Festival News and Rumors

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2023: Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, and Lizzo Lead Lineup

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has revealed its expansive 2023 lineup, led by Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Mumford and Sons, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Santana, and The Lumineers. Jazzfest returns April 28th – May 7th, featuring 5,000 musicians spread across 14 different stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Other notable acts include Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, H.E.R., Gary Clark Jr., Leon Bridges, Wu-Tang Clan + The Soul Rebels, Herbie Hancock, Tom Jones, Melissa Etheridge, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Jazmine Sullivan, Ludacris, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Steve Miller Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Big Freedia, Mavis Staples, Tank and The Bangas, Angelique Kidjo, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Ivan Neville’s Dumstaphunk, Mdou Moctar, Maze featu...

How to Get Tickets to Coachella 2023

Coachella is set to return to Indio, California in 2023, taking over two weekends at the Empire Polo Club from April 14th-16th and April 21st-23rd. Learn more about the festival below, and scroll on to buy tickets. You can also stay up to date on the latest Coachella news and rumors by visiting our Coachella Live page. What Is Coachella? Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen co-founded the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 1999. Organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Presents, the two-weekend, multi-stage event features musical artists from a range of genres, including rock, pop, hip-hop, and electronica, as well as art installations and sculptures. Who Is Headlining Coachella in 2023? This year’s trio of headlines is especially historic, as Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK will br...

Coachella Reveals Historic 2023 Lineup

Coachella has revealed its 2023 lineup, featuring Frank Ocean, BLACKPINK, and Bad Bunny as headliners, plus Gorillaz, Björk, Rosalía, Chemical Brothers, boygenius, Blondie, Pusha T, Charli XCX, and more. The annual music festival takes place over two weekends – April 14th – 16th and 21st – 23rd — at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Tickets to Coachella 2023 — including three-day General Admission and VIP passes — go on sale Friday, January 13th at 11:00 a.m. PT. Historic Headliners This year’s trio of headlines is especially historic, as Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK will break barriers as the first Latin and Korean acts to ever headline Coachella. (In fact, Bad Bunny is the first Latin act to headline any major American music festival, for that matter.) Meanwhile, Frank Ocean will make hi...

Foo Fighters Returning to Headline Boston Calling 2023

Foo Fighters will make their live comeback with a headlining performance at this year’s Boston Calling Music Festival. Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, and Rami Jaffee will kick off Boston Calling’s 2023 weekend on Friday, May 26th. It marks the band’s first confirmed live performance of 2023 and their first time on stage together since hosting a pair of tribute shows for late drummer Taylor Hawkins in September 2022. Along with Foo Fighters, Boston Calling’s 2023 lineup boasts headliners Paramore and The Lumineers, plus other notable acts like Queens of the Stone Age, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alanis Morissette, The National, The Flaming Lips, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Bleachers, Maren Morris, The Walkmen, The Linda Lindas, 070 Shake, Genesis Owusu, and Joy Oladokun, a...

BeachLife 2023 Lineup: The Black Keys, Gwen Stefani, and The Black Crowes to Headline Redondo Beach Fest

The Black Keys, Gwen Stefani, and The Black Crowes will headline the 2023 iteration of BeachLife Festival. The three-day fest has unveiled its full lineup today before it all goes down May 5th-7th at Redondo Beach, California. Pixies, Sublime with Rome (performing 40 Oz. to Freedom), John Fogerty, Modest Mouse, Tegan and Sara, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Band of Horses, and The Head and the Heart will also hit the beach this spring for the eclectic event. Aly & AJ, Noah Cyrus, and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes will have the pop fans covered, while the fest also salutes to classic punk with appearances from Social Distortion’s Jonny Two Bags, Circle Jerks’ Zander Schloss, and Pennywise’s Jim Lindberg. You can catch all the live performances at BeachLife’s three stages; in-bet...

Peach Music Festival 2023: Goose, Ween, My Morning Jacket, Tedeschi Trucks Band Headline

The Peach Music Festival has unveiled its 2023 lineup headlined by Tedeschi Trucks Band, Goose, My Morning Jacket, and Ween. The 11th annual festival takes place across four days from June 29th through July 2nd in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Also receiving prominent billing are Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Les Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade, Mike Gordon, Umphrey’s McGee, Lettuce, Twiddle, and Ripe. The lineup is rounded out by Duane Betts, Andy Frasco & The U.N., TAUK featuring Kanika Moore, Magic City Hippies, Dogs inaA Pile, Lawrence, Thumpasaurus, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Karina Rykman, Ghost Light, Tapers Choice, Son Little, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Mihali, Raq, TAZ Plays Hendrix, Circles Around the Sun, Melt, Mo Lowda & The Humble, Oh He Dead, Cris Jacobs Band, Fr...

