Songlines Festival

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M.I.A.'s attack on The New York Times and journalist Lynn Hirschberg continues. After the paper published a not-altogether-flattering M.I.A. feature story written by Hirschberg, Maya hit back by posting Hirschberg's personal cell phone number on her Twitter on Thursday. Later that day, M.I.A. Tweeted, "NEWS IS AN OPINION! UNEDITED VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW WILL BE ON neetrecordings THIS MEMORIAL WEEKEND!!! >>>>"

As promised, M.I.A. has posted clips of that interview on the blog of her record label N.E.E.T., under the heading "War Crimes and French Fries". She also posted a new song.

On the internet, one of the most hotly discussed aspects of the piece was what M.I.A. ate during one of the interviews, which took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Hirschberg wrote, "Unity holds no allure for Maya — she thrives on conflict, real or imagined. 'I kind of want to be an outsider,' she said, eating a truffle-flavored French fry. 'I don't want to make the same music, sing about the same stuff, talk about the same things. If that makes me a terrorist, then I'm a terrorist.'" This could be interpreted as Hirschberg trying to frame M.I.A. as a hypocrite, talking about wanting to be an outsider while munching on exotic delicacies at a posh restaurant.

In the first sound bite that M.I.A. posted on the N.E.E.T blog, it is revealed that it was Hirschberg herself who ordered the fries. And she told Maya that The New York Times would pay for them.

The second sound bite concerns this piece of the article:

"In January 2009, while the civil war in Sri Lanka was raging, Maya repeatedly referred to the situation as a 'genocide.' 'I wasn’t trying to be like Bono,' Maya told me. 'He's not from Africa — I'm from there. I'm tired of pop stars who say, 'Give peace a chance.' I'd rather say, 'Give war a chance.' The whole point of going to the Grammys was to say, 'Hey, 50,000 people are gonna die next month, and here's your opportunity to help.' And no one did.'"

In the recording that M.I.A. posted, this is what she actually says:

"It wasn't just about me, and me getting to the Oscars, or me going to the Grammys. That doesn't mean anything. The whole point of the journey was so you can go, 'Hey, 50,000 people are going to die next month. Here's your opportunity to to help.' And no one did, and they still died. It wasn't about accolades or fame."

On the N.E.E.T. blog, M.I.A. also posted links to several New York Times articles covering the war in Sri Lanka, as well as a link to Amnesty International.

In addition, M.I.A. also posted a new song, which is tagged as being called "Haters", and interpolates the Various Production track "Hater". It begins "So you wanna hear about my politics / Yeah, I could show you things that could make you sick" and goes on to address America, the army, racists, and, of course, journalists.

Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival wrapped up yesterday, with sets from Grizzly Bear, Pet Shop Boys (pictured above), Florence and the Machine, the Drums, Matt & Kim, Built to Spill, and more. Check out selected write-ups of some of the night's big sets, plus a few shots from last night below; then head over to our photo book for full photo sets by Shannon McClean and Elisabeth Vitale.

Full Primavera coverage can be found here.

Van Dyke Parks [Rockdelux Auditori; 7 p.m.]

"I'm finally the oldest thing in the room," a contented, 67-year-old Van Dyke Parks said to a packed, pin drop-quiet audience at the Rockdelux Auditorium in El Parc Del Forum. "It's nice to be here with you young moderns." And the famed songwriter and Beach Boys collaborator was anything but modern, mining his gorgeous catalog of traditional songs from American history and beyond. He sat at a piano, playing forcefully and with zest, alongside a gentle, accomplished three-piece comprised of fellow "moderns." What a simple, unprepossessing moment at an otherwise devastatingly cool festival.

Parks played a handful of songs from Jump!, his retelling of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus tales, including the heartbreaking "Come Along". He dabbled in a few songs from his 1995 collaboration with Brian Wilson, Orange Crate Art, including the title track and "Sail Away", sprinkling between-song banter with history lessons about FDR, his pal Steve Young (the inspiration for his "The All Golden") and a decades-old oil spill, "El Disaster Prestige" that tormented the Mediterranean decades ago. For that now relevant bit of geographical mess, he sang his unreleased song, "Black Gold", his voice a quivering tenor as he described seas covered in sludge. It was a direct bit of lyrical reference-- always Parks' specialty-- but an assiduous one. And for an hour, Primavera wasn't a concrete park rumbling with indie rock-- it was your family's living room, with Grandpa at the piano spinning beautiful yarns. --Sean Fennessey

Florence and the Machine [San Miguel Stage; 8:50 p.m.]

The Drums [Vice Stage; 9:45 p.m.]

The Drums are a Brooklyn band, but the Drums do not want to be Just Another Brooklyn Band band. Unlike much of their insular, outer-borough brethren, the Drums want to be famous. Or at least that's the impression I got while watching their dance-able, dramatic, "I Love the 80s" set at Primavera. They're on a major label. Ambition becomes them. Drums singer Jonathan Pierce mixes Bowie and Morrissey like twenty-first century hams including Franz Ferdnand's Alex Kapranos and the Killers' Brandon Flowers. And they reminded me of Hot Fuss-era Killers more than anything else-- same second-generation New Order hooks, same flair for the grand gesture, same ability to make people break out into the Molly Ringwald Dance against their better judgement. Their songs are simple love songs, a proven genre. And while most people in the crowd have probably never gone and never will go surfing, when Pierce implored them to hit the waves on "Let's Go Surfing", they responded in kind. Ah, the powers of persuasion. --Ryan Dombal

Grizzly Bear played Primavera Sound three years ago, around the time their LP Yellow House came out. The band has grown quite a bit in stature since then: Daniel Rossen now has a successful side project with Department of Eagles, Chris Taylor has been honing his production skills for Dirty Projectors and the Morning Benders, and last year he started his own label. Basically, these guys have a lot going on. So seeing them all together on a festival stage, with Rossen and Ed Droste exchanging lead vocal duties nearly every other song, felt a little bit like witnessing another of this festival's reunions.

Opener "Southern Point" managed to fill the Ray-Ban amphitheater impressively, its series of crescendoes sounding sufficiently massive, especially when paired with shimmering spotlights and a cloud of fog. Ditto "Lullabye" with Christopher Bear's thunderous drums and Chris Taylor crouched over stage right, ringing a set of chimes and later working in a flute part. But after "Two Weeks", which surprisingly came in the middle of the set, the pace dwindled, and audience members began filing out early. On quieter numbers like "Ready, Able", it became frustratingly difficult to hear the music over the chattering crowd, and I began to wish I were in a smaller club a little more suited to Grizzly Bear's intimate baroque style. --Tyler Grisham

Matt & Kim [Vice Stage; 11:00 p.m.]

I happened to walk past Kim Schifino just before she and Matt Johnson climbed on stage, as she was warming herself up by playing air drums, eyes closed, furiously flailing her arms. I can't say whether this is her usual pre-gig routine, but I can believe she needs to get her hands ready for the blistering assault she delivers the drum kit from the very first note. Matt & Kim may best be known for their theatricality-- they have a simple stage setup, but they never stay in one place for long. Matt prefers to toss his legs into the air while pounding his keyboard, and Kim regularly throws both hands in the air while standing atop her drums, before jumping back down to smash the hell out of them.

"I see pockets of people out there who want to dance," shouted Matt looking into the crowd. "I want you to move your ass up to the front right now." But front to back, the crowd was happy to oblige, as the band played through their hits: "Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare", "Yea Yeah", "Daylight", "Lessons Learned". And not that they needed to, but they gave the audience an extra push by starting out a few numbers with brief renditions of riffs from "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "The Final Countdown". It was hard to tell if we were supposed to be laughing, clapping, or dancing, but with Matt & Kim, it turns out you can do all three at the same time. --Tyler Grisham

Built to Spill [ATP Stage; 11:00 p.m.]

Five dudes in T-shirts and jeans. That's Built To Spill these days, and always. Meat and potatoes and feedback. Thousands of fans of the Idaho band's brand of melodic but chugging indie rock piled into the pavement bowl at the ATP stage to witness a yeoman's set from the band, leaning heavily on old hits like There's Nothing Wrong With Love's "Twin Falls" and "Distopian Dream Girl".

It seemed like the easy way out for a timeless band, but the crowd responded most vigorously to 2006's swarming, dissonant "Goin' Against Your Mind". Perhaps these were new jack BTS fans. Either way Doug Martsch and his band played with a relaxed intensity for more than an hour, handling their instruments professionally-- sometimes too much so-- and rarely wandering off into the soloing heaven they've been prone to visiting in recent years. Built to Spill: crisp, efficient, sage. Who'da thunk it. --Sean Fennessey

Liquid Liquid [ATP Stage; 12:30 a.m.]

Given that their complete catalog can fit on a single CD, and that the vast majority of said catalog was initially released almost 30 years ago, it's hard to believe a band like Liquid Liquid can fly across the ocean and draw a crowd as large as the one that saw them on the ATP stage tonight. Of course, their music is well suited for the midnight shift at an indie rock-heavy festival, by which time people have been listening to dudes with guitars for several hours. It felt like a release and people were grateful for it. Indeed, Liquid Liquid didn't even have a six-string onstage-- aside from the prominent bass and Salvatore Principato's shouts, chants, and assorted vocalizations, all other sound came from percussion.

