Festivals

Fire in the Mountains festival

Fire in the Mountains: A metal festival built on nature and mental health awareness

Members of Neurosis, Baroness, Full of Hell, Wayfarer and more discuss the unique event and its mission

Roadburn 2026

Krallice, Agriculture, Oathbreaker on Roadburn 2026 lineup

Plus Coalesce, Shearling, Heaven in Her Arms and more

Primavera Sound 2026 lineup

The Cure, Massive Attack, My Bloody Valentine top Primavera Sound 2026 lineup

Plus The xx, Gorillaz, Father John Misty, Little Simz and more

Outside Lands 2025

Outside Lands 2025 brought grooves and smiles to the Bay

A look back at a weekend of music, liberation and fog

Montreal Jazz Fest 2025

Montreal Jazz Fest reveals 2025 lineup: Nas, Thundercat, Violent Femmes and more

Plus Mavis Staples, Esperanza Spalding, Arooj Aftab, Sun Ra Arkestra, and more

Liberation Weekend

Ekko Astral, Speedy Ortiz, Ted Leo to play at Liberation Weekend

Ekko Astral-curated event to support Gender Liberation Movement

Best Friends Forever 2025

Jawbreaker, Rilo Kiley, Minus the Bear to play 2025 Best Friends Forever festival

Plus Mineral, Texas is the Reason, Cursive, Pretty Girls Make Graves and more

Outbreak Fest 2025

Outbreak announces 2025 London, Manchester lineups: Slowdive, Sunny Day Real Estate, Turnstile

The Outbreak Festival returns to the UK in 2025, and it’s expanding beyond its Manchester…

Big Ears Fest 2025

Anohni, Arooj Aftab, Waxahatchee to play Big Ears Festival 2025

Plus Esperanza Spalding, Rufus Wainwright, Explosions in the Sky, Sun Ra Arkestra & Yo La Tengo and more

Riot Fest 2024 lineup

Slayer, Beck, Pavement, Public Enemy on Riot Fest 2024 lineup

Plus Spoon, Manchester Orchestra, Waxahatchee, the Marleys, Gwar, The Armed, and more

Le Guess Who? festival

Arooj Aftab, Kim Gordon, Mabe Fratti featured on Le Guess Who? 2024 lineup

Plus Darkside, Bo Ningen, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lord Spikeheart and more

Coachella 2004

A reflection on Coachella 2004, 20 years later

To be a “festival guy” or not to be a festival guy