Not sure when it happened, but April has become absolutely stacked for music festivals. From juggernauts like Coachella and the New Orleans Jazz Fest to underground darlings like Roadburn and Snowbombing, we are sure you will find inspiration for a spring adventure.
Texas Eclipse 2024
When: April 5-9, 2024
Where: Burnet, TX
The Scene: Some of the world’s best DJ’s, producers, multi-instrumentalists, bands, singers and more will coalesce under the Texas skies for 4 days and nights of musical exploration. Festival goers will be in the right place at the right time to experience the eclipse. Texas Eclipse is an exceedingly rare chance to experience over 4 minutes of totality, in the picturesque landscape of Reveille Peak Ranch, free from light pollution.
The Lineup: Big Gigantic, Bob Moses, Kerala Dust, Paul Oakenfold, Seth Troxler, STS9, Subtronics, The Disco Biscuits, The Floozies, The String Cheese Incident, Tipper, Tycho, Vintage Culture, Vulfpeck, Zeds Dead
More Info: Texas Eclipse 2024 Guide
Resonate Suwannee 2024
When: April 4-6, 2024
Where: Live Oak, FL
The Scene: Resonate Festival is a weekend of jam music, beautiful art, and a chill community inside the beautiful grounds of Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida.
The Lineup: Chromeo, Dumpstaphunk, Papadosio, STS9, Tycho
More Info: Resonate Suwannee 2024 Guide
WinterWonderGrass California 2024
When: April 5-7, 2024
Where: Squaw Valley, CA
The Scene: Winter Wonder Grass is all about bringing good music to people who enjoy great scenery and the excitement of the mountains. This festival is family friendly mixing beer, music and snow sports.
The Lineup: The Infamous Stringdusters
More Info: WinterWonderGrass California 2024 Guide
Hogs For the Cause 2024
When: April 5-6, 2024
Where: New Orleans, LA
The Scene: Kick off festival season with music, barbecue and community! This massive BBQ event also doubles as a fundraiser for both local and national children’s hospitals.
The Lineup: Band of Horses
More Info: Hogs For the Cause 2024 Guide
Snowbombing 2024
When: April 8-13, 2024
Where: Mayrhofen, Austria
The Scene: Nobody knows how to apres-ski like the Europeans which means Snowbombing is the ultimate on-the-hill music festival. The Austrian resort of Mayrhofen plays host to the madness of a full week of snowboarding, electronic music, and partying in the Alps.
The Lineup: Andy C, Bicep, Fatboy Slim, Horse Meat Disco, Joy Orbison
More Info: Snowbombing 2024 Guide
Tortuga Music Festival 2024
When: April 5-7, 2024
Where: Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Scene: Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, annually held on the white sands of Ft. Lauderdale Beach, raises awareness and support of marine conservation. This beachside music festival features everything from rap to country with a mix of Americana roots added to the mix.
The Lineup: Boyz II Men, Jason Aldean, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Old Dominion, TLC, Turnpike Troubadours
More Info: Tortuga Music Festival 2024 Guide
Coachella Music Festival 2024
When: April 12-21, 2024
Where: Indio, CA
The Scene: Like a barometer always reading a temperature of awesome, the traditional kickoff to the summer festival season is dominated by Coachella. The glitz and glamour of Los Angeles migrates east to the Indio desert for back to back weekends of the biggest names in music. What started as a small electronic festival in the desert has transformed into a cultural touchstone for the festival season.
The Lineup: Bicep, Bleachers, Blur, Charlotte De Witte, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Snake, Erika de Casier, Faye Webster, Flight Facilities, Gorgon City, Grimes, J Balvin, Jhené Aiko, Jungle, Justice, Ken Carson, Khruangbin, Lana Del Rey, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, No Doubt, Peggy Gou, Skepta, Steve Angello, Suki Waterhouse, Taking Back Sunday, The Blessed Madonna, The Drums, Tinashe, Tyler the Creator
More Info: Coachella Music Festival 2024 Guide
High Water Fest 2024
When: April 20-21, 2024
Where: North Charleston, SC
The Scene: The husband and wife team behind the folk duo, Shovels & Rope, are the organizers of this new music festival in South Carolina. The curated lineup is filled with plenty of Americana folk rock acts like The Avett Brothers, The Shins, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Dawes. High Water also features plenty of tasty local libations along with Charleston chef-curated dining experiences.
The Lineup: Courtney Barnett, Fleet Foxes, Grace Potter, Hozier, Noah Kahan, The Flaming Lips, The Linda Lindas, The Walkmen
More Info: High Water Fest 2024 Guide
Two Step Inn Festival 2024
When: April 20-21, 2024
Where: Georgetown, TX
The Scene: Giddy up for the Two Step Inn Festival! Embrace the honky tonk spirit and dance your boots off with dazzlin’ acts in the heart of Georgetown, Texas.
The Lineup: Charley Crockett, Ludacris, Turnpike Troubadours
More Info: Two Step Inn Festival 2024 Guide
Florida Groves Fest 2024
When: April 13-14, 2024
Where: Orlando, FL
The Scene: Florida Groves is a music, art and cannabis festival that takes place over two days in Orlando, Florida. Throughout the whole experience, you’ll get to enjoy the sweet sounds of world-renowned DJs, as well as amazing artists from different parts of the planet rocking the stage in multiple genres.
The Lineup: Atmosphere
More Info: Florida Groves Fest 2024 Guide
Seabreeze Jazz Festival 2024
When: April 24-28, 2024
Where: Panama City Beach, FL
The Scene: It's the ultimate weekend of smooth jazz! Taking place every spring in sunny Panama City Beach, Florida, at the Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater, this is the place to be to welcome in the warmer weather.
The Lineup: Kool & The Gang
More Info: Seabreeze Jazz Festival 2024 Guide
Skull & Roses 2024
Where: Ventura, CA
Festival Statement
Dear Dead Heads,
With deep sorrow I must inform you that Skull & Roses 6 has been canceled. In all transparency, the financial devastation of the 2023 made it impossible to sustain the weight of the new production.
While tickets and hotels were sold on a non-refundable basis, we sincerely wish that funds were available. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case at this time.
More Info: Skull & Roses 2024 Guide
Roadburn Festival 2024
When: April 18-21, 2024
Where: Tilburg, Netherlands
The Scene: It's not common to run across a boutique heavy music festival, but then again, nothing about the two decade old Roadburn Festival is run-of-the-mill. Held in the Dutch city of Tilburg, Roadburn's genre boundary pushing lineup ask festies to redefine their definition of heavy. Taking place in the early spring, 4000 attendees a day come to bang heads, with three quarters of the crowd from outside the Netherlands.
The Lineup: Chelsea Wolfe, The Jesus and Mary Chain
More Info: Roadburn Festival 2024 Guide
Moon Crush 2024
When: April 18-21, 2024
Where: Miramar Beach, FL
The Scene: Moon Crush is a unique shared experience that brings you together with friends and family to enjoy beautiful beaches, amazing live music, and - most importantly - time together in the sun and under the stars. Moon Crush is intentionally designed to be a Music Vacation - not just a festival.
The Lineup: Charley Crockett, Dawes, Lake Street Dive, Larkin Poe, Noah Kahan, The Head and the Heart, The Revivalists, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
More Info: Moon Crush 2024 Guide
Stagecoach Country Music Festival 2024
When: April 26-28, 2024
Where: Indio, CA
The Scene: Curated for country music enthusiasts, Stagecoach Festival brings a little country flair to California. With attendances of up to 75,000 fans, Stagecoach is easily one of the largest country music festivals in the world. The breadth of seasoned pros and up-and-coming artists showcased in the festival's lineup brings attendees of all ages to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
The Lineup: Charley Crockett, Diplo, Eric Church, Leon Bridges, Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen, The Beach Boys, Trampled By Turtles, Wiz Khalifa
More Info: Stagecoach Country Music Festival 2024 Guide
New Orleans Jazz Festival 2024
When: April 26-May 5, 2024
Where: New Orleans, LA
The Scene: When you have a festival that stretches over two weekends, it's going to have a massive lineup, and the New Orleans Jazz Festival is no exception. With 12 stages of music and an alumni list that stretches past 22,000 performers since 1970, Jazz Fest has hosted some of the greatest artists of the last half century. <br />
The Lineup: Anders Osborne, Big Freedia, Chris Stapleton, Dumpstaphunk, Foo Fighters, Galactic, Greta Van Fleet, Hozier, Neil Young, Rebirth Brass Band, The Killers, The Revivalists, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, Widespread Panic
More Info: New Orleans Jazz Festival 2024 Guide
Paradise Blue Festival 2024
When: April 26-28, 2024
Where: Cancun, Mexico
The Scene: Paradise Blue, Excision’s vacation destination event, will bring bass fans together from around the world for a dream escape on the sunny shores of Cancun, Mexico.
