Good vibes, sunshine and some of the biggest performers in the world – if that sounds good to you, then you’ll feel right at home at any of the countless summer music festivals coming in the next few months. Whether you’re into pop, rock, country or alt, there’s a festival for everyone, and we’re here to help you find it!
Check out this list of the biggest 2025 summer music festivals to go to this year, with all the information you need to see them live and in person!
2025 Summer Music Festivals
Music festivals have become increasingly popular over the last decade or so, and for good reason. They offer a unique experience where attendees can not only enjoy live performances from their favorite artists, but also immerse themselves in a vibrant and energetic atmosphere. From massive outdoor stages to intimate venues, music festivals of all shapes and sizes draw in millions of Americans each year.
Find out when and where your favorite artists are performing right here.
Beach Life 2025
Festival Dates: May 2–4
Location: Redondo Beach Pier, Redondo Beach, CA
Genre: Rock, Pop, Reggae
Featured Performers: Train, The Beach Boys, Sublime, Lenny Kravitz, Alanis Morissette, Aloe Blacc, Cake, Pretenders
Lovin’ Life Music Fest 2025
Festival Dates: May 2–4, 2025
Location: First Ward Park, Charlotte, NC
Genre: Pop / Rock / Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: Gwen Stefani, Weezer, Dave Matthews Band, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Flipturn, Switchfoot, Lola Young, Gigi Perez, Petey Pablo, Mike., BigXthaPlug, The Revivalists, Ludacris
Lone Star Smokeout 2025
Festival Dates: May 2–4, 2025
Location: Outside AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Genre: Country / Pop
Featured Performers: Jon Pardi, Cody Jinks, Midland, DJ Pauly D, Tucker Wetmore, Eli Young Band, Tanner Adell
RiverBeat Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 2–4, 2025
Location: Tom Lee Park, Memphis, TN
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rock / Indie
Featured Performers: Missy Elliott, The Killers, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Benson Boone, Cage the Elephant, Khruangbin, Ludacris, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes, Steve Aoki, Flo Milli, Galantis, Mike.
iHeartCountry Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 3, 2025
Location: Moody Center, Austin, TX
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Brooks & Dunn, Thomas Rhett, Rascal Flatts, Cole Swindell, Sam Hunt, Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 8–11
Location: Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH
Genre: Hard Rock, Metal, Alternative
Featured Performers: Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Three Days Grace, Incubus, Alice In Chains, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet for My Valentine
Just Like Heaven 2025
Festival Dates: May 10
Location: Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA
Genre: Indie Rock, Synthpop
Featured Performers: Vampire Weekend, Empire of the Sun, Grouplove, Bloc Party, Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Drums, TV On The Radio
Welcome to Rockville Festival
Festival Dates: May 15–18, 2025
Location: Daytona, FL
Genre: Rock
Featured Performers: Shinedown, Green Day, Linkin Park, Korn, 3 Doors Down, Alice in Chains, Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Good Charlotte, Pierce the Veil, Bad Omens
Kilby Block Party
Festival Dates: May 15–18, 2025
Location: Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City, Utah
Genre: Pop, Indie
Featured Performers: New Order, Beach House, Weezer and Justice, Devo, Slowdive, Car Seat Headrest, Wallows, St. Vincent, Toro y Moi, TV on the Radio, Still Woozy, Tennis
Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival
Festival Dates: May 16–18, 2025
Location: Downtown San Diego, CA
Genre: Pop, Indie
Featured Performers: Peggy Gou, Daniel Caesar, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Foster the People, Khruangbin, Jason Mraz, Gary Clark Jr., Janelle Monáe, Portugal. the Man, Neon Trees, the Fray, 4 Non Blondes, Julien Baker & Torres, Leon Thomas, Magdalena Bay
Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2025
Festival Dates: May 16–18, 2025
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
Genre: Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Featured Performers: Afrojack, Alesso, Alok, DJ Snake, Dom Dolla, Gesaffelstein, Kaskade, Paul Oakenfold, Skepta, Tiësto
Sand in My Boots Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 16–18, 2025
Location: Gulf Shores, AL
Genre: Country / Hip-Hop / Rock
Featured Performers: Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, T-Pain, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa, The War on Drugs, 2 Chainz, Chase Rice, Three 6 Mafia, 3 Doors Down
FreshGrass Festival – Bentonville 2025
Festival Dates: May 16–17, 2025
Location: The Momentary, Bentonville, AR
Genre: Bluegrass / Americana / Folk
Featured Performers: Lukas Nelson, Shakey Graves, Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal, Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio
Cruel World Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 17, 2025
Location: Brookside at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Genre: Post-Punk / New Wave / Alternative
Featured Performers: New Order, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Go-Gos, Devo, OMD, Death Cult, Barbage
Boardwalk Rock Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 17–18, 2025
Location: Ocean City, MD
Genre: Rock / Metal
Featured Performers: Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, Shinedown, Halestorm, Bush, Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, 3 Doors Down, Bret Michaels, Kat Von D
Boots in the Park Albuquerque 2025
Festival Dates: May 17–18, 2025
Location: Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, NM
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Parker McCollum, Scotty McCreery, Ian Munsick, Alana Springsteen
Boston Calling Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 23–25, 2025
Location: Harvard Athletic Complex, Boston, MA
Genre: Rock / Pop / Indie
Featured Performers: Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy, Dave Matthews Band, Megan Moroney, Avril Lavigne, Vampire Weekend, Sheryl Crow, T-Pain, TLC, Cage the Elephant, The Black Crowes, All Time Low, Sublime, Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, Goth Babe
Gulf Coast Jam 2025
Festival Dates: May 29 – June 1, 2025
Location: Frank Brown Park, Panama City Beach, FL
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Blake Shelton, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson, Sam Hunt, Megan Moroney, Dasha, The Red Clay Strays, Randy Houser, Jordan Davis
Outside Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 31 – June 1, 2025
Location: Denver Civic Center Park Amphitheater, Denver, CO, US
Genre: Folk / Indie Electronic
Featured Performers: Lord Huron, Khruangbin, Sylvan Esso, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, and Neal Francis
Railbird Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: May 31 – June 1, 2025
Location: Infield at Red Mile, Lexington, KY
Genre: Country / Americana
Featured Performers: Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Bailey Zimmerman, Shaboozey, Riley Green, The Red Clay Strays, Ruston Kelly
Roots Picnic 2025
Festival Dates: May 31 – June 1, 2025
Location: The Mann, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA
Genre: R&B / Hip-Hop / Soul
Featured Performers: D’Angelo with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Meek Mill, GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Kaytranada, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Jeezy
OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride 2025
Festival Dates: May 31 – June 1, 2025
Location: West Hollywood Park, Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Pop / EDM / LGBTQ+
Featured Performers: Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Honey Dijon, Paris Hilton, Kim Petras, Shygirl, Pabllo Vittar, Rebecca Black, Frankie Grande
CMA Fest 2025
Festival Dates: June 5–8, 2025
Location: Various venues, Nashville, TN
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton, Colbie Caillat, Mickey Guyton, Rita Wilson, Shaboozey
The Governors Ball Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: June 6–8, 2025
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, NY, US
Genre: Indie Pop / Experimental
Featured Performers: Glass Animals, MARINA, Feid, Royel Otis, jpegmafia, Role Model, Yaya Bey, and The Garden
World Pride Music Festival: Global Dance Party 2025
Festival Dates: June 6–7, 2025
Location: Washington, D.C.
