2012 U.S. Festival Guide – 5gig.com
Ready to hit up some music festivals in 2012? Well, look no further ’cause we’ve done all the work for you! Take a look at the biggest festivals 2012 has to offer below.
Make sure to check out the following, which already have huge lineups: Stagecoach Festival 2012, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, The Bamboozle New Jersey 2012, Summerfest 2012, WE Fest 2012, Smokeout Festival 2012.
When finished, make sure to take a look the festivals our friendly neighbors to the North are putting on this year, there’s some good ones: 2012 Canadian Festival Guide.
January 2012:
- Tomorrow Never Knows (January 11th-15th in Chicago, Illinois) | Herman Düne, The Walkmen, Caveman, Plants and Animals | +info
February 2012:
- Ecstatic Music Festival (February 4th-March 28th in New York) | This Will Destroy You, The Mountain Goats, Dan Deacon, Oneida, Glasser | +info
- Noise Pop Festival (February 21st – February 26th in San Francisco, California) | Aesop Rock, Yo La Tengo, Best Coast, Wavves, Peanut Butter Wolf | Tickets
March 2012:
- Florida Strawberry Festival (March 1st-11th in Plant City, Florida) | Air Supply, Demi Lovato, Gretchen Wilson, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, The Band Perry | +info
- Snow Ball Music Festival (March 2nd-4th in Vail, Colorado) | Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Rusko, Tv on the Radio, The Kooks, Major Lazer, Ghostland Observatory | +info
- Smokeout Festival (March 3rd in San Bernadino, California) | Cypress Hill, Korn, Wiz Khalifa, Sublime with Rome, Café Tacuba, The Dirty Heads | Tickets
- SXSW (March 9th-18th in Austin, Texas) | Against Me!, Guadalupe Plata, The Wedding Present, The Parlotones, Mujeres, VHS or Beta | +info
- New York Sound City (March 12th-13th in New York) | The La’s in their first US appearance in over 20 years | Tickets
- ShamROCK N’ Roll (March 17th in Norfolk, Virginia) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Treefort Music Festival (March 22nd-25th in Boise, Idaho) | Built to Spill, Of Montreal, WHY? | +info
- Ultra Music Festival (March 23rd-25th in Miami, Florida) | David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Justice, 2 Many DJs, Kraftwerk, Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Skrillex, M83, Bassnectar | Tickets
- ShamrockFest (March 24th in Washington, D.C.) | Dropkick Murphys | +info
April 2012:
- AMC Fan Jam (April 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada) | Zac Brown Band, Brantley Gilbert, Reba McEntire, Hunter Hayes, Scotty McCreery | +info
- Middle of the Map Fest (April 5th-7th in Kansas City) | Fucked Up, Murder by Death, Mission of Burma, Neon Indian, White Denim, El Ten Eleven, Fun. | +info
- MACRoCk (April 6th-7th in Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania) | Forest Fire, Strand of Oaks, Kilgore Trout, The Loom, Valkyrie, Internal Void, Chris Staples | +info
- Paid Dues Festival (April 7th in San Bernadino, California) | Dilated Peoples, Psycho Realm, DJ Quik, Wu Tang Clan, Living Legends,OFWGKTA | +info
- Euphoria Music Festival (April 7th in San Bernadino, California) | Dilated Peoples, Psycho Realm, DJ Quik, Wu Tang Clan, Living Legends,OFWGKTA | +info
- Country Thunder Arizona (April 12th-15th in Florence, Arizona) | Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Eli Young Band, Kellie Parker, Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar | +info
- Desert Daze (April 12th-22nd in Hot Springs, California) | Dengue Fever, TRC, Akron/Family, Dead Meadow, Breakestra, Joy, Crystal Antlers | +info
- McDowell Mountain Music Festival (April 13th-15th in Phoenix, Arizona) | Keller Williams, EOTO, Soulive, Dark Star Orchestra, Ozomatli, Galactic | +info
- Jacksonville Super Fest (April 13th-15th in Jacksonville, Florida) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Easter Island (April 13th-14th in Valley Park, Oklahoma) | Hosty Duo, Recorder, Jesse Aycock | +info
- Way Out West (April 13th-15th in Tuscon, Arizona) | Yulia, Heroes for Hire, Static Thought, Tiltwheel, Advocate | +info
