Festivals

The music plays the band! Dark Star Orchestra and Borderland Festival announce that DSO will perform the famous Grateful Dead 5/9/77 show at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY, on Sunday, September 15, during the three-day festival in East Aurora, NY. Dark Star Orchestra will make their Borderland debut, paying tribute to the epic upstate Grateful Dead tour stop from the Spring ‘77 run, which also featured the revered Barton Hall show at Cornell.

Watershed Festival returned to the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday for a weekend of sunshine and country’s hottest acts, including performances from headliners Old Dominion, Luke Bryan and HARDY.

AVLFest made its highly anticipated return to Asheville, NC this weekend drawing thousands of eager fans to over two dozen stages throughout every corner of the Southeast’s cultural hotbed. The venue-based music festival debuted to widespread acclaim in year one and reinforced Asheville's reputation as one of the most dynamic destinations for the arts.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces second 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, Escape Halloween, the world’s largest Halloween music festival, has unveiled the lineup for its spine-chilling 13th edition. Returning to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA this Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, Insomniac has curated an eerily expansive lineup of over 80 artists across 5+ immersive stages of frightful fun.

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Pink Talking Fish, known for their unique fusion of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, has a reputation for creating unforgettable experiences. This summer, the band took their creative vision to new heights with a performance that pushed the boundaries of their concept.

The Kerrville Folk Festival Foundation is excited to announce the return of Welcome Home Fest, a beloved celebration of music and community. Set to take place from October 10th to 13th at Quiet Valley Ranch, just south of Kerrville, TX, this year's festival promises an unforgettable experience for music lovers and festival-goers alike.

More than a dozen compelling West Coast bands known for their improvisational instrumentation, including Karl Denson’s Greyboy Allstars, ALO, New Monsoon, Moonalice, and the Monophonics, highlighted the festivities at the 17th annual Petaluma Music Festival, presented once again at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds on July 27.

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), producers of the SEMA Show, the major trade-only automotive aftermarket event held annually in Las Vegas, has announced the return of SEMA Fest for Friday, November 8. For its second turn, the event is coming back as a one-day experience merging the Show’s high-energy automotive atmosphere with musical headliners Cage The Elephant and Sublime, with Fitz And The Tantrums and Petey. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 19 at 10 am PT via semafest.com.

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The 80’s New Wave tour TOTALLY TUBULAR FESTIVAL across North America celebrated its successful finale at Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, OH. The artists who performed on that night (July 28, 2024) were Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone, Eddie Munoz of The Plimsouls, and Wang Chung.

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