Best Summer Music Festivals

The mainstream music industry doesn�t often smile upon the independent music community. The radio does very little to support steadfast musical idealists, and seems to have little tolerance for actual instruments. Additionally, there�s always some coked-up record company executive dropping some pretentious line like �instruments are obsolete� or claiming an entire genre of music is �dead� in order to rally favor for the ever-regressing, superficially-minded direction of the industry.

The Top Ten

1 Bumbershoot

2 SXSW

3 Sasquatch

4 Woodstock

5 Newport Folk

6 Lollapalooza

7 Bonnaroo

8 Austin City Limits

9 Coachella

10 One Big Weekend

This is the best because it gives places that don't normally get much publicity, take to the spotlight!

The Contenders

11 Glastonbury Festival

12 Rock am Ring

13 Lugano Estival Jazz

14 Moon and Stars

15 Vans Warped Tour

16 Carolina Rebellion

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