- Coachella (April 13th-22nd in Indio, California) | The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Bon Iver, David Guetta, Kaskade, Sweedish House Mafia, Justic, Arctic Monkeys, Beirut, Florence + the Machine | Tickets
- Unsound Festival (April 18th-27th in New York, New York) | Monolake, Julia Kent, Biosphere, Zavoloka, Lustmord, Hieroglyphic Being, Hype Williams | +info
- Athens Americana Festival (April 18th-22nd in Jacksonville, Florida) | BloodKin, Dave Marr, Justin Evans, Jonny Corndawg, Shovels & Rope | +info
- Wanee Music Festival (April 19th-21st in Live Oak, Florida) | The Allman Brothers Band, North Mississippi Allstars, EOTO, Gov’t Mule, Bruce Hornsby | +info
- Crawfish Music Festival (April 19th-29th in Biloxi, Mississippi) | The Band Perry, Thompson Square, Jake Owen, Randy Houser, Lakeside
Lee Brice | Tickets - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival (April 19th-22nd in Pittsboro, North Carolina) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Texas Crawfish & Music Festival (April 20th-29th in Spring, Texas) | Shooter Jennings, Filter, Stoney LaRue, Fastball, Jason Boland, Rhett Miller | +info
- Sweetwater 420 Fest (April 20th-22nd in Atlanta, Georgia) | Maceo Parker, Soulive, Donna the Buffalo, Perpetual Groove, Anders Osborne | +info
- Rites of Spring Music Festival (April 20th-21st in Nashville, Tennessee) | Wiz Khalifa, Sleigh Bells, Tyler Hilton, Gloriana, Mutemath, Fitz & the Tantrums| +info
- New England Metal & Hardcore (April 20th-22nd in Worcester, Mass) | Killswitch Engage, The Black Dahlia Murder, Protest the Hero, Belphegor, The Acacia Strain, Periphery | Tickets
- Norman Music Festival (April 26th-28th in Norman, Oklahoma) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Backbeat Jazz Fest (April 26th-May 6th in New Orleans, Louisiana) | Soulive, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tab Benoit, Topaz, Theresa Andersson, Eric Krasno, Ivan Neville| +info
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 27th-May 6th in New Orleans, Louisana) | Foo Fighters, John Mayer, Esperanza Spalding, Bon Iver, Herbie Hancock, Tom Petty, Iron & Wine, Al Green, Steel Pulse | +info
- Stagecoach Festival (April 27th-29th in Indio, California) | Chris Isaak, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, The Jayhawks, Mirand Lambert, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry | Tickets
- IMR Music Festival (April 27th-28th in Atlanta, Georgia) | The Romans, Trances Arc, Jack of Hearts, Prisca, The First Stone, Heavy Mojo, Baby Baby| +info
- Nocturnal Wonderland Texas (April 27th-28th in Rockdale, Texas) | Lineup TBA | Tickets
- Austin Psych Fest (April 27th-29th in Austin, Texas) | Black Lips, The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Dead Meadow, Ringo Deathstarr, The Telescopes, The Intelligence, Moon Duo, Indian Jewelry, Lotus Plaza| +info
- Denton Arts & Jazz Festival (April 27th-29th in Denton, Texas) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Sweetlife Festival (April 28th in Columbia, Maryland) | Explosions in the Sky, Kid Cudi, The Shins, Avicii, Delta Spirit, Zola Jesus, Fun. | +info
- WBAR-B-Q (April 28th in New York, New York) | Dam-Funk, Bush Tetras, Night Birds, Form, Pete Swanson, Mike Slott, MidTown Dickens, Widowspeak, Archie Pelago| +info
- Duluth Homegrown (April 29th-May6th in Duluth, Minnesota) | Lineup TBD | +info
May 2012:
- SunFest (May 2nd-6th in West Palm Beach, Florida) | Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Foreigner, Matisyahu, The Fray, Herbie Hancock, The All-American Rejects, Counting Crows, Passion Pit, Third Eye Blind | Tickets
- Sacramento Electronic Music Festival (May 3rd-5th in Sacramento, California) | Satellites, InI, Light Year, Chachi Jones, Salva, Jon Wayne, Eames, Tha Fruitbat, Dolor, Lorn | +info
- Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (May 3rd-5th in Brooklyn, New York) | Beirut, The Walkmen, My Brightest Diamond, St. Vincent, Caveman, The Antlers, Atlas Sound | +info
