Top 5 US music festivals to attend this summer

1- Mysteryland USA

May 22-25 Bethel Woods, NY

      Originating in the Netherlands, this festival made a big splash when it made its US debut in May 2014, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Home to Woodstock in 1969, the site hosted thousands of people from around the world for a weekend filled of camping, music and art. The festival is back this year with curators from top venues such as Verboten and Webster Hall and old favorites like The Boat and The Sound of Q-Dance. If the music isn’t enough, this year’s activities will include yoga, giant connect four, hamster ball soccer, a 20’ inflatable slide, spiritual workshops and more.

2- Electric Forest

June 25-28 Rothbury, Michigan

This year’s Electric Forest sold out in record timing—just one day after the final line-up was revealed. The festival aims to bring together music, art and community for a magical experience and this will be its fifth year coming back to Michigan. This year’s headliners include Skrillex, Bassnectar, Kaskade and Big Gigantic. Activities include yoga, hula hooping, a water park and golf. It comes as no surprise that Electric Forest was named one of the “20 legendary world festivals to see in your lifetime.”

3- EDC Las Vegas

June 19-21 Las Vegas, Nevada

EDC, originally held in Southern California in 1997, is known as the festival of all festivals. Held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in June 2011, it became known as one of the biggest festivals in the US, bringing in over 230,000 during the 3-day weekend. The festival is known for its carnival-like attractions such as rides, go-go dancers, clowns and lighted artwork. EDC is now hosted at venues in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Puerto Rico. In 2014, a documentary of EDC called “Under the Electric Sky” premiered at Sundance Film Festival.

4- Bonnaroo 

June 11-14 Manchester, Tennessee

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival first hit the scene in 2002, inspired from other festivals of the 90’s such as Coachella and Glastonbury. Named by Rolling Stone as one of the “50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll", Bonnaroo comes back this year to Great Stage Park in Manchester. The various stages boast different genres such as indie rock, classic rock, electro, jazz and hip-hop and memorable past acts include Elton John, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. The festival also includes activity tents with silent discos and different bar/club type venues.

5- TomorrowWorld 

September 25-27 Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia

TomorrowWorld might just be one of the most extravagant festivals to hit the US. Modeled after the famous TommorowLand in Belgium, this festival first came to Georgia in 2013 and brought in over 140,000 people. The concept of TomorrowWorld is a fairy-tale land coming to reality, with grand stages crafted after the theme. The camping ground is called “DreamVille” and activities include bass body workouts, speed dating, twister and bocce. TomorrowWorld was nominated for “Best Music Event” at the International Dance Music Awards in 2013.

Festival experience is unlike any other experience. Hope you choose to attend one of these special events this year!

xoxo Erica