Music festivals are magical places where people willingly stand in extreme heat, overpay for bottled water, lose half their group by sunset, and somehow still call it “the best weekend ever.” Lineups, festival schedules, survival tips, and questionable life choices all live here.
| Date | Festival | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Hangout Music Festival | Gulf Shores, Alabama | Hangout Festival |
| May 23 | BottleRock Napa Valley | Napa, California | BottleRock Napa Valley |
| May 30 | Rock am Ring | Nürburg, Germany | Rock am Ring |
| May 31 | Rock im Park | Nuremberg, Germany | Rock im Park |
| Jun 2 | Firenze Rocks | Florence, Italy | Firenze Rocks |
| Jun 5 | Jera On Air | Ysselsteyn, Netherlands | Jera On Air |
| Jun 5 | Sweden Rock Festival | Sölvesborg, Sweden | Sweden Rock Festival |
| Jun 6 | Download Festival | Donington Park, England | Download Festival |
| Jun 6 | Primavera Sound | Barcelona, Spain | Primavera Sound |
| Jun 7 | Nova Rock Festival | Nickelsdorf, Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
| Jun 10 | Rock for People | Czech Republic | Rock for People |
| Jun 12 | Greenfield Festival | Interlaken, Switzerland | Greenfield Festival |
| Jun 12 | Primavera Sound Porto | Porto, Portugal | Primavera Sound Porto |
| Jun 14 | Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Manchester, Tennessee | Bonnaroo |
| Jun 17 | Hellfest | Clisson, France | Hellfest |
| Jun 19 | Best Kept Secret Festival | Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands | Best Kept Secret Festival |
| Jun 20 | Hurricane Festival | Scheessel, Germany | Hurricane Festival |
| Jun 20 | Graspop Metal Meeting | Dessel, Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting |
| Jun 21 | Southside Festival | Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany | Southside Festival |
| Jun 23 | Mad Cool Festival | Madrid, Spain | Mad Cool Festival |
| Jun 25 | NOS Alive | Lisbon, Portugal | NOS Alive |
| Jul 3 | Open’er Festival | Gdynia, Poland | Open’er Festival |
| Jul 4 | Tuska Festival | Helsinki, Finland | Tuska Festival |
| Jul 10 | Ottawa Bluesfest | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Bluesfest |
| Jul 10 | Latitude Festival | Suffolk, England | Latitude Festival |
| Jul 17 | Forecastle Festival | Louisville, Kentucky | Forecastle Festival |
| Jul 18 | Rock Fest | Cadott, Wisconsin | Rock Fest |
| Jul 18 | Ilosaarirock Festival | Joensuu, Finland | Ilosaarirock Festival |
| Jul 24 | Telluride Bluegrass Festival | Telluride, Colorado | Telluride Bluegrass Festival |
| Jul 24 | Fuji Rock Festival | Naeba, Japan | Fuji Rock Festival |
| Jul 25 | FloydFest | Floyd, Virginia | FloydFest |
| Aug 1 | Osheaga Festival | Montreal, Quebec | Osheaga Festival |
| Aug 1 | Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival |
| Aug 1 | Wacken Open Air | Wacken, Germany | Wacken Open Air |
| Aug 7 | Lollapalooza | Chicago, Illinois | Lollapalooza |
| Aug 14 | Outside Lands | San Francisco, California | Outside Lands |
| Aug 21 | Firefly Music Festival | Dover, Delaware | Firefly Music Festival |
| Sep 5 | Austin City Limits Music Festival | Austin, Texas | Austin City Limits Festival |
| Sep 12 | Bourbon and Beyond | Louisville, Kentucky | Bourbon & Beyond |
| Sep 18 | Louder Than Life | Louisville, Kentucky | Louder Than Life |