- Beale Street Music Festival (May 4th-6th in Memphis, Tennessee) | Florence And The Machine, The Cult, Al Green, Buddy Guy, Volbeat, Jerry Lee Lewis, Herbie Hancock, Primus, My Morning Jacket | Tickets
- 311 Caribbean Crusie (May 10th-14th in Miami, Florida) | 311, Shwayze, Ballyhoo!, The Dirty Heads, Passafire, Cisco| +info
- Secret Stages (May 11th-12th in Birmingham, Alabama) | Lambchop, Black Twig Pickers, Cortney Tidwell, Hiss Golden Messenger, Fargo | Tickets
- Delta Rockabilly Festival (May 12th in West Helena, Arkansas) | Sonny Burgess, Charlie Rich, Jr., Ace Cannon, Travis Wammack, Sonny Burgess and The Pacers, Stan Perkins | +info
- Blackout Festival (May 17th-20th in Chicago, Illinois) | Roky Erickson, Redd Kross, Davila 666, Medication, Human Eye, Cozy | +info
- Orange Blossom Jamboree (May 17th-20th in Brooksville, Florida) | Cope | +info
- NYC Pop Fest (May 17th-20th in New York) | The Wave Pictures, The Ladybug Transistor, Speedmarket Avenue, Comet Gain, Saturday Looks Good to Me, The Pooh Sticks, White Town| +info
- Rock on the Range (May 18th-20th in Columbus, Ohio) | Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, Cypress Hill, Incubus, Escape the Fate, Slash, Shinedown, Volbeat, Lacuna Coil, Chevelle, Mastodon, Trivium, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch | Tickets
- Joshua Tree Music Festival (May 18th-20th in Joshua Tree, California) | Breakestra, Nickodemus, Gaudi, Ashwin Batish | Tickets
- Nelsonville Music Festival (May 18th-20th in Nelsonville, Ohio) | Andrew Bird, M. Ward, Bad Brains, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Roky Erickson, Iron and Wine, Dawes | +info
- Hangout Festival (May 18th-20th in Gulf Shores, Alabama) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
- The Bamboozle New Jersey (May 18th-20th in Asbury Park, New Jersey) | Bon Jovi, Blink-182, Foo Fighters | Tickets
- Rome River Jam (May 19th in Rome, Georgia) | Billy Currington, David Hall, Kip Moore | +info
- Black N’ Blue Bowl (May 19th in New York, New York) | Born From Pain, Youth of Today, Sheer Terror, First Blood, Hazen Street | +info
- Electric Daisy Carnival New York (May 19th-20th in New York, New York) | Fatboy Slim, Bassnectar, Avicii, Calvin Harris, Erick Morillo, Afrojack, Danny Tenaglia | Tickets
- Maryland Deathfest (May 24th-27th in Baltimore, Maryland) | Brujería, Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Looking for an Answer, Agalloch, Electric Wizard, Anvil | +info
- Punk Rock Bowling (May 25th-28th in Las Vegas, Nevada) | The Adicts, NOFX, Pennywise, Sham 69, The Briefs, Rancid | +info
- Rocklahoma 2012 (May 25th-27th in Pryor, Oklahoma) | Lineup TBA | Tickets
- Backwoods Bash (May 25th-27th in Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Wild Child, Split Lip Rayfield | +info
- Spring Hookahville (May 25th-27th in Thornville, Ohio) | Lineup TBA | Tickets
- Bella Music Fest (May 25th-27th in Clarks Grove, Minnesota) | Raja Ram, Shpongle, Primus, Jackie Greene, Chris Robinson, Bob Weir, EOTO, Simon Posford, Big Gigantic | Lineup
- Delfest (May 25th-27th in Cumberland, Maryland) | The Del McCoury Band, Keller Williams, Steve Martin, Sam Bush Band, Joe Craven | +info
- Summer Camp Festival (May 25th-27th in Chillicothe, Illinois) | Gogol Bordello, Primus, Umphrey’s McGee, Victor Wooten, Ozomatli | +info
- The Sasquatch! Festival (May 25th-28th in Royal City, Washington) | The Roots, Beirut, Bon Iver, The Shins, Feist, M. Ward, The Joy Formidible, Gary Clark Jr. | Tickets
- Movement (May 26th-28th in Detroit, Michigan) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Neon Desert Music Festival (May 26th in El Paso, Texas) | Lineup TBA | Tickets
- Topanga Days 2012 (May 26th-28th in Topanga, California) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Soundset (May 27th-28th in Canterbury Park, Minnesota) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Appalachian Uprising 2012 (May 31st-June 2nd in Scottown, Ohio) | Punch Brothers, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Chris Jones, The Infamous Stringdusters, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder | +info
