ABCTickets.com Blog http://www.abctickets.com/blog ABCTickets.com Blog Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:59:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Summer of the festival is here http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=37 http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=37#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:49:16 +0000 abctickets http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=37 Continue Reading →]]> THE SUMMER OF THE FESTIVAL

2013 is shaping up to be the summer of the festival, as more and more artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, and Mumford and Sons have decided to tour using the festival circuit, rather than traditional self guided/promoted tours this summer. In addition to several major artists playing at festivals, many festivals like Coachella, The Peach Music fest, and Ultra Music Festival have added an extra weekend or an extra day here and there to allow for more artists to join. Below is a complete rundown of the major festivals coming this summer, as well as links to buy tickets for each one. Another aspect that has added spice to the festivals, is the rise in popularity of techno/electronic music, and mainstay classic rock artists mingling and matching with newer artists. Bonnaroo, is even showcasing a popular Electronic music artist called Pretty Lights.  Paul McCartney is playing Bonnaroo, Tom Petty and Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing with newer artists at the Firefly fest,  in Delaware, The Stone Roses are re-uniting at the Coachella music festival, Elvis Costello and the Imposters are making the journey out to The Gorge to play with Mumford and Sons, and, also The Cure are rumored to play at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Many festivals include VIP seats, that include better sight lines, amenities such as private showers, art displays, eclectic food offerings, and sometimes even back massages.  Obviously it’s not just all about the music anymore, but about a full audio/visual/visceral experience! Woodstock may not be alive, but several new versions have popped up, in the year of the festival, 2013!

 

