SUMMER 2011
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FESTIVALS
MUSICALMilestones
EVENT
:
Sasquatch!MusicFestival
ANNIVERSARY
: 10Years
LOCATION
: George,Washington
DATES
:May27 to30
LINEUP
:Wilco, TheDecemberists, FooFighters,
ModestMouse, andGuidedbyVoices
ABOUT
: Started in2002, the festival hasgrown fromaone-day
event toa four-dayevent featuringartists fromall genres
includinghip-hop, indie, and rock, alongwith comedians (Zach
Galifianakis appeared in2009). Performances takeplaceat the
gorgeousGorgeAmphitheatreon four stages appropriately
namedSasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti, andBananaShack.
MORE INFO
: sasquatchfestival.com
EVENT
:
Lollapalooza
ANNIVERSARY
: 20Years
LOCATION
: Chicago
DATES
: August 5 to7
LINEUP
: ColdPlay, Eminem,Muse, Deadmau5, APerfect Circle,
andTheCars
ABOUT
: Referred tobySpinmagazineas the“No. 1 tour that
changed theworld,”Lollapaloozafirst brought together a
traveling circusof diverseartists in1991,which included founder
PerryFarrell andhisband Jane’sAddiction. In2011, Lollapalooza
celebrates its seventhyear as aone-stop shop inChicago’sGrant
Parkandheld itsfirst successful international versionearlier this
year inSantiago, Chile. InChicago, look for theKidzapalooza
stage that has featured the likesofWilco frontman Jeff Tweedy’s
son’sbandandother youngup-and-comers.
MORE INFO
: lollapalooza.com
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Juneof 1967,California’sMontereyCountyFairgroundsservedas theperfectbackdrop for three
daysofmusic, fun, andagatheringof 200,000 traveling fans.TheMonterey InternationalPop
MusicFestival, featuringperformancesbyTheJimiHendrixExperience, JanisJoplin,TheWho,
andJeffersonAirplane,was the firstwidelypromotedrockmusic festival, and itpaved theway for
manymore tocome.Thisyear’s festival seasonpromises tobeevenbiggerandbetter thanyears
past, asseveralbig-nameeventscelebratesome impressivemilestones.Here’swhomwe’re
wishingahappyanniversary to.
— JAMESMAYFIELD