- Wakarusa Music Festival (May 31st-June 3rd in Wakarusa, Indiana) | Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Pretty Lights, Futurebirds, Green Velvet, Keller Williams, RJD2 | Tickets
- Mountain Jam Festival (May 31st-June 3rd in Hunter, New York) | The Roots, Gov’t Mule, Keller Williams, North Mississippi Allstars, EOTO, Ben Folds Five, Marco Benevento, Gary Clark Jr. | +info
- Chaos in Tejas (May 31st-June 3rd in Austin, Texas) | Antisect, The Mob, Best Coast, Drop Dead, Iceage | +info
June 2012:
- Discover Jazz Festival (June 1st-10th in Burlington, Vermont) | Poncho Sanchez, Bonnie Raitt, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Béla Fleck, Matt Schofield, Christian McBride | Tickets
- Crawfish Fest (June 1st-3rd in Augusta, New Jersey) | Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic, Marcia Ball, Grayson Capps, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Terrance Simien | +info
- Free Press Summer Fest (June 2nd-3rd in Houston, Texas) | Lineup TBD | +info
- The Roots Picnic (June 2nd-3rd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | The Roots, Kid Cudi, Wale, De La Soul, Diplo, St. Vincent, Major Lazer, James Murphy | Tickets
- Desert Rocks 2012 (June 7th-10th in Moab, Utah) | Lineup TBA | +info
- CMA Music Festival (June 7th-10th in Nashville, Tennessee) | Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Faith Hill, The Band Perry, Zac Brown Band | +info
- Bonnaroo (June 7th-10th in Manchester, Tennessee) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Electric Daisy Carnival (June 8th-10th in Las Vegas, Nevada) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Riverbend Festival (June 8th-16th in Chattanooga, Tennessee) | Eric Church, Dirty South, Foreigner, Futurebirds, The Band Perry | +info
- BamaJam 2012 (June 14th-16th in Enterprise, Alabama) | Zac Brown Band, Kid Rock, Tim McGraw | Tickets
- Frendly Gathering 2012 (June 14th-16th in Windham, Vermont) | Deer Tick, Mason Jennings, Dr. Dog, Railroad Earth, The Felice Brothers, Nicole Atkins | +info
- Clearwater Festival (June 16th-17th in Croton-on-Hudson, New York) | Balkan Beat Box, Ani DiFranco, Tinariwen, Deer Tick, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Punch Brothers, Béla Fleck, Joe Purdy, Raul Midón, Dawes | +info
- Westword Music Showcase (June 16th in Denver, Colorado) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Wanderlust Vermont (June 21st-24th in Stratton, Vermont) | Ani DiFranco, Ziggy Marley, Beats Antique, Cyndi Lee, Stéphane Wrembel, Quixotik, Rara Avis, Bonobo, MC Yogi, The Barr Brothers | +info
- Telluride Bluegrass (June 21st-24th in Telluride, Colorado) | Allison Kraus & Union Station, Sam Bush Band, Bruce Hornsby, Del McCoury Band | +info
- Mantra Bash 2012 (June 21st-23rd in Ferguson, North Carolina) | Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Brothers Past, Robert Walter, Particle, Matter Of Fact, The Broadcast, Octopus, The Werks | Tickets
- Country Jam Colorado (June 21st-24th in Grand Junction, Colorado) | Zac Brown Band, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Chris Young, Luke Bryan, Collin Raye, Mark Chesnutt, Charlie Daniels Band, Jo Dee Messina | Tickets
- Country Stampede (June 21st-24th in Manhattan, Kansas) | Zac Brown Band, Travis Tritt, Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, Luke Bryan, John Michael Montgomery, The Farm, Jerrod Niemann, Steve Holy, Sweethearts of the Rodeo | +info
- Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (June 22nd-24th in Boonvile, California) | Lutan Fyah, Zion Train, Third World, Luciano | +info
- Moondance Jammin Country (June 22nd-23rd in Walker, Minnesota) | Billy Currington | +info
- Orion Music Festival (June 23rd-24th in Atlantic City) | Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Sepultura, Modest Mouse, Suicidal Tendencies, Cage the Elephant, Best Coast, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Black Angels | Tickets
- River’s Edge 2012 (June 23rd-24th in Saint Paul, Minnesota) | Tool, Brand New, The Flaming Lips, Dave Matthews Band, Kinky, Scissor Sisters, Puscifer, Diplo, DatsiK | +info