Firefly Music Fest tickets
began in 2012
City: Dover Downs Raceway in Dover, DE
2013 Artists there: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, VAMPIRE WEEKEND, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, THE AVETT BROTHERS, CALVIN HARRIS, PASSION PIT, MGMT, ELLIE GOULDING, DISPATCH, THE LUMINEERS, KENDRICK LAMAR, ALABAMA SHAKES,GRIZZLY BEAR, EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS,BIG GIGANTIC, AZEALIA BANKS, IMAGINE DRAGONS,ZEDD, MATT & KIM, PUBLIC ENEMY, DR. DOG, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, JAPANDROIDS, KREWELLA, THE WALKMEN, AMANDA PALMER AND THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA, TORO Y MOI, LP,ATLAS GENIUS, DJANGO DJANGO, DAN DEACON,CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, DRAGONETTE, MANUFACTURED SUPERSTARS, ACTION BRONSON, YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE.LORD HURON, WILD BELLE, THE WHITE PANDA, ZZ WARD, ST. LUCIA, HAIM,FOXYGEN, CAPITAL CITIES, A SILENT FILM, KISHI BASHI,KOPECKY FAMILY BAND, THE APACHE RELAY, THE CHEVIN, SELAH SUE,TWENTY ONE PILOTS, BLONDFIRE, THE ROYAL CONCEPT, CHVRCHES,THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, IMAGINARY CITIES, ROBERT DELONG,CONNER YOUNGBLOOD, JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND, DELTA RAE, HEY MARSEILLES, YOUNG EMPIRES, THE LAST BISON,THE WHEELER BROTHERS, SISTER SPARROW AND THE DIRTY BIRDS,THE SPINTO BAND, LEAGUES, TRAILS AND WAYS, THE LAST ROYALS,
2012 Artists there: The Killers, The Black Keys, Jack White, Death Cab For Cutie, John Legend, Bassnecatr, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Cake, Lupe Fiasco, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, Young the Giant, OK GO, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cold War Kids, Fitz and the Tantrums,
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Coachella tickets
Started in: 1999
City: Indio, CA
Coachella 2013 Dates: 4/12 – 4/14, 4/19 – 4/21
Friday, April 12 & 19
Blur, The Stone Roses, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Lou Reed, Jurassic 5, Grinderman, Bassnectar, Dog Blood, How to Destroy Angels, Passion Pit, Tegan and Sara, Band of Horses, Beach House, Metric, Local Natives, Of Monsters and Men, Infected Mushroom, Japandroids, Divine Fits, Stars, Johnny Marr, Luciano, Wolfgang Gartner, Nicky Romero, Modestep, Tommy Trash, Thomas Gold, the Shouting Matches, Dillon Francis, Four Tet, Aesop Rock, Alt-J, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, TNGHT, Jake Bugg, Earl Sweatshirt, Polica, Sparks, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Purity Ring, Lee Scratch Perry, Dam-Funk, DJ Harvey, Jamie xx, Seth Troxler, Youth Lagoon, Deathfix, C2C, Beardyman, Lord Huron, Palma Violets, IO Echo, Skinny Lister, the Neighbourhood, Sam XL Pure Filth Sound
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Saturday, April 13 and 20
Phoenix, the XX, the Postal Service, Sigur Ros, New Order, Hot Chip, Grizzly Bear, Knife Party, Benny Benassi, Two Door Cinema Club, Moby, Descendents, Yeasayer, Franz Ferdinand, Violent Femmes, Simian Mobile Disco, Spiritualized, Puscifer, Cafe Tacuba, Portugal, the Man, the Make-Up, Bat for Lashes, Richie Hawtin, Major Lazer, Fedde Le Grand, Dropkick Murphys, FOALS, Ben Howard, 2 Chainz, Janelle Monae, Danny Brown, Wild Nothing, Booka Shade, Bingo Players, Allen Stone, El-P, the Selecter, Pusha T, Kill the Noise, the Evens, Biffy Clyro, Theophilus London, Baauer, Zane Lowe, Trash Talk, Birdy Nam Nam, Action Bronson, Jason Bentley, the Wombats, Guards, Mona, Savages, Shovels & Rope, Huoratron, Kurt Vile, Reignwolf, Cassy, 3Ball MTY, Kids These Days, the 2 Bears, the Colourist, Vintage TroubleSunday, April 14 and 21
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Social Distortion, Wu-Tang Clan, Pretty Lights, Eric Prydz, Tame Impala, the Lumineers, Dead Can Dance, La Roux, James Blake, Excision Grimes, the Gaslight Anthem, the Faint, Hardwell, Paul Oakenfold, Dinosaur Jr., Raider Klan, OMD, Roni Size, the Airborne Toxic Event, Father John Misty, Tanlines, Rodriguez, Alex Clare, Paul Kalkbrenner, Jessie Ware, Loco Dice, Jamie Jones, the Three O’Clock, Disclosure, Mimosa, Cloud Nothings, Parov Stelar Band, Julio Bashmore, Thee Oh Sees, Dub Fx, Maya Jane Coles, JEFF the Brotherhood, Smith Westerns, Dirtyphonics, Joris Voorn, Hanni El Khatib, Danny Avila, Ghost, DIIV, Little Green Cars, Mord Fustang, James McCartney, Unicorn Kid, Robert DeLong, White Arrows, Deep Vally, Wild Belle, Adrian Lux, Ladies NightCoachella 2013 Artists there: Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Roses, Blur, more
Coachella 2012 Artists there: Radiohead, The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Dr. Dre & Snoop w/ special appearance by Tupac, Justice, At the Drive-InSS Coachella 2012 Jamaica Dates: 12/16 – 12/19
SS Coachella 2012 Jamaica Artists there: Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk, James Murphy, Sleigh Bells, Simian Mobile Disco, Z-Trip, !!!, Warpaint, DJ Harvey, El-P, Killer Mike, The Black Lips, The Gaslamp Killer, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Jason Bentley, The Rapture, Father John Misty, Tokimonsta, Alf Alpha
SS Coachella 2012 Bahamas Dates: 12/19 – 12/23
SS Coachella 2012 Bahamas Artists there: Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk, James Murphy, Sleigh Bells, Simian Mobile Disco, Z-Trip, !!!, Warpaint, DJ Harvey, El-P, Killer Mike, The Black Lips, The Gaslamp Killer, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Jason Bentley, The Rapture, Father John Misty, Tokimonsta, Alf Alpha
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Sasquatch Music FestivalGreat Indie rock/Folk/Hip-Hop festival featuring many emerging artists like Mumford & sons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Mumford and Sons,  and the return of the Postal Service.
      Started in: 2002
City: George, WA
Sasquatch 2013 Artists there: Mumford & Sons, Imagine Dragons, The Postal Service, Sigur Ros Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The XX, Vampire Weekend, Elvis Costello, The Lumineers, Arctic Monkeys, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Cake, Primus 3d, Empire of The Sun, Bloc Party, Rusko, Andrew Bird, Grimes, Dropkick Murphys, Built To Spill, Alt J, Steve Aoki, Disclosure, Laidback Luke, Azealia Banks, Tame Impala, Father John Misty, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Tallest Man On Earth, Devendra Banhart, The Presets, Schoolboy Q & AB-Soul, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Killer Mike, P.O.S, Death Grips, Shad, EL-P, Michael Kiwanuka, Twin Shadow, Divine Fits, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Azari & III, Baauer, Totally Enormous Extinct, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, JJ Grey & Mofro, Porcelain Raft, Youth Lagoon, Ariel Pink, Holy Ghost!, Matthew Dear, Toro Y Moi, John Talabot, Shout Out Louds, Surfer Blood, DIIV, Torche Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Atlas Genius, Cody Chesnutt, Youngblood Hawke, Fang Island, Red Fang, Reignwolf and more
Sasquatch 2012 Artists there: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, The Shins, Girl Talk, Feist, Tenacious D, Nero

 

