It’s the most wonderful time of the year for music lovers across the country as festival season is officially upon us.
From Coachella’s back-to-back weekend parties in Southern California to the Governors Ball in New York City and Perry Farrell’s annual Lollapalooza in Chicago, we’re breaking down the hottest US music festivals of 2023.
Whether you’re a fan of pop, country, hip-hop, alternative rock or metal, we’ve got you covered on all the must-see lineups. Keep reading for more info on headliners, dates and where to buy tickets to see your favorite bands and artists on stage this summer and fall.
APRIL
Coachella
Dates:
Weekend 1: April 14-16
Weekend 2: April 21-23
Location: Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.
Featuring: Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, Blondie, Becky G, BLACKPINK, Rosalía, boygenius, Charli XCX, $uicideboy$, Frank Ocean, Björk, Kali Uchis, Calvin Harris, Dominic Fike, Latto
Tickets here for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2.
Stagecoach
Dates: April 28-30
Location: Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.
Featuring: Luke Bryan, Jon Pari, Riley Green, Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Gabby Barrett, Chris Stapleton, Brooks & Dunn, Elle King, Diplo, Nelly
Tickets here.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dates: April 28-May 7
Location: Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA
Featuring: Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, Kane Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, H.E.R, Leon Bridges, Ludacris
Tickets here.
MAY
Bamboozle
Dates: May 5-7
Location: Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ
Featuring: Bad Omens, Attila, Limp Bizkit, Flyleaf, Motionless in White, Say Anything, Mayday Parade, Papa Roach, The Spill Canvas, Finch, Mod Sun, Brakence, blackbear, Trippie Redd, We the Kings
Tickets here.
BeachLife Festival
Dates: May 5-7
Location: Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Featuring: Gwen Stefani, The Black Keys, Sublime with Rome, The Black Crowes, Pixies, Modest Mouse, Tegan & Sara, Sugar Ray, Noah Cyrus
Tickets here.
Shaky Knees
Dates: May 5-7
Location: Central Park in Atlanta, Ga.
Featuring: The Killers, Greta Van Fleet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Muse, Tenacious D, The Mars Volta, The Lumineers, Hozier, The Flaming Lips
Tickets here.
Sick New World
Date: May 13
Location: Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Nevada
Featuring: System of a Down, Korn, Deftones, Incubus, Evanescence, Papa Roach, Flyleaf, Death Grips, Turnstile, Chevelle
Tickets here.
Welcome to Rockville
Dates: May 18-21
Location: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Featuring: Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold, Evanescence, Pantera, Godsmack, Alice Cooper, Tool, Deftones, Incubus
Tickets here.
Electric Daisy Carnival
Dates: May 19-21
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada
Featuring: Above & Beyond, Alison Wonderland, Anabel Englund, Duke Dumont, Fisher, Galantis, GRIZ, Marshmello, Afrojack, Chris Lake, Kaskade, Armin van Buuren, DJ Minx, Martin Garrix, Kaleena Zanders
Tickets here.
Hangout Music Festival
Dates: May 19-21
Location: On the beaches of Golf Shore, Ala.
Featuring: Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex, The Kid LAROI, AJR, GloRilla, Sabrina Carpenter, Yung Gravy
Tickets here.
BottleRock Napa Valley
Dates: May 26-28
Location: Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif.
Featuring: Post Malone, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lizzo, Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lil Nas X, Sheryl Crow, Carly Rae Jepsen, Bastille
Tickets here.
Boston Calling
Dates: May 26-28
Location: Harvard Athletic Complex in Boston, Mass.
Featuring: Foo Fighters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Lumineers, Alanis Morissette, Paramore, Queens of the Stone Age, Bleachers, Maren Morris, Niall Horan, Fletcher
Tickets here.
Adjacent Music Festival
Dates: May 27-28
Location: Atlantic City Beach, NJ
Featuring: Blink-182, Paramore, Bleachers, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, Coheed and Cambria, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack
Tickets here.
