Ah, summertime: the perfect time of year to slip on your sandals, head to the beach, and of course, check out as many music festivals as you can squeeze into your calendar. But with so many festivals taking place this summer, the choices for music lovers can seem almost overwhelming.
But don’t worry if you’re having a hard time deciding. Planetary Group is here to help you find an event that works with your schedule, your location, your budget, and your musical taste. For this installment of our ongoing festival series, we’ve rounded up eight of our favorite summer 2017 festivals, with a special spotlight on folk, rock, and indie artists.
Which Music Festival Should You Go To?
Concerts are organized chronologically by start date for fast, easy browsing. Each listing features all the basic information you need to know, including venue, location, ticket prices (where available), performer lineup, and more. The “bonus performers” section includes headlining artists who don’t quite fit into the rock or folk genres, but are still huge names you might be interested in seeing.
Just make sure you get your tickets early, because you never know when they’re going to sell out. Plus, buying tickets early is a good way to save money – which leaves more for merch, food, drinks, travel costs, and souvenirs. We’ve omitted a few heavy-hitters (like Glastonbury 2017 and NOS Primavera Sound 2017) because tickets are already sold out.
Top 8 Best Summer 2017 Rock, Folk, and Indie Music Festivals
Keep reading to see rock music events taking place in June 2017. Keep scrolling if you’d rather check out July festivals or August festivals.
June 2017 Summer Music Festivals
- Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2017
- Dates – June 8 – June 11
- Location – Manchester, TN
- Venue – Centeroo, Main Venue, What Stage
- Tickets – $350 – $550
- Lineup – U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage The Elephant, The xx, Umphrey’s McGee, Cold War Kids, The Head and the Heart, Glass Animals
- Bonus Performers – The Weeknd, Major Lazer, Future Islands, Lorde
According to the Bonnaroo website, “Our festival site is a beautiful 700-acre farm, located in Manchester, TN, about 60 miles southeast of Nashville and 40 miles northwest of Chattanooga.” Visit the website to see a map and directions.
- Vans Warped Tour 2017
- Dates – June 16 – August 6
- Location – Nationwide
- Venue – Varies by performance
- Tickets – Varies by performance
- Lineup – Anti-Flag, Bowling For Soup, CKY, Goldfinger, Plain White T’s, Streetlight Manifesto, The Ataris, Attila, Municipal Waste
- Summerfest 2017
- Dates – June 28 – July 9
- Location – Milwaukee, MI
- Venue – Henry Maier Festival Park
- Tickets – Varies by stage/event
- Lineup – Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Peter Frampton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, Deerhoof, Guster, Third Eye Blind
- Bonus Performers – Willie Nelson, Steve Aoki, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Ziggy Marley, T-Pain, Ludacris, Tegan and Sara
July 2017 Summer Music Festivals
If you have some free time this July, check out as many of these great festivals as you can.
- EXIT Festival 2017
- Dates – July 5 – July 9
- Location – Novi Sad, Serbia
- Venue – Petrovaradin Fortress
- Tickets – $106
- Lineup – The Killers, Liam Gallagher, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Damned, Jake Bugg
- Bonus Performers – Hardwell, Nina Kraviz, Jamie Jones
- Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
- Dates – July 14 – July 16
- Location – Chicago, IL
- Venue – Union Park
- Tickets – $75 – $365
- Lineup – PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Dirty Projectors, The Feelies, Mitski
- Bonus Performers – LCD Soundsystem, Solange, A Tribe Called Quest
- Capitol Hill Block Party 2017
- Dates – July 21 – July 23
- Location – Seattle, WA
- Venue – Capitol Hill
- Tickets – $60 – $300
- Lineup – Wolf Parade, Thundercat, Cloud Nothings, Lord Huron, Angel Olsen, Cherry Glazerr, Whitney
- Bonus Performers – Diplo, Run The Jewels, Danny Brown
August 2017 Summer Music Festivals
- Oya Festival 2017
- Dates – August 8 – August 12
- Location – Oslo, Norway
- Venue – Tøyen Park
- Tickets – Varies
- Lineup – Mac DeMarco, Pixies, Car Seat Headrest, The Shins, The xx, Ryan Adams, Thee Oh Sees
- Bonus Performers – Lana Del Rey, Feist, Migos
- Outside Lands 2017
- Dates – August 11 – August 13
- Location – San Francisco, CA
- Venue – Golden Gate Park
- Tickets – $150 – $345
- Lineup – The Who, Metallica, Queens of the Stone Age, Fleet Foxes, Belle and Sebastian, alt-J, The Avett Brothers, Dawes, Warpaint, Young the Giant
- Bonus Performers – Gorillaz, Solange, A Tribe Called Quest, Lorde, Schoolboy Q, Little Dragon, Bleachers
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