href=”http://abctickets.com/bonnaroo.html”> BonnarooBonnaroo started the festival renaissance in 2002 with a huge turnout of over 70,000 fans to see 3 nights of music on a farm in Tennessee, and it has stayed strong, selling out almost every year of it’s existence, even VIP tickets usually sell out in advance!  The first one featured many jam/folk/rock bands, but it has since expanded to feature Hip Hop bands, comedians, Indie Rock and some electronic music. Paul McCartney tickets Wilco concert tickets
Started in: 2002
City: Manchester, TN
Started in: 2002
Bonnaroo 2013 Dates: 6/13 – 6/16 – PAUL McCARTNEY, MUMFORD & SONS, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, BJÖRK WILCO, PRETTY LIGHTS, R. KELLY, WU-TANG CLAN, DANIEL TOSH, THE NATIONAL THE LUMINEERS, DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT, PASSION PIT, THE XX KENDRICK LAMAR, GRIZZLY BEAR, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, OF MONSTERS AND MEN SOUL SUPERJAM FT. JIM JAMES WITH JOHN OATES, ZIGABOO MODELISTE, AND PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND! ED HELMS’ BLUEGRASS SITUATION SUPERJAM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS, NAS, ZZ TOP BEACH HOUSE, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, CAT POWER EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROES, A$AP ROCKY, JIM JAMES “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC, TAME IMPALA, BOYS NOIZE, GLEN HANSARD, GOV’T MULE THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, WOLFGANG GARTNER, BILLY IDOL SAM BUSH & DEL MCCOURY, DWIGHT YOAKAM, FOALS, PORTER ROBINSON LOCAL NATIVES, MATT & KIM, DIRTY PROJECTORS, TROMBONE SHORTY JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND THE 4TH DIMENSION, NOAM PIKELNY & FRIENDS AMADOU & MARIAM, ALT-J, FATHER JOHN MISTY, BARONESS THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH, WALK THE MOON, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND A-TRAK, EARL SWEATSHIRT, THE VACCINES, PAPER DIAMOND, HOLY GHOST! DIVINE FITS, MIKE BIRBIGLIA, PURITY RING, SWANS, FRANK TURNER, BIG K.R.I.T. ALLEN STONE, CULTS, LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS, FATOUMATA DIAWARA TWO GALLANTS, THE SHEEPDOGS, FOUR TET, CALEXICO, JAPANDROIDS DEATH GRIPS, CONSPIRATOR, WILD NOTHING, ARAABMUZIK, JOHN FULLBRIGHT DJANGO DJANGO, HAIM, KILLER MIKE, ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI ACTION BRONSON, CLOCKWORK, TWENTY | ONE | PILOTS, REPTAR, DIIV MILO GREENE, LORD HURON, FUTUREBIRDS, JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT CHARLI XCX, JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS SEA WOLF, JD MCPHERSON, TRIXIE WHITLEY, DEAP VALLY, PATRICK WATSON NICKI BLUHM & THE GRAMBLERS, THE STEPKIDS, AOIFE O’DONOVAN, BOMBINO BERNHOFT, MATTHEW E. WHITE
Bonnaroo 2012 Artists there: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, The Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Skrillex

 

Austin City Limits – ACL FestivalAustin City Limits Festival ticketsThe Austin City Limits festival features 100′s of bands and has expanded to 2 great weekends of music, food and art on a sprawling grassy park in the middle of Austin, Texas.Started in: 2002
City: Austin, TX
Austin City Limits Festival 2013 Dates: 10/4 – 10/6 & 10/11 – 10/13
Austin City Limits 2013 Artists there: TBA
Austin City Limits 2012 Dates: 10/12 – 10/14
Austin City Limits 2012 Artists there: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers, AVICII, Bassnectar, Gotye, M83

 

Lollapalooza – Chicago’s biggest festival
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began: 1991/2005..it’s original coronation was a tour that would feature various artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and other huge 1990′s rock acts
City: Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza 2013 Dates: 8/2 – 8/4
Lollapalooza 2013 Artists there:  Updated April 17th 2013 The Cure, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend, The National, Phoenix, Alt-J, Dillon Francis and DIIV
Lollapalooza 2012 Dates: 8/3 – 8/5
Lollapalooza 2012 Artists there: Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justice, Bassnectar, Avicii, Kaskade – see official Lollapalooza 2012 lineup video below
Ultra Music Festival tickets Ultra Music Festival tickets
Started in: 1999
City: Miami, FL
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Artists there: Avicii, Afrojack, Bassnectar, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, and more
Ultra Music Festival 2012 Dates: 3/23 – 3/25
Ultra Music Festival 2012 Artists there: David Guetta, Tiesto, Justice, Skrillex, Avicii, Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox

 

Voodoo Experience festival tickets, not in the summer but a big one Voodoo Music Experience tickets and logoUsually just at or around Halloween and includes top notch artists playing at the New Orleans Arena on 6 separate nights
Started in: 2005
City: New Orleans, LA
Voodoo Festival 2013 Dates: 11/1 – 11/3
Voodoo Festival 2012 Dates: 10/26 – 10/28
Voodoo Festival 2012 Artists there: Green Day, Neil Young, Skrillex, Justice, AWOLNATION, Tomahawk, Bootsy Collin

 

