LOLLAPALOOZA
August 1 - 3, 2008
Grant Park, Chicago
Lineup Includes: Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, the Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley
Festival Web site: www.lollapalooza.com

After seven years as a touring fest of the 1990s, Lollapalooza returned in 2003 as a traditional weekend-long festival. Taking over a 319-acre lakeside green space in the heart of downtown Chicago again this year, Lollapalooza 2008 finds 1993 headliners Rage Against the Machine back on the bill alongside 1991 mainstagers Nine Inch Nails. Lollapaloozavets Kanye West and fest founder Perry Farrell are also playing.

ALL POINTS WEST
August 8 - 10
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ
Lineup Includes: Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld, Kings Of Leon, Cat Power, the Roots, the New Pornographers
Festival Web site: www.apwfestival.com

Put on by Goldenvoice/AEG Live Events, the same company who does Coachella, All Points West was created this year on the heels of "Coachella East" whispers. In a park that runs along the Hudson River and faces the Manhattan skyline, Radiohead headlines the first and second night, while Johnson handles the third. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Youssou N'Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, CSS, Chromeo, and the Go! Team are among the many others on the bill.

VIRGIN MOBILE FESTIVAL
August 9 - 10, 2008
Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
Lineup Includes: Bob Dylan Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Jack Johnson, Wilco, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails
Festival Web site: www.virginmobilefestival.com

A spin off of the V Festival in the UK, The Virgin Mobile Festival has played in Baltimore, MD every summer since 2006. As well as its U.S. date, the festival travels to two different Canadian locations under the name The Virgin Festival. Bands play at the racetrack famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Foo Fighters, Kanye West, and Jack Johnson are just a few of the headliners, but look for sets from Paramore, Swell Season, Lil Wayne, Moby, Iggy and the Stooges, and Offspring among the many others playing.

OUTSIDE LANDS
August 22 - 24
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Lineup Includes: Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jack Johnson, Wilco, Widespread Panic
Festival Web site: www.sfoutsidelands.com

Along with Rothbury, another festival set to debut this year is the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco, CA. Set to take place along the Polo Fields, Speedway Meadow, and Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park, Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson headline, but Mau Chao, the Black Keys, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and the Black Keys are also on the diverse bill.

San Francisco's inaugural Outside Lands (produced by Superfly Productions, Another Planet Entertainment and Star Hill Presents, in cooperation with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department) will be the first music event at Golden Gate Park to run past 6 p.m. "That alone will be special," Superfly Productions president Jonathan Mayers says. With five main performance stages, he estimates the fest will draw about 60,000 concertgoers per day. "We're really trying to build an annual tradition in San Francisco," he says.

BUMBERSHOOT
August 30 - September 1
Seattle Center, Seattle
Lineup Includes: Beck, Stone Temple Pilots, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams
Festival Web Site: www.bumbershoot.org

Originally beginning as The Seattle Arts Festival in 1971, Bumbershoot consists of a variety of art, including music, film, comedy, theater, spoken word, dance, visual, performance, and literary arts. The festival takes place at the Seattle Center, a 74-acre park with over 20 indoor/outdoor venues and independent vendors located throughout the area.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 26 - 28
Ziker Park, Austin, Texas
Lineup Includes: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, Against Me!, Beck
Festival Web Site: www.aclfestival.com Closely related to the PBS Television series of the same name, Austin City Limits Music Festival takes over Ziker Park in the middle of downtown Austin for three days and eight stages of music that includes, along with the aforementioned Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley and The Black Keys, sets by Conor Oberst, Band of Horses, David Byrne, Mars Volta, and tons of others.

MORE FESTIVALS, AUGUST AND BEYOND:

Newport Folk Festival // Aug. 1-3 // Fort Adams State Park, Newport, R.I.
Lineup: Jimmy Buffett, the Black Crowes, Cat Power, Jakob Dylan, the Avett Brothers, Levon Helm, She & Him, Calexico

Summer Sonic // Aug. 9-10 // Japan
www.summersonic.com
Lineup: Coldplay, the Verve, the Sex Pistols, the Prodigy, Alicia Keys, Fatboy Slim, Paul Weller, Devo, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Panic at the Disco, New Found Glory

Leeds and Reading Festival // Aug. 22-24 // Alternates between the two U.K. sites
www.leedsfestival.com
Lineup: Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, the Killers. Queens of the Stone Age, Bloc Party, Tenacious D

