Many of the 2010 festivals are weekend-long events or longer so, if you’re thinking of ideas for a short getaway, consider a music-themed trip and have a look through our listing below before you decide.






Nateva Music & Camping Festival
July 2-4, 2010
Oxford, Maine
[website]

COST: $229 (no camping); $249 (with camping); other options available....lots of variables...go here for details

Partial line-up:
The Flaming Lips
STS9
*Passion Pit
*Grizzly Bear
Ghostland Observatory
George Clinton
Lotus
Crash Kings







Forecastle Fest
July 9-11, 20010
Louisville, KY
[website]

COST: Basic, general admission 3-day pass is $150. A variety of VIP level passes are offered as well as tickets for individual days.

Founded in Louisville, KY, the branded gathering is equal parts Music, Art, and Activism. A symposium for musicians, artists, and environmentalists, Forecastle connects the progressive Midwest. Merging entertainment with education, Forecastle unites the creative and activism communities of the Midwest, while building a new festival model in the United States.

The Smashing Pumpkins
The Flaming Lips
*Spoon
DEVO
CAKE
*She & Him
Drive-by Truckers
Bassnectar
Minus the Bear
Manchester Orchestra
Cap ‘n Jazz
we were promised jetpacks
Greenskeepers
Dangerbird







Pitchfork Music Festival
July 16-18, 2010
Chicago, IL
[website]

COST: 3-day passes already sold out tickets for each individual day are available for $40 each day

Line-up, Friday, July 16:
Modest Mouse
*Broken Social Scene
Robyn
Liars
El-P
*The Tallest Man on Earth
Sharon Van Etten

Line-up, Saturday, July 17:
*LCD Soundsystem
Panda Bear
Wolf Parade
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Raekwon
Titus Andronicus
*WHY?
Delorean
Real Estate
Bear in Heaven
*Free Energy
The Smith Westerns
Dâm-Funk
Kurt Vile
Freddie Gibbs
Sonny & the Sunsets
Netherfriends

Line-up, Sunday, July 18:
Pavement
Big Boi
Major Lazer
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Beach House
*Girls
*Sleigh Bells
*Neon Indian
Cass McCombs
Here We Go Magic
Surfer Blood
Local Natives
*Washed Out
Best Coast
CAVE
Allá







Siren Music Festival
July 17, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
[website]

COST: Free

The tenth annual Siren Music Festival, sponsored by The Village Voice, will feature two outdoor stages and about 15 bands at New York’s historic Coney Island.

Line-up:
Ted Leo And The Pharmacists
*Holy Fuck
Ponytail
Dom
Apache Beat
Matt And Kim
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Night Marchers
Surfer Blood
Harlem
Cymbals Eat Guitars
Earl Greyhound
Screaming Females
*Wye Oak







Calgary Folk Music Festival
July 22-25, 2010
Prince’s Island, Calgary
[website]

COST: 4-day pass $165 (adult); $95 (youth); $115 (student 18+)

The 31st Calgary Folk Festival is proud to announce this year's “arranged marriages”—where artists are put on stage together to collaborate and to not only find the common ground in their music, but to challenge one another to move outside of the comfort zone. Don't let the "folk" fool you. There's a variety of performers above, beyond, and including ones that embrace folk.

Partial line-up:
Natacha Atlas
Greg Brown
DJ Logic
Roberta Flack
Honeybear
Konono N°1
Man Man
Finley Quaye
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
St. Vincent
The Swell Season
*Timber Timbre







Capitol Hill Block Party
July 23-25, 2010
Seattle, WA
[website]

COST:  $60 three-day passes; $23 single-day tickets; purchase online here

An unabashedly conspicuous celebration of 14 years of independent music and culture, the Block Party has added a THIRD Day! After 13 years of being a two day festival, community support and tremendous talent opportunities initiated the addition of a 3rd day, Sunday July 25th.

Partial line-up, Friday:
MGMT
*Yeasayer
*Holy Fuck
Shabazz Palaces
Bear In Heaven
Head Like A Kite
Fences
The Physics
Hella Dope
USF

Partial line-up, Friday:
Atmosphere
!!!
Blitzen Trapper
Obits
Here We Go Magic
Past Lives
THEESatisfaction
Grand Hallway

Partial line-up, Friday:
*The Dead Weather
*Blue Scholars
The Dutchess and The Duke
Harlem
Fresh Espresso
Globes
Steel Tigers of Death







Pickathon Music Festival
August 6-8, 2010
Portland, OR
[website]

COST: $43/day ($130)

Pickathon is the original Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages and thousands of neighborly festival-goers. Camping, hiking and a sustainability ethic situated among Oregon's Douglas firs on an 80-acre wonderland just 20 minutes from Portland, Oregon.

Lineup:
*Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Breathe Owl Breathe
Captain Bogg & Salty
Dr. Dog
Elliott Brood
Fruit Bats
*Heartless Bastards
Langhorne Slim
Punch Brothers
The Black Lillies
The Cairo Gang
The Cave Singers
The Deep Dark Woods
These United States







Lollapalooza
August 6-8, 2010
Chicago, IL
[website]

COST: $190 (advanced); $215 (regular)

Conceived and created in 1991 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for his band, Lollapalooza ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997, and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America. In 2004, the festival organizers decided to expand the dates to two days per city, however poor ticket sales forced the 2004 tour to be cancelled. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered up with Austin, Texas-based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and retooled it into its current format as a weekend destination festival.

Lineup:
Arcade Fire
Blitzen Trapper
*Chiddy Bang
Cymbals Eat Guitars
*Dawes
Deer Tick
Devo
*Dirty Projectors
Drive-By Truckers
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Erykah Badu
Freelance Whales
Frightened Rabbit
Gold Panda (expected)
*Grizzly Bear
Hot Chip
Jamie Lidell
Matt & Kim
MGMT
Minus the Bear
Rogue Wave
The Black Keys
*The National
*The New Pornographers
*The xx
Wolfmother
*Yeasayer