New Orleans Jazz Fest tickets 4/26/13 – 5/5/2013 New Orleans Jazz festival tickets The New Orleans jazz fest is obviously more than just Jazz…featuring some of the best classic rock, Jam band, hard rock, country, and soft rock acts currently around…The fest also includes a good amount of Jazz, including the George Benson, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and local Jazz acts.
2013 Artists there: Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, The Black Keys, John Mayer, Widespread Panic Daryl Hall and John Oates, Phoenix, B.B. King, Frank Ocean Earth, Wind & Fire, Willie Nelson & Family, Little Big Town George Benson, Jill Scott, Jimmy Cliff, Gipsy Kings Jeffrey Osborne, Patti Smith Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Band of Horses Gary Clark Jr., Andrew Bird, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Juan Luis Guerra y 440, Los Lobos, The Little Willies, Kem Roy Ayers, Laura Bell Bundy, Dianne Reeves Stanley Clarke / George Duke Project Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires Wayne Shorter Quartet feat. Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade Taj Mahal & The Real Thing Tuba Band, Calexico Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Vashawn Mitchell Joshua Redman Quartet with Aaron Goldberg, Joe Sanders, and Kendrick Scott Mutemath, Ana Popovic, The Mavericks Little Joe Y La Familia, Campbell Brothers Brushy One String of Jamaica, Jerry Douglas, Daryl Coley Magary Lord of Bahia-Brazil, Malê Debalê of Bahia-Brazil The Del McCoury Band with Preservation Hall Jazz Band Doc McKenzie & the Hi-Lites, Pokey LaFarge Salio from the Republic of Georgia, Robert Mirabal Martha Redbone Roots Project, Bill Miller, Pura Fé A Tribe Called Red, Yellow Bird Indian Dancers Stoney Creek, Oneida Longhouse Singers and Dancers Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Aaron Neville, Dr. John Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band Pete Fountain, The Nevilles, Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Better Than Ezra The Meter Men featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr. with special Guest Page McConnell Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers Vernel Bagneris presents the 35th Anniversary Show of ‘One Mo’ Time’ Marc Broussard Chris Owens backed by Her Hot Rhythms Band Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Papa Grows Funk Cowboy Mouth, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne Theresa Andersson, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Jon Cleary John Boutté, Sonny Landreth, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater Jeremy Davenport, Davell Crawford, Terence Blanchard Deacon John, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters Donald Harrison, Henry Butler, Bonerama Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
The Soul Rebels Marcia Ball, Charmaine Neville Band Treme Brass Band’s Tribute to Uncle Lionel Batiste Ellis Marsalis, Nicholas Payton XXX George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Tucka John Mooney & Bluesiana BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet with special Guest Jo-El Sonnier Jonathon “Boogie” Long & the Blues Revolution Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield Glen David Andrews Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience with special guest Queen Ida Raw Oyster Cult, Hurray For The Riff Raff Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, The Iguanas The Revivalists, Creole String Beans James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Eric Lindell Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds, Astral Project The Zion Harmonizers, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas Val & Love Alive Mass Choir Gregg Stafford and the Jazz Hounds

 

Newport Folk Festival tickets
 Newport folk festival
Newport Folk Festival 2013 Dates: 7/26 – 7/28
2013 Artists there: The Lumineers, Father John Misty, JD Mcpherson, Kinglsey Flood, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Jim James, Jason Isbell, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, Spirit Family Reunion, Michael Kiwanuka, Houndmouth, The Last Bison, Andrew Bird, Shovels and Rope, The Lone Bellow, and more
Newport Folk Festival 2012 Dates: 7/27 – 7/29
Newport Folk Festival 2012 Artists there: Iron and Wine, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Blitzen Trapper, Megafaun
Started in: 1959
City: Newport, RI Rhode Island
SXSW – South by Southwest ticketsSouth by Southwest is a huge, and we mean huge festival of music, film, art, and food, featuring tons of bands at different venues in and around Austin, TX…Like it’s counterpart, the Austin City Limits festival, but bigger and more eclectic. South by Southwest Festival tickets
Started in: 1987
City: Austin, TXSXSW 2014 Dates: Coming soon
SXSW 2013 Dates: 3/12 – 3/17 – full lineup here
SXSW 2013 Artists there:
City: Austin, TX Texas

 

Peach Music Fest tickets
began in 2012
2013 Artists there: The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Railroad Earth, Falactic, Rusted Root, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and more
2012 Artists there: ALLMAN BROTHERS, WARREN HAYNES BAND. ZAC BROWN BAND, 61 NORTH,BLACKBERRY SMOKE,BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA,CABINET,DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, GRIMACE FEDERATION, IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK,JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND,JD & THE STRAIGHT SHOT,MIZ,O.A.R.,RAILROAD EARTH,REBELUTION,ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND,SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES,TAUK,TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND,THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND,THE WAILERS,TOUBAB KREWE,TRIGGER HIPPY,WAKE UP WITH WARREN
City: Scranton, PA

 

