Where can you be muddy, hot as hell, dehydrated, hungry, and packed like a sardine in a tin can, and still not have a care in the world? At a music festival! And even though Coachella, T in the Park, Live 8, Glastonbury, and the Intonation Music Festival have passed, there are still plenty of opportunities to attend gatherings of all the greatest bands of 2005. Here is a list of the biggest and best music festivals around the US and the UK:
Jul. 23-24 Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL):
A larger-than-life festival for a cosmopolitan city. More than 60 bands on five stages, including The Pixies, Weezer, The Killers, Primus, Dinosaur Jr., Arcade Fire, Cake, Dashboard Confessional, Deathcab for Cutie, Spoon, Blonde Redhead, . . . And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead, The Bravery, The Dandy Warhols, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, and . . . . . . I have run out of breath.
Tickets:
Virgin Mega Store Promo ($100)
2-Day Pass ($115)
Single-Day Passes ($60)
Jul. 30 Street Scene (San Diego, CA):
When it comes to rock, the West Coast will not be outdone. San Diego's 2005 Street Scene festival features The Killers, The White Stripes, Social Distortion, Black Eyed Peas, Garbage, Flogging Molly, Kasabian, Hot Hot Heat, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Pixies, Dashboard Confessional, The Used, and Deathcab for Cutie.
Click here to buy tickets:
VIP ($300)
2-day ($85)
Single-day ($55)
Aug. 20-21 V Festival (Staffordshire, England):
For those music fans across the pond, stop by the Virgin Music Festival for four stages full of the best in British and international music, including the Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Embrace, Athlete, Thirteen Senses, Oasis, The Zutons, The Prodigy, The Hives, The Ordinary Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Doves, Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Ian Brown, Jem, Robert Plant, Polyphonic Spree, and Emiliana Torrini. Click here for ticket info.
Aug. 26-28 The Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds (England):
After V Festival, if you're not completely exhausted and broke, head on over to Reading for The Pixies, The Killers (do they ever rest?), Queens of the Stone Age, The Coral, Elbow, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Razorlight, The Charlatans (UK), Roots Manuva, Kasabian, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The final day is filled with heavy metal and punk, including Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Iggy & The Stooges, Bloc Party, and The Futureheads. Weekend tickets are sold out, but you can still find day tickets here.
Article comments
1 - dw
Whither Bumbershoot?
It's a slightly weaker lineup this year, but it's still extremely diverse.
2 - L. Cue aka Q.Rock639
Dont forget about Rock The Bells...
3 - Aaman
Pl. make your URLs links
4 - Tan The Man
Austin City Limits is the best!
5 - Elizabeth
Rock the Bells is a great one too.
Find information at http://www.rockthebells.net/
6 - BRICKLAYER
If I wasn't too old and tired, I would be hitting up Hellfest in NJ in August.
7 - Suzannah
Hi,
We would be delighted if thimblerry could be mentioned on your online festival guide. I have noticed the email is missing from list. Cheers
RE September 23rd 24th 25th 2005.
I'm sending a press release for Thimbleberry which is a bit of a success story seeing how it started out 4 years ago with only 30 people. We would be delighted if any of your team would like to come up, we can arrange press tickets. The event is a bit underground with a great mix of people. Thimbleberry set in 60 acres of magical land on an ancient viking settlement. It's the way festivals used to be, uncommercialised friendly and cheap(prices) but it has it's own class. If you like 24 hour dancing then you know where to come. There will be the rainbow gardens and childrens area. The Yippee tent, and the SYNC RON INACITY Tent. The Yorkshire highway man pub. Fast FOOD, BBQ AND RESTAURANT. The Beatroot cafe. Stalls. Cinema. Trance, Reggae, techno and house music. Tickets £35.00 inc camping. Visit Tel 07792192006. Thimbleby Hill farm, Stanhope, Co Durham. It's fast becoming the **astonbury of the north, will be featured on the BBC. A video of the June event can be found on the website
These are the bands there will be more.
PLAYING FRIDAY NIGHT
Main Stage Friday
7pm The Cunninglinguists
9pm Shine On
Saturday
1pm Redwing
3pm Djangology
5pm Maybe Myrtle Turtle
7pm Tony ‘TS’ Mcphee
9pm Arockalypse Now
10.30 The Baghdaddies
PLUS
FREAKY DANCING FROM NEWCASTLE
IRATION STEPPAS FROM LEEDS AND MUCH MUCH MORE.
If you need anymore info please contact me thanks Suzi.
8 - Elizabeth
Thanks for the festival information. Unfortunately, I would be unable to attend since I live in Washington, DC. However, you might email one of the editors of Blogcritics and they can send out a forward to all of the writers.
9 - Bob A. Booey
Elizabeth Boody, here's a huge one you should add to the list:
www.voodoomusicfest.com
It's Halloween weekend in New Orleans and it's now the biggest festival in the country other than Coachella, I think.
Mmmmm ... Creamfields.
I may write that Lollapalooza review on this topic later if I can remember what happened.
That is all.