Every Labor Day weekend since 2011, the beautiful grounds of Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see near Manteno, IL have played host to Shoe Fest. I find myself camped this year with two of my favorite fire spinners and band members from Broken Robots. Yes, everybody can get close at Shoe Fest and you never know whom you might meet. This is an eclectic music festival with something for everyone, and some things unexpected.

The Lake George Arts Project celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jazz at the Lake, a free, three-day festival (September 13-15) featuring renowned and rising jazz stars. This year's stellar lineup includes rising star Jahari Stampley, trumpet virtuoso Michael Mayo, GRAMMY-winning artists Ulysses Owens, Linda May Han Oh, Nicole Zuraitis, Danilo Perez, and many more. The festival also showcases local favorites, offering a vibrant mix of styles throughout the weekend.

Philly Music Fest welcomes Waxahatchee as headliner on Tuesday, October 22nd who will make her second appearance at the only all Philly music festival. She joins Amos Lee, Slaughter Beach, Dog, Devon Gilfillian, Mondo Cozmo, Catbite, Reef The Lost Cauze, and Glass Band as the 2024 headliners. @ will support Waxahatchee on October 22nd at Ardmore Music Hall.
 

In the 90s, San Diego's Mission Bay was the epicenter of summer music, hosting legendary events like The Mission Bay Summer Concert Series, Vans Warped Tour, X-Games, MTV's "Rock the Vote," and the OMBAC Coming Out Party.

BeachLife Festival organizers announce a new concert coming to Southern California this fall with BeachLife Nights. Taking place Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 in Redondo Beach, BeachLife Nights will showcase live music by Michael Franti & Spearhead, Iration, SOJA, Fortunate Youth, The English Beat, Donavon Frankenreiter, Anuhea, The Rookie5, and more. Additionally, Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone will host a VIP barbecue tasting behind the main stage each night.

Jersey City is getting its own Latin Jazz Festival! Riverview Jazz, the JC-based non-profit that produces the Jersey City Jazz Festival and many other community programs, has partnered with Exchange Place Alliance to present a one-day celebration at Exchange Place Plaza, where Montgomery Street meets the Hudson River. The Festival will be held on Saturday, September 14th, from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with an opening party on Friday night, September 13th. The Festival will feature two stages, food trucks, Salsa dance lessons, children’s programming, and much more.

With less than a month until Cascade Equinox, the festival has unveiled set times and experiential programming for its 2024 event, taking place at Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Oregon, from Friday, September 19 - Sunday, September 22, 2024, with a pre-party on Thursday, September 18.

The stage schedule has been announced for the 2024 XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru. The three-day outdoor festival, produced by Philadelphia public radio station WXPN in partnership with the Camden County, NJ Board of Commissioners, will take place from Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22 at Wiggins Waterfront Park on the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.

The countdown has begun! In less than one month, North America’s loudest rock festival, Louder Than Life, will mark its highly anticipated 10th anniversary at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. From September 26 to 29, 2024, the festival, produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, will host nearly 150 music acts on five stages, drawing fans from across the globe for four days of non-stop rock, metal, and more.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces a fourth round of performers for the 2024 edition of the festival to take place at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday October 4 to Sunday October 6. Now in its 24th year, the free music festival with over 70 artists performing on six different stages will once again present an eclectic bill of top performers spanning an array of genres. Today, the festival adds Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore w/ the Guilty Ones, Ustad Noor Baksh, Sgt.