Camp Bisco ticketsoverhead of the Camp Bisco festival
Started in: 2001
Location, Indian Lookout Country club outside of Albany, NY
2013 Dates: 7/11/13-7/13/2013
2013 Artists there: Animal Collective, Passion Pit, Bassnectar, STS9, Animal Collective, Umphrey’s McGee, Flux Pavillion, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lotus, Boys Noize, Wolfgang Gartner, Tommy Trash, Dillion Francis, UZ, Aeroplane, Alvin Risk, Audrey Napoleon, Baauer, Bear Mountain, Boombox, Break Science, Cherub, Chris Malinchak, Clockwork, Com Truise, Congorock, Cosby Sweater, Crizzly, Dan Deacon, Designer Drugs, Dirtyphonics (Live), El-P, Eskmo, Flosstradamus, Free Energy, Gigamesh, Govinda, Gramatik, Grandtheft, Green Lantern, HeRobust, Heroes x Villians, Indobox, Killer Mike, Koan Sound, Manic Focus, M | O | D, Nadis Warriors, Nick Thayer, Paper Diamond, Party Supplies, Popeska, Project 46, RL Grime, Rubblebucket, Ryan Hemsworth, The Werks, Toro y Moi, Twiddle, Vacationer, VHS or Beta, Wick-It the Instigator, and Zoogma.2012 Lineup:
THE DISCO BISCUITS – BASSNECTAR – SKRILLEX – AMON TOBIN ISAM
- CRYSTAL CASTLES – ATMOSPHERE – BIG BOI – EMANCIPATOR – A-TRAK – LOTUS – SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO(DJ SET) – PORTER ROBINSON – DADA LIFE – ZEDS DEAD – PORTUGAL. THE MAN – BIG GIGANTIC – BONOBO(DJ SET) – ZEDD – MIM0SA – DILLON FRANCIS – DAEDELUS – KILL THE NOISE – YACHT – HOLY FUCK – MORD FUSTANG – BREAK SCIENCE W/ CHALI 2NA – RUBBLEBUCKET – GRAMATIK – TYCHO – STAR SLINGER – NIT GRIT – BROTHERS PAST – ARCHNEMESIS – EL TEN ELEVEN – CRAZE – ALVIN RISK – THE M MACHINE
- ZOOGMA – ELIOT LIPP (LIVE) – 3LAU – MR. MFN EXQUIRE – MANSIONS ON THE MOON – FUTURE ROCK – OLIVER – MINNESOTA – NOBODY BEATS THE DRUM – THE KNOCKS – ABAKUS – CHERUB – BLOCKHEAD – STARKEY – FALTYDL – HOT SUGAR – SHIGETO – ILL-ESHA – KILLABITS – LANCE HERBSTRONG – MUX MOOL – ORCHARD LOUNGE – VIRTUAL BOY – DRFAMEUS – NICK CATCHDUBS – CODES – JWLS – STAR EYES – MINDELIXIR – THE NADIS WARRIORS – PAUL CHAMBERS – INSPIRED FLIGHT – FREEKBOT – ALPHA DATA – MICHETTI – KUNG FU – THE MANHATTAN PROJECT – RICH AUCOIN – HOTTUB – XYLOS – SPIRITUAL REZ – BIRD OF PREY – REVOLVR

 

Outside Lands Outside Lands ariel view
Started in: 2008
2013 lineup – Updated April 17 2013 - Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, D’Angelo, The National, Jurassic 5, Willie Nelson & Family and many more!
2013 dates: 8/9/13 – 8/11/13
Outside Lands 2012 Artists there: Metallica, Foo Fighters, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Beck, Skrillex, Sigur Ros, Justice, Passion Pit, Big BoiCity: San Francisco, CA
Vans Warped TourVans Warped tour logo view from behind a drum set at Vans Warped tourWhen: Jun. 15 – Aug. 4 various venues and venue parking lots around the country get turned into a roving festival that features new metal, hard rock, alternative rock, grunge, thrash metal, Punk, EMO and even some pop acts.

The good part about this festival is it is a lot cheaper than other major festivals (only $30-$50).  The tour features up and coming artists, with a few established artists mixed in as main stage closers. There is always a main and 2nd stage set up and it is usually all general admission, even at seated outdoor sheds.

Where: National Tour

2013 Lineup: Hawthorne Heights, The Early November, Allstar Weekend, Goldfinger, Big D And The Kids Table, Motion City Soundtrack, Chiodos, Reel Big Fish, The Used, 3OH!3, Billy Talent, Story of the Year, Bowling for Soup, Woe Is Me, I See Stars, Go Radio, The Story So Far, Like Moths To Flames, Big Chocolate, Stick To Your Guns, Hands Like Houses, Anarbor, letlive., The Black Dahlia Murder, Wallpaper., VersaEmerge, Upon A Burning Body, Architects (UK), Forever The Sickest Kids, Shy KidX, Tonight Alive, Action Item, Oh, Sleeper, Middle Finger Salute, While She Sleeps, Man Overboard, RDGLDGRN, Attila, Mac Lethal, The Amity Affliction, MC Lars, The Chariot, For The Foxes, Defeater, New Years Day, The Summer Set, Outasight, Stephan Jacobs, GOLDHOUSE, Five Knives, blessthefall, Itch, Echosmith, Alvarez Kings, Young London, We Came As Romans, Beebs And Her Money Makers, The Wonder Years, Sleeping With Sirens, Kairo Kingdom, Memphis May Fire, Handguns, Forever Came Calling, Madchild, Never Shout Never, August Burns Red, Black Veil Brides, Bring Me The Horizon, Crizzly, Mighty Mongo, Crossfaith, Citizen, Beware Of Darkness, Heritage, Art of Shock, Issues, Real Friends, Pacific Dub, Secrets, Strawberry Blondes, The Sheds, Silverstein, Lionz Of Zion, Set It Off, Dose Of Adolescence, Run DMT, Emily’s Army, The Swellers, I Can Make A Mess (Ace Enders of The Early November), Alcoa (Derek of Defeater), Allison Weiss, Billy The Kid, Brian Marquis, Charlie Simpson, Craig Owens, Kevin Seconds, Matt Embree (RX Bandits), Monte Pittman, Owen Plant, The American Scene, Vinnie Caruana, William Beckett, Relient K, The Tower and The Fool, Austin Lucas,

2012 Artists: All Time Low, Anti-Flag, Breathe Carolina, New Found Glory, The Used, Rise Against, Taking Back Sunday, We Are the In Crowd, Of Mice & Men, Memphis May Fire, Man Overboard, Blood on the Dance Floor

 

