By CLTure
February 1, 2018 (Updated Weekly)
Check out our 2019 Music Festival Guide!
Festival season is here. Over 32 million people in the US each year attend a music festival and, in hindsight, festival culture has influenced the way we listen to and consume music much like radio, MTV, Spotify, or Soundcloud. Where else could you go to catch arena headlining bands, discover a new indie hip-hop act, and an up-and-coming DIY band? Music festivals have as much sway on our social culture as Run DMC and Aerosmith’s collaboration of “Walk This Way.” At many festivals, we see diversity as a verb, in action, and the common bond of music unites generations and people of several different backgrounds
Here are our favorite 2018 music festival lineups so far:
LOCKN’
August 23-26, 2018 – Arrington, VA
Dead & Company, Widespread Panic, Tedeschi Trucks Band, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Sheryl Crow, The Suffers, Blues Traveller, Lettuce, and more.
Afropunk Brooklyn
August 25, 2018 – Brooklyn, NY
Erykah Badu, Miguel, Tyler The Creator, The Internet, Jaden Smith, Jamila Woods, Janelle Monae, Twin Shadow, Ibeyi, Smino, Willow Smith, Denzel Curry, and more.
Made in America Festival
September 1-2, 2018 Philadelphia, PA
Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Post Malone, Miguel, Meek Mill, Daniel Caesar, 6Lack, Janelle Monáe, Zedd, Fat Joe, Rich The Kid, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Lil Skies, and more.
Hopscotch Music Festival
September 6-8, 2018 – Raleigh, NC
The Flaming Lips, Nile Rogers & Chic, Miguel, Grizzly Bear, Liz Phair, Vic Mensa, Thundercat, Real Estate, DVSN, Moses Sumney, MC50, The Revolution, Waxahatchee, Julie Byrne, Speedy Ortiz, Ought, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The Love Language, Michael Rault, and more.
One MusicFest
September 8-9, 2018 – Atlanta, GA
Nas, Miguel, T.I. Jeezy, Big Sean, BIG K.R.I.T., Goldlink, Rapsody, Cardi B, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, August Greene, Brandy, DVSN, Kelis, and more.
Moon River Music Festival
September 8-9, 2018
The Avett Brothers, The Head and the Heart, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Judah & The Lion, Margo Price, Mavis Staples, Tramples by Turtles, Durand Jones and the Indications, Joseph, and more.
Grandoozy Music Festival
September 14-16, 2018 – Denver, Co
Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder, Sturgill Simpson, Miguel, St. Vincent, The War On Drugs, De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Daniel Caesar, Big K.R.I.T., and more.
Dreamville Fest
September 15, 2018 – Raleigh, NC
J. Cole (Lineup TBA)
Music Midtown
September 15-16, 2018 – Atlanta, GA
Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae, Portugal. The Man, Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Khalid, Sylvan Esso, Fall Out Boy, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Gucci Mane, The Revivalists, Imagine Dragons, Foster The People, Maggie Rogers, Twin Shadow, and more.
Imagine Music Festival (*Giveaway*)
September 21-23, 2018 – Atlanta, GA
Bassnectar, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, Alesso, Galantis, RL Grime, Zeds Dead, Adventure Club, 12th Planet, Bear Grillz, and more.
Bourbon & Beyond
September 21-23, 2018 – Louisville, KY
Robert Plant, John Mayer, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, David Byrne, Sheryl Crow, Kaleo, JJ Grey & Mofro, and more.
Pilgrimage Music Festival
September 22-23, 2018 – Franklin, TN
Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Lord Huron, Counting Crows, Bleachers, Dawes, Maggie Rogers, Valerie June, The Struts, Elle King, Pete Yarn, John Moreland, and more.
Art of Cool Festival (Stay tuned for a giveaway)
September 28-29, 2018 – Durham, NC
Nas, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, 9th Wonder, Sango, Royce Da 5’9″, Dwele, and more
A3C Festival (Stay tuned for a giveaway)
October 6-7, 2018
Wu-Tang Clan, The Diplomats, Lil Wayne, Talib Kweli, Trina, J.I.D, Lute, Curren$y, PRhyme, Manny Fresh, Young M.A, Saweetie, and more.
All Things Go Fall Classic
October 6-7, 2018 – Union Market, DC
Maggie Rogers, Carlie Rae Jepsen, BORNS, Billie Eilish, Ravyn Lenae, The Aces, and more.
Breakaway Music Festival (Stay tuned for a giveaway)
October 12-13, 2018 – Charlotte, NC
GRiZ, Lil Skies, Louis The Child, Lil Skies, Hoodie Allen, Machine Gun Kelly, NGHTMRE, 3LAU, Styles & Complete, and more.
Afropunk Atlanta
October 13-14, 2018 – Atlanta, GA
N.E.R.D., The Internet, Noname, Benjamin Booker, Yves Tumor, Lil Simz, and more.
Suwannee Hulaween
October 26-28, 2019 – Live Oak, FL
Odesza ,The String Cheese Incident, Jamiroquai, Janelle Monae, Tory Lanez, Gramatik, NGHTMRE, Action Bronson, The Revivalists, Vulfpeck, STS9, Stephen Marley, Bishop Briggs, Dr. Dog, Lizzo, Mavis Staples, The Wood Brothers, and more.
EDC Orlando
November 9-10, 2018 – Orlando, FL
Bassnectar, Tiesto, Dillon Francis, Alison Wonderland, Ganja White Night, Kaskade, Martin Garrix, and more.
Camp Flog Gnaw Festival
November 10-11, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA
Kids See Ghost, Tyler the Creator, Pusha T, Ms. Lauryn Hill, SZA, The Internet, Brockhampton, Post Malone, Earl Sweatshirt, Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, Jaden Smith, Raveena, Tierra Whack, Virgil Abloh, and more.
*We’ll be updating this list weekly, and giving away several festival passes in 2018. Be sure to check back, share and sign up for our newsletter for updates!*
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