- The Governors Ball (June 23rd-24th in New York, New York) | Explosions in the Sky, Devendra Banhart, Passion Pit, Atmosphere, Chromeo, Modest Mouse, Cage the Elephant, Beck, Fiona Apple, Santigold | Tickets
- Granite State Music Festival (June 23rd-24th in Concord, New Hampshire) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Rockapalooza 2012 (June 23rd in Jackson, Michigan) | Nazareth, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd, We Came As Romans, Afroman, Coolio, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bobaflex, Woe is Me, Wayne Static | Tickets
- Summerfest (June 27th-July8th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Thompson Square | +info
- Electric Forest (June 28th-July 1st in Rothbury, Michigan) | Bassnectar, Steve Aoki, Keller Williams, Glass Candy, STS9, Ghostland Observatory | +info
July 2012:
- Waterfront Blues Festival (July 4th-8th in Portland, Oregon) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Wanderlust Colorado (July 5th-8th in Copper, Colorado) | Ziggy Marley, Krishna Das, Gramatik, Beats Antique, Amani, Stéphane Wrembel, MC Yogi | +info
- High Sierra 2012 (July 5th-8th in Quincy, California) | STS9, Lotus, Ben Harper, Deer Tick, Soulive, Built to Spill, Ryan Bingham, Galactic, Delta Spirit, Toots and The Maytals, Railroad Earth, Heartless Bastards, Papadosio | +info
- 80/35 Music Festival (July 6th-7th in Des Moines, Iowa) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Saturday in the Park (DATES) | BANDS | +info
- FESTIVAL (July 7th in Sioux City, Iowa) | Wilco, Joss Stone, Chris Robinson | TICKETS/INFO
- Essence Music Festival (July 6th-8th in New Orleans, Louisana) | Mary J. Blidge, Aretha Franklin, Fantasia, Keyshia Cole | Tickets
- Boise Music Festival (July 7th in Boise, Iowa) | Joan Jett, MC Hammer, Sugar Ray | +info
- Common Ground Music Festival (July 9th-15th in Lansing, Michigan) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
- Camp Bisco (July 12th-14th in Mariaville, New York) | Crystal Castles, Skrillex, Bonobo, Bassnectar, Atmosphere, Simian Mobile Disco, Portugal. The Man, Amon Tobin, Big Boi, Daedelus | Tickets
- High Mountain Hay Fever (July 12th-15th in Westcliffe, Colorado) | Dry Branch Fire Squad, John Reischman And the Jaybirds, Bobby Osborne, Bruce Hayes, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hand, The Blue Canyon Boys | Tickets
- Forecastle Festival (July 13th-15th in Louisville, Kentucky) | My Morning Jacket | +info
- Pitchfork Music Festival (July 13th-15th in Chicago, Illinois) | Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip, Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sleigh Bells, Beach House, Cults, Ty Segall, The Field, Flying Lotus | Pitchfork
- Bunbury Music Festival (July 13th in Cincinnati, Ohio) | Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, City and Colour, O.A.R., Gym Class Heroes, RJD2, Ra Ra Riot, Motion City Soundtrack, Minus the Bear, Lights | +info
- North Atlantic Blues Festival (July 14th-15th in Rockland, Maine) | Robben Ford, Tab Benoit, Ana Popovic, Anthony Gomes, Chubby Carrier, Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats | +info
- Red Sky Music Festival (July 17th-22nd in Omaha, Nebraska) | Zac Brown Band, Journey, Buddy Guy, Jason Aldean, Jamey Johnson, George Clinton, 311, Soul Asylum, Sister Hazel, Chris Young | Tickets
- Riot Fest East (July 19th-21st in Philadelphia, Pensylvania) | August Burns Red, Refused, The Promise Ring, GameFace, Off! | +info
- Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance (July 19th-22nd in Trumansburg, New York) | Lineup TBA | +info
- All Good Festival (July 19th-22nd in Thornville, Ohio) | Shpongle, The Flaming Lips, Soja, The Allman Brothers Band, Galactic, Bruce Hornsby, G. Love & Special Sauce, Branford Marsalis, Railroad Earth, Bob Weir | Tickets
- Underground Music Showcase (July 19th-22nd in Denver, Colorado) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Jamboree in the Hills (July 19th-22nd in Morristown, Ohio) | Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Neal McCoy, Charlie Daniels, Ronnie Dunn | Tickets