Treasure Island Music Festival // Sept. 20 - 21 // San Francisco
www.TreasureIslandFestival.com
Lineup: The Raconteurs, Justice, TV On The Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, CSS, Antibalas, Aesop Rock, Amon Tobin, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, Okkervil River, Tokyo Police Club, Fleet Foxes

SASQUATCH!
May 24 - 26, 2008
Gorge Amphitheater, George, Washington
Lineup Includes: R.E.M., The Cure, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, M.I.A., Built To Spill
Festival Web site: www.sasquatchfestival.com

Started in 2002, concert promoter Adam Zacks created Sasquatch! to add a robust festival to the options of music fans in the Pacific Northwest. The Gorge Amphitheater, known for it's amazing views especially during sunset, is a 20,000-seat outdoor amphitheater near the Columbia River gorge. The Flaming Lips will bring their "U.F.O. show," complete with faux flying saucer. The Mars Volta, Flight of the Conchords, the National and Cold War Kids are also among the many bands playing.

BONNAROO
June 12 - 15, 2008

Manchester, Tennessee
Lineup Includes: Pearl Jam, Metallica, Kanye West, Jack Johnson, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Festival Web site: www.bonnaroo.com
Watch the Webcast: www.attblueroom.com/music

This year marks the seventh annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Set on 100 acres of a 700 acre farm about 60 miles south of Nashville, the four-day event brings a diverse set of over 100 artists - representing everything from rock and hip-hop to jazz, reggae, world music and comedy -- to 13 stages. While rumors of a Led Zeppelin Bonnaroo gig didn't come to fruition, Zep fans can check out Robert Plant performing with Alison Krauss or all-female cover band Lez Zeppelin. Additional bands on the bill include Sigur Ros, B.B. King, Phil Lesh & Friends, Iron & Wine, Lupe Fiasco, Widespread Panic and Orchestra Baobab.

MORE JUNE FESTIVALS:

BamaJam Music & Arts Festival // June 5 – 7 // Enterprise, Alabama
www.bamajammusicfestival.com
Lineup: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr., Trace Adkins, ZZ Top, Little Big Town, Randy Owen, Cherryholmes, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, Gov't Mule

CMA Music Festival // June 5 – 8 // Downtown Nashville, Tennessee
www.fanfair.com/2008
Lineup: Rodney Atkins, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Carrie Unaderwood, Dwight Yoakam

Playboy Jazz Festival // June 14 - 15 // Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Lineup: Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Tower of Power, Keb' Mo', the James Moody Quartet, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Ryan Shaw

Telluride Bluegrass Festival // June 19 - 22 // Telluride Town Park, Telluride, Colorado
www.bluegrass.com/telluride
Lineup: Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Ani DiFranco, the Frames, Arlo Guthrie, the Swell Season, Béla Fleck, the Del McCoury Band, Solomon Burke

Virgin Festival-Calgary // June 21-22 // Fort Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
www.virginfestival.ca/calgary
Lineup: Stone Temple Pilots, the Tragically Hip, the Flaming Lips, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, Face to Face, the Dudes, Pride Tiger

Sled Island Festival // June 25-28 // Calgary, Alberta
www.sledisland.com
Lineup: Wire, Jose Gonzalez, Mogwai, Gutter Twins, Of Montreal, Deerhunter, No Age, Drive-By Truckers, Yo La Tengo, Tegan & Sara

Sunset Strip Music Festival // June 26-28 // West Hollywood, CA
www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com
Lineup: Louis XIV, Everclear, Soul Asylum, L.A. Guns, Dilated Peoples, Hot
Hot Heat, Juliette & the Licks

Milwaukee Summerfest // June 26-July 6 // Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee
www.summerfest.com
Lineup: Stevie Wonder, Rush, Steve Miller Band, Rascal Flatts, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Tim McGraw, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Jonas Brothers / June 26-July 6 / Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee

Glastonbury Festival // June 27-29 // Worthy Farm, Pilton, England
www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Lineup: Editors, the Gossip, Jay-Z, Manu Chao, the Raconteurs, James Blunt, Crowded House, the Verve, Goldfrapp, John Mayer, Panic at the Disco, Massive Attack

ROTHBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 3 - 6, 2008
Double JJ Ranch, Rothbury, Michigan
Lineup Includes: Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, 311, Widespread Panic
Festival Web site: www.rothburyfestival.com

This brand new four-day rock fest, put together by AEG Live and Madison House Presents, takes place over Independence Day weekend about three hours from Detroit. Set at Double JJ Ranch, a resort that includes a waterpark and golf course, the weekend will include dozens of bands from DMB and Snoop to Gomez, Of Montreal, Colbie Caillat, the Black Keys and Jakob Dylan.

ROCKLAHOMA
July 10 - 13, 2008
Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
Lineup Includes: Warrant, Bret Michaels, LA Guns, Enuff Z Nuff, Cinderella, Night Ranger, Tesla, Vain
Festival Web site: rock.feverfest.com

Rocklahoma started in 2007 as an annual festival for 80's rock music fans. Set on a 400-acre farm in Pryor Creek, OK with a 130-foot permanent stage, hair metal is set to reign again this year with Bret Michaels, LA Guns, Triumph, Warrant and Cinderella on the bill. Night Ranger, Tesla, Trixter, Kix, and assorted other bands fond of the letter X are also playing.

WHISTLER MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 19 - 20, 2008
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Lineup Includes: Elvis Costello and the Imposters, the Roots, Broken Social Scene, Medeski Martin and Wood, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Bedoin Soundclash, Serena Ryder
Festival Web site: whistlermusicfestival.com

This year's inaugural Whistler Music Festival will be held at Tube Park at Base II on the side of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C. "We'll be in an unbelievable setting in the middle of the mountains," Festival Network CEO Tom Shepard recently told Billboard. In addition to the acts listed above, more artists will be announced in the coming weeks. Produced by Festival Network in collaboration with Tourism Whistler, Whistler-Blackcomb and Resort Municipality of Whistler, the Whistler Music Festival brings another major concert to the Whistler area; the inaugural Pemberton Festival will be held just north of the town the weekend after Whistler.

MORE JULY FESTIVALS:

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest // July 3-13 // Lebreton Flats Park, Ottawa
www.ottawabluesfest.ca
Lineup: James Taylor, Feist, Donna Summer, Keb' Mo', Stars, Taj Mahal, Akon, Steely Dan, Plain White T's, the Black Crowes, Alice Smith, Wyclef Jean, Ladytron, Dr. John, Brian Wilson, Fergie

Essence Music Festival // July 4-6 // Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
www.essence.com/essence/emf
Lineup: Kanye West, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Morris Day, the Time / July 4-6 / Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

South Texas Rock Fest // July 11-13 // Boerne, Texas
www.southtexasrockfest.com
Lineup: Queensrÿche, Skid Row, Pretty Boy Floyd, Tesla, Dokken, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Helix, Ozz Knozz, the Godz, Firehouse, Jackyl

All Good Music Festival // July 11-13 // Marvin's Mountaintop, Masontown, W. Va.
www.allgoodfestival.com
Lineup: Phil Lesh & Friends, Widespread Panic, Gov't Mule, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi

Edgefest // July 12 // Downsview Park, Toronto
www.torontoedgefest.com
Lineup: Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Sam Roberts Band, the Bravery, Ashes Divide, Attack in Black, Arkells, the Coast, Creature, the Flatliners, Hostage Life, Modernboys Moderngirls, the Stereohoax, Sweet Thing, USS

Pitchfork Music Festival // July 18-20 // Union Park, Chicago
www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com
Lineup: Dinosaur Jr., Jarvis Cocker, Ghost and Rae, Mission of Burma, Animal Collective, Spiritualized, M. Ward, Vampire Weekend, !!!

Mile High Music Festival // July 19-20 // Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
www.milehighmusicfestival.com
Lineup: Dave Matthews Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, John Mayer, the Black Crowes, O.A.R., Michael Franti & Spearhead / July 19-20 / Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo.

10,000 Lakes Festival // July 23-26 // Soo Pass Ranch, Detroit Lakes, MN
www.10klf.com
Lineup: Phil Lesh & Friends, the Flaming Lips, Michael Franti & Spearhead, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Leftover Salmon, Slightly Stoopid

Capitol Hill Block Party // July 25-26 // Capitol Hill, Seattle
www.thestranger.com/blockparty
Lineup: Vampire Weekend, Les Savy Fav, the Hold Steady, Girl Talk, Chromeo, Kimya Dawson, the Dodos, U.S.E., Jay Reatard, Darker My Love, Akimbo

Gathering of the Vibes // July 31-Aug. 3 // Seaside Park
www.gatheringofthevibes.com
Lineup: Phil Lesh & Friends, the Black Crowes, Sam Bush Band, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, the Neville Brothers, Zappa Plays Zappa / July 31-Aug. 3 / Seaside Park