Rockstar Mayhem FestivalWhat it’s about: little known Metal, Hardrock bands, similar to Vans Warped tour, but harder metal, and sometimes older or more obscure artists. Usually the lawn general admission seats for this concert are cheaper, and the seats up front in the mosh pit are upwards of $200, but still pretty reasonable for the closeness and amount of bands you are getting in one place. The Rock Star mayhem festival is also a touring festival that goes from Mid to Late July to Mid-August around North America with stops in many major U.S. cities at Amphitheatres/Sheds.2013 Artist Lineup: Lineup will be announced in late March
2012 Artist Lineup: Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria, Anthraz, Whitechapel, Upon A Burning Body, Betraying the Martyrs, I the Breather

 

Made in America Festival Budweiser Made in America Festival

Budweiser Made in America FestivalWhat’s it about: The made in America festival is an ecclectic 2-day event in the middle of center city Philadelphia featuring a mix of alternative rock, Hip-Hop and Blues/Rock artists. Last year featured Jay-Z and Pearl Jam headlining as well as Drake, Chris Cornell, and Philadelphia’s own, Jill Scott.

Where: Philadelphia, PA on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the middle of the city

2013 announced lineup: Updated April 17th 2013

Beyoncé, Nine Inch Nails, Deadmau5 and Phoenix, Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, the Gaslight Anthem, Public Enemy and Solange.

Inaugural year: 2012

2012 Artist Lineup: Jay-Z, Skrillex, Miike Snow, Calvin Harris, Maybach Music Group (featuring Rick Ross, Wale and Meek Mill), Passion Pit, Gary Clark Jr., D’Angelo, Dirty Projectors, Janelle Monáe, Prince Royce, Nicky Romero, Michael Woods, Otto Knows, Savoy
Pearl Jam, Drake, Chris Cornell, Jill Scott, Run-DMC, Afrojack, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Alesso, X, Santigold, DJ Shadow (DJ Set), the Hives, Rita Ora, Burns, The Knocks

 

Bumbershoot tickets Bumber Shoot tickets
Started in: 1971
City: Seattle, WA
Bumbershoot 2013 Dates: 9/2 – 9/4
Bumbershoot 2012 Dates: 9/1 – 9/3
Bumbershoot 2012 Artists there: Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex, Gotye, Mac Miller, Big Sean, M83, AWOLNATION, Passion Pit, M. Ward

 

Mountain Jam Mountain Jam tickets
Started in: 2004 started by Warren Haynes and promoted by WDST/Radio Woodstock
2013 dates: 6/6/13 – 6/9/13
City: Hunter Mountain, NY
Artists there: Phil Lesh and Friends, Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule, Primus, The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers, Dispatch, Gary Clarke Jr, Soulive w/ Shady Horns, Deer Tick, Jackie Greene, Rubblebucket, Alo, Amy Helm, Nicki Bluhm and the gramblers, The Revivalists, David Wax Museum, and Simo

 

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVALPitch Fork Music festival tickets
Began in 2005
City: Union Park in Chicago, IL
Began in:
2013 Artists there: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, BJORK, R. Kelly
2012 Artists there: A$AP Rocky, Willis Earl Beal, Big K.R.I.T., Clams Casino, Dirty Projectors, Feist, Tim Hecker, Japandroids, Lower Dens, The Olivia Tremor Control, Outer Minds, Purity Ring
Saturday: The Atlas Moth, Atlas Sound, Danny Brown, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, Cults, Flying Lotus, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grimes, Hot Chip, Nicolas Jaar, Liturgy, Lotus Plaza, Schoolboy Q, The Psychic Paramount, Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Youth Lagoon
Sunday: AraabMuzik, Beach House, Chavez, Dirty Beaches, The Field, Iceage, Kendrick Lamar, A Lull, King Krule, The Men, Milk Music, Oneohtrix Point Never, Real Estate, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend[3][4]

 

Solid Sound FestivalSolid Sound festival tickets
City: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Mass
began in 2011, started by the band Wilco
2013 dates: 6/21 – 6/23/2013
2013 Artists there: Wilco, Neko Case, Yo la Tengo, Story Pirates, Os Mutantes, Foxygen, Low, Lucius, Mark Mulcahy, the Blisters, the Dream Syndicate, WNYC’s Radiolab with a live soundtrack by On Fillmore, White Denim, the Relatives and Wilco members Patrick Sansone and John Stirratt’s side project the Autumn Defense.
Burning Man Burning Man tickets
Started in: 1986
City: Black Rock, NV
Burning Man Doesn’t really have a lineup, it’s more of an Art festival then a music festival where people become the art in the Nevada Desert.. Larry Harvey the founder of the Burning Man project provides a theme each year for the art. The theme for 2013 is Cargo Cult

 

Wanee Music Festival Wanee Festival ariel view in Oak Florida
City: Oak, Florida Suwannee Music Park
Started in: 2005 by The Allman Brothers Band
2013 Dates: 4/18/13 – 4/20/13
2013 Artists there: Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Leon Russell, Tower of Power, Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang, Electric Hot Tuna, Maceo Parker, Steel Pulse, North Mississippi Allstars, Blackberry Smoke,Glactic and Friends, The Greyboy Allstars, Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, The Lee Boys, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, The Revivalists, Monophonics,Boombox, Oli Brown Band, Flannel Church, The Yeti Trio, Jorma Kaukone’s Fur Peace Ranch