- Gathering Of The Vibes (July 19th-22nd in Bridgeport, Connecticut) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Country Thunder Wisconsin (July 19th-22nd in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Moondance Jam Festival (July 19th-21st in Walker, Minnesota) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Rock Fest (July 19th-22nd in Caddot, Wisconsin) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Jukebox Music Festival (July 20th-22nd in Anderson, CA) | Kellie Pickler, Scotty McCreery, Ricky Skaggs, Alan Jackson | +info
- Firefly Music Festival (July 20th-22nd in Dover, Deleware) | The Killers, Cake, The Black Keys, Death Cab for Cutie, John Legend, The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, OK Go, Cold War Kids, Bombay Bicycle Club | +info
- XPoNential Music Festival (July 20th-22nd in Camden, New Jersey) | Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Dr. Dog | +info
- Capitol Hill Block Party (July 20th-22nd in Seattle, Washington) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Wanderlust California (July 26th-29th in Lake Tahoe, California) | Ani DiFranco, Ziggy Marley, Krishna Das, Beats Antique, Amani, Stéphane Wrembel, Rara Avis, Eskmo, MC Yogi | +info
- SoundTown 2012 (July 26th-28th in Somerset, Wisconsin) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Floyd Fest (July 26th-29th in Floyd, Virginia) | Alison Krauss & Union Station, Bruce Hornsby, Ozomatli, Marco Benevento, Matisyahu, Brandi Carlile, Soja, Punch Brothers, Michael Franti, Galactic | +info
- Newport Folk Festival (July 27th-29th in Newport, Rhode Island) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Sleepy Bear Music Festival (July 27th-29th in Lake Ann, Michigan) | The Lost Boys, Frontier Ruckus, Funktion, K. Jones, Jaik Willis, Journeymen, Airborne or Aquatic? | +info
- Rockygrass Festival (July 27th-29th in Lyons, Colorado) | Punch Brothers, Béla Fleck, Chris Thile, Trampled By Turtles, Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Dale Ann Bradley, Jason Carter, Michael Cleveland, The Infamous Stringdusters | +info
- Catalpa Festival (July 28th-29th in Randall’s Park, New York) | Snoop Dogg, The Black Keys, City and Colour, Felix da Housecat, Umphrey’s McGee, TV on the Radio, The Big Pink, araabMUZIK | +info
August 2012:
- WE Fest (August 2nd-4th in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota) | Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Alabama, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, Sawyer Brown | +info
- Lollapalooza (August 3rd-5th in Chicago, Illinois) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
- Musikfest (August 3rd-12th in Bethelem, Pennsylvania) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Newport Jazz Festival (August 3rd-5th in Newport, Rhode Island) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
- Oregon Jamboree (August 3rd-5th in Sweet Home, Oregon) | Rascal Flatts, Eli Young Band, Brantley Gilbert, Chris Young, Charlie Daniels Band, Wynonna Judd, Neal McCoy, Kentucky Headhunters, Steve Holy | +info
- Hard Summer Fest (August 3rd-4th in Los Angeles, California) | A-Trak, Jack Beats, Destructo, Oliver | Tickets
- Pickathon 2012 (August 3rd-5th in Happy Valley, Oregon) | Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Neko Case, Los Cojolites, Hot 8 Brass Band, Alela Diane, Langhorne Slim, Cass McCombs, Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper, Bowerbirds | +info
- Northwest String Summit (August 9th-12th in North Plains, Oregon) | Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Darol Anger, Windy Hill | +info
- Summer Meltdown (August 10th-12th in Darrington, Washington) | Lineup TBA | +info
- moe.down 2012 (August 10th-12th in Turin, New York) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Outside Lands (August 10th-12th in San Francisco, California) | Lineup TBD | +inFo