Genre: Pop / EDM / LGBTQ+
Featured Performers: Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan, Grimes, Kim Petras, MARINA, Paris Hilton, RAYE, Rita Ora, RuPaul, Tinashe, Betty Who, Slayyyter, Trisha Paytas, Zedd
Cali Vibes Festival 2025
Festival Dates: June 7–8, 2025
Location: Marina Green Park, Long Beach, CA
Genre: Reggae / Hip-Hop / Alt Rock
Featured Performers: Stick Figure, Kid Cudi, Rebelution, Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, Ludacris, Iration, Santigold, YG Marley
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2025
Festival Dates: June 12–15, 2025
Location: Manchester, TN
Genre: Multi-Genre (Pop / Rock / EDM / Hip-Hop)
Featured Performers: Luke Combs, Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, Dom Dolla, John Summit, Glass Animals, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, Insane Clown Posse, Aly & AJ, Nelly, GloRilla, Tyla, Jessie Murph, Remi Wolf, RAYE, Natasha Bedingfield
Summerfest 2025
Festival Dates: June 19–21, June 26–28, July 3–5, 2025
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Genre: Various
Featured Performers: Def Leppard, Hozier, James Taylor, Lainey Wilson, The Killers, Megan Thee Stallion, Benson Boone, The Lumineers, Jason Mraz, Natasha Bedingfield, Aly & AJ, Flo Milli, Lindsey Stirling, Billy Currington
Hot 97 Summer Jam 2025
Festival Dates: June 20, 2025
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Genre: Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: A Boogie, Gunna, GloRilla, Muni Long, Asake, Ayra Starr, Ja Rule & friends, Kash Doll, Bobby Konders & Jabba, Jim Jones & friends, Cash Cobain, 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival 2025
Festival Dates: June 20–22, 2025
Location: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL
Genre: Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: Don Toliver x Yeat, Future, Young Thug, Trippie Redd, NLE Choppa, Sexyy Red, Soulja Boy, Lil Yachty, Quavo, Insane Clown Posse, Chance the Rapper
OUTLOUD Music Festival in Boston 2025
Festival Dates: June 21, 2025
Location: Stage at Suffolk Downs, Boston, MA
Genre: Pop / LGBTQ+
Featured Performers: Kim Petras, Trixie Mattel, Flo Milli, Rebecca Black, G Flip, Frankie Grande
LadyLand Festival 2025
Festival Dates: June 27–28, 2025
Location: Under the K Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Electronic / Queer Pop
Featured Performers: Cardi B, FKA twigs, COBRAH, Sukihana, Pabllo Vittar, Eartheater, Alex Chapman, Kevin Aviance, Cortisa Star
Shadow of the City Festival – East 2025
Festival Dates: June 28, 2025
Location: Asbury Park, NJ
Genre: Indie / Alternative
Featured Performers: Bleachers, Joyce Manor, Dora Jar, Mike Birbiglia, Ben Kweller, Skullcrusher, Cassandra Coleman
Rock the Bells Festival
Festival Dates: June 28, 2025
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Genre: Hip-Hop & R&B
Featured Performers: Busta Rhymes, Redman, Eric B. & Rakim, Too $hort, Scarface, Fabolous & Lil Mo, Plies, Boosie
Zootown Festival 2025
Festival Dates: July 4–5, 2025
Location: Missoula Fairgrounds, Missoula, MT
Genre: Indie Rock / Folk
Featured Performers: Kacey Musgraves, Hozier, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mt. Joy, Lake Street Dive, Modest Mouse, Julien Baker & Torres, Lee DeWyze
Windy City Smokeout 2025
Festival Dates: July 10–13, 2025
Location: Outside United Center, Chicago, IL
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Bailey Zimmerman, Koe Wetzel, Old Dominion, Dylan Gossett, Kane Brown, Megan Moroney, Jon Pardi, Riley Green, Lauren Watkins, Ella Langley
Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival 2025
Festival Dates: July 11–12, 2025
Location: Veterans Park, Milwaukee, WI
Genre: Country / Rock
Featured Performers: Hank Williams Jr., Chris Stapleton, Treaty Oak Revival, Charles Wesley Godwin, Turnpike Troubadours, Sierra Farrell
FairWell Festival 2025
Festival Dates: July 18–19, 2025
Location: Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Redmond, OR
Genre: Americana / Country
Featured Performers: Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Dwight Yoakam, Cody Jinks, Tanya Tucker, Sierra Ferrell, Koe Wetzel, Ludacris
Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival 2025
