Festivals

The Punk in the Park music and brew festival returned to the Ventura County Fairgrounds on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon, March 25th. After a cold, wet winter, it was a breath of fresh air to see a sunny cloudless sky for the event. About 5000 multi-generational punk music aficionados gathered for the 10-hour concert, many coming early to take advantage of free beer samples from over 80 microbreweries.

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Suwannee Hulaween has unveiled its historic, genre-crossing lineup to celebrate the festival’s tenth anniversary celebration edition, returning home to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida from Thursday, October 26 - Sunday, October 29, 2023.

Guster’s On The Ocean weekend returns to Portland, ME for the 5th summer, August 11th - August 13th with three days of music and fan experiences.  This year’s festival features the biggest musical line-up yet and promises three days to enjoy great music, food, and fun for the whole family in picturesque Portland, ME. Tickets go on sale Friday April 7th at www.ontheoceanfest.com.  

On Monday, April 3, The City Of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the lineup for the 2023 Chicago Blues Festival, taking place Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11 at Millennium Park.

Alligator Records' own Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials will perform on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage on Sunday, June 11.

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The Head And The Heart and Another Planet Entertainment are excited to officially announce the inaugural lineup for Down in the Valley, an intimate destination weekend music festival at Oxbow RiverStage in Napa, CA happening September 2-3, 2023.  

San Diego’s newest alternative and indie-pop curator, Tight Knit, has announced Bleached Festival, a new festival in partnership with FNGRS CRSSD. Bleached will take over downtown San Diego’s iconic Waterfront Park on August 5th and 6th, offering a laid back uniquely Southern California summer experience.

Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp are pleased to announce their partnership for the 5th annual GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL to be held Sunday, April 16th (1pm to 12am) at The DTA on 60 Pine Street, in lower Manhattan.

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Electric Forest today reveals the addition of over 30 artists to the sold-out music and camping festival in Rothbury, MI on June 22-26, 2023. Artists announced today include FLETCHER, STS9, Bob Moses (Club Set), Dabin, Kerala Dust, Rusko B2B Dirt Monkey, Sad Night Dynamite, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Two Feet, Walker & Royce, and more.

Saddle up, Redondo Beach! BeachLife Ranch is coming back for Round 2. Mark your calendar for September 22-24, 2023 for BeachLife Ranch - the absolute BEST Country & Americana festival in Southern CA right on the beach returns. Shine up your boots and head to beachliferanch.com.

Early Bird tickets are now available here:

A massive wall of sound will emerge in the desert this fall at the world’s greatest live music destination Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA with the arrival of POWER TRIP.  It’s a three-day historic event set for October 6, 7 and 8 that will bring together six iconic bands that define loud and powerful music: Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden (Friday, October 6), AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne (Saturday, October 7) and Metallica and Tool (Sunday, October 8).

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