren Music Festival
WHEN: July 17
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood, Harlem, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wye Oak, Night Marchers, Screaming Females, Earl Greyhound
WHAT: de-Affaire
WHEN: July 17-23
WHERE: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
WHO: The Antlers, Pantha Du Prince, Dum Dum Girls, the Morning Benders, Fucked Up, Junip, Toro Y Moi, Los Campesinos! Shearwater, Gold Panda, Clues, King Khan & the Shrines, Dungen
WHAT: Italia Wave
WHEN: July 21-25
WHERE: Livorno, Italy
WHO: Underworld, Editors, OK Go, Julian Marley, Faithless
WHAT: Whartscape
WHEN: July 22-25
WHERE: Baltimore, MD
WHO: Dan Deacon Ensemble, No Age, Lightning Bolt, HEALTH, Ponytail, Deakin, Oneohtrix Point Never, Wye Oak, Xiu Xiu, Arab on Radar, Lil B, Future Islands, Double Dagger, Javelin
WHAT: Calgary Folk Music Festival
WHEN: July 22-25
WHERE: Calgary, Alberta
WHO: St. Vincent, Stars, the Avett Brothers, the Swell Season, Konono N°1
WHAT: Wickerman Festival
WHEN: July 23-24
WHERE: Kirkcudbright, Scotland
WHO: Buzzcocks, the Undertones, Teenage Fanclub, the Charlatans, the Futureheads, 808 State, Sons & Daughters
WHAT: Capitol Hill Block Party
WHEN: July 23-24
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Indietracks
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Derbyshire, England
WHO: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Love Is All, the Pooh Sticks, the Primitives, Ballboy, the Cannanes, Boy Genius, White Town
WHAT: Hillside Festival
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Guelph, Ontario
WHO: Stars, Japandroids, Calexico, Jason Collett, Basia Bulat, Hidden Cameras, Horse Feathers
WHAT: Midi Festival
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Hyeres, France
WHO: Toro Y Moi, Memory Tapes, Best Coast, Lee Ranaldo, the Strange Boys, Dominant Legs, Memory House
WHAT: Maha Music Festival
WHEN: July 24
WHERE: Omaha, NE
WHO: Spoon, Superchunk, the Faint, Old 97's
WHAT: HARD NYC
WHEN: July 24
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Sleigh Bells, Skream, Benga, Rye Rye, Theophilus London, Ninjasonik
WHAT: Festival Heineken Paredes de Coura
WHEN: July 28-31
WHERE: Paredes de Coura, Portugal
WHO: Klaxons, the Dandy Warhols, the Specials, White Lies, We Have Band, Gallows, Enter Shikari
WHAT: Global Gathering
WHEN: July 30-31
WHERE: Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
WHO: Dizzee Rascal, 2 Many DJ's, Carl Cox, Booka Shade, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Goldie, Caspa, Fabio and Grooverider, Faithless
WHAT: Camp Bestival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Dorset, England
WHO: The Fall, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joker, Joy Orbison, Friendly Fires, the Human League, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Billy Bragg, Madness, Marc Almond, Gold Panda
WHAT: Fuji Rock Festival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Niigata, Japan
WHO: Atoms for Peace, Belle and Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Them Crooked Vultures, Broken Social Scene, Dirty Projectors, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Air, Broken Bells, !!!
WHAT: Splendour in the Grass
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Woodford, Australia
WHO: The Strokes, Pixies, LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, Band of Horses, Hot Chip, Passion Pit, Jonsi, Goldfrapp, Florence and the Machine, Surfer Blood, School of Seven Bells, the Drums
WHAT: Newport Folk Festival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Newport, Rhode Island
WHO: Andrew Bird, Yim Yames, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Avett Brothers, Calexico, Blitzen Trapper, the Swell Season, Levon Helm, Steve Martin
WHAT: Kendal Calling
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Cumbria, England
WHO: Doves, Wild Beasts, the Futureheads, British Sea Power, Badly Drawn Boy, Stereo MCs, the Coral, Calvin Harris, Erol Alkan, OK Go
WHAT: PDX Pop Now!
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: SappyFest
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Sackville, New Brunswick
WHO: Holy Fuck, Diamond Rings, Chad VanGaalen, Felice Brothers, the Sadies, Julie Doiron, Lullabye Arkestra, P.S. I Love You, Rockets Red Glare, Apollo Ghosts
WHAT: Field Day Festival
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Phoenix, Caribou, Atlas Sound, No Age, the Fall, Mouse on Mars, These New Puritans, Memory Tapes, Joker and Nomad, Dam-Funk and Master Blaster, Pantha Du Prince
WHAT: Ponderosa Stomp Detroit Breakdown
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: the Gories, Death, ? and the Mysterians, Motor City Soul Revue, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, Eddie Kirkland
WHAT: Afisha Picnic Music Festival
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHO: Hercules and Love Affair, Editors, Metronomy, Roots Manuva
WHAT: Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
WHEN: July 31 - August 1
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Arcade Fire, Pavement, the National, Metric, Weezer, Beach House, Robyn, Devo, the Black Keys, Stars, Owen Pallett, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Gaslight Anthem, the Walkmen
WHAT: Wicker Park Fest
WHEN: July 31 - August 1
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Holy Fuck, Cap'n Jazz, Torche, Baroness, Plants and Animals, the Gaslamp Killer, the Hood Internet, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Local H
AUGUST
WHAT: Underage Festival
WHEN: August 1
WHERE: London, England
WHO: M.I.A., Los Campesinos!, Lightspeed Champion, Micachu and the Shapes, Gold Panda, New Young Pony Club, Rox, Tinchy Stryder
WHAT: Sudoeste TMN
WHEN: August 4-8
WHERE: Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal
WHO: M.I.A., the Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Air, Beirut, Lykke Li, the Very Best, Rye Rye, Friendly Fires, Sugababes
WHAT: Off Festival
WHEN: August 5-8
WHERE: Katowice, Poland
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., No Age, Shearwater, the Fall, Atlas Sound, Fennesz, Tindersticks, the Very Best, Matmos, Memory Tapes, the Tallest Man on Earth, Joker and Nomad, Mew, Toro Y Moi, Archie Bronson Outfit, the Raveonettes
WHAT: Wolfe Island Music Festival
WHEN: August 6-7
WHERE: Wolfe Island, Ontario
WHO: Weakerthans, the Sadies, Think About Life, Diamond Rings, Memoryhouse
WHAT: Lollapalooza
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Spoon, the National, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Hot Chip, Devo, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Yeasayer, Dirty Projectors, the xx
WHAT: Pickathon
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang, Fruit Bats, the Cave Singers, Megafaun, Black Prairie, Little Wings, Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones, Heartless Bastards, Roadside Graves, Frank Fairfield, Langhorne Slim, T Model Ford, These United States, Michael Hurley
WHAT: Standon Calling
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Standon, England
WHO: Liars, Fucked Up, Pantha Du Prince, Delorean, El Guincho, These New Puritans, Ruby Suns, Gold Panda, Esben and the Witch, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Plants and Animals
WHAT: HARD Summer
WHEN: August 7
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Crystal Castles, Major Lazer, Soulwax, Diplo, Tiga, Digitalism, Green Velvet, Erol Alkan, Skream, Benga, Caspa, Sinden, Destructo, the Twelves, Breakbot, Rory Phillips
WHAT: Summer Sonic
WHEN: August 7-8
WHERE: Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
WHO: Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Pixies, Pavement, a Tribe Called Quest, the Smashing Pumpkins, Nas, Hole, Band of Horses, Jonsi, Passion Pit, Girls, Free Energy, Eels, Surfer Blood, Orbital
WHAT: Øya Festival
WHEN: August 10-14
WHERE: Oslo, Norway
WHO: Pavement, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Iggy & the Stooges, Big Boi, Panda Bear, the xx, Robyn, Major Lazer, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Jonsi, Air, Girls, Fucked Up, the Gaslight Anthem, Sleigh Bells
WHAT: Athens Popfest
WHEN: August 10-14
WHERE: Athens, GA
WHO: Mission of Burma, Apples in Stereo, the Wedding Present, Circulatory System, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Bunnygrunt, Casper and the Cookies, Go Sailor, Marshmellow Coast, Rose Melberg
WHAT: Sziget Festival
WHEN: August 11-16
WHERE: Budapest, Hungary
WHO: Gorillaz Sound System, Yeasayer, the Cribs, the Hives, Gwar, Nina Hagen, Kasabian, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, Enter Shikari, Faithless, Bad Religion, Iron Maiden, Madness, Muse
WHAT: Haldern Pop Festival
WHEN: August 12-14
WHERE: Rees-Haldern, Germany
WHO: The National, Beirut, Yeasayer, Beach House, Dan Deacon, Frightened Rabbit, Bear in Heaven, the Tallest Man on Earth, Local Natives, Serena-Maneesh, Micachu and the Shapes
WHAT: Way Out West Festival
WHEN: August 12-14
WHERE: Goteborg, Sweden
WHO: M.I.A., Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, the National, the xx, Beach House, Q-Tip, Girls, Jens Lekman, Lykke Li, Sleigh Bells, Local Natives, Surfer Blood, Real Estate, Marina and the Diamonds
WHAT: Solid Sound Festival
WHEN: August 13-14
WHERE: North Adams, MA
WHO: Wilco (curators), various Wilco side projects, the Books, Avi Buffalo, Vetiver, Mavis Staples, Sir Richard Bishop, Mountain Man, Brenda, Deep Blue Organ Trio
WHAT: La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo
WHEN: August 13-15
WHERE: Saint-Malo, France
WHO: The Flaming Lips, the National, Massive Attack, the Rapture, Liars, Caribou, Owen Pallett, Dum Dum Girls, Serena-Maneesh, Yann Tiersen, Martina Topley-Bird
WHAT: Doe Bay Music Festival
WHEN: August 13-14
WHERE: Olga, WA
WHO: Fruit Bats, Hey Marseilles, the Portland Cello Project, Grand Hallway, THEESatisfaction
WHAT: Summer Sundae Weekender
WHEN: August 13-15
WHERE: Leicester, England
WHO: Caribou, Los Campesinos!, the Fall, Frightened Rabbit, the Futureheads, Local Natives, the Go! Team, Megafaun, the Besnard Lakes, Fool's Gold, Laura Viers, Mumford and Sons
WHAT: Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
WHEN: August 14-15
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Mile High Music Festival
WHEN: August 15-16
WHERE: Denver, CO
WHO: Phoenix, My Morning Jacket, Weezer, Nas and Damian Marley, Atmosphere, Drive-By Truckers, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Cypress Hill, Mayer Hawthorne
WHAT: Strøm Festival
WHEN: August 16-22
WHERE: Copenhagen, Denmark
WHO: Jonsi, Four Tet, Pantha Du PRince, Thomas Fehlmann, Mount Kimbie, Untold, Nosaj Thing, To Rococo Rot, Barbara Morgenstern
WHAT: For Noise
WHEN: Pully, Switzerland
WHERE: Hasselt, Belgium
WHO: Jonsi, Caribou, the National, Local Natives, the Fall, Peaches, Villagers
WHAT: Pukkelpop
WHEN: August 19-21
WHERE: Hasselt, Belgium
WHO: Queens of the Stone Age, the Flaming Lips, the National, Band of Horses, Yeasayer, Diplo, Beach House, Jonsi, Soulwax, Kele, Gogol Bordello, Four Tet, Kelis, the Prodigy, Iron Maiden
WHAT: Neon Marshmallow Festival
WHEN: August 19-22
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Keith Fullerton Whitman, Excepter, Julian Lynch, Sunglasses, Noveller, Emeralds, U.S. Girls, Carlos Giffoni, Tom Carter
WHAT: Coke Live Music Festival
WHEN: August 20-21
WHERE: Krakow, Poland
WHO: The Chemical Brothers, N.E.R.D., Muse
WHAT: Green Man Festival
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Crickhowell, Wales
WHO: Joanna Newsom, the Flaming Lips, Beirut, Girls, Tindersticks, Neon Indian, Fuck Buttons, Wild Beasts, Cass McCombs, the Tallest Man on Earth, These New Puritans, Doves, Billy Bragg
WHAT: Lowlands
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
WHO: Queens of the Stone Age, the National, Massive Attack, the xx, Air, Joker, A-Trak, Marina and the Diamonds, Plastikman, the Specials, Snow Patrol, Placebo
WHAT: Philadelphia Folk Festival
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Philadelphia, PA
WHO: Bonnie "Prince" Billy and the Cairo Gang, Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, A.A. Bondy
WHAT: Sunset Junction Street Festival
WHEN: August 21-22
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Rock the Bells
WHEN: August 21-29
WHERE: Various U.S. Cities
WHO: Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Clipse, Wiz Khalifa, Brother Ali, Yelawolf, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks
WHAT: London Electronic Dance Music Festival
WHEN: August 27-28
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Friendly Fires, Shy FX, Ocelot, Leftfield
WHAT: London Electronic Dance Festival
WHEN: August 27-28
WHERE: Stockholm, Sweden
WHO: Belle & Sebastian, Hot Chip, Robyn, Neon Indian, Shout Out Louds
WHAT: Reading and Leeds Festivals
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Reading and Leeds, England
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Libertines, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Dizzee Rascal, Weezer, the Gaslight Anthem, Klaxons, Band of Horses, Guns N' Roses
WHAT: Electric Elephant Festival
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Fuck Buttons, The Juan Maclean, Andrew Weatherall, Francois K, the Phantom Band, Jesca Hoop
WHAT: Rock En Seine
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Saint-Cloud, France
WHO: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Jonsi, Crystal Castles, Beirut, Queens of the Stone Age, Roxy Music, Massive Attack, Kele, Band of Horses, Underworld, Foals, 2 Many DJ's, the Ting Tings, Eels