Festival Dates: July 18–19, 2025
Location: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Grunge
Featured Performers: Nickelback, Creed, +LIVE+, 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Tonic, Sevendust, Hinder
Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2025
Festival Dates: July 18–20, 2025
Location: Harriet Island, St. Paul, MN, US
Genre: Pop Punk / Alternative Rock
Featured Performers: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Train, Alabama Shakes, Father John Misty, Silversun Pickups, and The Beaches
Mosswood Meltdown 2025
Festival Dates: July 19, 2025
Location: Mosswood Park, Oakland, CA, US
Genre: Post-Punk / New Wave
Featured Performers: Devo, Kreayshawn, Osees, La Luz, Shannon and the Clams, Bleached, Bratmobile, and Snõõper
Project Pabst 2025
Festival Dates: July 26–27, 2025
Location: Portland, OR, US
Genre: Post-Punk / New Wave
Featured Performers: Death Cab for Cutie, Iggy Pop, Japanese Breakfast, Devo, The Damned, Cap’n Jazz, and Gustaf
Lollapalooza 2025
Festival Dates: July 31 – August 3, 2025
Location: Grant Park, Chicago, IL, US
Genre: Hip-Hop / Pop
Featured Performers: A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Sabrina Carpenter, Martin Garrix, and T-Pain
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2025
Festival Dates: August 8–10, 2025
Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, US
Genre: Indie Rock / Alt Rock
Featured Performers: Vampire Weekend, Glass Animals, Wallows, Bleachers, Royel Otis, Gesaffelstein, Luna Li, and Good Neighbours
Hinterland Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: August 1–3, 2025
Location: Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater, St. Charles, IA
Genre: Indie / Folk / Pop
Featured Performers: Tyler, the Creator, Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey, Clairo, The Marías, Bleachers, Remi Wolf, Still Woozy, Sierra Farrell, Rebecca Black, Role Model
Watershed Festival 2025
Festival Dates: August 1–3, 2025
Location: The Gorge, George, WA
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, Ian Munsick, Zach Top, Sawyer Brown, Tyler Hubbard, Jackson Dean
Newport Jazz Festival 2025
Festival Dates: August 1–3, 2025
Location: Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI
Genre: Jazz / Soul / Fusion
Featured Performers: Janelle Monáe, The Roots, Jacob Collier, RAYE, Jorja Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Willow, De La Soul
Up in the Sky Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: August 8–9, 2025
Location: Buttermilk, Aspen, CO
Genre: Electronic / Indie Pop
Featured Performers: Rüfüs Du Sol, Kacey Musgraves, Glass Animals, SG Lewis, Suki Waterhouse, Role Model, Nessa Barrett
Bourbon & Beyond Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 11–14, 2025
Location: Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, KY
Genre: Rock / Americana / Soul
Featured Performers: The Lumineers, Benson Boone, Alabama Shakes, Cage the Elephant, Phish, Khruangbin, Joe Bonamassa, The Teskey Brothers, Sturgill Simpson (Johnny Blue Skies), Jack White, Vance Joy, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Noah Kahan, Goo Goo Dolls, Megan Moroney, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Waxahatchee, Third Eye Blind, Pixies, Rilo Kiley, Lake Street Dive
MATI Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 12–14, 2025
Location: Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis, MO
Genre: Hip-Hop / Jazz / R&B
Featured Performers: Common & Pete Rock, Patti LaBelle, Lucky Daye, Leon Thomas, De La Soul, Branford Marsalis
Sea.Hear.Now 2025
Festival Dates: September 13–14, 2025
Location: Asbury Park, NJ, US
Genre: Indie Rock / Alt Rock
Featured Performers: Sublime, Phantogram, Spoon, Royel Otis, Inhaler, and Neal Francis\
Louder Than Life Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 18–21, 2025
Location: Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY, US
Genre: Hard Rock / Metalcore
Featured Performers: Bring Me The Horizon, Deftones, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low, Marilyn Manson, and $UICIDEBOY$
Shaky Knees Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 19–21, 2025
Location: Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA, US
Genre: Indie Rock / Alt Rock
Featured Performers: Cage the Elephant, Vampire Weekend, Sublime, Alabama Shakes, Spoon, IDLES, Lucy Dacus, and Inhaler
Riot Fest 2025
Festival Dates: September 19–21, 2025
Location: Douglass Park, Chicago, IL
Genre: Punk / Alternative / Rock
Featured Performers: Blink-182, Weezer, Green Day, Frank Carter with Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, Jack White, Idles, All Time Low, Rilo Kiley, The Beach Boys, Cobra Starship, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Rico Nasty, Hanson
Oceans Calling Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 26–28, 2025
Location: Ocean City Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD
Genre: Rock / Pop / Indie
Featured Performers: Green Day, Noah Kahan, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Lenny Kravitz, Vampire Weekend, Good Charlotte, Nelly, The Fray, Spin Doctors, Modest Mouse, En Vogue, Natasha Bedingfield, Train, Devo, Vance Joy, Ziggy Marley, 4 Non Blondes, Michelle Branch
All Things Go Music Festival – D.C. 2025
Festival Dates: September 26–28, 2025
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Genre: Indie / Pop / Alternative
Featured Performers: Noah Kahan, Lucy Dacus, Doechii, The Marías, Clairo, Kesha, Djo, The Last Dinner Party, Lola Young, Role Model, Wallows, G Flip, MARINA, Rachel Chinouriri, Griff, Maude Latour
All Things Go Music Festival – NYC 2025
Festival Dates: September 26–28, 2025
Location: Forest Hills Stadium, New York City, NY
Genre: Indie / Pop
Featured Performers: Lucy Dacus, Doechii, Clairo, Djo, Remi Wolf, The Marías, Lola Young, The Last Dinner Party, Gigi Perez, Rachel Chinouriri, G Flip, Griff
Soundside Music Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 27–28, 2025
Location: Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT
Genre: Alternative / Indie Pop
Featured Performers: The Killers, Hozier, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, Djo, Japanese Breakfast, The Last Dinner Party, Rachel Chinouriri, The Backseat Lovers, Remi Wolf, Chelsea Cutler
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2025
Festival Dates: September 27–28, 2025
Location: The Park at Harlinsdale, Franklin, TN
Genre: Folk / Rock / Americana
Featured Performers: John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours, Young the Giant, Father John Misty, Sam Barber, Sam Fender, Grace Potter
Aftershock Festival 2025
Festival Dates: October 2–5, 2025
Location: Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA
Genre: Rock / Metal
Featured Performers: Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me the Horizon, Good Charlotte, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Three Days Grace, The All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday
Field & Stream Music Fest 2025
Festival Dates: October 3–5, 2025
Location: Carolina Adventure World, Winnsboro, SC
Genre: Country / Southern Rock
Featured Performers: Miranda Lambert, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Riley Green, Eric Church, Bailey Zimmerman, Shane Smith & the Saints, Tyler Farr, Davisson Brothers Band, Kameron Marlowe, Ashland Craft, Edwin McCain, Whey Jennings, Larry Fleet, Boy Named Banjo, Sadie Bass, David Lee Murphy, Aidan Canfield
When We Were Young Festival 2025
Festival Dates: October 18, 2025
Location: Las Vegas Festival Grounds, Las Vegas, NV
Genre: Pop Punk / Emo / Alt Rock
Featured Performers: Panic! at the Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, Knocked Loose, Yellowcard, Simple Plan
Shadow of the City Festival – West 2025
Festival Dates: October 25, 2025
Location: Great Park, Irvine, CA
Genre: Indie / Pop Rock
Featured Performers: Bleachers, Remi Wolf, The Maine, Hemlocke Springs, Bartees Strange, Chris Fleming, Cassandra Coleman
And there you have it!
The biggest music festivals coming up this summer across the country. So, whether you’re attending a festival in your hometown or traveling cross country to see your favorite artists perform, this list will help you get the information you need to listen to some tunes, get some rays and have a great time.
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