Another year means another great batch of fun, energetic concerts filled with favorite artists. This year offers a myriad of music festival locations across the country and world with varying price ranges and music styles.
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
March 2-5
About two hours north of campus lies the city of Okeechobee, home of a huge music festival that is sure to take the edge off of midterm week. Some of the dozens of popular artists that will be performing are Kings of Leon, Usher & The Roots, Bassnectar and The Lumineers. This festival has a little bit of everything and tickets are currently on sale for $301.46 for all four days. Buy tickets at okeechobeefest.com/lineup/artists/ and a link will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Ultra Miami
March 24-26
Boasting popular electronica and EDM music, Ultra is sure to be a fun weekend in March with famous DJs like David Guetta, DJ Snake and Tiesto. The three-day event will be held at Bayfront Park in Miami. Three-day general admission tickets are currently $349.95 plus $77.96 in taxes and fees, but tickets are almost sold out. Tickets can be purchased at ultramusicfestival.com/tickets/miami.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 14-16 and 21-23
The fact that tickets are no longer available this year shows how popular this dual-weekend festival is. With artists such as Bastille, DJ Khaled, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar, it’s no wonder the stereotypical flower crown music festival is already sold out. This show takes place annually in Indio, California.
Fort Rock
April 29-30
Rock and roll in all its variations will appear in Fort Myers, Florida at the end of April this year. With headlining artists such as The Offspring, Three Days Grace and Motionless in White, the concert offers a rocking weekend getaway. Tickets are on sale now for $109.50 at fortrockfestival.com/tickets/.
SunFest
May 3-7
In West Palm Beach, three stages will pop up for more than 50 artists this May for another great Floridian music festival. Hurry and buy tickets now though: a five day pass costs $75 until March 10 according to festival website sunfest.com/get-your-tickets. If it’s anything like last year, when the lineup included Train, Death Cab for Cutie, Lukas Graham and Walk the Moon, SunFest is sure to be a blast.
Vans Warped Tour
June 16 to Aug. 6
The famous cross-country rock festival brings the best in punk, alternative, ska, pop punk, metal, emo and even some indie to multiple stages during the festival. Warped Tour was the birthplace of multiple popular bands, including Blink-182. This year, Warped Tour will be stopping in 40 cities across the country with dozens of different bands for a low price that is usually between $40 and $50. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster when they go on sale.
Download Festival
June 9-11
If you want a few more stamps on your passport while listening to rock music, then Download Fest is for you. Hosted in the United Kingdom and multiple other European countries, this rock concert features artists such as Simple Plan, System of a Down, Pierce the Veil, The Story So Far and many more. Tickets for both the show and camping at the festival are available at downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets for a little over $220 for the U.K. show. Other Download Festival shows will be held in Madrid, Spain and Paris, France.
Summerfest
June 28, July 2 and July 4-9
Summerfest claims to be the largest music festival in the world and it’s easy to see why: Summerfest’s 50th anniversary offers 850,000 people the chance to see 800 bands over the course of 11 days in Milwaukee. Last year’s lineup included Paul McCartney, Weezer, Panic! At the Disco, Blink-182, Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez and Weird Al Yankovic, just to name a few. Tickets are available for a mere $90 for all 11 days, or three-day passes are available for $48, among other options, at summerfest.com/ticket-info/.
Tomorrowland
July 21-23 and July 28-30
If electronica and EDM are your style, then Tomorrowland is the place to be. This massive Belgian festival pops up as a miniature city to host the thousands of fans from across the globe that come to see artists such as Marshmello, Deadmau5, David Guetta and Afrojack. The festival has a vast variety of travel packages that can get a bit pricey. Tickets can be purchased at tomorrowland.com/en/festival/tickets.
Lollapalooza
Aug. 3-6
This Chicago-based music festival brings together some of the most popular artists today across multiple genres. Although the lineup for this year has not been announced, last year featured 170 acts including Lana Del Rey, Future, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Front Bottoms and Halsey. Tickets are not yet on sale, but will be available for purchase on lollapalooza.com/tickets/ and, if they are like last year’s prices, will be around $335 for the weekend or $120 for single days.