At first, something seemed off and I thought maybe they were having some timing problems, but after a few minutes I realized it was actually a matter of feeling out their unusual groove. They've got the congas and timbales and woodblocks but Liquid Liquid are not an Afro-Cuban jam band; they've got their own approach to rhythm, one with a bit of new-wavey stop/start jerkiness in its swing, and it took a minute to tune in. The crowd increased as the show went on and by the end it was a giant dance party, which one assumes is what Liquid Liquid have been shooting for from the beginning. --Mark Richardson

Pet Shop Boys [San Miguel Stage; 1:15 a.m.]

It's a little ironic that two of the previous nights' big headline acts, Pixies and Pavement, were followed tonight by Pet Shop Boys. Those alternative rock touchstones have had complete career arcs-- rise and fall, breakup and reunion-- while the 80s dance duo have remained a touring act since before either one existed. During their 100-minute set, Pet Shop Boys showcased a broad swath of their repertoire, throwing down tracks like "Pandemonium" and "Love Etc." from last year's Yes album between classics like "It's a Sin", "Always on My Mind", and the Dusty Springfield-featuring "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" The size of the audience, too, matched if not surpassed the previous night's, with crowds overflowing the area in front of the stage, and hundreds of heads filling the hills on the perimeter of the park. The VIP section was just as packed, and nearly everyone dancing-- at one point, a dozens-long conga line weaved its way through the masses.

Certainly the visuals surpassed nearly anything that had come before on this stage-- Tennant must have changed costumes at least six times, and a giant series of Tetris-like blocks formed the set for four interpretive dancers who also donned various outfits throughout the night. For "Do I Have To?" Tennant wore a tuxedo, and the dancers donned red ballroom dresses as they tangoed behind him; when he came out for the encore, Tennant wore a long gown and what appeared to be a bobby's hat covered in rows of black feathers. Not all of it made sense, but once they fired up "West End Girls" for the big finale, it didn't really have to. --Tyler Grisham

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Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival kicked off its first day with sets from Broken Social Scene, Pavement, the xx, Titus Andronicus, the Books, Fuck Buttons, Moderat, and more, as we reported yesterday.

On Day Two, things got even bigger and better, with sets from Pixies, Wilco [above], Spoon, Panda Bear, Yeasayer, the New Pornographers, Beach House, and Owen Pallett, among others. Check out selected write-ups of some of the night's big sets, plus a few shots from last night below; then head over to our photo book for full photo sets by Shannon McClean and Elisabeth Vitale.

Owen Pallett [Rockdelux Auditori; 4 p.m.]

The first time I saw Owen Pallett perform live, he was still called Final Fantasy. It was 2004, and he was the opening act for a little band called Arcade Fire. Needless to say, the crowd was hankering for the headline act, but after witnessing Pallett's violin-looping solo show, the audience was on its feet, howling for an encore. Since then Pallett's live reputation has only grown, as evidenced by an enormous Barcelona crowd that greeted him with hushed tones. Pallett's performance was a selection of material from albums new and old: a little He Poos Clouds (recorded as Final Fantasy), and a bit from his recent album under his own name.

Beach House [ATP Stage; 9:15 p.m.]

This was not the first time I'd seen Beach House play a festival stage; in fact, I'd seen them several times, including a few years ago at the Pitchfork Music Festival, when it seemed like their brand of moody torch songs and waltz-time slow-burners was simply not suited to an outdoor environment. Turns out they've learned how to translate these songs to an arena-sized venue. Victoria Legrand's swooning vocals and swaying theatrics kept the huge crowd eating out of her hand. For older cuts like "Gila" and "Heart of Chambers" to selections from this year's Teen Dream, "Walk in the Park" and "Used to Be", she gained a horde of backup singers-- nearly the entire audience. Even the other acts and support crew huddled backstage were singing along. --Tyler Grisham

Lately, Wilco have been specializing in a sort of beautiful slop during their live shows, reconfiguring their most beloved songs, and adding noisy, scratched layers to the pastoral compositions of their last two albums, Wilco (The Album) and Sky Blue Sky. But, when the moment calls for it, they can always re-become that simple shaggy dog country rock band when they have to be. Technical difficulties struck down mighty guitarist Nels Cline and the rest of the band just two songs into their set on Friday night, so Jeff Tweedy calmly pulled out the acoustic and asked for a sing-along of "Jesus Etc." No-brainer. The crowd, relaxing in the balm of the setting seaside sun, joined right in.

That quiet interlude didn't last long, but it was a fascinating contrast to what would follow: Wilco, Band of Men. For 90 minutes they flexed on nearly every song, from Summerteeth's stormy "A Shot in the Arm" to Sky's stretched-out jam-athon "Impossible Germany", proving that though a certain Dad Rock ethic may now reign in their songwriting, they remain an engaged, engaging crew. Grown maybe, but not yet totally mature. --Sean Fennessey

Panda Bear [Vice Stage; 11:30 p.m.]

Whenever I see a guy starting his set like Panda Bear did tonight, stepping out with a guitar around his neck and making his way to a bank of electronic gear and a single microphone, ready to do a show all by himself, I think: This dude has too much to do up there. Performing and singing are difficult enough without essentially mixing live sound in between guitar strums. Which is to say Panda Bear seemed like he missed the rest of the Collective a little bit during this solo show.

Even when performing with Avey Tare and Geologist, Panda is usually the least animated member, content to work his electronics and sing the sort of heavenly, reverb-drenched vocal lines that are now so often imitated. But tonight, without the visuals that usually accompany his solo performances (trouble with the projection set-up), his low-key stage presence made his set, heavy on unfamiliar new material, a tougher sell. Some of the new songs sounded very promising and increased my anticipation for Tomboy; they were varied in terms of mood and texture, going from loping breakbeats underneath sing-song pop structures to dark, squelchy, almost acid-like synth programming to bleak drones.

But the spark of excited cheering that popped up when he played Person Pitch's "Ponytail" about halfway through was a reminder that a festival crowd is a tough place to try out the new stuff. Some music needs a little time to sink in. --Mark Richardson

Pixies [San Miguel Stage; 1:15 a.m.]

For the second night in a row the big stage headliner was a reunited band that recorded their last album of new material years ago. In the case of Pixies, we're talking almost two full decades since they were a studio concern, though of course they've been back on tour on and off for a few years now. On the evidence here, if nothing else, they haven't taken the reunion for granted. There was something incredibly machine-like about their performance, and I mean that in the best possible way. Pixies were hell-bent on giving people exactly what they wanted, and the crowd was positively ecstatic in the face of their largesse. I've no idea if it has something to do with Frank Black regularly adding bits of Spanish to his songs, but as far as I could see, these were seriously devoted fans who knew every word and danced around to these weird and wonderful songs like it was some kind of alt-rock sock-hop. The feedback of energy was infectious.

Kim Deal looked giddy and was having a ball, but Black was all business, and there was ultimately something refreshing and even a little moving about his willingness and ability to deliver song after amazing song flawlessly. They played every favorite that you wanted them to play, and all were rendered with force and precision. Black has lost a few notes from the high end of his range but none of his screeching power, and he filled the vast space with throat-shredding screams with alarming regularity. I can certainly understand why this reunion turns some off, since Black has been so candid about doing it for the money. But with the band sounding so good, and caught up in the rush of so many people having so much fun, well... if they really are doing it just for the cash, this is one hell of an argument for capitalism. --Mark Richardson

Yeasayer [Vice Stage; 2:30 a.m.]

Even though I saw at least bits of Wilco, Pixies, Joker, Diplo, CocoRosie, the New Pornographers, Wire, and Yeasayer yesterday at Primavera, the best musical moment of the day came by-way-of a MacBook's piece of shit internal speakers. When I was awoken to strains of a delirious new Kanye West song called "Power", the day got off to an incredible start. Even in my half-asleep state, my first utterance while hearing the opening quasi-tribal hollers of the track was: "Kanye's on some Yeasayer shit." Fast forward about 12 hours and there was Yeasayer playing a set filled with hippie-folk sing-alongs filtered through a futuristic orb of synth and light.

While they delivered a consistent set-- closer "Ambling Alp" got a wildly enthusiastic reaction, in particular-- most of the time I just wanted them to start playing "Power" and for Kanye to parachute in from a helicopter and obliterate the entirety of Spain...did I mention this show started at 2:30 in the morning? My brain was not functioning on an entirely logical level. Anyway. Yeasayer did a few of those astoundingly annoying Odd Blood tracks that make them sound like the unholy offspring of Rusted Root and Squirrel Nut Zippers, but they mostly concentrated on the far-from-horrid both newer ("I Remember", "O.N.E.") and older ("Sunrise", "2010"). But their biggest accomplishment of the day was potentially influencing Kanye to kick in with that "Power" sample. Don't laugh. --Ryan Dombal

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Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival kicked off its first day with sets from Broken Social Scene, Pavement, the xx, Titus Andronicus (pictured above), the Books, Fuck Buttons, Moderat, and more. Check out selected write-ups of some of the night's big sets, plus a few shots from last night below; then head over to our photo book for full photo sets by Shannon McClean and Elisabeth Vitale.

