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A little article
in CNN drummed out a few suggestions that I've outlined here:
June 2: Hot 97 Summer Jam
East Rutherford, NJ
Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Wu-Tang Clan,
Fabolous, Wale and Miguel
June 7-9: Governor's Ball
New York, NY
Kanye West, possibly Guns N' Roses, Lumineers,
Kendrick Lamar and Kings of Leon
June 13-16: Bonnaroo
Manchester, TN
Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & the
Heartbreakers, David Byrne, Mumford & Sons, Wilco, The Lumineers, Björk, R.
Kelly, Wu-Tang Clan
June 21-23: Firefly Music Festival
Dover, DE
Alabama Shakes, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers
and Vampire Weekend
July 4-7: Essence Music Festival
New Orleans, LA
Beyonce, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole, LL
Cool J, Maxwell, and Brandy
Aug. 2-4: Lollapalooza
Chicago, IL
Phoenix, Lana Del Rey, Queens of the Stone
Age, The Cure, The Killers, The National, The Postal Service, Nine Inch Nails,
Grizzly Bear and Ellie Goulding
Aug. 9-11: Outside Lands
San Francisco, CA
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Vampire Weekend and Willie Nelson
Aug. 31-Sept. 2: Bumbershoot
Seattle, WA
Death Cab for Cutie, MGMT, Bob Mould, The
Breeders, Matt & Kim and Heart
Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Budweiser Made in America
Philadelphia, PA
Beyonce, Public Enemy, Phoenix, Emeli Sande,
Deadmau5, Wiz Khalifa, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis