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FESTIVALS
March 3rd, 2012 CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT ft. Sublime with Rome • Korn • Cypress Hill • Thievery Corporation • Wiz Khalifa • Rusko • Cafe Tacuba • Low End Theory • The Dirty Heads • Curren$y • DJ Muggs • Daedelus • and more to be announced NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, California $86 - $461 March 13th - March 18th, 2012 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW) ft. The Ambition • Against Me! • Bare Wires • Beataucue • Antoine Reverb • Class Actress • Avalanche City • Balthazar • Cloud Nothings • Com Truise • Delhi 2 Dublin • Fat Tony • Bestial Mouths • Big Deal • Jonquil • Mujeres • Big Scary • The Parlotones • Parlovr • Cashier No 9 • Rosie and Me • Royal Canoe • Soft Metals • Some Community • Delay Trees • Something Fierce • Speak • Thee Oh Sees • The Ettes • Fanzine • Uncle Lucius • VHS or Beta • Chelsea Wolfe • Free Blood • The Grannies • Yukon Blonde • Guadalupe Plata • Howler • Ice Choir • I Got You on Tape • Matthew Perryman Jones • Just a Band • Marit Larsen • Letting Up Despite Great Faults • Library Voices • Love Inks • Mind Spiders • Motopony • Musikanto • My Education • 120 Days • Outfitt • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • Pure Love & Pleasure • Peter Rosenberg • Sauti Sol • Say Hi • The Scoundrels • Shout Out Out Out Out • Spectrals • Talking To Turtles • Team Me • Thulebasen • Timbuktu • Truth Universal • Uv Pop • Vampillia • Wax • We Are the Ocean • We Barbarians • The Wedding Present • Young Magic • Yuksek • The Zoltars • Alabama Shakes • Asking Alexandria • Atlantic/Pacific • Bad Weather California • Belligerence • Ben Howard • Blouse • Capsula • Choir of Young Believers • Dikes Of Holland • Duran Duran • Electric Eel Shock • Electric Wire Hustle • Elias Haslanger • Extrawelt • Fallulah • Films of Colour • Go Back to the Zoo • Hunters • Idiot Glee • J.R. Patton • Lanie Lane • Led Er Est • Lonsdale Boys Club • Lucero • Miles Zuniga • New Look • Nick Jaina • Oh Mercy • Polarsets • Pujol • Psychic Ills • Radiation City • Teengirl Fantasy • Turbo Fruits • Zulu Winter • Alberta Cross • All the Young • Animal Liberation Orchestra • Alpha Rev • Amplified Heat • Anamanaguchi • Ancestors • Ancient Astronauts • The Apache Relay • Arborea • Arkells • Attwenger • The Authorities • Automelodi • Maya Azucena • Balkan Beat Box • Baloji • Beach Fossils • Bez • The Big Pink • The Black Belles • Bleached • Bliss N Eso • Blitzen Trapper • Blitz the Ambassador • Blood Orange • BoDeans • The Bombettes • Bonaparte • Bos Angeles • Cory Branan • Breton • Brite Futures • Brother & Bones • The Brute Chorus • Built to Spill • Busby Marou • Cairo Knife Fight • Canteca de Macao • Cheap Girls • Chicha Libre • Chris T-T • Circuit Des Yeux • A Classic Education • Clock Opera • Clubfeet • The Coathangers • Copacabana Club • Jonny Corndawg • Cosmo Jarvis • Cosmonauts • Cotton Jones • Cousins • Craft Spells • Crazy P • Creamers • Cuba Cuba • The Curious Mystery • Da C.O.D. • Dash Rip Rock • Dead Black Hearts • Dead Letter Circus • and more Various Venues in Austin, Texas $595 - $1,395 for 5-Day Pass March 13th - March 14th, 2012 NEVER SAY NEVER MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ft. Wiz Khalifa • Dev • Asking Alexandria • The Early November • Trivium • Forever the Sickest Kids • Hellogoodbye • Hyper Crush • Every Avenue • Big Chocolate • Crizzly • Outasight • Hopsin • For Today • I See Stars • Born of Osiris • Chelsea Grin • We Are The In Crowd • Kids At The Bar • Black Cards • Plug In Stereo • Motionless In White • Dir En Grey • A Skylit Drive • Upon A Burning Body • Skizzy Mars • FreeSol • The White Panda • Iggy Azalea • Stick To Your Guns • Glass Cloud • Attila • MyChildren MyBride • Dignan • The Audition • Phone Calls From Home • The Rocketboys • DJ Skeet Skeet • Don Trip • G-Eazy • Vonnegutt • For The Fallen Dreams • Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! • Crown The Empire • Make Me Famous • Taylor Thrash • Rocky Loves Emily • Crystal Vision • Farwell Fighter • Casino Madrid • Vanna • The Crimson Armada • My Ticket Home • A Great Big Pile of Leaves • Mansions • Young Statues • Mystery Skulls • Hydra Melody • Starting 6 • New County • Simple As Surgery Las Palmas Race Park in Mission, Texas $75 - $125 for 2-Day Pass April 7th, 2012 PAID DUES FESTIVAL ft. Wu-Tang Clan • Odd Future • Living Legends • Dipset • Hieroglyphics • Kendrick Lamar • DJ Quik • Psycho Realm • Dilated Peoples • and more to be announced NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, California $76 - $176 April 13th and April 20th, 2012 COACHELLA (Day 1) ft. The Black Keys • Swedish House Mafia • Pulp • Refused • Arctic Monkeys • Mazzy Star • Afrojack • Explosions in the Sky • M83 • Amon Tobin • Cat Power • Madness • Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong • Girls • The Rapture • Madeon • M. Ward • The Horrors • Frank Ocean • James Alesso • Sebastien • Yuck • Neon Indian • Dawes • Black Angels • Deathgrips • Wu Lyf • Breakbot • Atari Teenage Riot • Feed Me • Givers • Other Lives • Band of Skulls • R3hab • Wolfgang • Midnight Beast • EMA • Ximena Sarinana • Kendrick Lamar • The Dear Hunter • Honeyhoney • Hello Seahorse! • Sheepdogs • LA Riots Empire Polo Club in Indio, California April 14th and April 21st, 2012 COACHELLA (Day 2) ft. Radiohead • Bon Iver • The Shins • David Guetta • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds • Kaskade • Miike Snow • Jeff Mangum • Sebastian Ingrosso • Andrew Bird • Feist • Firehose • Godspeed You! Black Emperor • St. Vincent • Martin Solveig • Subfocus • SBTRKT • Flying Lotus • Manchester Orchestra • Kasabian • AWOL Nation • Azealia Banks • Squeeze • A$AP Rocky • Buzzcocks • Kaiser Chiefs • Destroyer • The Head and the Heart • Laura Marling • tUnE-yArDs • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • Black Lips • The Big Pink • Childish Gambino • The Vaccines • Zed's Dead • Grouplove • Jacques Lu Con • We Were Promised Jetpacks • Gary Clark Jr. • Borgore • Dragonette • We Are Augustines • Mt. Eden • Destructo • Suedehead • Keep Shelley in Athens • Pure Filth Sound Empire Polo Club in Indio, California April 15th and April 22nd, 2012 COACHELLA (Day 3) ft. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg • At the Drive-In • Justice • Florence and the Machine • Avicii • La Roux • Beirut • The Weeknd • Girl Talk • The Hives • DJ Shadow • Calvin Harris • Nero • Wild Flag • Modeselektor • Dada Life • Porter Robinson • Santigold • Flux Pavilion • Dr. P • Gotye • Seun Keti • Egypt 80 • Beats Antique • Fitz and the Tantrums • AraabMuzik • Company Flow • Real Estate • Zed • Le Bucherettes • Greg Ginn • The Growlers • Noisia • Morgan Page • Gaslamp Killer • First Aid Kit • Oberhofer • Lissie • Thundercat • Metronomy • Wild Beasts • Housse de Racket • Fanfarlo • Spector • Gardens & Villa • Airplane Boys • Sleeper Agent Empire Polo Club in Indio, California April 20th - April 22nd, 2012 NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL (DAY 1) ft. The Black Dahlia Murder • The Acacia Strain • Oceano • All Shall Perish • Nile • Skeletonwitch • Lionheart • Fleshgod Apocalypse • First Blood • Molotov Solution • The Contortionist • Reign Supreme • Conducting From The Grave • Fit For An Autopsy • Incendiary • Palehorse • Hour of Penance • Legion • Relentless The Palladium in Worcester, MA 1:00 PM, $40 for 1-Day Ticket, $115 for 3-Day Ticket NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL (DAY 2) ft. All That Remains • Overkill • iwrestledabearonce • Protest The Hero • Periphery • Bane • Shipwreck • Cruel Hand • Aborted • The Mongoloids • Belphegor • System Divide • Naysayer • The Greenery • Diamond Plate • Rotting Out • Expire • Elitist • Trump The Harlot • Manners • Malefice The Palladium in Worcester, MA 1:00 PM, $40 for 1-Day Ticket, $115 for 3-Day Ticket NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL (DAY 3) ft. Killswitch Engage • Every Time I Die • Vanna • For Today • Chelsea Grin • Sleeping Giant • Stick To Your Guns • Attila • On Broken Wings • Mychildren Mybride • For The Fallen Dreams • Texas In July • Upon A Burning Body • Volumes • Like Moths To Flames • Hundredth • No Bragging Rights, Counterparts • Gideon The Palladium in Worcester, MA 1:00 PM, $40 for 1-Day Ticket, $115 for 3-Day Ticket May 4th - May 6th, 2012 BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL Memphis, Tennessee May 18th - May 20th, 2012 THE BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL (DAY 1) ft. Skrillex • Incubus • Mac Miller • We Came As Romans • Mike Posner • The Receiving End of Sirens • Aer • Aiden Chance • David Garibaldi • Kreayshawn • Miss May I • Stray From The Path • V-Nasty • Whitechapel • The Wonder Years • Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist • DJ Prime • Gonzo North Beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey $190 for 3-Day Pass THE BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL (DAY 2) ft. Foo Fighters • blink-182 • Jimmy Eat World • DJ Pauly D • The All-American Rejects • Never Shout Never • A$AP Rocky • The Maine • Motion City Soundtrack • The Promise Ring • Anti-Flag • Hot Water Music • Boysetsfire • Action Bronson • Ballyhoo! • The Dear Hunter • Emmure • Michael Monroe • Big Chocolate • Iggy Azalea • Protector • Hi-Rez • Periphery North Beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey $190 for 3-Day Pass THE BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL (DAY 3) ft. Bon Jovi • Linc’s Very Special Guest • The Bouncing Souls • Boys Like Girls • Andrew Dice Clay • Outasight • Alesana • Bayside • Catch 22 • Comeback Kid • He Is We • Trapped Under Ice • Like Moths To Flames • Murphy’s Law • Riff Raff • Woe, Is Me • Tesseract • Texas In July • Folly • The Story So Far • Patent Pending • Skizzy Mars North Beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey $190 for 3-Day Pass May 18th - May 20th, 2012 HANGOUT MUSIC FEST Gulf Shores, Alabama May 31st - June 3rd, 2012 WAKARUSA ft. Pretty Lights • The Avett Brothers • Primus • Weir, Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio • Umphrey’s McGee • Slightly Stoopid • Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros • Girl Talk • Fitz & the Tantrums • Matisyahu • G. Love & Special Sauce • Ghostland Observatory • Big Gigantic • Balkan Beat Box • Beats Antique • The Del McCoury Band • Railroad Earth • SAVOY • EOTO • Quixotic • MiM0SA • Tinariwen • SOJA • ALO • Tea Leaf Green • Keller Williams • Perpetual Groove • MarchFourth Marching Band • Green Velvet • The Travelin’ McCourys ft. Keller Williams • Gary Clark, Jr. • Iration • Blitzen Trapper • Emmitt-Nershi Band • The Devil Makes Three • Split Lip Rayfield • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit • Orgone • The Travelin’ McCourys • NiT GriT • RJD2 • 12th Planet • MartyParty • Paper Diamond • LA Riots • Michal Menert • VibeSquaD • Krafty Kuts & A. Skillz with Dynamite MC • Gramatik • Futurebirds • New Monsoon • The Motet • Papadosio • The Werks • Gaelic Storm • Hot Buttered Rum • The Infamous Stringdusters • Assembly of Dust • Tribal Seeds • Toubab Krewe • The Dirty Guv’nahs • The Heavy Pets • That 1 Guy • Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers • The Sheepdogs • The Moondoggies • Heartless Bastards • Snarky Puppy • The Secret Sisters • The Lumineers • Dirtfoot • Mountain Sprout • Opiuo • Adventure Club • Kids These Days • Keys N Krates • Lyrics Born • Rubblebucket • Daedelus • Phutureprimitive • R/D • Lance Herbstrong • Wick-It the Instigator • Nathaniel Rateliff • Cordovas • Break Science • Love and Light • Virtual Boy • Monophonics • The Floozies • Dangermuffin • Mia Borders • Shannon McNally • Nadis Warriors • Govinda • Ugly Lion • The Delta Saints • Quiet Corral • Head For The Hills • Dumptruck Butterlips • Hearts of Darkness • Ben Miller Band • Mouth • Clandestine Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas $139 - $635 for 4-Day Pass June 7th - June 10th, 2012 BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee June 23rd - June 24th, 2012 THE GOVERNORS BALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Randall’s Island in New York, NY June 28th - July 1st, 2012 ELECTRIC FOREST FESTIVAL Rothbury, Michigan July 6th - July 8th, 2012 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL ft. Aretha Franklin • Mary J. Blige • Steve Harvey • Rev. Al Sharpton • Charlie Wilson • Big Sam’s Funky Nation • Dru Hill • Eric Roberson • Estelle • Fantasia • Fred Hammond • Goapele • Keyshia Cole • Kindred the Family Soul • Ledisi • Luke James • Mary Mary • Congresswoman Maxine Waters • The Original Pinettes Brass Band • Raheem DeVaughn • Stephanie Mills • Dr. Steve Perry • The Stylistics • SWV • Tank • Vivian Green Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana $120 - $750 for 3-Day Pass August 3rd - August 5th, 2012 LOLLAPALOOZA Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois OSHEAGA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec August 31st - September 2nd, 2012 ELECTRIC ZOO Randall’s Island in New York, New York $259 for 3-Day Pass September 1st - September 3rd, 2012 BUMBERSHOOT Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington