The cold weather in New York over the last couple of weeks
has had all of us pining for spring to come. And with all the recent line-up announcements
for the big spring music festivals, that warmer weather no longer seems so far
away.
Like you, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, can’t
wait for festival season to start. That’s why we're looking ahead at all the festival line-ups that have been announced so far. Here are 10 recently
announced festivals with line-ups you won’t want to miss.
1.
Air + Style: Organized by snowboarder Shaun
White, Air + Style comes back to Los Angeles for a fourth year in 2018. The
festival, which brings together extreme sports and music, announced its first
round of artists yesterday, including headliners Zedd, Phoenix
and Gucci Mane. Other artists playing the festival include Phantogram, Tinashe,
Washed Out, Cloud
Nothings, Cut Copy, BADBADNOTGOOD and more. (March 3-4)
2.
SXSW: The
largest music conference in the United States has been announcing artists since
November, and today they added over 500 more names to that list. Some of the
performers announced today for the Austin, TX festival include Kosha Dillz,
Superorganism, Skinny Lister, Rival Sons, Frank
Turner, Ezra
Furman, Copeland,
A Place to Bury Strangers, as well as the debut of composer Max
Richter’s 8-hour composition “SLEEP.” These bands join the likes of Andrew
W.K., Hollis Brown, Porches, Foxtrax, MC Lars and pronoun, as well as speakers
like Ted Leo, Kim Deal and Steve Albini. (March 12-18)
3.
Coachella: Set in the California desert,
Coachella has become one of the biggest spring festivals in the country. This
year’s line-up is flanked by huge headliners The
Weeknd, Beyoncé
(who was supposed to play last year but had to pull out due to doctor’s orders)
and Eminem,
with the rest of the line-up being a veritable who’s who of the year’s biggest acts.
Friday will feature the likes of SZA, Jamiroquai, St. Vincent, The War on
Drugs, Vince Staples, The
Neighbourhood and Bleachers.
On Saturday you’ll see Haim,
Tyler,
the Creator, David
Byrne, alt-J,
Post Malone, Fleet
Foxes and Chic with Nile Rodgers. Then on Sunday, the festival will feature
Portugal. the Man, Migos, A
Perfect Circle, Cardi B and Vance Joy. These lists don’t even crack the
surface, as there are over 100 artists playing on both weekends. (April 13-15,
April 20-22)
4.
Homecoming Festival: The
National have teamed up with MusicNOW to create their own festival this
spring in their hometown of Cincinnati, OH. Aside from the band headlining both
nights with two very different setlists, artists playing the festival include
Father John Misty, Feist, Future Islands and The Breeders with more to come.
The festivities won’t be confined to just the main festival either. Other
cultural events and shows have also been set up around the city to coincide
with Homecoming. (April 28-29)
5.
Shaky Knees: If you’re looking for an all-out
rock festival, than Atlanta, GA’s Shaky Knees Festival should be the
destination for you. The show is being headlined by Jack White of The
White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and The National, and will also
feature performances by The War on Drugs, Manchester
Orchestra, Jimmy
Eat World, David Byrne, Tenacious
D, Courtney Barnett, Franz
Ferdinand and The Distillers, who will be playing their first show together
in 12 years. (May 4-6)
6.
Hangout Fest: Located on the beach in Gulf
Shores, AL, Hangout Fest gives you today’s best music as well as beach views (which
seem a whole lot better than snow everywhere). Friday will be headlined by The
Killers with sets from Zedd, Portugal. the Man, Cold
War Kids, Oh Wonder, and a rare US appearance by Russian punk band Pussy
Riot. The Chainsmokers will be headlining the Saturday date with more sets from
Halsey,
St. Vincent, Bleachers and Manchester Orchestra. Sunday festival goers will get
a headlining set from Kendrick
Lamar, as well as sets by Foster
the People, Awolnation, Slightly
Stoopid, The
Struts, Alice Merton, AJR and more. (May 18-20)
7.
Boston Calling: Heading up to the north east,
Boston Calling will be taking over Harvard’s Athletic Complex Memorial Day
weekend. Headliners include Eminem, The Killers and Jack White, with
performances by Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Portugal. the Man, Bryson
Tiller, Paramore, Dirty Projectors and many more. The festival is more than
just music, also featuring comedy and visual arts components. (May 25-27)
8.
Bottlerock: The west coast will be having its
own festival Memorial Day weekend, Bottlerock. Situated in California’s Napa
Valley, the festival pairs together great food from the world’s best chefs with
great music from legendary artists. Headliners for the festival include Bruno
Mars, The Killers and Muse, with The
Chainsmokers, Halsey, Snoop
Dogg, Incubus,
Earth
Wind & Fire, Billy
Idol and Beastie
Boy Mike D all playing as well. (May
25-27)
9.
Governors Ball: If you can wait until June, New
York’s own Governors Ball announced their line-up. Eminem, Jack White, Travis
Scott and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be headlining the three-day festival
with a special performance by The
Gaslight Anthem (who are reuniting to play “59 Sound’ in its entirety) and the premiere
of Diplo and Mark
Ronson’s collaboration Silk City. Other artists playing the festival
include Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Damian Marley, Sylvan Esso, 2 Chains,
Manchester Orchestra, Third
Eye Blind, The Menzingers and more. (June 1-3)
10.
Bonnaroo: Finally, we have Bonnaroo The four-day
Manchester, TN music and arts festival blend’s food, art, wellness, camping
and, of course, music. Eminem, The Killers and Muse will be headlining with
more performances from Future, Paramore, Dua Lipa, Sturgill Simpson, T-Pain,
Old Crow Medicine Show, Mavis Staples, Chic & Nile Rodgers, Broken Social
Scene and a whole lot more. (June 7-10)
With all these music festivals to look forward to, spring
can’t come soon enough! Get your tents ready and book your trip soon, because
tickets for these events will sell out quickly. Then, you can daydream and
count down the days to warmer weather and good times ahead!
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