The xx [Ray-Ban Stage; 9:15 p.m.]

Two years ago, I saw Fuck Buttons play inside at Emo's in Austin during SXSW. Going from seeing them in that small room to seeing them in front of thousands of people on a huge stage situated in an amphitheater that juts up against the Mediterranean, all I could think is: This music scales. Fuck Buttons sounded massive and powerful and unspeakably loud, and their music has no trouble filling a space of any size. Dynamics were just as important as volume. Tracks went from twinkly prettiness to doom-laden drone to slamming beat and then back again; their set, a little over an hour, flowed without interruption and favored heavily their recent, more rhythmic album, Tarot Sport. As good as that record is, the music sounded even better here.

There's even something about the spectacle of two guys working tables filled with gear that can make for a compelling watching, given the right accompaniment, and Fuck Buttons had that, too: They were cloaked in smoke machine fog and beams of colored light bounced off a disco ball the size of a Volkswagen while a strobe raged on. Dudes looked like they were piloting the Death Star up there, sending planet-destroying bursts of energy in every direction. Wicked. --Mark Richardson

Moderat [Vice Stage; 3:30 a.m.]

I wasn't aware that any city would allow license to a festival held in a civic park to make noise until 4 a.m. Nonetheless I pulled myself away from Delorean's set at the Pitchfork stage a little early (if I'm going to be up this late, I may as well be dancing) and made my way over to the Vice stage at what felt like the other end of the world. Just before Moderat (the collaboration of Modeselektor and Apparat) started, a woman approached me and asked for a cigarette. We struck up a conversation and eventually she offered, "Those are my friends over there," pointing toward a man standing in front of the sound booth, whom I immediately recognized to be James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco (I had brought him pizza once). "You mean James?" I said. Her eyes lit up. "You know James? He's my husband!" She pulled me by the hand and introduced me to their entourage. I now felt I'd come to the right place.

After some last-minute tweaking of their AV setup, Moderat's show began with some grisly bass pulses. "Sounds like someone had a fart," joked my new friend, which was about right. It was a slow start to the set, a somewhat minimal selection of beats and bass tones that could only very generously be called dance music. The crowd seemed unenthusiastic; looking around I saw rows upon rows of eyelids heavy from drink and too many hours spent in the sun. At least I wasn't alone, and it occurred to me that maybe the denizens of Barcelona had no late-night-dancing superpowers after all. It seemed as if they were at this stage at this hour for pretty much the same reason I was: because it was there. --Tyler Grisham

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There's a new Stars album, The Five Ghosts, coming June 22 from the band's own Soft Revolution label (licensed outside Canada to Vagrant). But if that's not enough Stars for you, you'll want to investigate the band's The Seance EP. The EP includes remixes from of Montreal, the Album Leaf, and Montag, plus the song "The Five Ghosts". We've got the tracklist below.

You'll get The Seance a bonus if you pre-order The Five Ghosts from iTunes (iTunes preorders also instantly get the bonus song "You Do It to Me and I Do It to You Too"). You'll also get an instant digital delivery of the EP if you buy the $100 vinyl box set version of The Five Ghosts from the band's website. The box set includes every track from The Five Ghosts, as well as bonus track "Asleep", on a series of six colored-vinyl 7" records. The set also includes photo inserts of artwork and lyrics, and it all comes in a handcrafted wood box.

The S?Šance:

01 Opinions Versus the Sun (Stars Vs. the Album Leaf)
02 The Five Ghosts
03 The Black House, the Blue Sky (Stars vs. Montag)
04 The Dead Beg for More (Stars Vs. of Montreal)

"Google and Facebook were developed by the CIA, and when you're on there, you have to know that."

-- M.I.A., who is not having a good week. (via Nylon [where she also says that she hung out with Tupac as a teenager], via Oh No They Didn't)

In the underground rap landscape, Talib Kweli and the Roots are old allies; I saw Kweli guest at a Roots show in Central Park back in 2000. So when Reflection Eternal, Kweli's duo with producer Hi-Tek, rolled through "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" last night, house band the Roots backed them up.

Reflection Eternal performed the Revolutions Per Minute standout "Ballad of the Black Gold". And if Kweli felt weird rapping on a song that decries oil-based militarism to a studio audience featuring many servicemen, he didn't show it. Watch the video below, via Prefix.

Big day for mixtapes on the internet. First, there's the adorably titled Fuck a Mixtape, the new effort from Atlanta rap monarch T.I., who came home from prison just a few months ago. Tip did this one with longtime collaborator DJ Drama and DJ MLK and it includes production from big names like Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and DJ Toomp, as well as collaborations with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Keri Hilson, and Killer Mike. Get it from Nah Right; tracklist below.

T.I. also recently posted two new studio tracks on his website: "Got Your Back" featuring Keri Hilson and "Yeah Ya Know (Takers)".

Raekwon also released his Cocainism Vol. 2 tape. It's got production from the Alchemist and features from Mobb Deep and N.O.R.E. There's also a song called "Piss in the Shark Tank", and if that doesn't sell you, I don't know what will. That one's also available from Nah Right, and the tracklist is also below.

Fuck a Mixtape:

01 Jamie Foxx Intro
02 Welcome Back to the Trap
03 Spazz Out
04 Whatcha Saying Tip
05 Yeah [ft. Lil Wayne]
06 Yeah Ya Know
07 Once Upon a Time
08 Here We Go Again
09 Get Yo Girl [ft. Rich Kid Rashad]
10 Like So
11 Gettin Paid
12 Lil Duval: "Fuck a Mixtape Nigga!"
13 Really Livin Like That
14 Whether You Like It or Not
15 Jamie Foxx: "Shooting Range"
16 No Competition [ft. Young Jeezy]
17 Bitch Who [ft. MacBoney]
18 Ready Set Go [ft. Killer Mike]
19 Kevin Hart: "Fuck a Mixtape"
20 Outro
21 Celebration
22 Got Your Back [ft. Keri Hilson]

Cocainism Vol. 2:

01 Searchin' For
02 Alphabet Soup
03 Ms. Sincere
04 Big Beat
05 Wallys & Pringles
06 Lizz
07 Traphouse
08 City of God
09 Shake
10 Keep On [ft. Selasi]
11 Slow Down [ft. N.O.R.E.]
12 Just 4 Laughs
13 Disposable Gunz
14 Calligraphy
15 Pullin' Teeth [ft. Tommy Nova]
16 Road to the Riches [ft. Mobb Deep]
17 Dragon Style
18 Do It in the Park
19 Piss in the Shark Tank
20 Sunset Strip [ft. Mean Doe Green]

Photo by Eirik Lande

Memorial Day weekend is here in just a few hours, which means summer unofficially starts right about now. Among many other awesome things, that means we're now heading straight into summer festival season.

If you've got the time and the money to do enough traveling, you could spend every weekend between now and September standing out in a field with thousands of other like-minded music fans. Every year, more and more festivals seem to show up on our radar, and there's just a staggering number of multi-band extravaganzas coming up. So to help keep things straight, we've compiled info on a whole lot of big upcoming shows below.

While you're perusing, keep in mind that our very own Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. And we've got troops on the ground at the Primavera Sound Festival going on right now in Barcelona. Stay tuned to our Primavera page for updates.

MAY

WHAT: Primavera Sound
WHEN: May 28-29
WHERE: Barcelona, Spain
WHO: Pavement, Pixies, Wilco, Spoon, Built to Spill, Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Major Lazer, Yeasayer, the xx, No Age, Sunny Day Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, Pitchfork-curated stage

WHAT: Vivid Live! Festival
WHEN: May 28 - June 21
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
WHO: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson (curators), Emily Haines, Boris, King Khan & BBQ Show, My Brightest Diamond, Melt-Banana, Bardo Pond, Holly Miranda, Doveman

WHAT: Bad Bonn Kilbi
WHEN: May 28-29
WHERE: Dudingen, Switzerland
WHO: Aphex Twin, Wolf Parade, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Neon Indian, HEALTH, Atlas Sound, the Antlers, Dum Dum Girls, Joker feat. Nomad, Polvo, Wolf Eyes, Luke Vibert, Sun Ra Arkestra

WHAT: San Francisco Popfest
WHEN: May 28-30
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: tUnE-YarDs, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, All-Girl Summer Fun Band, My Teenage Stride, Nodzzz, the Tyde, the Art Museums

WHAT: Maryland Deathfest
WHEN: May 28-30
WHERE: Baltimore, MD
WHO: Converge, Eyehategod, Pentagram, D.R.I., Entombed, Krallice, Tombs, Trap Them, Obituary, Autopsy, Gorgoth, Sodom, Possessed, Repulsion