JUNE
CMA Fest
Dates: June 8-11
Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
Featuring: Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town
Tickets here.
The Governors Ball
Dates: June 9-11
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing, NY
Featuring: Lizzo, Lil Uzi Vert, HAIM, Diplo, ODESZA, Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, Giveon, Pusha T, Ice Spice, Kim Petras
Tickets here.
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Dates: June 15-18
Location: Bonnaroo Manchester Farm in Manchester, Tenn.
Featuring: Zeds Dead, Liquid Stranger, 070 Shake, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, ODESZA, Lil Nas X, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, Paramore, The Revivalists
Tickets here.
Barefoot Country Music Fest
Dates: June 15-18
Location: Wildwood Beach in Wildwood, NJ
Featuring: Blake Shelton, Kid Rock, Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, Riley Green, Lady A
Tickets here.
So What?! Festival
Dates: June 24-25
Location: Fair Park in Dallas, Texas
Featuring: Pierce the Veil, The Used, Forever the Sickest Kids, Breathe Carolina, Sleeping With Sirens, Neck Deep, Thursday
Tickets here.
Summerfest
Dates:
Weekend 1: June 22-24
Weekend 2: June 29-July 1
Weekend 3: July 6-8
Location: American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wis.
Featuring: Dave Matthews Band, Eric Church, Elle King, Zac Brown Band, Zach Bryan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, Imagine Dragons, AJR, ODESZA, Earth, Wind & Fire, Yellowcard, Lauren Daigle, Yungblud
Tickets here.
JULY
WonderStruck in Cleveland
Dates: July 8-9
Location: Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio
Featuring: Khalid, Nelly, Flo Rida, Walker Hayes, Chris Lane, Jimmie Allen, The Struts, Aly & AJ, Paris Jackson
Tickets here.
AUGUST
Lollapalooza
Dates: Aug. 3-6
Location: Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois
Featuring: Billie Eilish, Karol G, Kendrick Lamar, The 1975, ODESZA, Tomorrow x Together, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Yachty
Tickets here.
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Dates: Aug. 11-13
Location: Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif.
Featuring: Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, ODESZA, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers, Fisher
Tickets here.
SEPTEMBER
Sea.Hear.Now
Dates: Sept. 16-17
Location: Asbury Park, NJ
Featuring: The Killers, Foo Fighters, Greta Van Fleet, Sheryl Crow, Weezer, The Beach Boys, Tegan & Sara, Mt. Joy
Tickets here.
Louder Than Life
Dates: Sept. 21-24
Location: Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
Featuring: Foo Fighters, Weezer, Rancid, Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Falling in Reverse, Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Pantera
Tickets here.
Life Is Beautiful
Dates: Sept. 22-24
Location: Downtown Las Vegas
Featuring: The Killers, Flume, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, BLXST, Bebe Rexha, Dayglow, Kendrick Lamar, The 1975, Omar Apollo, Madeon, Cigarettes After Sex, Ferg, ODESZA, Khalid, Nelly, Kim Petras, John Summit, Rina Sawayama
Tickets here.
Ohana Festival
Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Location: Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif.
Featuring: The Killers, HAIM, Eddie Vedder, The Chicks, Foo Fighters, Pretenders, Father John Misty, Japanese Breakfast, The War on Drugs, Goose, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, The Backseat Lovers, Suki Waterhouse
Tickets here.
OCTOBER
Aftershock Festival
Dates: Oct. 5-8
Location: Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif.
Featuring: Guns N’ Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, Korn, Pantera, 311, Godsmack, Tool, Limp Bizkit, Incubus, Avenged Sevenfold, Turnstile
Tickets here.
Power Trip Festival
Dates: Oct. 6-8
Location: Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.
Featuring: Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Tool
Tickets here.
When We Were Young
Date: Oct. 21
Location: Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Nevada
Featuring: Green Day, Blink-182, Good Charlotte, Rise Against, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Offspring
Tickets here.
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