 

Electric Daisy Carnival New York view of art at the Electric Daisy Carnival
Started in: 2012
City: New York City, NY
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2013 Dates: 5/17 – 5/18
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2013 Artists there: Awaiting Announcement
Electric Daisy Carnival NY 2012 Artists there: Afrojack, Avicii, Bassnectar, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris, R3HAB, Chuckie

 

Summerfest Milwaukee – more of a bunch of tour dates mixed together to form a festival if you buy tickets to a concert here, usually a festival pass is included Ariel view of Milwaukee's Summer Fest
Started in: 1968
City: Milwaukee, WI Wisonsin
Summerfest Milwaukee 2013 Dates: 6/26 – 7/7
Summerfest Milwaukee 2013 Artists there: Fun., Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Tom Petty,  New Kids on the Block, Rush, Vans Warped Tour, Jake Owen, 98 Degrees
Summerfest Milwaukee 2012 Artists there: Big Time Rush, Iron Maiden, The Beach Boys, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond, Lady Antebellum

 

Jambase Festival Jambase festival at the Gorge
Location: The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington State
Lineup: Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Slightly Stoopid, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, G. Love & Special Sauce, STS9, Galactic, Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Lettuce, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers and ALO, along with a local stage
inaugral year in 2013

 

North Coast Music Festival tickets view of the crowd and stage from the North Coast music festival
Started in: 2009
City: Chicago, IL
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Dates: 9/1 – 9/3
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Artists there: Awaiting Announcement
North Coast Music Festival 2012 Dates: 8/31 – 9/2
North Coast Music Festival 2012 Artists there: Pretty Lights, Axwell, Atmosphere, Big Boi, Steve Aoki, Alesso, Excision, Mord Fustang
Free Press Summerfest
Started in: 2009
City: Houston, TX
Free Press Summerfest 2013 Dates: 6/1 – 6/2
Free Press Summerfest 2013 Artists there: Awaiting Announcement
Free Press Summerfest 2012 Artists there: The Avett Brothers, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Afrojack, Primus, The Flaming Lips (Performing ‘Dark Side of the Moon’), Descendents, Major Lazer, Young The Giant, Portugal. The Man, Z-RO, Best Coast, Wavves, Diplo
Austin Psych Fest – call to order at 1-800-355-5555Austin Psych fest logo
Started in: 2008
City: Austin, TX
Dates:
2013 Artists there: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Deerhunter and Moving Sidewalks featuring ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Os Mutantes, Roky Erickson, Silver Apples, Young Magic, Night Beats, Hearts in Space, the Black Angels, the Soft Moon, Tamaryn, Wall of Death, the Besnard Lakes, Indian Jewelry, Golden Animals, Acid Mothers Temple, Woodsman, Spectrum, Holy Wave, the Growlers, White Fence, Vinyl Williams, Dead Skeletons and the Warlocks.
Movement: Detroit Electronic call 1-800-355-5555 to orderMovement in Detroit, Electronic Music Festival
Started in: 2000
City: Detroit, MI
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2013 Dates: 5/25 -5/27
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2013 Artists there: A Tribe Called Red, Amtrac, Andy C, Art Department, Ben Klock b2b Marcel Dettmann, Big Gigantic, Brendon Moeller aka echologist, Carl Craig, Dave Clarke, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick May & Kevin Saunderson The Hi-Tech-Soul concert, Drumcell, DVS1, George Fitzgerald, Hatcha, J.Phlip, John Digweed, Luke Slater P.A.S. Live, Maetrik, Mala, Mike Parker,Nicole Moudaber, Noisia, Onra, Paco Osuna, Richie Hawtin, Rrose, Ryan Elliot, Silent Servant, Slam, Steve Rachmad, Supervision, Tensnake, Terrence Parker, The Bug, The M Machine, Tommy Four Seven, Truncate,Adult. – live, Al Ester, Alton Miller, Ataxia, Duion – live Azari & III Live, Ben Sims, Big Chocolate, Break Science – live, Brodinski, Bruce Bailey, Carlos Souffront, Daniel Bell, Dantiez Saunderson, DJ Godfather & DJ Zebo, DJ Mix featuring Diviniti and Eva Soul, Downlink, Ellen Allien, Erika – live, Gesaffelstein, Gramatik, Gregor Tresher, GRiZ – live, Hector, Laura Jones, Masters at Work – Kenny Dope & Louie Vega, Matt Tolfrey, Miguel Campbell, Milkman, Moodymann, Mr. Joshooa, Nicolas Jaar – Live, Paper Diamond, Soul Clap, Stacey Pullen, Steffi,
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2012 Artists there: Public Enemy, Major Lazer, Mr. Oizo, Claude VonStroke, Busy-P
CMJ Marathon call 1-800-355-5555 to orderCMJ Marathon
Started in: 2002
CMJ Marathon 2013 Dates: 10/15 – 10/19
CMJ Marathon 2013 Artists there: Awaiting Announcement
CMJ Marathon 2012 Dates: 10/16 – 10/20
CMJ Marathon 2012 Artists there: The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Kimbra, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Asher Roth, Dum Dum Girls, AraabMUZIK, Savages
City: New York City, NY
North by Northeast call 1-800-355-5555 to orderNorth by Northeast
Started in: 1995
City: Toronto, Canada
North by Northeast 2013 Dates: 6/10 – 6/16
North by Northeast 2013 Artists there: The Flaming Lips, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, Bad Religion
]]> http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=37 0 Review and look at The Eagles (the band) documentary on Showtime http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=12 http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=12#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:33:02 +0000 abctickets http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=12 Continue Reading →]]> I had a chance yesterday to watch The new Eagles documentary on Showtime. The doc chronicles the rise, the breakup, and the eventual reunion of the iconic band over the last 40+ years they’ve been in existence. I’ve always liked The Eagles,  and it was cool to see all the different players that made up the band, stories of Joe Walsh trashing hotel rooms, and why different members left etc..  Some of the best parts of the doc though are the explanations and history of how they wrote or came about developing some of their best songs.  Hotel California’s guitar riff was originally written by Don Felder, with the lyrics added later by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, and the ending was embellished by Joe Walsh playing off Felder. The song, “Life in the Fastlane”, was originally developed by Joe Walsh doing a warm up strum on his guitar, which led to the band wanting to create a song based upon the riff.  The song, “Seven Bridges road”, inspired the Eagles producer Glyn Johns to direct the band into songs that showcased their vocal harmony.   The other interesting aspect of The Eagles is that most of the tension in the band wasn’t solely because of personal relationships, but mostly about what direction each of the band members wanted to go with the music…Bernie Leadon, who was one of The Eagles original lead guitar players wanted the band to stay with their country roots, and didn’t want them to become a full-tilt rock band. This disagreement caused a lot of problems with the band and eventually led to Leadon leaving The Eagles for good.  Randy Meisner was unsure of his singing ability, even though he could hit the really high notes on Take it To The Limit, his most popular song with the band. He also had 3 children, which put a ton of stress on him with all of the Eagles touring etc…Eventually, Meisner left the band and hasn’t come back even in their reunion incarnation.  Don Felder and Joe Walsh fought with Glenn Frey and Don Henley over who would sing in certain songs, or what songs would get put on the albums in the late 70′s and the band just got burned out with all the fighting, touring and of course drugs. They broke up right before the 1980′s, only to finally return with the live album “Hell Freezes over” in the mid 90′s. Overall The Eagles documentary is definitely worth watching, it gives a really honest account of the band, I give it 4 out of 5 stars and if you are lucky enough to have Showtime definitely check it out on demand or on a re-airing if you can. Also, If you ever get a chance to see the band live, do it; The Eagles are one of the best classic rock touring acts that are still around.  Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Glenn Frey also perform solo here and there,and a few years back Don Henley did a tour with Stevie Nicks.  Comments welcome about the doc or the band!