WHAT: Lightning in a Bottle Festival
WHEN: May 28-31
WHERE: Irvine, CA
WHO: The Very Best, the Album Leaf, Booka Shade, Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Apparat, Krazy Baldhead, the Glitch Mob

WHAT: Beck's Vier Music Inspires Art UK Tour
WHEN: May 28-August
WHERE: Various cities in England
WHO: Ariel Pink, Mount Kimbie, the Invisible, Little Boots, New Young Pony Club, Hudson Mohawke, Plaid

WHAT: Memory Burns Psych Fest
WHEN: May 29
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Sunburned Hand of the Man, Psychic Ills, Golden Triangle, Hopewell, White Hills, the Black Hollies, Future Hunter, Weird Owl, Revival Times

WHAT: Sasquatch! Festival
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: George, WA
WHO: Pavement, My Morning Jacket, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, the National, Band of Horses, Broken Social Scene, Massive Attack, the Hold Steady, the xx

WHAT: Movement
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: Detroit, MI
WHO: Plastikman, Inner City, Model 500, Ricardo Villalobos, Michael Mayer, A-Trak, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Kid Sister, Martyn, DJ Koze, Hudson Mohawke, Radio Slave

WHAT: Dot to Dot Festival
WHEN: May 29-31
WHERE: Bristol, Nottingham, and Manchester, England
WHO: Beach House, Liars, Los Campesinos!, Field Music, Wild Beasts, Washed Out, Ruby Suns, Small Black, White Hinterland, Growing, Fol Chen

WHAT: Soundset
WHEN: May 30
WHERE: Shakopee, MN
WHO: Atmosphere, Method Man & Redman, Hieroglyphics, Brother Ali, Freeway & Jake One, P.O.S, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Themselves, Busdriver, Cage, Murs, Eyedea & Abilities

WHAT: Bring Our Music Back
WHEN: May 30
WHERE: Durham, CT
WHO: Of Montreal, Lupe Fiasco, Girl Talk, the Cool Kids, Quintron with Miss Pussycat

WHAT: Villette Sonique
WHEN: May 31 - June 6
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Joanna Newsom, Young Marble Giants, Diamanda Galas, Owen Pallett, Fuck Buttons, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Wolf Eyes, Polvo, Acid Mothers Temple, Oneida, Om

JUNE

WHAT: Central Park Summerstage
WHEN: June 1 - September 26
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Pavement, the Flaming Lips, Public Enemy, Hot Chip, St. Vincent, the Black Keys, the Morning Benders, Hercules and Love Affair, tUnE-yArDs, Gil Scott-Heron, Tinariwen, Chairlift, Jimmy Cliff

WHAT: Mutek Festival
WHEN: June 2-6
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Mouse on Mars, Matmos, Nurse With Wound, Theo Parrish, Tim Hecker, Vladislav Delay, DJ Koze, Matias Aguayo Presents Comeme, King Midas Sound, Actress, Nathan Fake

WHAT: Verge Music Festival
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Milwaukee, WI
WHO: She & Him, Weezer, Eagles of Death Metal, the Raveonettes, Rogue Wave, Jaill

WHAT: Selector
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Kraków, Poland
WHO: Friendly Fires, Boys Noize, Metronomy, Delphic, Booka Shade, Uffie, Faithless, Calvin Harris, Thievery Corporation

WHAT: Do-Division Street Fest
WHEN: June 5-6
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: YACHT, Ponys, Pelican, the Hood Internet, Warpaint, Earl Greyhound, the Mynabirds, Headlights, Maritime

WHAT: Suoni per il Popolo
WHEN: June 6-23
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Oneida, Grouper, Kath Bloom, AIDS Wolf, Reigning Sound, Oneohtrix Point Never, Vandermark 5, No-Neck Blues Band, Hair Police, William Basinski

WHAT: Rock am Ring and Rock im Park
WHEN: June 3-6
WHERE: Nurburgring and Nuremberg, Germany
WHO: Jay-Z, Rage Against the Machine, Them Crooked Vultures, Crystal Castles, Mastodon, Gossip, Slayer, Gogol Bordello, Dizzee Rascal, Motorhead, Wolfmother, the Cribs, Foals, the Hives

WHAT: Gone to Governors
WHEN: June 3 - August 14
WHERE: Governors Island, NY
WHO: Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Passion Pit, She & Him, Neon Indian, Local Natives

WHAT: Synch
WHEN: June 4-5
WHERE: Athens, Greece
WHO: Hot Chip, Fuck Buttons, Busy P, Peaches, A Place to Bury Strangers, Jimmy Edgar

WHAT: The Roots Picnic
WHEN: June 5
WHERE: Philadelphia, PA
WHO: The Roots, Vampire Weekend, Clipse, the Very Best, tUnE-yArDs, Mayer Hawthorne, Pattern Is Movement, Das Racist, ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Money Making Jam Boys

WHAT: Huichica Music Festival
WHEN: June 5
WHERE: Sonoma Valley, CA
WHO: Vetiver, Citay, Fruit Bats, Tussle

WHAT: Free Press Summer Fest
WHEN: June 5-6
WHERE: Houston, TX
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Stars, Bun B, Ra Ra Riot, Slim Thug, Dead Prez, Kid Sister, Mixmaster Mike, Detroit Cobras, Lucero, Municipal Waste, Givers, Cro-Mags, Saviours

WHAT: Hot 97 Summer Jam
WHEN: June 6
WHERE: East Rutherford, NJ
WHO: Usher, Drake, Gucci Mane, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Ludacris, Fabolous, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana, Trey Songz, DJ Khaled and Friends

WHAT: Edible Audio Picnic
WHEN: June 7 - September 4
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: El Guincho, High Places, the Juan Maclean, Javelin, the Cool Kids, Dosh, Nice Nice

WHAT: Filmer La Musique
WHEN: June 8-13
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Xiu Xiu, Anni Rossi, Bot'Ox, Zombie Zombie

WHAT: Celebrate Brooklyn!
WHEN: June 9 - August 8
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Sonic Youth, Metric, the Roots, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Talib Kweli, Konono N°1, the Swell Season, Eugene Mirman, White Magic, Holly Miranda

WHAT: Noise for the Needy
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: The Album Leaf, Delta Spirit, Visqueen, John Vanderslice, Thunderheist, Portland Cello Project, Horse Feathers, Tiny Vipers, Kinski

WHAT: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Manchester, TN
WHO: Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, the Flaming Lips, Phoenix, LCD Soundsystem, the Dead Weather, the National, the xx, Damian Marley and Nas, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Tenacious D, Conan O'Brien, Aziz Ansari

WHAT: Les 3 Elephants
WHEN: June 10-13
WHERE: Laval, France
WHO: Love Is All, Tricky, Getatchew Mekuria and the Ex, Lucky Dragons, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Yann Tiersen, We Have Band, DAT Politics

WHAT: B-Sides
WHEN: June 11-12
WHERE: Lucerne, Switzerland
WHO: Xiu Xiu, Menomena, These New Puritans, Micachu & The Shapes, Publicist, Knut, Three Trapped Tigers

WHAT: RockNess Music Festival
WHEN: June 11-13
WHERE: Dores, Scotland
WHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles, Aphex Twin, Doves, Blondie, Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, 2 Many DJ's, Ian Brown, Leftfield, Booka Shade, Vitalic, Optimo, Green Velvet

WHAT: Isle of Wight Festival
WHEN: June 11-13
WHERE: Isle of Wight, England
WHO: The Strokes, Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, Paul McCartney, the Hold Steady, Florence and the Machine, Blondie, Doves, Crowded House, Editors, Spandau Ballet, Friendly Fires

WHAT: Meltdown Festival
WHEN: June 11-21
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Richard Thompson (curator), Elvis Costello, Broken Bells, Field Music, Van Dyke Parks, Clare and the Reasons, Paolo Nutini, Bettye Lavette, Loudon Wainwright III

WHAT: Woodsist Festival, Big Sur
WHEN: June 12
WHERE: Big Sur, CA
WHO: Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Moon Duo, the Fresh and Onlys, the Art Museums, the Mantles, Eat Skull, Spectre Folk

WHAT: Metronome Celebration
WHEN: June 12-13
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Akron/Family, Pegboy, the Bitters, Margaret and the Nuclear So and So's, the Pack A.D.

WHAT: Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust
WHEN: June 12-20
WHERE: Various Cities in England
WHO: Los Campesinos!, Charlotte Hatherley, Slow Club, Chew Lips, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Stricken City, Blue Roses

WHAT: Beach Break Live
WHEN: June 14-18
WHERE: Pembrey Country Park, Wales
WHO: Vampire Weekend, 2ManyDJ's, Calvin Harris, Chase and Status, Plan B, Ellie Goulding, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Silver Columns, Annie Mac, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Plastician

WHAT: NXNE
WHEN: June 14-20
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario
WHO: Iggy and the Stooges, X, De Le Soul, Mudhoney, Les Savy Fav, Japandroids, HEALTH, Surfer Blood, Cold Cave, Wavves, the Raveonettes, Man or Astro-Man?, Zola Jesus, Best Coast

WHAT: Woodsist Festival, Los Angeles
WHEN: June 15
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Abe Vigoda, the Art Museums, the Mantles, Nodzzz, Sun Araw, All Saints Day, the Baths

WHAT: Sónar Festival
WHEN: June 17-19
WHERE: Barcelona, Spain
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, the Chemical Brothers, Air, Roxy Music, Jonsi, Caribou, Broadcast, Flying Lotus, Delorean, Fuck Buttons, Plastikman, Dizzee Rascal, Joy Orbison, Zomby

WHAT: Taste of Randolph Street
WHEN: June 18-20
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Superchunk, Waco Brothers, Califone, Lucero, Headlights, the Love Language, Twin Tigers

WHAT: Hurricane and Southside Festivals
WHEN: June 18-20
WHERE: Scheesel and Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
WHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Massive Attack, the xx, the Hold Steady, Florence and the Machine, the Gaslight Anthem, Tegan and Sara, Local Natives

WHAT: Toronto Island Concert
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario
WHO: Pavement, Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Beach House, Timber Timbre

WHAT: Westword Music Showcase
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Denver, CO
WHO: Dirty Projectors, Superchunk, Neon Indian, Ghostland Observatory

WHAT: Rock the Garden
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Minneapolis, MN
WHO: MGMT, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, OK Go, Retribution Gospel Choir

WHAT: Cleveland Museum of Art Summer Solstice Party
WHEN: June 19
WHERE: Cleveland, OH
WHO: DJ/rupture, Javelin, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Omar Souleyman, Lionel Loueke, Burkina Electric

WHAT: One Love Festival
WHEN: June 19-20
WHERE: Istanbul, Turkey
WHO: De La Soul, Wild Beasts, the Whitest Boy Alive, the Ting Tings, Groove Armada

WHAT: Barbican Blaze Festival
WHEN: June 19 - July 31
WHERE: London, England
WHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals, Max Romeo, Staff Benda Bilili, Dean and Britta, Giant Sand, Kristin Hersh, Phillip Glass and the Kronos Quartet

WHAT: KCRW's World Festival
WHEN: June 20 - September 19
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Goldfrapp, Yeasayer, She & Him, the Chemical Brothers, Tinariwen, YACHT, tUnE-yArDs, Chromeo, Fool's Gold, Jimmy Cliff, Sly and Robbie, the Swell Season, the Bird and the Bee

WHAT: Glastonbury Festival
WHEN: June 23-27
WHERE: Glastonbury, England
WHO: Stevie Wonder, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, the Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Phoenix, the Dead Weather, Hot Chip, MGMT, the xx, the Hold Steady, Dirty Projectors, Muse

WHAT: Northside
WHEN: June 24-27
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Titus Andronicus, Liars, Fucked Up, Les Savy Fav, the Fiery Furnaces, Polvo, Islands, Memory Tapes, Real Estate, High Places, Woods, Wavves, Twin Sister, Cults, Thao and Mirah

WHAT: Openair St. Gallen
WHEN: June 24-27
WHERE: St. Gallen, Switzerland
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, the Strokes, the Big Pink, Frightened Rabbit, Kelis, the Drums, 2Many DJ's, Vitalic

WHAT: Summerfest
WHEN: June 24 - July 4
WHERE: Milwaukee, WI
WHO: Modest Mouse, the Hold Steady, the Roots, Passion Pit, Public Enemy, Devo, B-52s, Against Me!, Tokyo Police Club, N.E.R.D., Cypress Hill, Weird Al Yankovic, Usher

WHAT: Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats
WHEN: June 25-26
WHERE: Evreux, France
WHO: The Black Keys, Caribou, Monotonix, Brother Ali feat. BK One, Chokebore, Shining, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Suicidal Tendencies, Babyshambles

WHAT: Solidays
WHEN: June 25-27
WHERE: Paris, France
WHO: Florence and the Machine, Local Natives, N.E.R.D., Brother Ali, Femi Kuti, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Crookers, Wolfmother, Kasabian, Delphic, Staff Benda Bilili, Toots and the Maytals

WHAT: Jazz Winnipeg
WHEN: June 25 - July 4
WHERE: Winnipeg, Manitoba
WHO: The Roots, Deerhoof, Freeway and Jake One, Martha Wainwright, Buck 65, Think About Life, Great Lakes Swimmers, the Budos Band

WHAT: Taste of Chicago
WHEN: June 25 - July 4
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Passion Pit, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Salt-N-Pepa, Bel Biv Devoe, Rob Base, Trey Songz

WHAT: Montreal Jazz Festival
WHEN: June 25 - July 6
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Andrew Bird, the Roots, Gil Scott-Heron, !!!, Holy Fuck, Plants & Animals, Poirier, Kode9, Nadja, Anti-Pop Consortium, Think About Life, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, George Clinton

WHAT: The Creators Project
WHEN: June 26
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Interpol, Sleigh Bells, Die Antwoord, Gang Gang Dance, Salem, N.A.S.A., Mark Ronson

WHAT: TRKFest
WHEN: June 26
WHERE: Pittsboro, NC
WHO: Megafaun, Hammer No More the Fingers, Mount Moriah, Embarrassing Fruits, Midtown Dickens, Veelee, Butterflies, Ryan Gustafson, Vibrant Green

WHAT: Green Music Fest
WHEN: June 26-27
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Fang Island, Cloud Cult, David Bazan, Maps and Atlases

WHAT: Seaport Music Festival
WHEN: June 26 - August 6
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Free Energy, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Zola Jesus, YACHT, Avi Buffalo, Thee Oh Sees, the Apples in Stereo, Woven Bones, Golden Triangle, Chad VanGaalen, So Cow

WHAT: Bang on a Can Marathon
WHEN: June 27
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Bang on a Can, Mira Calix, Buke and Gass, Burkina Electric, Fred Frith, Vernon Reid

WHAT: Hove Festival
WHEN: June 29 - July 2
WHERE: Arendal, Norway
WHO: Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, Them Crooked Vultures, Beach House, Florence and the Machine, Neon Indian, Japandroids, Dizzee Rascal, Fuck Buttons, Empire of the Sun, Muse

WHAT: Sled Island Music Festival
WHEN: June 30 - July 3
WHERE: Calgary, Alberta
WHO: Built to Spill, Girl Talk, the Melvins, the Thermals, !!!, Les Savy Fav, Fucked Up, GZA, No Age, Black Lips, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deerhoof, Almighty Defenders

JULY

WHAT: Roskilde Festival
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Roskilde, Denmark
WHO: Prince, Pavement, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Robyn, Patti Smith, Dirty Projectors, Titus Andronicus, Beach House, Drake, Muse

WHAT: Rock Werchter
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Werchter, Belgium
WHO: Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, the xx, Them Crooked Vultures, Dirty Projectors, Yeasayer, Florence and the Machine, the Gaslight Anthem, Pearl Jam, Muse

WHAT: Heineken Open'er Festival
WHEN: July 1-4
WHERE: Gdynia, Poland
WHO: Pavement, Gorillaz Sound System, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Nas and Damian Marley, Massive Attack, Tricky, Grace Jones, Klaxons, Regina Spektor, Kings of Convenience, Pearl Jam

WHAT: Hop Farm Festival
WHEN: July 2-3
WHERE: Kent, England
WHO: Bob Dylan, Pete Doherty, Devendra Banhart, Ray Davies, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Tunng

WHAT: O2 Wireless Festival
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, Missy Elliott, Jamie Lidell, the Big Pink, Drake, Wale, Gossip, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Alphabeat, the Ting Tings, 2 Many DJ's, Roll Deep

WHAT: Nateva Festival
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: Oxford, ME
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, She & Him, Drive-By Truckers, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic

WHAT: Festival de rock Les Eurockeenes de Belfort
WHEN: July 2-4
WHERE: Belfort, France
WHO: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Janelle Monae, Broken Social Scene, the Dead Weather, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Missy Elliott, the Black Keys, Julian Casablancas, Chromeo, Massive Attack, Memory Tapes, HEALTH, Fuck Buttons, the Drums, Foals, the xx

WHAT: Garden Festival
WHEN: July 2-11
WHERE: Zadar and Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Mayer Hawthorne, Henrik Schwarz, Tensnake, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Terry Callier, Ame, Faze Action, Rub-n-Tug

WHAT: Montreux Jazz Festival
WHEN: July 2-17
WHERE: Montreaux, Switzerland
WHO: Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, the Dead Weather, Julian Casablancas, Erykah Badu, Massive Attack, Nas and Damian Marley, Beach House, Missy Elliott, De La Soul, Air, Roxy Music

WHAT: 80/35
WHEN: July 3-4
WHERE: Des Moines, IA
WHO: Spoon, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, the Walkmen, the Cool Kids, Avi Buffalo, Holly Golightly, William Elliott Whitmore, Earl Greyhound, Solid Gold, Psalm One

