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JOURNEYS magazine
Volume II, 2014
EVENTS
It’s time to rock out at some must-see music festivals coming this year. The music festival season is already
heating up with many of the hottest new acts and veteran bands lining up to take the stage. Lucky for you,
we’ve got your ticket to the most exciting music events across the globe. Whether it’s rock, jazz, electro, folk,
dance, hip-hop or pop, we’ve got you covered with a festival to suit every musical taste.
COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC &
ARTS FESTIVAL
INDIO, CALIFORNIA
A massive music and arts festival,
Coachella’s beautiful desert setting is
guaranteed to dazzle your eyes and rock
your socks off. A magnet for Hollywood
celebs, the festival focuses on alternative
rock, hip-hop, and electronic music, as
well as large sculptural art. If you want
to hear up-and-coming acts alongside
established groups, this is the place.
Several stages are set-up throughout
the grounds, with each playing live
music continuously until late in the
evening. Held at the Empire Polo Fields
in Indio (just outside Palm Springs),
Coachella welcomes all ages. Recent
performers include Paul McCartney, The
Killers, Muse, Morrissey, Tiesto and Jay-Z.
ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
ROSKILDE, DENMARK
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Perhaps the coolest and most raved
about music festival on the planet (and
one of the oldest), the Roskilde Festival
has the credibility, history, and hipness
that no other festival in the world has.
Roskilde festival expect extraordinary
and unique experiences — whether it
was Bob Marley in 1978, U2 in 1982,
Metallica in 1986, Radiohead in 1997 or
Sigur Rós in 2013. The festival is generally
perceived as one of the most caring and
safe festivals in the world. It is as
contemporary and innovative as it is
legendary. The music covers such styles
as rock, hip-hop, metal, rap, electronica
and world music. In addition, there are
often surprise performances by classical
acts and opera greats.
MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL
JAZZ FESTIVAL
MONTREAL, CANADA
The Montreal International Jazz Festival
hosts an impressive array of musicians
from all genres — seasoned jazz players,
well-known DJs, impassioned bluesmen
and high-spirited rockers. Cited in the
2004 Guinness Book of World Records
as the world’s largest jazz festival, this
annual event features nearly 3,000
artists from 30 countries, more than 650
concerts (including 450 free outdoor
performances), and close to 2.5 million
visitors. Shows are held in a variety of
venues, from small jazz clubs to the
large halls of Place des Arts. Legendary
performers who have graced the stages
here include Miles Davis, Tony Bennett,
Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Ray
Charles, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. King.
BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL
MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE
Rolling Stone
has called Bonnaroo “the
ultimate over-the-top summer festival.”
Sprawled out on a 700-acre farm in
Manchester, Tennessee, the festival
is an electric combination of rock ‘n’
roll, jazz, Americana, hip-hop and
electronica, along with a 100-acre
entertainment village buzzing around
the clock with attractions and activities
including a classic arcade, on-site
cinema, theater performers, a beer
festival, and a music technology village.
No wonder it’s been named one of
the 50 moments that changed the
history of rock. John Fogerty, The Dave
Matthews Band, The Flaming Lips,
Kings of Leon, Norah Jones, Conan
O’Brien, The Black Keys, and Jeff Beck
are just a handful of the performers
who have headlined past festivals.
THE
BEAT
GOES ON!
