North Coast Music Festival Quickly Approaching; After Parties & Silent Discos Galore!

North Coast Music Festival is coming back to Union Park for 6th year this Labor Day weekend. Spanning from September 4th-6th, North Coast has established itself as one of Chicagoland's premier music festivals. With tons of artists playing across multiple stages, there is bound to be something for everyone. If calling it quits at the end of the festival isn't quite your thing, don't worry, there are a TON of after parties for you and your friends to keep the evening alive. The full list of after parties and links to purchase tickets can be found below.

The Silent Disco... If you haven't checked one of these out for yourself, now is the year to do it. There's something pretty special about removing all the outside interference and getting a straight feed from the source. There a ton of people playing the Silent Disco throughout the day, be sure to check out the full schedule at the bottom of the post.

WEEKEND PASSES & SINGLE DAY TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE! 

Have you considered going VIP? If not, think again. Check out all these AMAZING perks of going VIP to North Coast this year:

• Express Entry at the Gates (no more standing in line with those stinky wooks)
• Two VIP Lounges (escape to a wook-free oasis)
• Spirits Bar and Food Options 
• Complimentary Bottled Water 
• Reserved Viewing Stands and Lounge Seating
• AIR CONDITIONED RESTROOM TRAILERS!!!! 

THURSDAY 9/3 
 Le Youth + Plastic Plates – the MID 21+ | Free with RSVP | Tickets

FRIDAY 9/4 
Daft Rock: Future Rock performs the Music of Daft Punk + North American Scum: Members of Turbo Suit, Digital Tape Machine, Spare Parts Present the Music of LCD Soundsystem – Concord Music Hall 18+ | Tickets
The Main Squeeze – Official Mind Your Head Album Release Party – Bottom Lounge 17+ | Tickets
Knife Party – the MID 21+ | Tickets
Salva, Sicko Mobb, Martin $ky + Cofresi – Cobra Lounge 21+ | Tickets

SATURDAY 9/5 
The Disco Biscuits – Concord Music Hall 18+ | Tickets
Lyrics Born, The Heard + O.R. They? – Cobra Lounge 21+ | Tickets
Sweater Beats, Humans + Smoko Ono – Bottom Lounge 17+ | Tickets
Steve Aoki + Ricoshei – the MID 21+ | Tickets Galactic – 1st Ward 18+ | Tickets
Chromeo (DJ Set) – Studio Paris 21+ | Tickets

SUNDAY 9/6
Goldfish + Auto Body – Bottom Lounge 17+ | Tickets
Green Velvet – the MID 21+ | Tickets
Kill The Noize, The Trap House + Rodga – Transit 21+ | Tickets
Until the Ribbon Breaks, GGOOLLDD, Equator Club – Cobra Lounge 21+ | Tickets

MONDAY 9/7 
NCMF Official Closing Party w/ Porn N Chicken + Special Guest TBA - Evil Olive 21+ | Tickets

HERE'S THE FULL LINEUP BY DAY FOLKS! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

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Rage Fest returns to southern Illinois (June 26-28)

UPDATE: Festival has moved locations due to flood waters. Will now be held at Freedom Lake in Waterloo, IL. 

Next weekend, June 26-28, some of southern Illinois' finest musicians will make their way to the shoreline of the Kaskaskia River near New Athens, Ill - about 45 minutes from St. Louis - for this year's Rage Fest Music Festival.

In addition to hosting over 20 musical acts on two stages, the fest will also feature several food, drink, and craft vendors as well as live art performances and workshops.

Tickets to the festival can be purchased through their official website. General admission tickets to the fest come with two nights of primitive camping, with wooded area camping limited. For a few extra bones, festival goers can upgrade to car camping and drive right into the festival, which for anyone who knows camping festivals, having the car their is key.

Rage Fest attendees also have the option for RV camping and can purchase a VIP upgrade. The VIP upgrade comes with a commemorative poster, VIP camping and the kicker...free beer. Who doesn't like free beer? For those who don't have a VIP upgrade, there will be alcohol available to buy on site.

Gates to the festival open at noon on Friday and music starts at 2 p.m. For more information visit www.rage-fest.com or their Facebook page.

Located at:
Freedom Lake
5329 Sportman Rd.
Waterloo, IL 62298

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ARISE Music Festival - Lineup & Discounted Tickets - August 7-9, Loveland, CO (Preview)

ARISE Music Festival is back again in beautiful Colorado at Sunrise Ranch, located 65 miles north of Denver. Although ARISE is a music festival by name, that's not all that it entails. ARISE is a music, yoga, activism, and co-creative camping festival celebrating its 3rd year of bringing people together to explore their creative potentials, connect with nature, stretch out, dive in, and dance.

This August 7-9 ARISE will take place on the 100 acre Sunrise Ranch and have 4 stages of world class music, internationally recognized speakers, film screenings, yoga, open discussions for positive change, and a plethora of workshops. Find links to more info about everything they have to offer at the end.