WHAT: Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
WHERE: Ottawa, Ontario
WHEN: July 6-18
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, Metric, Weezer, Andrew Bird, the Hold Steady, Passion Pit, Hole, Blonde Redhead, Drake, Joan Jett, the B-52s, Crowded House, the Swell Season, the Gories

WHAT: Winnipeg Folk Festival
WHEN: July 7-11
WHERE: Winnipeg, Manitoba
WHO: Andrew Bird, the Avett Brothers, the Swell Season, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Cliff, the Levon Helm Band

WHAT: Optimus Alive!
WHEN: July 8-10
WHERE: Lisbon, Portugal
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Faith No More, the xx, Girls, Florence and the Machine, Gogol Bordello, Devendra Banhart, Gossip, the Big Pink, Manic Street Preachers, Crookers, Pearl Jam, Deftones

WHAT: Les Ardentes Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Liege, Belgium
WHO: Pavement, Erykah Badu, Broken Social Scene, Julian Casablancas, Crystal Castles, Missy Elliott, Babyshambles, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jamie Lidell, Public Image Ltd., HEALTH

WHAT: EXIT Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Novi Sad, Serbia
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Yeasayer, Crystal Castles, Ricardo Villalobos, Faith No More, the Chemical Brothers, Missy Elliott, Klaxons, A-Trak, Joker, Chromeo, the Horrors, Bad Brains, Placebo, Mika

WHAT: Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival
WHEN: July 8-11
WHERE: Sete, France
WHO: Flying Lotus, Gil Scott-Heron, Gonjasufi, Joy Orbison, Floating Points, the Gaslamp Killer, Theophilus London, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

WHAT: Quebec City Summer Festival
WHEN: July 8-18
WHERE: Quebec City, Quebec
WHO: Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Passion Pit, Konono N°1, Fool's Gold, Think About Life, Jimmy Cliff, Great Lakes Swimmers, Ethiopiques, Kid Koala, Staff Benda Bilili, Iron Maiden

WHAT: Somerset House Summer Series
WHEN: July 8-18
WHERE: London, England
WHO: the xx, Gil Scott-Heron, Air, Florence and the Machine, Mystery Jets, Noah & the Whale, the Temper Trap, the Divine Comedy, Soul II Soul

WHAT: RiverRocks
WHEN: July 8 - August 12
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: Deerhunter, the Antlers, Phosphorescent, Dawes

WHAT: Twilight Concert Series
WHEN: July 8 - August 26
WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT
WHO: Modest Mouse, Big Boi, She & Him, New Pornographers, Beirut, Girl Talk, Dum Dum Girls, Memory Tapes, Avi Buffalo, Twin Sister, the Dodos, Jamie Lidell, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Chromeo

WHAT: T in the Park
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Balado, Scotland
WHO: Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, Julian Casablancas, Dirty Projectors, Broken Social Scene, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, the Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, Yeasayer, the Prodigy, Muse, Eminem

WHAT: Oxegen
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: County Kildare, Ireland
WHO: Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, Eminem, Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip, Broken Social Scene, Dizzee Rascal, Julian Casablancas, Dirty Projectors, Neon Indian, Florence and the Machine, Jamie Lidell, Muse

WHAT: Forecastle
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Louisville, KY
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Spoon, Devo, She & Him, Drive-By Truckers, Against Me!

WHAT: Lounge on the Farm
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: Canterbury, England
WHO: These New Puritans, Male Bonding, Slow Club, Lissy Trullie, First Aid Kit, Gold Panda, Rose Elinor Dougall, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

WHAT: Nitetrotter Fest
WHEN: July 9-11
WHERE: East Moline, IL
WHO: Bastard Noise, Wet Hair, Purple Chong, the Tanks, Pictures of a City, Eyes, Men Among Giants, Some Flavour, Up! Rise and Fall, Motorcycle, ARU, Meester Magpie

WHAT: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
WHEN: July 10
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: De La Soul, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot

WHAT: Camp Bisco
WHEN: July 15-17
WHERE: Mariaville, NY
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Girl Talk, Major Lazer, Diplo, Caribou, Holy Fuck, Talib Kweli, the Album Leaf, Gift of Gab

WHAT: Festival Mares Vivas
WHEN: July 15-17
WHERE: Gaia, Portugal
WHO: Goldfrapp, Placebo, Editors, Morcheeba

WHAT: Latitude Festival
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Suffolk, England
WHO: Belle and Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, the National, Grizzly Bear, Florence and the Machine, Dirty Projectors, X, Jonsi, Black Mountain, These New Puritans, Wild Beasts, Midlake

WHAT: Dour Festival
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Dour, Belgium
WHO: Spoon, Faith No More, the Sonics, Os Mutantes, De La Soul, Black Mountain, Fucked Up, Los Campesinos!, Owen Pallett, A-Trak, Baroness, the Raveonettes, Carl Craig, Gwar

WHAT: Benicàssim
WHEN: July 15-18
WHERE: Benicàssim, Spain
WHO: Vampire Weekend, Gorillaz, Dirty Projectors, Julian Casablancas, Cut Copy, Goldfrapp, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, Klaxons, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Four Tet, Foals, the Prodigy, the Cribs

WHAT: Pitchfork Music Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Big Boi, Panda Bear, Wolf Parade, Robyn, Major Lazer, St. Vincent, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Liars, Raekwon, Lightning Bolt, El-P, Beach House, Titus Andronicus, Girls, WHY?, Neon Indian, Sleigh Bells

WHAT: Melt! Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Ferropolis, Germany
WHO: Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Dirty Projectors, the xx, Yeasayer, Jonsi, Fucked Up, Hercules and Love Affair, Ricardo Villalobos, Black Mountain, the Very Best, HEALTH, Kele, Four Tet, Jamie Lidell

WHAT: Super Bock Super Rock
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Lisbon, Portugal
WHO: Prince, Vampire Weekend, the National, Hot Chip, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Spoon, Cut Copy, St. Vincent, Jamie Lidell, Ricardo Villalobos, Julian Casablancas, Wild Beasts, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Morning Benders

WHAT: Lovebox Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, Yeasayer, Cut Copy, Hercules and Love Affair, These New Puritans, Grace Jones, Joy Orbison, Wild Beasts, Roxy Music, Toro Y Moi, Empire of the Sun, Crookers

WHAT: Xponential Music Festival
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Camden, NJ
WHO: The Walkmen, Free Energy, Fool's Gold, Dr. Dog, Rosanne Cash, Nicole Atkins, Earl Greyhound, These United States

WHAT: What the Heck Fest
WHEN: July 16-18
WHERE: Anacortes, WA
WHO: Mount Eerie, Calvin Johnson, Kimya Dawson, Liturgy, LAKE, Ian Svenonius, Karl Blau

WHAT: HARD LA
WHEN: July 17
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Sleigh Bells, Flying Lotus, Joker, N.E.R.D., Rye Rye, Switch, the Gaslamp Killer, Ninjasonik

WHAT: Siren Music Festival
WHEN: July 17
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood, Harlem, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wye Oak, Night Marchers, Screaming Females, Earl Greyhound

WHAT: de-Affaire
WHEN: July 17-23
WHERE: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
WHO: The Antlers, Pantha Du Prince, Dum Dum Girls, the Morning Benders, Fucked Up, Junip, Toro Y Moi, Los Campesinos! Shearwater, Gold Panda, Clues, King Khan & the Shrines, Dungen

WHAT: Italia Wave
WHEN: July 21-25
WHERE: Livorno, Italy
WHO: Underworld, Editors, OK Go, Julian Marley, Faithless

WHAT: Whartscape
WHEN: July 22-25
WHERE: Baltimore, MD
WHO: Dan Deacon Ensemble, No Age, Lightning Bolt, HEALTH, Ponytail, Deakin, Oneohtrix Point Never, Wye Oak, Xiu Xiu, Arab on Radar, Lil B, Future Islands, Double Dagger, Javelin

WHAT: Calgary Folk Music Festival
WHEN: July 22-25
WHERE: Calgary, Alberta
WHO: St. Vincent, Stars, the Avett Brothers, the Swell Season, Konono N°1

WHAT: Wickerman Festival
WHEN: July 23-24
WHERE: Kirkcudbright, Scotland
WHO: Buzzcocks, the Undertones, Teenage Fanclub, the Charlatans, the Futureheads, 808 State, Sons & Daughters

WHAT: Capitol Hill Block Party
WHEN: July 23-24
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Indietracks
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Derbyshire, England
WHO: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Love Is All, the Pooh Sticks, the Primitives, Ballboy, the Cannanes, Boy Genius, White Town

WHAT: Hillside Festival
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Guelph, Ontario
WHO: Stars, Japandroids, Calexico, Jason Collett, Basia Bulat, Hidden Cameras, Horse Feathers

WHAT: Midi Festival
WHEN: July 23-25
WHERE: Hyeres, France
WHO: Toro Y Moi, Memory Tapes, Best Coast, Lee Ranaldo, the Strange Boys, Dominant Legs, Memory House

WHAT: Maha Music Festival
WHEN: July 24
WHERE: Omaha, NE
WHO: Spoon, Superchunk, the Faint, Old 97's

WHAT: HARD NYC
WHEN: July 24
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Sleigh Bells, Skream, Benga, Rye Rye, Theophilus London, Ninjasonik

WHAT: Festival Heineken Paredes de Coura
WHEN: July 28-31
WHERE: Paredes de Coura, Portugal
WHO: Klaxons, the Dandy Warhols, the Specials, White Lies, We Have Band, Gallows, Enter Shikari

WHAT: Global Gathering
WHEN: July 30-31
WHERE: Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
WHO: Dizzee Rascal, 2 Many DJ's, Carl Cox, Booka Shade, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Goldie, Caspa, Fabio and Grooverider, Faithless

WHAT: Camp Bestival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Dorset, England
WHO: The Fall, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joker, Joy Orbison, Friendly Fires, the Human League, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Billy Bragg, Madness, Marc Almond, Gold Panda

WHAT: Fuji Rock Festival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Niigata, Japan
WHO: Atoms for Peace, Belle and Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Them Crooked Vultures, Broken Social Scene, Dirty Projectors, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Air, Broken Bells, !!!

WHAT: Splendour in the Grass
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Woodford, Australia
WHO: The Strokes, Pixies, LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, Band of Horses, Hot Chip, Passion Pit, Jonsi, Goldfrapp, Florence and the Machine, Surfer Blood, School of Seven Bells, the Drums

WHAT: Newport Folk Festival
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Newport, Rhode Island
WHO: Andrew Bird, Yim Yames, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Avett Brothers, Calexico, Blitzen Trapper, the Swell Season, Levon Helm, Steve Martin

WHAT: Kendal Calling
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Cumbria, England
WHO: Doves, Wild Beasts, the Futureheads, British Sea Power, Badly Drawn Boy, Stereo MCs, the Coral, Calvin Harris, Erol Alkan, OK Go

WHAT: PDX Pop Now!
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: SappyFest
WHEN: July 30 - August 1
WHERE: Sackville, New Brunswick
WHO: Holy Fuck, Diamond Rings, Chad VanGaalen, Felice Brothers, the Sadies, Julie Doiron, Lullabye Arkestra, P.S. I Love You, Rockets Red Glare, Apollo Ghosts

WHAT: Field Day Festival
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Phoenix, Caribou, Atlas Sound, No Age, the Fall, Mouse on Mars, These New Puritans, Memory Tapes, Joker and Nomad, Dam-Funk and Master Blaster, Pantha Du Prince

WHAT: Ponderosa Stomp Detroit Breakdown
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: New York, NY
WHO: the Gories, Death, ? and the Mysterians, Motor City Soul Revue, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, Eddie Kirkland

WHAT: Afisha Picnic Music Festival
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHO: Hercules and Love Affair, Editors, Metronomy, Roots Manuva

WHAT: Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
WHEN: July 31 - August 1
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Arcade Fire, Pavement, the National, Metric, Weezer, Beach House, Robyn, Devo, the Black Keys, Stars, Owen Pallett, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Gaslight Anthem, the Walkmen

WHAT: Wicker Park Fest
WHEN: July 31 - August 1
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Holy Fuck, Cap'n Jazz, Torche, Baroness, Plants and Animals, the Gaslamp Killer, the Hood Internet, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Local H

AUGUST

WHAT: Underage Festival
WHEN: August 1
WHERE: London, England
WHO: M.I.A., Los Campesinos!, Lightspeed Champion, Micachu and the Shapes, Gold Panda, New Young Pony Club, Rox, Tinchy Stryder

WHAT: Sudoeste TMN
WHEN: August 4-8
WHERE: Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal
WHO: M.I.A., the Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Air, Beirut, Lykke Li, the Very Best, Rye Rye, Friendly Fires, Sugababes

WHAT: Off Festival
WHEN: August 5-8
WHERE: Katowice, Poland
WHO: The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., No Age, Shearwater, the Fall, Atlas Sound, Fennesz, Tindersticks, the Very Best, Matmos, Memory Tapes, the Tallest Man on Earth, Joker and Nomad, Mew, Toro Y Moi, Archie Bronson Outfit, the Raveonettes

WHAT: Wolfe Island Music Festival
WHEN: August 6-7
WHERE: Wolfe Island, Ontario
WHO: Weakerthans, the Sadies, Think About Life, Diamond Rings, Memoryhouse

WHAT: Lollapalooza
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Spoon, the National, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Hot Chip, Devo, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Yeasayer, Dirty Projectors, the xx

WHAT: Pickathon
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang, Fruit Bats, the Cave Singers, Megafaun, Black Prairie, Little Wings, Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones, Heartless Bastards, Roadside Graves, Frank Fairfield, Langhorne Slim, T Model Ford, These United States, Michael Hurley

WHAT: Standon Calling
WHEN: August 6-8
WHERE: Standon, England
WHO: Liars, Fucked Up, Pantha Du Prince, Delorean, El Guincho, These New Puritans, Ruby Suns, Gold Panda, Esben and the Witch, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Plants and Animals

WHAT: HARD Summer
WHEN: August 7
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Crystal Castles, Major Lazer, Soulwax, Diplo, Tiga, Digitalism, Green Velvet, Erol Alkan, Skream, Benga, Caspa, Sinden, Destructo, the Twelves, Breakbot, Rory Phillips

WHAT: Summer Sonic
WHEN: August 7-8
WHERE: Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
WHO: Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Pixies, Pavement, a Tribe Called Quest, the Smashing Pumpkins, Nas, Hole, Band of Horses, Jonsi, Passion Pit, Girls, Free Energy, Eels, Surfer Blood, Orbital

WHAT: Øya Festival
WHEN: August 10-14
WHERE: Oslo, Norway
WHO: Pavement, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Iggy & the Stooges, Big Boi, Panda Bear, the xx, Robyn, Major Lazer, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Jonsi, Air, Girls, Fucked Up, the Gaslight Anthem, Sleigh Bells

WHAT: Athens Popfest
WHEN: August 10-14
WHERE: Athens, GA
WHO: Mission of Burma, Apples in Stereo, the Wedding Present, Circulatory System, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Bunnygrunt, Casper and the Cookies, Go Sailor, Marshmellow Coast, Rose Melberg

WHAT: Sziget Festival
WHEN: August 11-16
WHERE: Budapest, Hungary
WHO: Gorillaz Sound System, Yeasayer, the Cribs, the Hives, Gwar, Nina Hagen, Kasabian, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, Enter Shikari, Faithless, Bad Religion, Iron Maiden, Madness, Muse

WHAT: Haldern Pop Festival
WHEN: August 12-14
WHERE: Rees-Haldern, Germany
WHO: The National, Beirut, Yeasayer, Beach House, Dan Deacon, Frightened Rabbit, Bear in Heaven, the Tallest Man on Earth, Local Natives, Serena-Maneesh, Micachu and the Shapes

WHAT: Way Out West Festival
WHEN: August 12-14
WHERE: Goteborg, Sweden
WHO: M.I.A., Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, the National, the xx, Beach House, Q-Tip, Girls, Jens Lekman, Lykke Li, Sleigh Bells, Local Natives, Surfer Blood, Real Estate, Marina and the Diamonds

WHAT: Solid Sound Festival
WHEN: August 13-14
WHERE: North Adams, MA
WHO: Wilco (curators), various Wilco side projects, the Books, Avi Buffalo, Vetiver, Mavis Staples, Sir Richard Bishop, Mountain Man, Brenda, Deep Blue Organ Trio

WHAT: La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo
WHEN: August 13-15
WHERE: Saint-Malo, France
WHO: The Flaming Lips, the National, Massive Attack, the Rapture, Liars, Caribou, Owen Pallett, Dum Dum Girls, Serena-Maneesh, Yann Tiersen, Martina Topley-Bird

WHAT: Doe Bay Music Festival
WHEN: August 13-14
WHERE: Olga, WA
WHO: Fruit Bats, Hey Marseilles, the Portland Cello Project, Grand Hallway, THEESatisfaction

WHAT: Summer Sundae Weekender
WHEN: August 13-15
WHERE: Leicester, England
WHO: Caribou, Los Campesinos!, the Fall, Frightened Rabbit, the Futureheads, Local Natives, the Go! Team, Megafaun, the Besnard Lakes, Fool's Gold, Laura Viers, Mumford and Sons

WHAT: Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
WHEN: August 14-15
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Mile High Music Festival
WHEN: August 15-16
WHERE: Denver, CO
WHO: Phoenix, My Morning Jacket, Weezer, Nas and Damian Marley, Atmosphere, Drive-By Truckers, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Cypress Hill, Mayer Hawthorne

WHAT: Strøm Festival
WHEN: August 16-22
WHERE: Copenhagen, Denmark
WHO: Jonsi, Four Tet, Pantha Du PRince, Thomas Fehlmann, Mount Kimbie, Untold, Nosaj Thing, To Rococo Rot, Barbara Morgenstern