- Rootwire Music & Arts Festival (August 16th-19th in Logan, Ohio) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Willamette Country Music Festival (August 17th-19th in Brownsville, Oregon) |Sugarland, Martina McBride, Billy Currington, Trace Adkins, Lee Brice, Bomshel, The Band Perry | +info
- Folks Festival (August 17th-19th in Lyons, Colorado) | Amos Lee, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Dawes, Kasey Chambers, Darrell Scott, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, Peter Himmelman, Elephant Revival Concept, Caleb Hawley | Tickets
- Philadelphia Folk Festival (August 17th-19th in Philadelphia, Pensylvania) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Camp Barefoot (August 23rd-25th in Bartow, West Virginia) | Ghostland Observatory, Keller Williams, That 1 Guy, Future Rock, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Motet, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Brothers Past, Ivan Neville | +info
- Loufest 2012 (August 25th-26th in St. Louis, Missouri) | The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., Cults, Dr. Dog, Dawes, Son Volt, PHANTOGRAM, Little Barrie, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Cotton Mather| Tickets
- Abbey Road on the River (August 30th-September 3rd in Washington, D.C.) | All You Need Is Love, The Cryers, The Blue Meanies, Whiplash | Tickets
- American Music Festival (August 31st-September 2nd in Virginia Beach) | Lineup TBA | +info
- North Coast Music Fest (August 31st-September 2nd in Chicago, Illinois) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Electric Zoo (August 31st-September 2 in Randall Park, New York) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
September 2012:
- Bumbershoot 2012 (September 1st-3rd in Seattle, Washington) | Lineup TBA | Tickets
- Hopscotch Music Festival (September 6th-8th in Raleigh, North Carolina) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Music Fest NW (September 6th-9th in Portland, Oregon) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Catskill Chill Music Festival (September 7th-8th in Hancock, New York) | Lineup TBD | +info
- Americana Music Festival (September 12th-15th in Nashville, Tennessee) | Lineup TBA | +info
- American River Music Festival 2012 lineup (September 14th-16th in Coloma, California) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (September 14th-16th in Briston, Tennessee) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Ferdinand Folk Festival (September 15th in Ferdinand, Indiana) | Colin Hay, Vandaveer, Will Kimbrough, Adam Hood, Tommy Womack, Daddy | +info
- Telluride Blues and Brews (September 14th-16th in Telluride, Colorado) | Lineup TBD | +info
- I’ll Be Your Mirror (September 21st-23red in Asbury Park, New Jersey) | Greg Dulli, Afghan Whigs, ATP | +info
- Decibel (September 26th-30th in Seattle, Washington) | Lineup TBA | +info
October 2012:
- Love Letter Cruise (October 1st-5th in Miami, Florida) | R. Kelly | +info
- Soundland 2012 (October 3rd-6th in Nashville, Tennessee) | Lineup TBA | +info
- BayFest 2012 (October 5th-7th in Mobile, Alabama) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (October 3rd-5th in San Francisco, California) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Austin City Limits (October 12th-14th in Austin, Texas) | Lineup TBD | Tickets
- Voodoo Experience (October 26th-28th in New Orleans, Louisana) | Lineup TBD | +info
November 2012:
- Fun Fun Fun Fest (November 2nd-4th in Austin, Texas) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Sun and Sand Festival (November 7th-12th in Gulfport, Mississippi) | Lineup TBA | +info
- Bear Creek Music Festival (November 8th-11th in Live Oak, Florida) | Lineup TBA | +info
- ShipRocked 2012 (November 27th-December 1st in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | Sevendust, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, P.O.D., In This Moment, Filter, Gilby Clarke, Black Stone Cherry, Lit, Geoff Tate | +info
Stay up to date with all festivals here: http://www.5gig.com/festivals/
** Updated April 12th, 2012
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