Music Festivals

Outdoor Music Festivals are very popular these days.  There are more new ones announced each summer.  Some of them are even FREE! They are a bargain for the live music lover because you get to see so many bands for one low price.

Accommodations vary from venue to venue. Some venues offer discounts at local hotels and some venues are rural and usually have campgrounds.  Most campgrounds don’t offer amenities such as electricity or indoor bathroom facilities, but they do usually have shower houses.  Portable bathroom facilities are the norm.  If camping, shower houses, no electricity and public portable bathrooms aren’t your thing, there are measures you can take.  Be sure to check out our Festival Planner for ideas.

Outdoor music festivals can be a one day event and some are even 4 days packed with music and other activities.  Brian and I began attending a 4 day outdoor music festival back in 2007 and we are hooked.  It is our “adults only” vacation every summer and we look forward to it every year. It is a great way to get away from the pressures of every day life, unwind and act like a kid again.  We have made many new friends that we look forward to seeing again every year.  Staying in the campground is almost as much fun as the concerts! 

If you’ve never attended an outdoor music festival and you love rock ‘n’ roll, you should consider it.  There’s nothing like live music in the great outdoors!

Here are some of the annual Outdoor Music Festivals and information about them.

Festival

Location

Dates

Lineup & Ticket Info

Links

BayFest Mobile, AL 10/1 – 10/3/10 Partial Lineup – Tickets on sale 7/1/10  2009 Festival
Bonnaroo Manchester, TN 2011 No 2011 info yet 2009 Festival
2008 Festival
Comstock Rock Comstock, NE   No 2011 info yet 2009 Festival
2008 Festival 
Dakota Rock Fest Sioux Falls, SD 7/22 – 7/24/10 Tickets on sale/Lineup   
Decatur Celebration Decatur, IL 8/6 – 8/8/10 Free Festival/Lineup Info 2008 Lineup 
M3 Rockfest Columbia, MD 6/19/10  Tickets on Sale/Lineup  
Mayhem Fest Various venues 7/10 – 8/14/10  Bands & Dates Announced/Tickets on Sale  2009 Festival
2008 Festival
Midwest Rock Fest Wichita, KS 7/23 – 7/24/10 Tickets on Sale/Partial Lineup   
Moondance Jam Walker, MN 7/15 – 7/17/10 Tickets on Sale/Partial lineup   2009 Festival
2008 Festival
Ozzfest Various venues 8/14/10 – 8/24/10  2010 Bands/Dates 2008 Festival 
RibFest Naperville, IL 7/1 – 7/4/10 $12 at the gate, under 11 FREE
Lineup Info
2008 Jonny Lang at Rib Fest
RibFest St. Louis, MO 5/28 – 5/31/10 Free admission before certain time
VIP tickets available/Lineup Info
2009 Festival
Night Ranger Review
2008 Jonny Lang at Rib Fest
RibFest Indianapolis, IN 9/3 – 9/6/10 Free admission before certain times/VIP tickets available/Lineup Info   2009 Festival
RockFest Cadott, WI 7/15 – 7/18/10 Tickets on Sale/Lineup Shinedown at Rockfest 2009 Review 
KORN at RockFest2009 Review
Rockfest Kansas City, MO   No 2011 info yet 2008 Festival 
Rockin the Rivers Three Forks, MT 8/13 – 8/15/10 2010 Lineup & Ticket Info 2008 Festival 
Rock -n- Resort Lawrence, OH 7/16 – 7/18/10  Tickets on Sale/Partial Lineup 2008 Festival 
Rock on the Range Columbus, OH 5/22 – 5/23/10 Tickets on sale/Lineup Announced   2009 Festival
2008 Festival
Rock The Bayou Houston, TX   No 2011 info 2008 Festival 
Rocklahoma Pryor, OK 5/28 – 5/30/10 Tickets on Sale/Lineup Announced  2008 Festival 
Rothbury Festival Rothbury, MI   No festival in 2010 2008 Festival 
Sasquatch Music Festival Quincy, WA 5/29 – 5/31/10 Tickets on Sale/Lineup Announced   
South Texas Rock Fest San Antonio, TX no date No Lineup Info yet 2009 Festival 
2008 Festival
Summer Celebration Muskegon, MI 6/24 – 7/4/10 Lineup and Ticket Information 2008 Festival 
Summerfest Milwaukee, WI 6/24 – 7/4/10 Tickets and Lineup 2008 Festival 
Vans Warped Tour Various Venues 4/9 –  8/15/10 Bands and Dates are announced  2009 Festival
2008 Festival 
Voodoo Experience New Orleans, LA 10/29/ – 10/31/10 2010 Tickets on Sale 2009 Festival 

If you have ever attended one of these music festivals, please send us an email about your music festival experience!  info@cantstoprockin.com

Watch for more 2010 updates on these outdoor music festivals.