Summer music festivals across USA

Last updated: June 28, 2024

Desert Hearts, July 4-8, Playa Ponderosa, Arizona

Lineup highlights: Andy Immerman, Joey Burton, Coco & Breezy, Kevin Knapp, Sprout, Tara Brooks, Atish, Ardalan, Lubelski, Marbs, VNSSA, Walker & Royce, Dink!, Evan Casey, and many more.

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Levitate Music and Arts Festival, July 5-7, Marshfield, Massachusetts

Lineup highlights: Lake Street Dive, Tash Sultana, Mt. Joy on Friday, Dirty Heads, The Elovaters, Oliver Anthony, Richy Mitch, the Coal Miners, Grace Bowers, Cory Wong, and more.

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Day In Day Out (DIDO) festival, July 12-14, Seattle, Washington

Lineup highlights: The Head and the Heart, Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Men I Trust, Suki Waterhouse, Peach Pit, Hippo Campus, The Walkmen, Washed Out, Beach Fossils, Sir Chloe, Sudan Archives, Mannequin Pussy, Les Savy Fav, Blondshell, Illuminati Hotties, and more.

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Under The Big Sky, July 12-14, Whitefish, Montana

Lineup highlights: Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, Turnpike Troubadours, City and Colour, Mt. Joy, Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne, Sierra Ferrell, The Revivalists, Paul Cauthen, Charles Wesley Godwin.

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Secret Dreams Music & Arts Festival, July 18-20, Thornville, Ohio

Lineup highlights: Barclay Crenshaw, Daily Bread, Detox Unit, The Disco Biscuits, G Jones, Jade Cicada, Lotus, Papadosio, The Werks, Lyny, The Widdler, A Hundred Drums, Artifakts, and more.

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Northern Nights Music Festival, July 19-21, Piercy, California 

Lineup highlights: Diplo, Blacklizt, LSDream, Maya Jane Coles, Barclay Crenshaw, It’s Murph, Bad Snacks, Hollywood Principle, Machinedrum, QRTR, Rochelle Jordan, DJ Dials, Tree Gaud, and many more.

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GRIDLIFE Summer Apex Music & Motorsports Festival, July 26-28, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Lineup highlights: Deadmau5, Liquid Stranger, Dogma, more to be announced.

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Project Pabst, July 27 – 28, Portland, Oregon

Lineup highlights: Billy Idol, T-Pain, Big Thief, Violent Femmes, Gossip, Denzel Curry, Kenny Mason, Manchester Orchestra, STRFKR, Soccer Mommy, Shannon & The Clams, and many more.

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Bass Camp Festival, July 27-28, Reno, Nevada

Lineup highlights: Gigantic NGHTMRE, Zeds Dead, Bear Grillz, Joyryde, Kill Safari, San Holo, Wax Motif, Herobust, and more.

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Lollapalooza, August 1-4, Chicago, Illinois

Lineup highlights: Zedd, FISHER, Zeds Dead, Stray Kids, SZA, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez, Skrillex, and more.

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HARD Summer, August 3-4, Inglewood, California

Lineup highlights: Disclosure, Jamie XX, Zeds Dead, Mochakk, Seth Troxler, Chris Stussy, Beme, Fisher, Chris Lake, Subtronics, Sofi Tukker, Kenny Beats, Matroda, Elderbrook, and many more.

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Splash House, August 9-11 and August 16-18, Palm Springs, California

Lineup highlights:BODY HI by Alesso, Gorgon City B2B Green Velvet, The Blessed Madonna, BIIANCO, TSHA, AC Slater, MEDUZA, Patrick Topping, Chris Lorenzo, Salvatore Ganacci, and many more.

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San Jose Jazz Summer Festival, August 9-11, San Jose, California

Lineup highlights: Tien Hsieh, New Breed Brass Band, Huney Knuckles, Synchronicity, Tia Carroll Band, Pascal Le Boeuf’s “Ritual Being,” Benny Green, The Family Stone, Las Cafeteras, Soj Band, and many more.

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Elements Music & Arts Festival, August 9-11, Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Lineup highlights: Chris Lake, Cloonee, Excision, Illenium, Kaskade, Slander, Clozee, Liquid Stranger, Blond:ish, Walker & Royce, and many more.

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Outside Lands Music Festival, August 9-11, San Francisco, California

Lineup highlights: Tyler, The Creator, The Killers, Post Malone, Sturgill Simpson, The Postal Service, Grace Jones, KAYTRANADA, JUNGLE, Snoh Aalegra, Gryffin, Young The Giant, ScHoolboy Q, Chappell Roan, Reneé Rapp, Victoria Monét, The Last Dinner Party and many more.

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The Best Day Ever Festival, August 10, Portland, Oregon

Lineup highlights: Kaytranada, Amine, Badbadnotgood, Karrahbooo, Madison LST, Savyn Lenae, Toro Y Moi, and 3Way Heff.

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Deep Tropics Music Festival, August 16-17, Nashville, Tennessee

Lineup highlights:  Kaskade, Redux, RL Grime, Sofi Tukker, Peekaboo, and more to be announced.

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PHANTOMFEST, August 25-28, North Tazewell, Virginia

Lineup highlights: Nathan Barato, Andreas Henneberg, Beth Lydi, Ana+One, Billy Dalessandro, Flipside, Tyler Hill, and more.

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Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, August 31-September 1, Seattle, Washington

Lineup highlights: Pavement, Cypress Hill, Aly & AJ, Lauren Mayberry, Madison Cunningham, Andrew Bird, Freddie Gibbs, Ted Leo, BADBADNOTGOOD, Pharmacists, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Psymon Spine, and many others.

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Bleached Festival, August TBA, San Diego, California

Lineup highlights: Adam Salter, Lily Meola, Subtle Orange, Benjamin Carter, Rainsford, Channel Tres, Surf Curse, Yves Tumor, Baird, Rainsford, Biniki, Stephen Sanchez, Dayglow, Remi Wolf, and many more.

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ARC Music Festival, August 30 – September 1, Chicago, Illinois

Lineup highlights: Armand Van Helden, Gorgon City, Green Velvet, Monty Kiddo, Moodymann, Pawsa, Azzecca, Idris Elba, Jayda G, Sara Landry, Chasewest, Dennis Cruz, Dom Dolla, and many more.

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North Coast Music Festival, August 20-September 1, Chicago, Illinois

Lineup highlights: Chase & Status, Above & Beyond, Alan Walker, Diesel, Isoknoxk, Two Friends, Tchami x Malaa, Subtronics, Seven Lions, Acraze, Wooli, Tape B, Netsky, Ship Wreck, and many more.

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Governors Ball, June 7-9, New York, New York

Lineup highlights: Post Malone, Dominic Fike, Alex G, The Killers, 21 Savage, SZA, Peso Pluma, Goth Babe, Flo, TV Girl, Jessie Murph, Hippo Campus, Young Gravey, Teezo Touchdown, and many more.

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Bonnaroo Music Festival, June 13-16, Manchester, Tennessee

Lineup highlights: Pretty Lights, Fisher, Post Malone, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Fred Again, Disco Lines, Eggy, Sid Sriram, T-Pain, Seven Lions, Kev Glock, Thundercat, Gary Clark Jr., Sean Paul, Diplo, and many more.

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Electric Forest, June 20-23, Rothbury, Michigan

Lineup highlights: Everything Always (Dom Dolla + John Summit), Nelly Furtado, The Disco Biscuits, Ben Böhmer, Knock2, Pretty Lights, Ludacris, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Subtronics, John Summit, PSYRYN (CloZee + LSDREAM), Excision, Charlotte de Witte, Gigantic NGHTMRE, Umphrey’s McGee.

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Beyond Wonderland, June 22-23, George, Washington

Lineup highlights: AC Slater, Adventure Club, Alison Wonderland, Andy C, Dabin, Disco Lines, Jessica Audiffred, Haylee Wood, Diesel, Max Styler, Wuki, YDG, Nostalgix, Poni, and many more.

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