Festivals

Germany’s premier club music festival and the world’s ninth-ranked festival according to DJ Mag UK, BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME, is poised to launch into uncharted territory with its ambitious Moon Edition. From June 6–8, 2025, Deutsche Bank Park will be utterly transformed into a galactic playground, where cutting-edge production, immersive stage design and an out-of-this-world artist roster converge to create a truly cosmic experience.

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The last day at any festival is always bittersweet. Fans have figured out the ropes and finally feel at home, despite having to pack up and leave after the music ends. Viva El Gonzo was no exception, however the incredibly inspired performances eased the transition back into normalcy. This included an absolute raging set by festival host Goose that featured no guests or covers.

Presented by Relentless Beats, Better Together returns November 22 & 23, 2025 as an immersive, open-air celebration of electronic music and community spirit. Following its 2024 debut—which showcased icons such as Carl Cox, Disclosure, Fisher, Tiësto, Black Coffee and Kaytranada—Better Together rises anew in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, transforming the storied Steele Indian School Park into a two-night sonic oasis beneath desert skies.

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Today, Dirtybird Campout x Northern Nights Music Festival has announced its immersive Games Programming, Wellness Activities, and VIP Experience ahead of its highly anticipated collaborative 2025 festival.

For the 49th consecutive summer, the beloved community-sponsored Summer Solstice Music Festival & Campout lights up Long Hungry Creek Farm in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, from Thursday, June 19 through Saturday, June 21, 2025. Hosted by biodynamic pioneer Jeff Poppen—affectionately known as “The Barefoot Farmer”—this family-friendly gathering celebrates the first days of summer with live music, artisan vendors, on-site camping and a spectacular St. John’s Day bonfire.

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The festivities returned for Day Two at Viva El Gonzo, Goose's first international festival that was held in San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico on May 9, 2025. The weather was picture perfect in this tropical paradise located about twenty driving hours south of San Diego. Festival goers had grown their sea legs, and were also treated to a number of exciting collaborations.

The sun cast a warm glow over the Fair Grounds on Sunday as the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew to a close with a day packed full of legendary performances, heartfelt collaborations, and electrifying moments that reaffirm why this festival remains the soul of music. The Main Stage kicked off appropriately with a brightly costumed Cha Wa. Drummer and bandleader Joe Gelini—who has performed with Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles, The Wild Magnolias, and Alvin Youngblood Hart—founded Cha Wa over a decade ago.

The beloved Grey Fox Festival will once again transform the rolling fields of Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, NY, into a mountain of bluegrass, newgrass and roots music from Wednesday, July 16 through Sunday, July 20. With just 62 days until the gates swing open, festival organizers have put the finishing touches on newly leveled campground roads, upgraded facilities and an extraordinary daily lineup that promises something for every acoustic music enthusiast.

Cosmic roots-rockers Futurebirds, GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale, and emerging honky tonk act Ramona & the Holy Smokes have been added to the lineup for the 24th annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, slated for Sept. 19-21 in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tenn.-Va.

Headliners The Teskey Brothers, Shane Smith & The Saints, Lukas Nelson, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, The Band Perry, Joy Oladokun, Steep Canyon Rangers, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and Mountain Grass Unit, and many, many more, were announced last month.

Big-name headliners Lenny Kravitz (Friday), Sublime (Saturday), and Alanis Morissette (Sunday) led the way on the massive High Tide (the official main stage with its enormous viewing-area lawn of artificial but lush, cool grass) and Low Tide (in front of an expansive sandy beach) stages, with big 90-minute sets in front of up to 11,000 jolly souls. Other mighty 60 and 75-minute alternating performances on the High and Low Tide stages were delivered by such acclaimed performers as Train, The Beach Boys (with John Stamos), the Pretenders, Jackson Browne, Mt. Joy, Marcus King, Cake, Skip Marley, Susanna Hoffs, and Aloe Blacc.

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