Pictures of The Eagles throughout the years

The Eagles in 1978 featuring from left to right…Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmitt, Don Henley, and Don Felder
The Eagles in 1978
The Eagles in concert during their reunion in 1994
The Eagles in 1994 during their Hell Freezes over reunion concerts
Eagles during a Wells Fargo Center concert, on their 2008 tour
The Eagles in 2008 during their farewell tour concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

]]> http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 Using Pandora to find new artists http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=7 http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=7#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:26:50 +0000 abctickets http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=7 Continue Reading →]]> Pandora logo
Every day I load up the computer at Work here at ABC, I find myself coming back to Pandora internet radio each time. I think the reason I do, is because it’s great and simple way to find out about new music, and the other reason is to hear the music I already like without having to fiddle with a playlist, which would interrupt me while I work.  Pandora is a simple music service that asks you to create an account, and then after that enter a few artists you like using an easy to use web interface.  After you enter some music you like, Pandora will then create a station that plays music/songs similar or at least slightly similar to the artist you already like….i.e. if you select a few dance artists like Beyonce or Pink!, expect to hear more upbeat R&B and dance music like Bruno Mars or maybe even something close like Fun. .  After hearing a few songs you may already know, here’s where the fun part comes in (no pun intended); you then may hear a few new songs by lesser known artists, and then if you’re like me, you’ll then want to see these artists live! Another company that offers a similar type service is Spotify, which first started in London and is very popular in the United States too…I’ve yet to really explore Spotify, but from what I hear from friends and business associates, it’s very similar. One of my favorite stations is Little Feat radio (somewhat popular 70′s artist)…On this station, they tend to play a lot of southern rock, mixed in with Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Robert Palmer, and of course Little Feat themselves…..Another station i listen to a lot is a station I made myself called “New Indie Rock”, where I’ve added tons of new rock/folk artists like The Lumineers, Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, and Local Natives…and some not so new bands like “The Strokes“, Phoenix, and “The Postal Service“, which incidentally have reunited for a tour this Summer.  Anyway you slice it, it’s a great service if you aren’t too distracted by music at your job or just want to have fun at home! Comments welcome below on your favorite music services or “personal stations” you get into!

]]> http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7 0 Welcome to the all new ABC tickets blog http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=1 http://www.abctickets.com/blog/?p=1#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:33:41 +0000 abctickets http://blog.abctickets.com/?p=1 Welcome to the ABC tickets blog, where we will post relevant ticket industry articles, posts, news and other information pertaining to all things having to do sports, concerts, the ticket industry, and theatre.

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