Music Festivals (Other than Bonnaroo/Coachella) 2009 Thread

[unitedwestand]

This might be a good idea to have a thread strictly for music festivals other than Coachella and Bonnaroo (Only because bonnaroo already has one).
There's tons of festivals out there to talk about for 2009, so maybe this can be limited to just festival announcements and their line ups.
From Consequence of Sound, here's a list of Festivals for the first quarter of 2009:
# Tomorrow Never Knows Festival - (January 14-18, 2009 - Chicago, IL)
# Sounds Like Brooklyn - (February 6-7 & 12-14, 2009 - Brooklyn, NY)
# Big Ears Festival - (February 6-8, 2009 - Knoxville, TN)
# Tucson Gem & Jam - (February 6-8, 2009 - Tucson, AZ)
# Noise Pop - (February 24-March 1, 2009 - San Francisco, CA)
# Langerado Music Festival - (March 6-8 2009 - Miami, FL)
# HARD 13 - (March 13, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA)
# South by Southwest - (March 18-22, 2009 - Austin, TX)
# Winter Music Conference - (March 24-28, 2009 - Miami, FL)
# Ultra Music Festival - (March 27-28, 2009 - Miami, FL)
# Mission Creek Festival - (April 1-4, 2009 - Iowa City, IA)
# Wanee Music Festival - (April ???, 2009 - Live Oak, FL)
# The Hoodwink Festival - (April 3 & May 1, 2009 - Irvine, CA & E. Rutherford, NJ)
# Rites of Spring Music Festival - (April ???, 2009 - Nashville, TN)
I'm sure theres more from January until April, but these seem to be the major ones.
Let me know what you guys think, it may be overcrowded to just talk about Music festivals all in one thread.

[Tylerdurden31]

I wouldn't consider Sounds Like Brooklyn a real festival. It's 6 shows over 2 weekends

[unitedwestand]

is anyone going to TNK or Noisepop?

[betao]

It is extremely overcrowded to talk about all of these in one thread. Just to see how many festivals there are:

http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/

no point in talking about them all in one thread.

[canexplain]

well since you said "quarter" and went thru april, i guess summer can be included .... i will go to wakarusa, mile high, and monolith, provided they all happen .... cr****

[canexplain]

i read thru that link and some of the shows i wouldnt consider a fest either .... the bridge show and farm aid .... i consider them multi day concerts but that is just me ... and mark, the link you sent for AC said the code was no longer good, but tnx a bunch for the link anyway .... i think i will pick it up when it drops (Jan 6th?), is it worth it .... cr****

[Ardentbiscuit]

What about that Bloc Weekend you guys mentioned in the Coachella 2009 thread?? That looked really good!!!!! To many acts to name, check the link or the 2009 Coachella Confirmed/Unconfirmed/Rumored thread and read the post by the person who first found it.

http://www.blocweekend.com/home.html

And there's the Joshua Tree which is May 15th to the 17th......

More acts will be added as spring approaches but here's the initial assortment:

Boots Riley & The Coup
Nortec Collective
Porter Batiste Stolz
Kraak & Smaak (live band)
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian CIrcus of Dreams
BoomBox
Underground Orchestra
Rupa & the April Fishes
Zydepunks
Ocote Soul Sounds
Medicine Drum
Materialized
Monophonics

http://www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com/

And there is the Strawberry Music Festival In Camp Mather Yosemite May 21st to 24th and they arlready have this line up..

* Devil Makes Three
* Flatlanders
* Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
* Wronglers
* Dry Branch Fire Squad
* Natalie MacMaster
* Sawmill Road
* and many more TBA!

http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.asp

[Jon Blazed]

The Cure, Portishead and The Cramps are playing Vegoose this year...

[Ardentbiscuit]

The Cure, Portishead and The Cramps are playing Vegoose this year...

Sorry your Vegoose was cooked for the holidays..

[bmack86]

I'll be at pitchfork and ATP new York like yeArs past

[Boourns]

Fuji Rock will own all.