WHAT: For Noise
WHEN: Pully, Switzerland
WHERE: Hasselt, Belgium
WHO: Jonsi, Caribou, the National, Local Natives, the Fall, Peaches, Villagers

WHAT: Pukkelpop
WHEN: August 19-21
WHERE: Hasselt, Belgium
WHO: Queens of the Stone Age, the Flaming Lips, the National, Band of Horses, Yeasayer, Diplo, Beach House, Jonsi, Soulwax, Kele, Gogol Bordello, Four Tet, Kelis, the Prodigy, Iron Maiden

WHAT: Neon Marshmallow Festival
WHEN: August 19-22
WHERE: Chicago, IL
WHO: Keith Fullerton Whitman, Excepter, Julian Lynch, Sunglasses, Noveller, Emeralds, U.S. Girls, Carlos Giffoni, Tom Carter

WHAT: Coke Live Music Festival
WHEN: August 20-21
WHERE: Krakow, Poland
WHO: The Chemical Brothers, N.E.R.D., Muse

WHAT: Green Man Festival
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Crickhowell, Wales
WHO: Joanna Newsom, the Flaming Lips, Beirut, Girls, Tindersticks, Neon Indian, Fuck Buttons, Wild Beasts, Cass McCombs, the Tallest Man on Earth, These New Puritans, Doves, Billy Bragg

WHAT: Lowlands
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
WHO: Queens of the Stone Age, the National, Massive Attack, the xx, Air, Joker, A-Trak, Marina and the Diamonds, Plastikman, the Specials, Snow Patrol, Placebo

WHAT: Philadelphia Folk Festival
WHEN: August 20-22
WHERE: Philadelphia, PA
WHO: Bonnie "Prince" Billy and the Cairo Gang, Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, A.A. Bondy

WHAT: Sunset Junction Street Festival
WHEN: August 21-22
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Rock the Bells
WHEN: August 21-29
WHERE: Various U.S. Cities
WHO: Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Clipse, Wiz Khalifa, Brother Ali, Yelawolf, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks

WHAT: London Electronic Dance Music Festival
WHEN: August 27-28
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Friendly Fires, Shy FX, Ocelot, Leftfield

WHAT: London Electronic Dance Festival
WHEN: August 27-28
WHERE: Stockholm, Sweden
WHO: Belle & Sebastian, Hot Chip, Robyn, Neon Indian, Shout Out Louds

WHAT: Reading and Leeds Festivals
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Reading and Leeds, England
WHO: Arcade Fire, the Libertines, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Dizzee Rascal, Weezer, the Gaslight Anthem, Klaxons, Band of Horses, Guns N' Roses

WHAT: Electric Elephant Festival
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: Fuck Buttons, The Juan Maclean, Andrew Weatherall, Francois K, the Phantom Band, Jesca Hoop

WHAT: Rock En Seine
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Saint-Cloud, France
WHO: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Jonsi, Crystal Castles, Beirut, Queens of the Stone Age, Roxy Music, Massive Attack, Kele, Band of Horses, Underworld, Foals, 2 Many DJ's, the Ting Tings, Eels

WHAT: Zurich Openair
WHEN: August 27-29
WHERE: Zurich, Switzerland
WHO: Belle and Sebastian, the xx, Local Natives, Shout Out Louds, jj, Kate Nash, Booka Shade, Maximo Park, Underworld, Hole, Placebo

WHAT: Loufest
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: St. Louis, MO
WHO: Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Titus Andronicus, Alejandro Escovedo, Lucero, Fruit Bats, Airborne Toxic Event

WHAT: Southwest Four Weekender
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Fatboy Slim, A-Trak, Carl Cox, Skream & Benga, Boys Noize, M.A.N.D.Y., Vitalic, Ms. Dynamite

SEPTEMBER

WHAT: ATP New York
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Monticello, NY
WHO: Sonic Youth, Iggy & the Stooges, Sleep, Raekwon, Explosions in the Sky, the Breeders, Fucked Up, Girls, Sunn o))) and Boris Present Altar, Mudhoney, the Books, Tortoise, Fuck Buttons

WHAT: Electric Picnic
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Stradbally, Ireland
WHO: Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Roxy Music, Massive Attack, Gil Scott-Heron, Liquid Liquid, the New Pornographers, Jonsi, Bad Lieutenant, Mumford & Sons, Leftfield

WHAT: Stop Making Sense Festival
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: The Very Best, Optimo, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Theo Parrish, Matias Aguayo, Nathan Fake, Friendly Fires, Radioclit

WHAT: moe.down
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Mohawk, NY
WHO: Built to Spill, Tortoise, the Black Keys

WHAT: Jersey Live Festival of Music
WHEN: September 4-5
WHERE: Jersey, Channel Islands
WHO: Kate Nash, Here We Go Magic, We Have Band, Peggy Sue, Paul Weller, Calvin Harris

WHAT: Bumbershoot
WHEN: September 4-6
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Hopscotch Music Fest
WHEN: September 9-11
WHERE: Raleigh, NC
WHO: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, Tortoise, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk

WHAT: Bestival
WHEN: September 9-12
WHERE: Isle of Wight, England
WHO: The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, the xx, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, Fever Ray, Flying Lotus, Sleigh Bells, Gil Scott-Heron, Black Mountain, Four Tet, Jonsi, Roxy Music, Chic, the Prodigy

WHAT: Musicfest NW
WHEN: September 9-12
WHERE: Portland, OR
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Berlin Festival
WHEN: September 10-11
WHERE: Berlin, Germany
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, Fever Ray, Caribou, WHY?, Washed Out, Soulwax, Editors, Tricky, Atari Teenage Riot, 2 Many DJ's, Junip, Boyz Noise, Peaches, Lali Puna

WHAT: End of the Road Festival
WHEN: September 10-12
WHERE: Dorset, England
WHO: Wilco, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Wolf Parade, the Mountain Goats, Black Mountain, Iron & Wine, the New Pornographers, Caribou, Here We Go Magic, the Antlers, Mountain Man

WHAT: Incubate Festival
WHEN: September 12-19
WHERE: Tilburg, Netherlands
WHO: Dan Deacon, the Ex, Damien Jurado, Lucky Dragons, Bachelorette, Ducktails, Wino, Jason Urick

WHAT: Pygmalion Music Festival
WHEN: September 22-25
WHERE: Champaign-Urbana, IL
WHO: Caribou, Roky Erickson with Okkervil River, Cap'n Jazz, Cults, +/-, Those Darlins, Fang Island, Owen, Colour Revolt, David Dondero

WHAT: Decibel Festival
WHEN: September 23-26
WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHO: Fennesz, Carl Craig, Grouper, Ikonika, Plasticman, Kevin Saunderson, Gold Panda

WHAT: Ponderosa Stomp
WHEN: September 24-25
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
WHO: Duane Eddy, Sugar Pie Desanto, Thee Midnighters, Red Simpson, Joe South, the Trashmen

WHAT: Pop Montreal
WHEN: September 29 - October 3
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec
WHO: Swans, Van Dyke Parks, Liars, Bear in Heaven, Marnie Stern, Deerhoof, Shonen Knife, Twin Sister, Danielson, Baby Dee, Clare and the Reasons, Mary Margaret O'Hara

OCTOBER

WHAT: Austin City Limits Music Festival
WHEN: October 8-10
WHERE: Austin, TX
WHO: LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., the Strokes, the Flaming Lips, the National, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, the xx, Band of Horses, Monsters of Folk, Sonic Youth, Yeasayer, Beach House, Girls

WHAT: Treasure Island Music Festival
WHEN: October 16-17
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
WHO: Bands to be announced

WHAT: Supersonic Festival
WHEN: October 22-24
WHERE: Birmingham, England
WHO: Swans, James Blackshaw, Melt-Banana, Lichens, Jailbreak featuring Chris Corsano, Bong, Black Sabbath Black Fiji, Eagle Twin, Gnaw, Heather Leigh, Gnod, Necro Deathmort

WHAT: Voodoo Experience
WHEN: October 29-31
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
WHO: Bands to be announced

Five years ago, Baltimore's art-damaged Wham City collective started running their Whartscape festival at the same time as Artscape, a gigantic free arts festival that takes over Baltimore every summer. This year, though, the Wham City folks have announced the details of the Whartscape fest, and, for the first time, the fest will run the weekend after Artscape, July 22-25. That's awesome news for Baltimore showgoers, who will no longer have to pick between the two festivals.

This year's Whartscape lineup, organized by Dan Deacon, includes many of B-more's best and brightest, including Deacon's own Dan Deacon Ensemble, Ponytail, Wye Oak, Future Islands, Double Dagger, Lower Dens, and Jason Urick. It also includes a ton of out-of-towners, including No Age, Lightning Bolt, HEALTH, Animal Collective's Deakin, Oneohtrix Point Never, the reunited Arab on Radar, Xiu Xiu, Ducktails, and Javelin. The most intriguing inclusion might be Lil B, the drugged-out Bay Area rap cult figure from the Pack who's released hundreds of deeply weird and distinct tracks over the past few years.

You can see the whole lineup here.