What makes a great festival? Great bands are essential. A beautiful venue with plenty of space to spread out? That’s a bonus. And let’s not forget about vendors with delicious food and unique items to explore. But perhaps most importantly, a great festival has a spirit of community and a setting so inviting you’d visit even without a festival. Enter Bluegrass Island Music Festival in Manteo, North Carolina—probably the best festival you haven’t heard of, until now.

Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, in partnership with Live Nation, is proud to announce the lineup for the 12th annual ocean-side festival, taking place April 4-6, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Named the Academy of Country Music’s (ACM) Festival of the Year, Tortuga will feature performances from a variety of acts including headliners Luke Combs, Jelly Roll and Keith Urban. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Nov. 1 at 10am EST.

Over 75,000 fans from across the U.S. and beyond came together to celebrate the 3rd year of GoldenSky Country Music Festival, October 18, 19, and 20 at Discovery Park in downtown Sacramento, CA. The destination event expanded to three days in 2024. It featured performances from the hottest country music stars and up-and-coming talent, with more than 35 performances on two stages.

The New Colossus Festival is thrilled to announce the first wave of artists and bands from around the globe for its sixth annual edition, taking place on New York City’s historic Lower East Side from March 4–9, 2025.

The initial lineup will include:

The full music lineup has been announced for the fourth year of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, including some incredible firsts for the Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America, held May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Longtime attendees of the California Roots Music and Arts Festival have been counting down the days until their return to California’s Monterey County Fairgrounds to see friends, family, and their favorite artists take the stage over the weekend of May 23-25, 2025. Today, Good Vibez Presents—the longtime festival organizers of the beloved festival—have given fans even more to be hyped about: the first installment of the 2025 Cali Roots lineup.

For the past 16 years, the 30A Songwriters Festival has attracted thousands of dedicated live music fans from around the world to hear original songwriters spanning multiple genres perform their songs. The beach resort towns along Scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf of Mexico become a music mecca featuring 25+ venues presenting over 120 songwriters and 200+ solo, band, and in-the-round performances throughout the weekend of January 16 – 20, 2025.

Today, Morgan Wallen, AEG Presents (producers of Stagecoach, California’s Country Music Festival and Hangout Music Festival) and the Hangout Festival are proud to announce the debut of Sand In My Boots. The new three-day music festival and beach vacation is set to take place on the Hangout Festival site on the idyllic shores of Gulf Shores, Alabama, May 16-18, 2025.

Presented by prolific independent promoter Relentless Beats, Better Together is a two-night event in the tradition of marquee events Goldrush Music Festival, Super Unnatural, Phoenix Lights, and Decadence AZ- celebrating a ‘Decade of Decadence’ this New Year’s.

If there’s one event that’s become synonymous with ringing in the New Year in Texas, it’s the iconic Lights all Night Festival (LAN) which returns for two unforgettable nights on December 28 and 29 at Dallas Market Hall.  Texas’ biggest independent promoter, Disco Presents is proud to announce that the festival is on its way to a fifth consecutive sell out for the 14th edition of this legendary event.