The Magical Wonderland of Music

Sasquatch! music festival. This festival is held annually during Memorial Day weekend, May 25th till the 27th at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington. This festival is wonderfully surrounded by towering mountains and a beautiful landscape. The festival grounds are purely the side of a mountain with a breathtaking view of a river. The amphitheater is within a decent distant from major cities. It's three hours from Seattle and five hours from Portland and Vancouver. On the downside the festival doesn't offer transportation due to its remoteness. So attendees are required to rent a car, carpool or find some sort of transportation. From Eventful Similar to Electric Forest and Burning Man, a lot of festival goers like to camp! It is not a requirement but if you want the full experience, its definitely recommended to set up camp. The campgrounds are separate from the festival grounds but within very close proximity. Tents are the most common form of shelter but RVs and...

Summerfest. A eleven day festival hosted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with way more than just music. This summer the festival starts on June 27th and goes till July 8th, with the exception of the park being close on July 2nd. Being from the midwest, I can tell you that this festival is extremely well known for all age groups: teenagers, adults and families with small children. The festival is hosted at Henry Maier Festival Park, which is on the east side of the city boarding Lake Michigan. Summerfest  says that it is known as the largest music festival in the world, hosting over 800 bands and 900,000 people. Summerfest is a small part of the Milwaukee World Festival Inc., and only refers to portion that hosts the concerts while the world festival lasts for over a month and hosts many different kinds of festivals and parades. From BMO History As I mentioned before Summerfest is more than just concerts. Its also a very charitable event, hosting the Rock 'n Roll Sole Run (5K) a...

Made in America. This festival might hit close to home for some of you, literally. The festival is hosted every year at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is held on Labor Day weekend which is the first weekend of September. It is fairly new with its first debut in 2012 which is probably why the festival is only two days. But it has quickly grown into one of the bigger, more well-known, festivals on the east coast attracting over 130,000 people. According to  Made in America , in 2014 the same festival was held simultaneously at Grand Park in Los Angeles, California. But the festival won't return because all in all, it just didn't fit right in L.A. like it does in Philly. From Consequence of Sound From Uwishunu There are plenty of time consuming activities to try when you aren't listening to the music. There are amusement rides and several different interactive activities that people can entertain themselves with. And of course, there a...

Electric Forest. It is held every year in late June/early July in Rothbury, Michigan at the Double JJ Resort. The music here is very similar to Miami's Ultra, Chicago's North Coast and Las Vegas's Electric Daisy Carnival. It is one of the biggest festivals held in Michigan with over 45,000 attendees.  Double JJ resort is a three hour drive away from Detroit, Ann Arbor and Chicago making it very accessible to many different cities. There is a near by airport available too with direct flights from Chicago if you're feeling impatient. Otherwise, there are official Electric Forest shuttles offered from all surrounding major cities. From Front Gate Tickets This festival is for people who like to camp. A majority of the attendees arrive in their cars, park them, then venture off into the forest to find their home base for the weekend. For those who aren't about the nature life, can stay in hotels which are about 8 miles away from the festival grounds. Camping is a ...

Broccoli City. This festival is a little different from most, it is only one day with very few artists. It happens every year at the end of April, and for this upcoming year it will be on the 28th. The festival is hosted in RFK Festival Grounds in Washington D.C. The artists don't perform in the stadium but rather around it. It is almost like one big musical tailgate with two stages that are within close proximity to one another. From Zumic There is a lot more meaning to the phrase, Broccoli City, than just a music festival. It is originally an organization that hosts different events that include a festival. The general goal of  Broccoli City is to educate the next generations in "higher standard of sustainable living, environmental education, economic opportunity, and access to high quality food and shelter." They want to make bettering the environment and living practically something millennials and future generations find 'cool' to participate in and p...

Burning Man. We're going to go a little off book for this one. This event is more than just a festival, it is a celebration and an experience. 99% of the time when you ask a person, "How was burning man?" they tend to just laugh and say it was great. They laugh because it is so difficult to depict how this experience went without actually being there. So for the duration of this blog I will do my best to explain other's experiences that I've heard and to simply cover the basics. According to Burning Man , the event happens at the end of August/beginning of September, so basically the week prior too and Labor Day weekend. The dates for 2018 event are August 26th to September 3rd. The event is built every year in Black Rock Desert which is around 120 miles away from Reno, Nevada. Usually the general population is 0 for the desert but once the event begins the population spikes to over 70,000 people. From YourEDM From USA Today The word 'built' ...

The Governor's Ball. 3 full days of music on a small New York Island. This festival plays every year in early June on Randall's Island Park, in the east village of Manhattan. There are around 150,000 attendees that show, making it a pretty well known festival. What makes this festival stand out is the diverse amounts of people that attend, mostly due to the diversified area that is New York City. The way in which the festival first started is pretty unique as well. An interview was conducted by Consequence of Sound with one of the festival's primary founders, Jordan Wolowitz. The story is that Wolowitz and the other founder, Tom Russel, met in boarding school at fifteen years old where their love of music allowed their imaginations to grow together. Years later, they worked at a marketing company that promoted other festivals across the country until they left to create a festival of their own. Before Governor's ball there had never been an independently produced f...

Bonnaroo. 4 sweaty days in the beginning of June. The grounds open at a fresh 7am Thursday morning and they do not close till Monday at noon. This festival takes place at Great Stage Park, in Tennessee. The park is like a farm and consists of about 650 acres. It wrangles in over 800,000 people over the course of the four days. Its about 65 miles away from Nashville. So it is possible for people to fly from other parts of the country and drive to The Farm; but a majority of the attendees are within a manageable driving distance. The festival definitely differs from the past few I have discussed. It has a lot more of a homier, family feel. Camping is a very large part of the festival because there is plenty of room for large campers. But if you aren't a big nature person, don't worry, there are plenty of hotels. And if you do decide to stay at a hotel, there are direct shuttles to and from The Farm and the hotel of your choice. From Billboard What makes Bonnaroo really di...

Electric Daisy Carnival. 3 days, from dusk till dawn. Yes you read that right. The official gates open at 7 pm and close at 5:30 am the next morning. The festival solely thrives on moonlight. There is a reason that the word 'carnival' is used instead of festival. There are handfuls of extravagant side shows, amusement park rides and light shows. It is known as the largest electronic music festival in the world, wrangling in 400,000 people for the duration of the three days. The carnival happens annually, usually in June, but moved to May this upcoming year, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Currently there are three other locations: Orlando, Florida, Mexico City, Mexico and Tokyo, Japan. But EDC has traveled across the U.S., the U.K., India and Brazil. From Billboard Electric Daisy Carnival has a very well known and specific feel to it. Their motto pretty much says it all, "All are Welcome Here." On their website they explain that it is imper...

Ultra. 3 full days in the hot Miami sun in late March. This electric festival is hosted at the same venue as a previously discussed festival, Rolling Loud, in Bayfront Park. It is the biggest and brightest music event that Miami has to offer. Having been to Bayfront Park for Rolling Loud, I can say with complete confidence that the strategic placement of this park is perfect for the human sensory system. Consisting of a beautiful view of Miami skyscrapers and the bright blue ocean as well as the occasional taste of salt on your lips and the slight ocean breeze on your skin. This all combined makes the experience unbeatable. The body stimulating, head throbbing, music adds so much more to the sensory experience as well. This music style is very comparable to North Coast, another festival that I previously covered. It is electronic, EDM music. The music is loud and shakes the city of Miami as well as your inner soul. It consists of fast beasts and a loud bass that is all electronically...