Festival season is officially underway. From April onward, the global calendar fills up with major events spanning multiple continents, bringing together some of the biggest names in music alongside rising acts. Below is a curated guide to the most prominent upcoming festivals, with confirmed dates, locations, and key headliners to know.
April 2026
• Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Dates: April 10–12 and April 17–19 (two weekends)
Venue: Empire Polo Club, Indio, California
Headliners: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G
Additional major performers include The Strokes, Young Thug, The xx, Anyma, FKA twigs, Disclosure, Turnstile, Ethel Cain, David Byrne, Addison Rae, Sombr, and KATSEYE.
• Stagecoach Festival
Dates: April 24–26
Venue: Empire Polo Club, Indio, California
Headliners: Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Post Malone
Additional major performers include Bailey Zimmerman, Red Clay Strays, Riley Green, Journey, Brooks & Dunn, Hootie & the Blowfish, Diplo, Pitbull, and Ludacris.
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dates: April 23–26 and April 30–May 3
Venue: Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, Louisiana
Headliners/Key Acts: Kings of Leon, Lorde, The Black Keys, Eagles, Nas, Earth Wind & Fire, Rod Stewart, Raye
May 2026
• BeachLife Festival
Dates: May 1–3
Venue: Redondo Beach, California
Headliners: Duran Duran, The Chainsmokers, The Offspring, Slightly Stoopid, James Taylor
Additional major performers include Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Grouplove, My Morning Jacket, Joan Jett and more.
• iHeart Country Festival
Dates: May 2
Venue: Moody Center, Austin, Texas
Performers: Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Shaboozey, Dylan Scott, Russell Dickerson, Gretchen Wilson, Chase Matthews, Lauren Alaina
• Rolling Loud Orlando
Dates: May 8–10
Venue: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Headliners: Playboi Carti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Don Toliver
Additional major performers include EsDeeKid, Chief Keef, Sofaygo, Sexyy Red, BossmanDlow
• Boots in the Park Albuquerque
Dates: May 15–16
Venue: Albuquerque, NM
Headliners: Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Koe Wetzel
Additional major performers include Tyler Hubbard, Chase Matthew, Cody Jinks, Max McNown
• Kilby Block Party
Dates: May 15–17
Venue: Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City, Utah
Headliners: Lorde, The xx, Turnstile
Additional major performers include Hayley Williams, Alex G, Blood Orange, Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast, The Last Dinner Party
• BottleRock
Dates: May 22–24
Venue: Napa Valley, CA
Headliners: Lorde, Teddy Swims, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters, LCD Soundsystem, Zedd, Backstreet Boys, Sombr, Ludacris
Additional major performers include Chaka Khan, Papa Roach, AJR, Busta Rhymes, BigXThaPlug, and more.
June 2026
• CMA Fest
Dates: June 4–7
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Major performers include Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Hardy, Luke Bryan, Shboozey
• Carolina Country Music Fest
Dates: June 4-7
Venue: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Headliners: Riley Green, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Post Malone
Additional major performers include Justin Bieber Moore, Lauren Alaina, Cole Swindell, Tucker Wetmore, Dasha
• Governors Ball
Dates: June 5–7
Venue: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York
Headliners: Lorde, Baby Keem, Stray Kids, Kali Uchis, A$AP Rocky, Jennie
Additional major performers include KATSEYE, Mariah The Scientist, The Dare, Major Lazer, Wet Leg, Ravyn Lenae, Dominic Fike, and more.
• Bonnaroo
Dates: June 11–14
Venue: Manchester, Tennessee
Headliners: Skrillex, The Strokes, Griz, Turnstile, Rüfüs Du Sol, Teddy Swims, The Neighbourhood, Noah Kahan, Role Model, Kesha
Additional major performers include Vance Staples, Chase & Status, Major Lazer, Jessie Murph, Yungblud, Blood Orange, Wet Leg, Clipse, Mariah the Scientist, Japanese Breakfast
• Summer Smash
Dates: June 12–14
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium, Chicago
Headliners: Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef, Skrillex, Yung Lean x Bladee, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Baby Keem
Additional major performers include Sexyy Red, G Herbo, Lucki, North West, EsDeeKid, BigXThaPlug, JT, Fetty Wap
• Summerfest
Dates: June 17–July 4 (multi-weekend)
Venue: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Henry Maier Festival Park)
Headliners/Key Acts: Garth Brooks (special shows June 16–17), Megan Moroney, Don Toliver, Carín León, Ed Sheeran, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Muse, Alex Warren, Jelly Roll
July 2026
• Tomorrowland Belgium
Dates: July 17–19 and July 24–26 (two weekends)
Venue: Boom, Belgium
Headliners/Key Acts: David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Calvin Harris, Hardwell, Fisher, John Summit, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, The Chainsmokers, NERVO, Sara Landry, Armin van Buuren, and over 500 artists across 16 stages
• Hinterland Music Festival
Dates: July 30–August 2
Venue: Saint Charles, Iowa
Headliners: KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford & Sons, Kali Uchis
Additional major performers include Beabadoobee, Ashnikko, Audrey Nuna, Muna, Paris Paloma, Jessie Murph, CMAT, Young Miko, Wet Leg, Suki Waterhouse
• Lollapalooza Chicago
Dates: July 30–August 2
Venue: Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
Headliners: Lorde, Charli xcx, John Summit, The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, JENNIE, Tate McRae, The xx
Additional major performers include Sombr, Wet Leg, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lil Uzi Vert, Yungblud, ara Larsson, Aespa, Empire of the Sun, and more.
• Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
Dates: July 31–August 2
Venue: Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal
Headliners: Twenty One Pilots, The xx, The Neighbourhood, Geese, Kehlani, Tate McRae, Sombr, Turnstile, Empire of the Sun, Mt. Joy, Lorde, Gunna, Major Lazer, Clipse, Subtronics, Zara Larsson
Additional major performers include Wet Leg, Jid, Yoasobi, Wolf Alice, Amber Mark, Malcom Todd, Little Simz, Not For Radio, Paris Paloma
August 2026
• Outside Lands
Dates: August 7–9
Venue: San Francisco, California (Golden Gate Park)
Headliners: Charli xcx, Rüfüs Du Sol, The Strokes, The xx, Baby Keem, Turnstile, Griztronics (Subtronics + Griz), Djo, Labrinth, Empire of the Sun, Dijon
Additional major performers include Disco Lines, GloRilla, Ethel Cain, Geese, Mariah the Scientist, Malcom Todd, Clipse, Lucy Dacus, Wet Leg
• Reading and Leeds Festival
Dates: August 27–30
Venue: Reading and Leeds, UK
Headliners: Charli xcx, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + the Machine, Fontaines D.C., RAYE
Additional major performers include Skepta, Sombr, Jade, Role Model, Skye Newman, Adéla
September 2026
• Ocean Calling Festival
Dates: September 25-27
Venue: Ocean City Maryland
Headliners: Dave Matthews Band, Hootie & the Blowfish, Twenty One Pilots, Gwen Stefani, Mumford & Sons, Matchbox Twenty
Additional major performers include Ludacris, Shaggy, Goo Goo Dolls, All Time Low, My Morning Jacket
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