WHAT: Zurich Openair
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Zurich, Switzerland
WHO: Belle and Sebastian, the xx, Local Natives, Shout Out Louds, jj, Kate Nash, Booka Shade, Maximo Park, Underworld, Hole, Placebo
WHAT: Loufest
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: St. Louis, MO
WHO: Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Titus Andronicus, Alejandro Escovedo, Lucero, Fruit Bats, Airborne Toxic Event
WHAT: Southwest Four Weekender
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Fatboy Slim, A-Trak, Carl Cox, Skream & Benga, Boys Noize, M.A.N.D.Y., Vitalic, Ms. Dynamite
SEPTEMBER
WHAT: ATP New York
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Monticello, NY
WHO: Sonic Youth, Iggy & the Stooges, Sleep, Raekwon, Explosions in the Sky, the Breeders, Fucked Up, Girls, Sunn o))) and Boris Present Altar, Mudhoney, the Books, Tortoise, Fuck Buttons
WHAT: Electric Picnic
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Stradbally, Ireland
WHO: Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Roxy Music, Massive Attack, Gil Scott-Heron, Liquid Liquid, the New Pornographers, Jonsi, Bad Lieutenant, Mumford & Sons, Leftfield
WHAT: Stop Making Sense Festival
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: The Very Best, Optimo, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Theo Parrish, Matias Aguayo, Nathan Fake, Friendly Fires, Radioclit
WHAT: moe.down
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Mohawk, NY
WHO: Built to Spill, Tortoise, the Black Keys
WHAT: Jersey Live Festival of Music
WHEN: September 4-5
WHERE: Jersey, Channel Islands
WHO: Kate Nash, Here We Go Magic, We Have Band, Peggy Sue, Paul Weller, Calvin Harris
WHAT: Bumbershoot
WHEN: September 4-6
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Hopscotch Music Fest
WHEN: September 9-11
WHERE: Raleigh, NC
WHO: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, Tortoise, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk
WHAT: Bestival
WHEN: September 9-12
WHERE: Isle of Wight, England
WHO: The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, the xx, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, Fever Ray, Flying Lotus, Sleigh Bells, Gil Scott-Heron, Black Mountain, Four Tet, Jonsi, Roxy Music, Chic, the Prodigy
WHAT: Musicfest NW
WHEN: September 9-12
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Berlin Festival
WHEN: September 10-11
WHERE: Berlin, Germany
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Fever Ray, Caribou, WHY?, Washed Out, Soulwax, Editors, Tricky, Atari Teenage Riot, 2 Many DJ's, Junip, Boyz Noise, Peaches, Lali Puna
WHAT: End of the Road Festival
WHEN: September 10-12
WHERE: Dorset, England
WHO: Wilco, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Wolf Parade, the Mountain Goats, Black Mountain, Iron & Wine, the New Pornographers, Caribou, Here We Go Magic, the Antlers, Mountain Man
WHAT: Incubate Festival
WHEN: September 12-19
WHERE: Tilburg, Netherlands
WHO: Dan Deacon, the Ex, Damien Jurado, Lucky Dragons, Bachelorette, Ducktails, Wino, Jason Urick
WHAT: Pygmalion Music Festival
WHEN: September 22-25
WHERE: Champaign-Urbana, IL
WHO: Caribou, Roky Erickson with Okkervil River, Cap'n Jazz, Cults, +/-, Those Darlins, Fang Island, Owen, Colour Revolt, David Dondero
WHAT: Decibel Festival
WHEN: September 23-26
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Fennesz, Carl Craig, Grouper, Ikonika, Plasticman, Kevin Saunderson, Gold Panda
WHAT: Ponderosa Stomp
WHEN: September 24-25
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
WHO: Duane Eddy, Sugar Pie Desanto, Thee Midnighters, Red Simpson, Joe South, the Trashmen
WHAT: Pop Montreal
WHEN: September 29 - October 3
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Swans, Van Dyke Parks, Liars, Bear in Heaven, Marnie Stern, Deerhoof, Shonen Knife, Twin Sister, Danielson, Baby Dee, Clare and the Reasons, Mary Margaret O'Hara
OCTOBER
WHAT: Austin City Limits Music Festival
WHEN: October 8-10
WHERE: Austin, TX
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., the Strokes, the Flaming Lips, the National, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, the xx, Band of Horses, Monsters of Folk, Sonic Youth, Yeasayer, Beach House, Girls
WHAT: Treasure Island Music Festival
WHEN: October 16-17
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced
WHAT: Supersonic Festival
WHEN: October 22-24
WHERE: Birmingham, England
WHO: Swans, James Blackshaw, Melt-Banana, Lichens, Jailbreak featuring Chris Corsano, Bong, Black Sabbath Black Fiji, Eagle Twin, Gnaw, Heather Leigh, Gnod, Necro Deathmort
WHAT: Voodoo Experience
WHEN: October 29-31
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
WHO: Bands to be announced
Posted by Tom Breihan on May 28, 2010 at 12:30 p.m
