The 2025 Music Festival Guide
Festival season is officially here as Coachella 2025 kicks off this weekend. That means summer is around the corner and it’s time to finalize booking trips for major music festivals. This is the 2025 music festival guide, spotlighting events happening across the United States and Europe this year. Not sure what to pack and take to the festival? Check out our six best music festival necessities.
The 2025 Music Festival Guide:
Primavera Sound 2025
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dates: June 5-7, 2025
This festival on the beaches of Barcelona’s Parc Del Fòrum in Catalonia, Spain includes performances by LCD Soundsystem, FKA twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Clairo, Turnstile and many more. There will be 147 artists performing in total. Information about remaining tickets can be found here.
Warped Tour 30th Anniversary
Locations: Washington, D.C.; Long Beach, California; Orlando, Florida
Dates: June 14-15 (Washington, D.C.); July 26-27 (Long Beach); November 15-16 (Orlando)
Warped Tour started 30 years ago in 1995. To celebrate, a limited run of the festival is taking place on the East Coast, West Coast and in Florida. Performers include 3OH!3, All Time Low, Asking Alexandra, Atmosphere, Avril Lavigne, Blessthefall, Bowling for Soup, Boys Like Girls, Chiodos, Dance Hall Crashers, Escape the Fate, Fishbone, From Ashes to New, Hawthorne Heights, Ice Nine Kills, Knuckle Puck, Less Than Jake, MGK, Miss May I, Mod Sun, Motion City Soundtrack, Pennywise, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Senses Fail, Silverstein, Simple Plan, State Champs, Streetlight Manifesto, Sublime, The Aquabats, The Maine, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Suicide Machines, We Came As Romans, Yung Gravy and many more. Ticket information is available here.
Bonnaroo 2025
Location: Manchester, Tennessee
Dates: June 12-15, 2025
Bonnaroo has shared the lineup for its 2025 music and arts festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Headliners for the festival’s four days include Luke Combs on Thursday, Tyler, The Creator on Friday, Olivia Rodrigo on Saturday, and Hozier on Sunday. A link to purchase tickets for Bonnaroo 2025 can be found here.
Idobi Radio Summer School Tour
Location: Various cities across the United States
Dates: July 11-August 10, 2025
For the second year, idobi Radio Summer School Tour is hitting the road to deliver rock music to many major cities. The touring music festival, which achieved success in its inaugural 2024 run, was conceived from the mind of Kevin Lyman, the same person who created Warped Tour. The artists scheduled to perform include Taylor Acorn, Charlotte Sands, Rain City Drive, If Not For Me, Beauty School Dropout, Arrows in Action, and Huddy. A full list of cities and ticket information for idobi Radio Summer School is available here.
Lollapalooza 2025
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Dates: July 31-August 3, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, A$AP Rocky and Gracie Abrams are some of the artists headlining Lollapalooza 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Those superstar headliners will be joined by Korn, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Luke Combs, TWICE and many more when the festival returns July 31 through August 3. Waitlist ticket information can be found here.
Hinterland 2025
Location: St. Charles, Iowa
Dates: August 1-3, 2025
Iowa’s constantly evolving Hinterland Music Festival will return in Summer 2025. This year’s festival lineup includes Tyler, The Creator, Lana Del Rey and Kacey Musgraves in headline slots. Clairo, Bleachers and Remi Wolf are also scheduled to perform. Last year’s festival can be summed up by how hot the weather was. However, Hinterland organizers have set a new policy in place with fans’ health in mind. If the weather.gov forecast for festival weekend has a true temperature of 90° or higher, ticket purchasers will have the option to request a return of their festival admission ticket. Tickets can be purchased here.
Outside Lands 2025
Location: San Francisco, California
Dates: August 8-10, 2025
Outside Lands, one of the world’s premiere music festivals, is returning to San Francisco, California this summer on August 8, 9 and 10. The headliners are among the largest names across various genres: Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat will each take a primetime slot. For Tyler, The Creator, it marks a return to the festival after an impressive 2021 set and an unfortunate cancellation that saw him drop out of the 2024 festival lineup. Other performers include Doechii, MARINA, Black Coffee, Mannequin Pussy, and Glass Animals, Doja Cat, Gracie Abrams, Thundercat, Ludacris, John Summit, Rebecca Black, and Vampire Weekend. Ticket information is available here.
More Music Festivals Happening in 2025:
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana, April 24-May 4, 2025
Sonic Temple Music and Arts Festival – Columbus, Ohio, May 8-11, 2025
Kilby Block Party – Salt Lake City Utah, May 15-18, 2025
Head in The Clouds Festival – Los Angeles, California, May 31-June 1, 2025
Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival – Mansfield, OH, July 18-20, 2025
Capitol Hill Block Party – Seattle, Washington, July 19-20, 2025
Bourbon and Beyond – Louisville, Kentucky, September 11-14, 2025
Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, Kentucky, September 18-21, 2025
Shaky Knees Music Festival – Atlanta, Georgia, September 19-21, 2025
Riot Fest – Chicago, Illinois, September 19-21, 2025
All Things Go – New York City, New York, September 26-28, 2025
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