The Lineup: Excision
More Info: Paradise Blue Festival 2024 Guide
Project Glow 2024
When: April 27-28, 2024
Where: Washington, DC
The Scene: Project Glow returns for a another year of dance music in the nation's capital!
The Lineup: Illenium, Nora En Pure, Rezz, Two Friends, Zedd
More Info: Project Glow 2024 Guide
Mission Creek Festival 2024
When: April 4-6, 2024
Where: Iowa City, IA
The Scene: There's nothing quite like the Mission Creek Festival which combines literature and music with community events in a number of unique venues across downtown Iowa City. The nearly week long event has a focus on quality, independent-minded sounds, words, and events and strongly believes that intimacy is key to the experience.
More Info: Mission Creek Festival 2024 Guide
Terminal V Festival 2024
When: April 13-14, 2024
Where: Newbridge, Scotland
The Scene: Featuring over 80 artists and utilizing the vast indoor and outdoor spaces of Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and showground, Terminal V Festival will boast of an immense production installation across five stages which will leave you stuck for choice over the Spring Weekend.
The Lineup: Ellen Allien
More Info: Terminal V Festival 2024 Guide
Zermatt Unplugged 2024
When: April 9-13, 2024
Where: Zermatt, Switzerland
The Scene: While most snow music festivals focus on electronic music, Zermatt Unplugged skews the opposite direction with five days of acoustic tunes. 30,000 visitors show up at the singer-songwriter festival to see artists perform at 14+ venues around the fairy tale ski village of Zermatt in Switzerland.
More Info: Zermatt Unplugged 2024 Guide
Caprices Festival 2024
When: March 29-April 7, 2024
Where: Crans-Montana, Switzerland
The Scene: You know the drill. Ski and snowboard all day, then party all night with cutting-edge EDM artists from around the world. Okay, you might be partying all day as well in a transparent mountain-top tent that shows off the jaw-dropping Swiss Alps. Rest up before you go because sleep is not an option at Caprices.
The Lineup: AME, Honey Dijon, Marco Carola, Seth Troxler
More Info: Caprices Festival 2024 Guide
One Big Holiday 2024
When: April 4-8, 2024
Where: Cancun, Mexico
The Scene: My Morning Jacket’s all-inclusive concert vacation returns to Mexico with many of the band’s favorite artists and pals.
The Lineup: Courtney Barnett, My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces, The Walkmen, The War on Drugs
More Info: One Big Holiday 2024 Guide
Chilifest 2024
When: April 5-6, 2024
Where: Snook, TX
The Scene: Chilifest is a two-day music festival that draws in over 35,000 people each year and features performances from some of the biggest names in country music and rock.
The Lineup: Chris Young
More Info: Chilifest 2024 Guide
Utopiafest 2024
When: April 5-9, 2024
Where: Utopia, TX
The Scene: The Four Sisters Ranch in Utopia, Texas, will be in the epicenter of the Great Texas Twoclipse, where the paths of totality for the Annual Eclipse of October ’23 and Total Eclipse of April ’24 will form an X. There will be two intimate campouts with unparalleled views and an excellent eclectic musical lineup.
The Lineup: Ghostland Observatory
More Info: Utopiafest 2024 Guide
Sick New World 2024
When: April 27, 2024
Where: Las Vegas, NV
The Scene: It's a 12-hour marathon of non-stop music taking place this spring in downtown Las Vegas.
The Lineup: Alice in Chains, Bad Omens, Black Veil Brides, Bring Me The Horizon, Jinjer, Knocked Loose, Lamb of God, Lorna Shore, Motionless in White, Primus, Slipknot, Slowdive, Swans, System of a Down, The Garden
More Info: Sick New World 2024 Guide