The 33 Biggest Music Festivals Through Summer 2023

Live music lovers, it's time to get excited. Music festival season is upon us.

Whether you're into EDM, rap, country or R&B, there are festivals that cover every genre of music.

What makes the tour even more exciting is the fact that all these festivals have must-see headliners like Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Metallica and Lizzo.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and most post-sale outlets, including StubHub, Vivid Seats, MegaSeats, TicketCity and TicketNetwork.

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Here's a list of the 33 biggest music festivals of the summer to help you decide which one to visit.

march

Music festival in Forte

March 22-26; In downtown Boise, Idaho

Headliners include Orchestra of Unknown Death, Leikeli47 and Margo Price. Buy tickets here.

ultra music festival

March 24-26; Miami Florida

Headliners include David Guetta, Alesso and Marshmello. Buy tickets here.

APRIL

Dreamville Music Festival

April 1-2; Raleigh, North Carolina

Usher, Burna Boy, JJ headlines include Cole and Drake. Buy tickets here.

turtle music festival

April 14-16; Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Headliners include Eric Church, Shania Twain and Kenny Chesney. Buy tickets here.

Coachella Music Festival

April 14-16 and April 21-23; Indus, California

Headliners include Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, Frank Ocean and Calvin Harris. Buy tickets here.

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

April 28 to May 7; New Orleans, Louisiana

Headliners include Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo and Mumford & Sons. Buy tickets here.

Stagecoach Country Music Festival

April 28-30; Indus, California

Headliners include Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton. Buy tickets here.

Long story short: Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration

April 29-30; Los Angeles, California

Headliners include Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves and Snoop Dogg. Buy tickets here.

it's possible

fun music festival

May 5-7; Atlantic City, New Jersey

Headliners include Steve Aoki, Blackbear and Limp Bizkit. Buy tickets here.

Beale Street Music Festival

May 5-7; Memphis, Tennessee

Headliners include The Lumineers, Greta Van Fleet and Earth, Wind & Fire. Buy tickets here.

lively energetic music festival

May 5-7; Atlanta Georgia

Headliners include The Killers, Muse and The Lumineers. Buy tickets here.

Music festival of lovers and friends.

May 6; Vegas, Nevada

Headliners include Usher, Pitbull, Missy Elliot and Mariah Carey. Buy tickets here.

Hangout Music Festival

May 19-21; Gulf Coast, Alabama

Headliners include Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris and Paramore. Buy tickets here.

The cruel world of the music festival.

May 20; Pasadena, California.

Headliners include Iggy Pop, Billy Idol and Siouxsie. Buy tickets here.

BottleRock Music Festival

May 25-28; California nappa

Headliners include Post Malone, Lizzo and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Buy tickets here.

Sonic Temple Music and Arts Festival

May 25-28; Columbus, Ohio

Headliners include Foo Fighters, Tool and Godsmack. Buy tickets here.

Calling the Boston Music Festival

May 26-28; Boston, Mass.

Headliners include Foo Fighters, The Lumineers and Paramore. Buy tickets here.

Near the music festival

May 27-28; Atlantic City, New Jersey

Headliners include Paramore, Blink-182 and Bleachers. Buy tickets here.

JUNE

Music Festival Governor's Ball

June 9-11; New York, New York

Headliners include Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. Buy tickets here.

SummerFest Music Festival

June 22 – July 8; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Titles think Eric Church, Earth, Wind and Fire, Elle King and Dragons. Buy tickets here.

Bonnaroo Music Festival

June 15-18; Manchester, Tennessee

Headliners include Zeds Dead, Kendrick Lamar, Odessa and Foo Fighters. Buy tickets here.

barefoot country music festival

June 15-18; Wildwood, New Jersey

Headliners include Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker and Kid Rock. Buy tickets here.

illegal music festival

June 23 – August. 13; Various cities including Somerset, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Holmdel, New Jersey.

Headliners include Willie Nelson, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, as well as the Avett Brothers. Buy tickets here.

July

sad summer vacation

July 6-29; Various cities including Jacksonville, Florida, Holmdel, New Jersey and Nashville, Tennessee.

Headliners include Back Sunday, Maine and PVRIS. Buy tickets here.

Rock party

July 13-15; Cudot, Wisconsin

Headliners include Pantera, Slipknot and Godsmack. Buy tickets here.

Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival

July 14-15; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Headliners include Green Day, Foo Fighters and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Buy tickets here.

inkcarceration music and tattoo festival

July 14-16; Mansfield Ohio

Headliners include Limp Bizkit, Pantera, Lamb of God and Slipknot. Buy tickets here.

August

Lollapalooza Music Festival

August 3-6; Chicago, Ill.

Headliners include Metallica, Dua Lipa, JJ Cole and Green Day. Buy tickets here.

Festival of foreign music

August 11-13; San Francisco California

Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Megan T Stallion, Odessa, Lana Del Rey and The 1975. Buy tickets here.

Tidal Wave Music Festival

August 11-13; Atlantic City, New Jersey

Headliners include Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn. Buy tickets here.

Beach weekend 2023

August 25-27; Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Headliners include Mumford and Sons, Bon Iver and Leon Bridges. Buy tickets here.

Wonderbus Music and Arts Festival

August 25-27; Columbus, Ohio

Headliners include Pitbull, Demi Lovato and CAAMP. Buy tickets here.

September

electric zoo festival

September 1-3; New York, New York

Headliners include Porter Robinson, Afrojack, Martin Garrix, Diplo and Shera. Buy tickets here.

Bourbon and others.

September 14-17; Louisville, Kentucky

Headliners include Brandy Carlyle, The Killers, The Black Keys and Bruno Mars. Buy tickets here.

sea wax festival now

September 16-17; Asbury Park, New Jersey

Headliners include The Killers, Foo Fighters and Greta Van Fleet. Buy tickets here.

called sea party

September-29 October 1; Ocean City, Maryland

Headliners include John Mayer, The Luminaries, Jack Johnson and Alanis Morissette. Buy tickets here.

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