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Summer Festivals to Watch

Everyone's already going to Lollapalooza, and they've just been to Bonnaroo; but I wanted to find some of the more obscure, but just as electrifying music festivals taking place. These may be outside the scope of Upcoming homepages and friend's events, but they're definitely worth hearing about.

Ever heard of the Roskilde Festival in Denmark? We're talking 90,000 attendees, from metalheads to Scandinavian punk rockers, camping out for four days outside Copenhagen. 36 bands are scheduled to Rock It! in Shanghai; and in Dublin, the Oxegen Festival will host over 100 acts just for the weekend. Belgium's Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop boast great line-ups this year too.

Since I won't be traveling quite that far this summer, I checked around for some interesting outdoor concerts closer to home: There's nothing quite like an outdoor concert, with its mix of dirt and music. What's been the best summer festival you've been to so far?
Posted by iameastvillage at June 18, 2007

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underpangs wrote:
I've not been to anything this year, yet, but there's two great little festivals in the UK over the next few months.

Truck Festival (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/164643)

Field Day (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/188285)
Posted 47 weeks ago
kewlio wrote:
austin city limits / acl is big too http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/128506/
Posted 47 weeks ago
iameastvillage wrote:
The Truck Festival! underpangs, I noticed this morning that you called out new shows on the line-up. Take pictures for the rest of us who can't make it.

kewlio: Thanks for the tip on ACL! I can't believe the bands who'll be there.
Posted 47 weeks ago
waxpancake wrote:
I've heard attending ACL is both amazing (the lineup) and miserable (heat/crowd).
Posted 47 weeks ago
weldersguide wrote:
good mention on the oly experimental music festival. those are some of the best musicians I know.
Posted 47 weeks ago
coxy wrote:
I ain't one for bigger festivals. Last year I swapped my VIP tickets to V Festival 2006 for some instant cash and packed my bags for The Last Ever Munkyfest. Well worth-while.

This year, whilst I really want to head down south to FarmFest 2007, my bank balance tells me I'm going to be sticking closer to home and pitch tent at Jizzlefizzle.
Posted 47 weeks ago
remtheory wrote:
Absolutely hands down is T in the Park in Scotland (between Glasgow and Edinburgh)... been twice. Stay in Edinburgh, take shuttle to festival. What's great about it is you get the same big acts as you do elsewhere, without the pretension and a helluva lot more locals... I'm a sucker for a scottish accent. :)
Posted 47 weeks ago
iameastvillage wrote:
coxy: Those cozier music festivals seem like the way to get to know a band before it gets big. Make sure to tell us about the bands we should hear!

remtheory: T in the Park does look like a great choice. And it's carbon neutral!
Posted 47 weeks ago
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