They get bigger and bigger and more plentiful every year. Plan a weekend (or week) getaway around one these festivals. Below is around-up of a handful that we recommend through the next couple of months. Many have other components attached such as film festivals, comedy line-ups, digital showcases and more. Where furnished, click on the artist links below for more information and free MP3s.





Mountain Jam
June 02 - 05
Hunter Mountain, New York
[website]

COST: $79 per day, $177.50 three day pass

Currently in its seventh year, Mountain Jam Festival is produced in association with New York's infamous Radio Woodstock. The four-day, multi-stage festival will host over 50 bands on four stages in Hunter Mountain's natural amphitheater. Attendance is limited to 15,000 people, camping to 5,000.

Line Up:
Gov't Mule
My Morning Jacket
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Avett Brothers
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
Electric Hot Tuna
Portugal. The Man
Dawes
Carbon Leaf
Kung Fu
Bobby Long
Timbre Coup
Aliza Hava
RoyalHeartSound
Livingston Leo









Roots Picnic
June 04
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[website]

COST: $65

Curated entirely by The Legendary Roots Crew, The Roots Picnic is a unique, genre-bending all day festival in the city of Philadelphia that boasts multiple stages, eclectic collaborations and the latest and greatest of what music has to offer.

Line Up:
*Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti     
Black Thought and DJ J. Period Live Mixtape        
Donn T      
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros        
Esperanza Spalding      
Hank & Cupcakes        
J. Period      
*Little Dragon     
Mac Miller      
Man Man      
Nas      
Nicos Gun      
OCD/REDA        
Railbird        
T.MiLLz        
The Dismemberment Plan      
The Roots      
Wiz Khalifa      
Yelawolf      
Young Vipers









Free Press Summer Fest
June 04 - 05
Houston, Texas
[website]

COST: $45 - $2092

Free Press Summer Fest is held at Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park, located within the beautiful rolling hills of the greater Buffalo Bayou Park. Situated on the very outskirts of downtown, Tinsley Park marries the very best of city and natural settings with its natural grass amphitheater set on the bayou overlooking Houston’s impressive skyline.

Partial Line Up:
Beirut        
Big Bang      
Big Boi        
Black Dahlia Murder      
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears      
*Cut Copy   
*Girls    
HEALTH    
Indian Jewelry      
Iron Age      
Junior Brown
*Neon Indian 
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings      
The Black Angels      
Ween      
Weezer      
Wild Mocassins      
*Yeasayer    









Bonnaroo
June 09 - June 12
Manchester, Tennessee
[website]

COST: $209.50 - $249.50

Bonnaroo is an annual music festival that was first held in 2002. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, world music, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other alternative music.

+ RELATED ARTICLE: Bonaroo: the Heat, the Highs, the Music

Partial Line Up:
!!!      
Alison Krauss & Union Station      
Amos Lee      
*Arcade Fire    
Atmosphere      
Beirut      
Bobby Long      
Cold War Kids      
*Deerhunter    
DeVotchKa      
Donald Glover      
Eminem      
Fences      
Florence and the Machine      
Freelance Whales      
Gogol Bordello      
Loretta Lynn      
Matt & Kim      
Mumford & Sons      
My Morning Jacket      
Portugal. the Man      
*Ratatat    
Ray LaMontagne      
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy      
School Of Seven Bells      
*Sleigh Bells    
*Smith Westerns    
The Black Keys      
The Decemberists      
The Head and the Heart
*Twin Shadow   
*Wavves








North by Northeast
June 13 - June 19
Toronto, Ontario
[website]

COST: $100 - $250

Now in its 16th year, The North by Northeast Music & Film Festival and Conference (NXNE) is Canada’s number one showcase for the best new music and music-related films. For five days and nights every June, NXNE takes over Toronto with the hottest bands, the coolest films, and the freshest music-related ideas—all within a few km of each other. Last year, 70,000 fans, artists, and industry pros flooded Toronto’s famous club district for the festival.

Partial Lineup (650 bands scheduled):
Art Brut      
BRAIDS      
*Crocodiles
*Deerhoof
Devo      
Dum Dum Girls
*Fucked Up      
Handsome Furs
*Horse Feathers    
Hot Water Music
The Dodos
The Luyas
The Pharcyde
*Twin Shadow
Ty Segall