Music festivals have become extremely popular in recent years, mainly because of the ease of access to many types of music, as well as artists. These festivals happen all over the country, all summer long. Plus, chances are, there's one pretty close to wherever you are. What could be better than hanging out with some great friends listening to some cool music at an awesome festival? And be sure to check out this list of the best road trip music to get you and your friends in the festival mood on your way there!
1. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
When: April 14-16, 2017 and April 21-23, 2017
Where: Indio, California
Who's Playing: Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, the XX, Glass Animals, Bon Iver, Martin Garrix, Bastille, BANKS, and more.
2. Hangout Music Festival
When: May 19-21, 2017
Where: Gulf Shores, AL
Who's playing: Chance The Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Young the Giant, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, The Head and the Heart, and more.
3. Sasquatch!
When: May 26-28, 2017
Where: The Gorge in George, Washington
Who's playing: Frank Ocean, Mac Miller, The Shins, Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Kiiara, and more.
4. The Governors Ball
When: June 2-4, 2017
Where: Randall's Island Park, New York City
Who's playing: Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, Lorde, Flume, Logic, Tove Lo, Phoenix, Wu-Tang Clan, A$AP Ferg, and more.
5. Bonnarooo Music and Arts Festival
When: June 9-11, 2016
Where: Manchester, Tenessee
Who's playing: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Illenium, Jon Bellion, The xx, Yellow Claw, The Orwells, and more.
6. Electric Forest
When: June 22-25, 2017 and June 29-July 2, 2017
Where: Rothbury, Michigan
Who's playing: The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, Odesza, Lotus, BANKS, The Revivalists, and more.
7. Summerfest
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Who's playing: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, and more to be announced.
8. Panorama
When: July 28-30, 2017
Where: New York City
Who's playing: Frank Ocean, Tyler the Creator, Alt-J, Belle & Sebastian, Glass Animals, Cashmere Cat, and more.
9. WE Fest
Where: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Who's playing: Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Eli Young Band, and more.
10. Lollapalooza
When: August 3-6, 2017
Where: Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois
Who's Playing: To be determined.
11. Burning Man
When: August 27- September 4, 2017
Where: the Black Rock Desert of Nevada
Who's playing: The attendees.