Hellfest 2023 Lineup: Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, KISS, Mötley Crüe, and More

Hellfest Open Air has announced its 2023 lineup, and once again it’s a mammoth list of the biggest metal and hard rock bands in the world. Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, KISS, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and more than 170 other acts have signed on for the four-day extravaganza, taking place June 15th-18th in Clisson, France. This past year, Hellfest staged an unprecedented seven-day festival, making up for lost time due to the pandemic. In 2023, the French fest is returning to a four-day event, but the lineup is still quite impressive. Joining the aforementioned acts are Hollywood Vampires (the supergroup featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp), Tenacious D, Rancid, Porcupine Tree, Sum 41, Behemoth, Fishbone, Coheed and Cambria, Amon Amarth,, Puscifer, Machine Gun Kelly, Meshugga...

The What Podcast’s Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup Wishlist

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Part of any good holiday season tradition is the making of a wishlist. Usually it’s for what gifts Santa (read: your relatives) can get you, but on this episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco get together lay out their wishlists of what acts they hope to see on The Farm at Bonnaroo 2023. Advertisement Related Video Barry’s picks should surprise no one (My Morning Jacket are perennial favorites!), while Brad pulled out some big, big long shots (do SAULT even perform live?!). Meanwhile, Lord Taco went deep, all the way back to his own curated What Podcast Mixtape Happy Holidays! Part of the fun of the ...

2023 Welcome to Rockville Lineup: Pantera, Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and More

Welcome to Rockville Festival has revealed its 2023 lineup, and it’s absolutely jam-packed with many of the biggest names in rock and metal. The four-day fest features headliners Pantera, Tool, Slipknot, and Avenged Sevenfold, plus dozens of other notable acts. Taking place May 18th-21st at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Flordia, the 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville also boasts such acts as Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Incubus, The Mars Volta, and more. Four-day passes are available via the official festival site. Slipknot will headline on Thursday (May 18th), and will be joined by Rob Zombie, QOTSA, Puscifer, Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, Black Veil Brides, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Converge, Band-Maid...

The Strokes, Pavement, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Pixies to Play Kilby Block Party in 2023

The Strokes, Pavement, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Pixies are among the acts set to play Kilby Block Party in 2023. The three-day music festival goes down from March 12th-14th at the Utah State Fairgrounds in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lineup also promises Run the Jewels, Japanese Breakfast, The Walkmen, Caroline Polachek, The Backseat Lovers, Parquet Courts, O Sees, Faye Webster, Lucius, Frankie Cosmos, Deerhoof, Indigo De Sousza, Crumb, Ethel Cain, Mannequin Pussy, Alice Phoebe Lou, Jean Dawson, Spill Tab, Tamino, and more. Advertisement Related Video Tickets to Kilby Block Party — including  GA and VIP three-day passes — go on sale December 7th at 10:00 a.m. MST. Editor’s Note: Visit Consequence’s new Live section for the latest live music news, tour dates, festival lineup announ...

Hangout Fest 2023 Lineup: Chili Peppers, Paramore, and SZA to Play Festival

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paramore, and SZA will headline Hangout Music Festival in 2023. The annual music festival returns to beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 19th-21st. Other notable acts include Calvin Harris, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex, The Kid Laroi, Thundercat, Tove Lo, GloRilla, The Backseat Lovers, Aluna, Sabrina Carpenter, Rezz, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Noah Kahan, Yung Gravy, and more. Tickets to Hangout Music Festival 2023 go on sale Friday, December 9th. A variety of ticket packages are available, including three-day GA and VIP passes. Related Video Editor’s Note: Visit Consequence’s new Live section for the latest live music news, tour dates, festival lineup announcements, and more. <img data-attachment-id="1259098" data-permalink="https://cons...

Hangout Fest 2023 Lineup: Chili Peppers, Paramore, and SZA to Play Festival

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paramore, and SZA will headline Hangout Music Festival in 2023. The annual music festival returns to beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 19th-21st. Other notable acts include Calvin Harris, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex, The Kid Laroi, Thundercat, Tove Lo, GloRilla, The Backseat Lovers, Aluna, Sabrina Carpenter, Rezz, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Noah Kahan, Yung Gravy, and more. Tickets to Hangout Music Festival 2023 go on sale Friday, December 9th. A variety of ticket packages are available, including three-day GA and VIP passes. Related Video Editor’s Note: Visit Consequence’s new Live section for the latest live music news, tour dates, festival lineup announcements, and more. <img data-attachment-id="1259098" data-permalink="https://cons...