The Magical Wonderland of Music

Austin City Limits. 2 weekends in mid October. This is the most attended music festival in the US wrangling in around 450,000 people between both weekends. This festival wasn't always this way. In years prior, the festival was mostly supporting the folk rock and alt-country genre. But as the years progressed it started to change its lineup to involve alt rock singers leading to now, where there are numerous EDM shows. This change has brought a younger crowd to the festival which contributed to the burst in attendees in the past years. The dynamics and feel of the festival is really similar to Lollapalooza in Chicago because they are both organized by the same promoter. It is spread out throughout a park and has some festive decorations everywhere. The festival is hosted in Zilker Park right in the middle of Austin, Texas. From ACL Festival Austin City Limits, or ACL, hosts eight different stages. Like Lolla, every stage is likely to host one kind of genre for a day in order...

From Coachella Coachella. 3 days, 2 weekends, and thousands of people. This is one of the most talked about festivals across the US mostly due to the high attendance of A-list celebrities. This festival takes place every year in late April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. These grounds, in the Colorado Desert, host other festivals as well like Stagecoach and Desert Tip. The grounds are roughly two hours from LA which is were a lot of people come from. But there is a large majority of people that fly into LAX in order to experience this beautiful place for themselves. I have heard from many people that entering the festival on day 1 is the  worst. Everyone enters at around the same time so the security lines are insanely long. The two days after that aren't as crazy because people are entering at their own times. The security inside the festival is a lot more intense than entering because they are genuinely concerned about people's safety, and for the celebrities of ...

From North Coast Music Festival North Coast. A festival full of flashing colorful strobe lights. Music that can be heard from the west side all the way to the north side of Chicago. Out of the many festivals in Chicago this one is one of the smaller ones because of the type of music. There aren't as many artists for the EDM scene as there are for other genres. The festival is held in Grant Park, which also hosts Pitchfork Music Festival, in the west side. This past year the festival had an estimated attendance of over 50,000 which is a significant increase from the prior years. The festival grounds aren't as large as Lollapalooza but they still have a variety of vendors and food/drinks stands. I haven't made my way to this festival yet because of the weird timing. This past year the date was set for September 1st through the 3rd. So usually the music festival is end of August or beginning or September, right when the school year starts which makes planning hard. From ...

From Miami Music Week Rolling Loud. Bayfront park is placed in between the beautiful Atlantic ocean and the stimulating city of Miami. You look to your right and you can feel the salty ocean breeze, even taste it. But if you look to your left, you're stunned by shining skyscrapers. And if you tilt your head up, you can feel the radiating Miami sun everyone speaks of. I can happily say I was able to fly from Chicago to Miami with three of my friends to experience this festival. It was May 5th through May 7th, so three days which is typical for a festival. Not so proud to say I missed my sisters 19th birthday in order to go, but it really shows my dedication to music! From BrooklynVegan Every single moment of this experience is incredible, probably not as much for the locals of Miami but from a Chicago girl it was unbeatable. Miami is easily accessible from many of its suburbs, so a lot of the festivals go-ers, up to 40,000 people a day, travelled from their homes. Others ...

Image from Lollapalooza Lollapalooza. It is as crazy as it sounds. There are over 100,000 people each day that flock to Grant Park in downtown Chicago to experience the infamous music festival. There are eight different stages (even a stage for kids!) with over 170 artists strategically placed throughout the 319 acres that is Grant Park. In addition to all the stages there are over thirty different types of food and drink stands set up along the street. Lolla doesn't have a specific stereotype like other festivals because the music is so diverse along with it being a family friendly environment. The experience starts for the suburban teens with a walk from the train station after an hour train ride before ten o'clock in the morning; and we all know that is dedication being awake before noon during the summertime. For the lucky ones with apartments or hotels in the city, their mornings start with a walk or an Uber ride to one of the two gates available for entry. The sec...