other festivals...?

[cometogether]

so i feel pretty ignorant, but what are the other good worthwhile festivals in CA. i know detour, coachella, noise pop, treasure island, and burning man.

is that just about all? 'specially in terms of music?

thanks.

[tessalasset]

weenie roast

[pancakespancakes]

www.sfoutsidelands.com

[Aurgasm]

not in ca. but i've never ran into a SINGLE board member who has been to Roskilde in Denmark... i've been twice and it's BY FAR my favorite.

[hansvrijmoed]

not in ca. but i've never ran into a SINGLE board member who has been to Roskilde in Denmark... i've been twice and it's BY FAR my favorite.

+1 , and I can compare with loads of other european festivals. Sziget in Hungary comes close, and has the big advantage of way cheaper bear and costs of staying. But overall, definetely Roskilde.

[Ardentbiscuit]

I always wanted to visit the Sziget.

I thought 2009 has a great line up!

2009

Sziget 2009 is taking place from 10 to 17 of August. The festival has a 5+2 day schedule again. The "zeroeth day" has a Rock Against Racism concert, featuring mostly Hungarian bands. The "minus first day" has one major gig again, this time the 20th anniversary concert of Hungarian rock band Tankcsapda.

The Lineup:

Main Stage

IAMX, Nouvelle Vague, Ska-P, Snow Patrol, Lily Allen, Miss Platnum, The Ting Tings, Die Toten Hosen, Bloc Party, Fatboy Slim, Haydamaky, Jet, Primal Scream, Pendulum, The Prodigy, The Subways, Editors, Klaxons, Manic Street Preachers, Placebo, Disco Ensemble, Danko Jones, Maxïmo Park, The Offspring, Faith No More


World Music Main Stage

So Kalmery, Napra, Oi Va Voi, Calexico, 08001, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Figli Di Madre Ignota, Zamballarana, Amadou & Mariam Speed Caravan, Woven Hand & Muzsikás, N&SK, Khaled Vieux Farka Touré, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Broterhood of Brass: Boban Markovi? Orkestar + Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars


A38-WAN2 Stage:

Blasted Mechanism, De Staat, La Troba Kung-Fú, Matatu, Miloopa, Muchachito Bombo Infierno, Squarepusher, Tricky, White Lies, Babylon Circus


Rock Stage:

Backyard Babies, Brujeria, Deathstars, Donots, Expatriate, Life of Agony, Satyricon, Turbonegro, Turisas


Party Arena:

Armin van Buuren, Birdy Nam Nam, Coldcut, Dillinja, Eric Prydz, Grooverider, Jose Padilla, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, 808 State

[bmack86]

That's a really boring lineup.

[Grant]

so i feel pretty ignorant, but what are the other good worthwhile festivals in CA. i know detour, coachella, noise pop, treasure island, and burning man.

is that just about all? 'specially in terms of music?

thanks.

I wanna smack you 'cause I live in PA and there are pretty much NO festivals that are good and worthwhile.

[sonnyboy11]

not in ca. but i've never ran into a SINGLE board member who has been to Roskilde in Denmark... i've been twice and it's BY FAR my favorite.

I've been to Pukkelpop.

[getbetter]

so i feel pretty ignorant, but what are the other good worthwhile festivals in CA. i know detour, coachella, noise pop, treasure island, and burning man.

is that just about all? 'specially in terms of music?

thanks.

burning man is in Nevada

there's Street Scene, EarthDance,Lighting in a Bottle,*********.

[Ardentbiscuit]

Is burning man a festival? I don't really consider an event where the people going provide the entertainment to be a festival. It's more like a gathering or a ticketed desert camping party.

[Mammoth85]

www.sfoutsidelands.com

I had the chance to go to Outside Lands in '08 and desperately wanted to go last year but could find no one who wanted to go with me. Many people have talked endless shit about it, but I actually thought it was excellent. The line-up was phenomenal. Security was quite lenient: people brought in handles of liquor and a menagerie of drug paraphernalia without hardly trying to conceal it. The food and alcohol selection was great (they had a wine tasting tent), and they had some cool activities to do if you're not watching the live acts. The crowd was generally awesome. Overall, top notch festival.