Festivals

Returning for its third year, Bryant Park Presents' Emerging Music Festival (EMF) features a strong roster of on-the-rise indie rock, pop and folk bands, performing on one of the biggest stages of their career. All artists hail from the greater New York area, making EMF one of the city's largest local-only summer rock festivals. Thousands of music lovers will pack Bryant Park to experience some of the city's most exciting new music including rock, soul, blues, folk, pop, jazz, and everything in between, all for free.

A new creative direction will bring an immersive music festival experience to Indianapolis’ historic Fountain Square neighborhood as the Fountain Square Music Festival (FSMF) returns Friday and Saturday, October 6-7, 2017. Produced by Absorb and MOKB Presents, FSMF creates a unique format allowing artists and audiences to converge. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 21 at 10 a.m.

“The festival gods smiled on Levitate,” shouted Dispatch frontman Chad Stokes as the sun set on the first day of the intimate jam band gathering on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

After two successfully sold out years, the annual Brooklyn Comes Alive festival will return for it's third year, to the heart of Williamsburg for two full days of unique supergroups, special tribute sets, and once in a lifetime collaborations featuring members of Umphrey's McGee, moe., The Disco Biscuits, The String Cheese Incident, Trey Anastasio Band, and so many more.

KAABOO Del Mar is pleased to announce the daily lineup of music and comedy acts for its third annual event, along with a limited quantity of single-day and two-day passes. On September 15-17, 2017, some of the biggest names in music, comedy, cuisine and contemporary art will come together for an unbelievable weekend of entertainment at Southern California’s Del Mar Racetrack. Single-day and two-day passes go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday July 12th at 9 AM PT at KAABOODelMar.com.

Universal Sigh, Live Wire Athens and Ever Upward Entertainment will host the 3rd Sigh In July Music and Arts Festival, a grassroots music and arts festival in Athens, GA on July 21st and 22nd. The annual event features national and regional musical acts, creative workshops, and open bazaar for local artisans and visual artists.

The last day of Music on the Mesa 2017 was bright and sunny as I walked over to the Patio Stage to hear local Norteno singer/songwriter Chris Arellano. I’m embarrassed to say, though I follow Nuevo Mexico ranchera music, I hadn’t heard Chris’ work before. He and his brother Rodney, along with local pedal steel player Scott Harris, treated us with more music than his one-hour set because Western Centuries broke down and couldn’t make their time slot.

Splice Records is thrilled to announce that tickets are on sale now for the third annual River Revival Music Fest taking place the weekend of Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2017 along the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, Texas. In collaboration with St. Arnold Brewery, the annual fest was created as a place for music lovers to share good times, great tunes and camaraderie, while enjoying all of the beauty that Texas nature has to offer alongside the mighty Guadalupe River.

Gem & Jam Festival has announced it will be returning to Pima County Fairgrounds for a second straight year, January 25 - 28, 2018. Coming off a transitional year, which saw the fan favorite festival move from Downtown Tucson to a venue that offered a desert setting  with expanded amenities including camping, the twelfth annual event will expanding its offerings, which of course will include a bigger lineup.

The 7th annual Electric Forest (EF) festival wrapped its second of two magical weekends in the beautiful forest of Rothbury, Michigan, welcoming fans for an additional four days and nights of camping, live music, incredible art installations and the magic of the enchanted Sherwood Forest.

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