[feather]

When I hung out with Backwater he was telling me about this little music festival in Yosemite, but didn't know much about it. Does anyone know the name of it, or anything at all? Sounds like something I would love.

[Jagh20]

um...LIB anyone?

[bmack86]

What about that Bloc Weekend you guys mentioned in the Coachella 2009 thread?? That looked really good!!!!! To many acts to name, check the link or the 2009 Coachella Confirmed/Unconfirmed/Rumored thread and read the post by the person who first found it.

http://www.blocweekend.com/home.html

And there's the Joshua Tree which is May 15th to the 17th......

More acts will be added as spring approaches but here's the initial assortment:

Boots Riley & The Coup
Nortec Collective
Porter Batiste Stolz
Kraak & Smaak (live band)
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian CIrcus of Dreams
BoomBox
Underground Orchestra
Rupa & the April Fishes
Zydepunks
Ocote Soul Sounds
Medicine Drum
Materialized
Monophonics

http://www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com/

And there is the Strawberry Music Festival In Camp Mather Yosemite May 21st to 24th and they arlready have this line up..

* Devil Makes Three
* Flatlanders
* Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
* Wronglers
* Dry Branch Fire Squad
* Natalie MacMaster
* Sawmill Road
* and many more TBA!

http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.asp

Hi feather. Here's info from ardent

[pancakespancakes]

Ohhhhh Joshua Tree looks good this year, I'd love to go to that. I think I might be done with school by then. I'm all in! Always wanted to go... nothing like a festival in the desert

[pancakespancakes]

And, for the OP, there's also already a Langerado and a SXSW thread going, as well as many threads for other summer festivals.

[canexplain]

When I hung out with Backwater he was telling me about this little music festival in Yosemite, but didn't know much about it. Does anyone know the name of it, or anything at all? Sounds like something I would love.

strawberry music festival .... yosemite, most awesome national park in the US ...cr****

[Mr. Dylanja]

Better than Yellowstone, Ron? I'm not too sure about that...

[Backwater]

When I hung out with Backwater he was telling me about this little music festival in Yosemite, but didn't know much about it. Does anyone know the name of it, or anything at all? Sounds like something I would love.

http://www.highsierramusic.com/

I guess it's actually pretty far north of Yosemite.

[pancakespancakes]

Better than Yellowstone, Ron? I'm not too sure about that...

Yellowstone = overcrowded commercialized ransacked shit.

There are much better parks out there than Yosemite and Yellowstone put together. At least Yosemite has a great east backcountry going for it though.

/national park soapbox

[canexplain]

Better than Yellowstone, Ron? I'm not too sure about that...

i am talking about pure grandure .... i love yellowstone and it is better for camping, hiking, etc, but for just the wow factor, i go with yosemite (mostly loving to take pics i say that) ...i think for the wow factor of seeing a park and not even being at the park, the tetons rank right up there .... cr****

[Daft Fro]

40th ANNIVERSARY
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY SHELL
APRIL 24 - 26 (1st WEEKEND)

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[humanoid]

Better than Yellowstone, Ron? I'm not too sure about that...

Glacier is way better than either because there aren't 3 million people there when you go


although I still love both Yellowstone and Yosemite very much

stick to the backcountry in either, and they;re amazing

[Backwater]

Last year's Jazzfest lineup was better but this year still looks pretty good.

[Ardentbiscuit]

[stinkbutt]

Cant wait first time going to Europe



then hopefully Fuji Rock too

[slurpee]

Rothbury will more than likely be 4th of July Weekend.

[stinkbutt]

Rothbury got the axe

[kitt kat]

Any news on potential P4K players?

[gratytrainridesagain]

Id say Flying Lotus are a shoein for P4k same with Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are the Very Best and Deerhunter for a headliner Im thinking Arcade Fire or Portishead (idk why but I have a good feeling about this one)

and for Friday which is all Dont Look Back performances I think

Suicide
maybe The Saints or Fantomas

I have no clue for the third one