Now, to what everyone wants to know about. The lineup! Consistent with years past, ARISE has a packed the bill with talent from top to bottom with names like: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Polish Ambassador, Emanciator and his Ensemble, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Rising Appalachia, LarryKeel and his All-Stars doing a tribute to Jerry Garcia, Pert Near Sandstone, Unlimited Gravity, Project Aspect, Mikey Thunder... and, as hard as it is to believe, there is still more yet to come! Check out the full bill as it stands below.

Tier 1 tickers are still available for ARISE and these are as cheap as you're going to get them!! The price will only go up so don't sleep on it! We've even got a discount code to make it even cheaper. Just enter this while purchasing and get 10% off your weekend passes: Ikonic_Sound_ARISE10_3DAYPASS_EXPJUNE7

Pick up your weekend passes: HERE

We've got a giveaway going for a free weekend pass: HERE

Want more info? Click any of the links below and you shall receive :)

YOGA

WORKSHOPS

ARISE PLAYSHOP SESSIONS

VISIONARY ART

ARISE DIALOUGES

THEME CAMPS

Check out some photo gallery's from past years: 2013 & 2014

ARISE Music Festival's intention is to create the kind of experience that is uniquely possible when we are all in it together from beginning to end We hope you choose to join us. It's going to be magical.

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Summer Set Music & Camping Festival Lineup Announced!

Summer Set Music & Camping Festival is back for it's 4th year in Somerset, Wisconsin at the Somerset Ampitheatre about 45 minutes east of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The lineup this year can hang with the best of them featuring Bassnectar & Deadmau5 as headliners. Not to mention Tycho, Action Bronson, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Lettuce, Lotus, Railroad Earth, Thievery Corporation, and about 10 other artists, there is definitely something here for everyone. Although not the most well run festival, and certainly not the most organized, the lineup make up for the complete lack of everything else this festival offers its patrons in the way of art installations, live art, and interactive activities. Oh well, let's just go out in the middle of a field for a couple days and have a gay 'ol time with your homies.

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Frendly Gathering back for it's 5th year and gave us their lineup today

Frendly Gathering is back for it's fifth year in Windham, Vermont and the lineup is hot fire. Set to take place June 26 & 27, the lineup is headlined by Twiddle & Nahko and Medicine for the People. The talent on this lineup goes through to the bottom line and there is no way you'll have a bad time if you make it out. Check out the official announcement video and lineup poster below.

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Umphrey's McGee, The Werks, Papadosio and Dopapod to perform The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival

Screenshot from Facebook

The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival released the second round of artists announcements to their lineup today and it looks like they definitely aren't messing around this year.

Among those announced include the one and only Umphrey's McGee, The Floozies, Break Science, Rumpke Mountain Boys and many more!

These artists will join an already stellar lineup - including three nights of The Werks (host band), two nights of Papadosio, Lettuce, two nights of Dopapod, The Nth Power, The Main Squeeze, Consider the Source, among others - at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio on August 6-8.

So strap on those dancing shoes cause this year's festival is going to be one hell of a Werk Out! Follow this link for ticket information!

(Updates will be made to this post as more announcements are made)

Werk Out Music and Arts Festival Lineup after two announcements

The Werks (3 nights)

Umphrey's McGee (2 sets)

Papadosio (2 nights)

Lettuce

Dopapod (2 nights)

The Floozies

Break Science

The Nth Power

The Main Squeeze

Consider the Source

Rumpke Mountain Boys

Turbo Suit (Formerly Cosby Sweater)

Tauk

Buku

EarthCry

PGrass (ft. Brock Butler of Perpetual Groove)

The Mantras

Blue Moon Soup (2 Nights)

Broccoli Samurai

The Heard

Attak & Carma

Tropidelic

G.Finesse & Black Eagle

Cheezcake

Peridoni

Mouth
Still more to be announced!!!

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Sloss Music & Arts Festival Initial Lineup Announced - Birmingham, AL - July 18 & 19, 2015

Sloss Music & Arts Festival has announced the initial wave of artists for its inaugural year. The festival will feature some big names such as Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, Primus, Cage The Elephant, and a whole slew of other artists ready to get slossy during what is set to be a scorcher (temperature and music) of a weekend. Don't know about all of you, but we're pretty excited to see who snags that last headliner spot! Who would you like to see added?

(Follow this link for ticket information)

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Gathering of the Vibes announces special Grateful Dead inspired set performed by The String Cheese Incident & special guests

Music fans attending the 20th annual Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival (July 30-Aug. 2) were given another reason -  on top of an already stellar lineup - to travel to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT today. According to an announcement earlier today on the festival's Facebook page, headlining act and widely popular jam band The String Cheese Incident will be performing a set compiled of strictly Grateful Dead and Old and In the Way songs during the four day music festival.

SCI will be joined by legendary bluegrass musicians David Grisman and Peter Rowan (both founding members of Old and In the Way). For those who don't know, Old and In the Way was a bluegrass supergroup formed in the early 70s featuring Grisman, Rowan, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and John Kahn.

And if things weren't already sweet enough, the fans have been given the reins in choosing the songs in which the collaboration will perform. Festival goers can cast their vote once a day until April 9th for a chance to hear their favorite song. Cast your vote here!

With this announcement, Gathering of the Vibes is gearing up to be one of the better festivals this summer, and they have only just begun! In addition to SCI, the festival's initial lineup boasts big name bands such as Wilco, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Weezer, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Billy & The Kids (Bill Kreutzman of the Grateful Dead). Dark Star Orchestra ft. Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), Greensky Bluegrass and many more! As more artists are announced, we will post more information. Follow this link for ticket information!

Covering the Dead is nothing new to SCI. Here is a video of the band covering "Eye's of the World.

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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2015 Late Night Acts Announced!

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival released their lineup for late night shows for this year's rendition of the iconic festival. 

Special late night set Friday on the What Stage - Deadmau5

Friday Artists:

STS9

Flying Lotus

Earth, Wind, & Fire

Medeski, Martin, Scofield, & Wood

Odesza

Run the Jewels

Saturday Artists:

Bassnectar

Flume

D'Angelo and the Vanguard

Slayer

Superjam!

Tycho 

Check out the full lineup below!

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Lollapalooza Lineup Announced! July 31-August 2, 2015 - Grant Park, Chicago

Infamous festival, Lollapalooza, is set to take over Grant Park in The Windy City at the end of this July. Marking its 15th year in existence you would think they would go all out for the lineup and make it something for the history books. Well, I guess it depends who you talk to. With a mix of genres and artists, this lineup likely has something for everybody. Who are you most impressed with being on this lineup? Who would you like to have seen left off? Mixed bag of treats here, friends. As always, thanks for taking the time to read this and we hope you have a great day!

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Dancefestopia Phase One Lineup Brings Bassnectar, Will Sparks, New World Sound and Many More!

Another year of Dancefestopia is upon us and what a lineup! While this is only the first lineup announcement, there's no telling who else could pop up. A live set from the Woodie's Artist of the Year, Porter Robinson, A Bassnectar experience AND Datsik with his almighty vortex. The three day festival is sure to sell out so get planning quick! For tickets and more information, head over to Dancefestopia.com. 

Artists Top To Bottom
Bassnectar - Porter Robinson (Live) - Datsik
Audien - Borgeous - Brillz - EDX - Keys 'N Krates
Simon Patterson - Will Sparks - ZomboyApashe - Bass Physics - BTSM - Bobby Puma - Gladiator - Illenium
Jack ALNDN - Kayliox - Kicks N Licks - Lookas - Manic Focus - Mija
New World Sound - Party Favor - Riot Ten - Slander - Snails - SNBRN
Son Of Kick - Timmy Trumpet - Troll Phace - TYDI - Wick It The Investigator
 Andrew Northern - Amplify - Aplsoz - Architekt - Atomix & The Vokalist
Audiomattic - Bobby Bohn - Brooks Brown - Chilling Spree - Clanderstine
Danny Groves - Dem Boyz - DJ Erk - DJ Kidd - EXXC!TMENT - Facepuddle
Fractal Sky (Live Band) - G-Note - Hodj - DJ Jesse Jamz - Lektrik - Linear Symmetry
Matej B - Mr. Kristopher - DJ Raj - Strap Back - String Theory - Templo
Thr33 Blind Mics - Thumpur - Trill Ferrell - Viva! Laberg
More To Be Announced

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Electric Forest Releases Their Massive 2015 Lineup!

Electric Forest returns to Rothbury, Michigan with one of the biggest festival lineups out thus far. After months of teasing, Electric Forest provided a link to a locked website where you'd have to guess the password. Of course no body guessed it, but hours later they revealed to us their jaw dropping 4 day adventure. Tickets are still available for purchase and they're going fast! Head over to ElectricForestFestival.com for more info and ticket rates.

Post by Electric Forest.

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Hangout Music Festival Gives Us Their 2015 Lineup!

The festival lineups are rolling in! This one comes to us from Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The 3 days event is held on the beach and couldn't have a prettier atmosphere. With this being the first year that Hangout has partnered up with Goldenvoice, I'm sure this year is going to stand out when it comes to production. The massive lineup includes Foo Fighters, Beck, Skrillex, Damian "JR. Gong" Marley, GRiZ and many more! Ticket sales started earlier today and they are sure to go quick. Make sure to follow Hangout Music Festival on their pages for updates and special offers.

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The Governors Ball Lineup Has Been Announced! - Randall's Island Park, New York City

The Governors Ball, a festival in New York City, has released it's lineup today and it's sure to have something for everyone. With acts like The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Florence & The Machine, Lana Del Rey, Tame Impala, Ratatat, St. Vincent, Atmospshere, and a shit ton more, this is definitely a lineup worth going out of your way to see. 

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