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For The Love Of Music

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Mar 21, 2016

Tis almost the season for music festivals! As expensive as they might be, they are ridiculously fun and hence super worthy to go to. So if you have some mula to drop you should seriously consider buying tickets for one of these festivals and make it a road trip with your friends.

Bonnaroo

This is an annual four day music and arts festival held in Manchester, Tennessee. It has been running since June of 2002 and this year it will be held from June 9 to 12. Some of the artists in the line up are Pearl Jam, J. Cole, Chvrches, Haim, Halsey, Miguel, The Oh Hellos, X Ambassadors and Tyler the Creator among many other artists.

Estereo Picnic

As the Colombian that I am I have to promote some of the best events in my country and if this motivates you to visit Bogota that would just make this article that much worth it. This music festival has been going on in Bogota for the last 6 years and it is definitely one of the biggest events in the city. It is a three day festival in an open space just before the city limits and it has national and international artists all day long; they also have bars, health centers, attractions and food stands. The festival is always held in the month of March and this year it was held from the 10th to the 12th of March. Some of the artists in the line up were ODESZA, Alabama Shakes, Duke Dumont, Ela Minus, El Otro Grupo, Florence + The Machines, Jack Ü, Kygo, Los Petitfelas, Mumford and Sons and more.

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the world and it takes place in Belgium. The festival takes over the town of Boom and has been going on since 2005. This is a three-day festival held from July 22 to 24, and it features more than 400 DJs. It has four different stages throughout the town accompanied by attractions, food booths and bars. Some of this year’s DJs are DVBBS, Tiesto, Alësso, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tom Staar, Phi Phi, DJ Fire, Martin Garrix and many more yet to be announced. Fun fact: there is a Tomorrowland flight you can take in which you just party the whole flight until you get to Belgium (it is crazy expensive). In 2014 Tomorrowland announced they would have a spin off of Tomorrowland Belgium in Brazil. It has been going on for just two years, but it’s running strong!

TomorrowWorld

Another spinoff of Tomorrowland is TomorrowWorld. Held since 2013 at the Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, it is the American version of the festival. It is held in the month of September usually from the 26 to the 28, but unfortunately the company announced that the festival will not be held this year. Some of the artist on the line up in past years though are Kaskade, The Chainsmokers, David Guetta and Martin Garrix.

Storyland

Also held in Colombia but in the city of Cartagena, Storyland is a newer music festival held on the beach. Held from January 2 to the 4, Storyland is an Ibiza-style music festival that attracts thousands of people to Cartagena. The line up for this year included artists like Cedric Gervais, ANNA, Dubfire, Juan Mejia, Hardwell and more.

Firefly

This festival has been in place since 2012 in Dover, Delaware. It is a four day festival in The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway similar to Bonnaroo in its open-air festival vibe in which people can camp the entire four days. This year it will be held from the 16 to the 19 of June and it will have artists like Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, A$AP Rocky, M83, The Neighborhood, James Hersey, Kittens, Motel Radio and more.

Coachella

This arts and music festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It has 6 stages which mostly feature rock, hip hop, EDM and indie music. Coachella has being taking place since 2001 and it is currently a three day two weekends event. This year it is help from April 15 to the 24 and it has artists like Alessia Cara, Beach House, Bob Moses, Ellie Goulding, Ice cube, James Bay, Joey Bada$$, Matt & Kim, Tei Shi, Zedd and many more.

Ultra

Ultra is an annual outdoor electronic music festival help in March in Miami, Florida. This festival is taking place as I am writing this article aka this past weekend. The lineup has artists like Afrojack, Avicii, Kygo, DJ Snake, Deadmau5, Galantis, Ookay, Snails, Dash Berlin and more. Throughout the years, the festival has expanded to different parts of the world. It currently has locations not only in Miami but in Ibiza, Sao Pablo, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Santiago de Chile, Split/Hvar, Johannesburg/Cape Town, Bogotá, Tokyo and Lima.

Okeechobee Music Festival

Held in the small but awesome town of Okeechobee, Florida this festival was held this year in early March from the fourth to the sixth for three delightful days full of music and sun. The festivals had three stages and numerous artists including Kendrick Lamar, The Avett Brothers, Fetty Wap, Future, RL Grime, Skrillex, DJ Logic, O.Bee and more.

Boston Calling

Held in the amazing city of Boston, this festival will be held from May 27 to the 29. The early bird presale 3 day VIP and general tickets are already sold out so if you wanna make the trip up to Massachusetts this upcoming May you better hurry up and buy the day passes. This year the will have artists that include SIA, ODESZA, The Vaccines, Elle King, City and Colour, Miike Snow, The Front Bottoms and more.

Mysteryland

This is a series of electronic music festivals held in the US, Netherlands and Chile. In the US it will be held in Bethel Woods, New York from June 10 to the 13. It is a 19+ festival that offers off-site camping for under 21 participants and on-site camping fro 21 and older. This years lineup includes, Zeds Dead, Young Thug, Griz, Gramatik, Tchami and many more to be announced.

Lollapalooza

This is another festival that is held in different countries. It has been held in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, the US, and Chile. In the US it is held in Grant Park, Chicago from July 28 to the 31. This 4 day festival will be offering artists like Paul McCartney, Kid Cudi, Alt-J, Marina and The Diamonds, The Pop-Ups, Charlie XCX, Nicky Romero, Dillon Francis and more this year.

Made in America

This festival held in Philly on September 5 and 6 during Labor Day Weekend was founded by Jay-Z and his business associate Steve Stoute and it is the best way to relax and enjoy the long weekend. It has been active since 2012 and it features several stages that host live music from a variety of genres including hip hop, rock, pop, R&B, and EDM. This year’s lineup has artists like Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Big Sean, Death Cab for Cutie, Banks, Bassnectar, Nick Jonas, G-Eazy, Metric, Mayaeni and more to come.

There are obviously more music festivals and carnivals than the ones I have listed above so if you want more choices please feel free to visit this website: https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festival-guide...

Yay for music!

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