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Mountain Jam Festival: Hunter Mountain, Catskills, NY May 30 - June 1, 2008
Mountain Jam is a three day music festival in Upstate New York, held at the world-class ski resort, Hunter Mountain. Radio Woodstock and Warren Haynes will once again co-produce this event.

CMA Music Festival: Nashville, TN June 5 - 8, 2008
The excitement is building for 2008 CMA Music Festival, Thursday-Sunday, June 5-8 in Downtown Nashville, as artists performing at the Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront are announced.

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival: Lawrence, KS June 5 - 8, 2008
2008 will mark the 5th Anniversary of Wakarusa and the festival organizers have several surprises planned for the occasion. "The word “Wakarusa” is a Native American term meaning "ass-deep". In and around the Lawrence Kansas area, it refers to the Wakarusa River, which, oddly enough, is about "ass-deep" in depth." Recycalusa: Sustainability 2008 info.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival: Manchester, TN June 12 - 15, 2008
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.

FloydFest Music Festival 2008: Floyd, VA July 24 - 27, 2008
FloydFest has a singular commitment to conscientious festivarianism, and FF attendees are a conscientious bunch. Our collective commitment to 'keep the scene clean' makes the FloydFest grounds about the cleanest you'll find at an event it's size.

JamBaloosa Music and Arts Festival: Pittsburg, PA June 27 - 29, 2008
JamBaloosa is a celebration of jam bands and other musically and culturally diverse acts ranging from folk rock , jam bands, psychedelic rock, blues all the way down to some hip hop, jazz and electronica.

SummerFest Music Festival: Milwaukee, WI June 26 - July 6, 2008 **4th of July**
Summerfest officials are excited to announce some of the stage headlining acts that will take place this year.

Moon Dance Jam Classic Rock Festival: Walker, MN July 9 - 12, 2008
"I believe in what I call Moondance Magic. The Jam is a place where you can be the real you and not the person the world has forced you to become." Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited

All Good Music Festival: Marvin's Mountaintop, Masontown, WV July 11 - 13, 2008
Rolling Stone: "...All Good is the best fest for jamheads this summer."

Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance: Trumansburg, NY, July 17-20, 2008
The festival is presented over a four day period (Thursday-Sunday) on four stages which run ridiculously long hours to accommodate the 60 some bands that play the festival. The band selection reflects the eclectic tastes of our 'amorphous committee', a difficult to nail down group of musicians and artists who lean toward roots related & world music.

Northwest String Summit: North Plains, OR July 18 - 20, 2008
The Northwest's premier acoustic music festival returns for its seventh year to beautiful Hornings Hideout in North Plains, Oregon, on July 18 - 20, 2008.

Vancouver Folk Music Festival: Vancouver, British Columbia July 18 - 20, 2008
Musicians, dancers, poets and songwriters from around the world and across the street will gather July 18, 19 and 20 2008 at beautiful Jericho Beach Park for Vancouver's 31st annual celebration of traditional and contemporary folk and roots music. Schedule TBA in early July.

10KLF: 10,000 Lakes Music Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN July 23 - 28, 2008
The 10,000 Lakes Music Festival is held annually in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at the beautiful Soo Pass Ranch, a 600-acre state-of-the-art concert and camping venue with 4 stages, vendors, activities, huge restroom facilities with hot/cold running water and beautiful wooded and lakeside camping.

Grateful Garcia Gathering: Thornville, OH July 31 - Aug. 2, 2008
Welcome all you Deadheads, Hippies, and kind folks to this Grateful place, where Garcia fans will be Gathering!

Lollapalooza 2008 Music Festival: Grant Park, Chicago, IL August 1-3
The scientists at Lollapalooza Laboratories in Reykjavik, Iceland, have scrubbed the data, tested models, and have determined a date for the 2008 show: August 1-3, 2008.

Harvest Fest Music Festival: Clarks Grove, MN Sept. 7 - 9, 2008
"The Mid-West "Scene" is bust'n loose and the festifamily is growing. 2008 is a blend of Deep Roots Soul Revival, Conscious Tribal Vibes and good old fasion festy funk. The mix is an eclectic variety show blender exploring all feelings and sound combos. This year we are adding a 3rd stage !!! There are just too many amazing local acts and we want'em all." From WookieFoot

Austin City Limits Music Festival: Austin, TX September 26 - 28, 2008
That's right... ACL Festival tickets are on-sale and going quick! Get them now before they're gone. Earlybird and advanced tickets are sold out. Regular and VIP tickets and 3 day passes still available.

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**Done** Alaska Folk Festival: Juneau, Alaska April 7 - 13, 2008
**Free Festival** "The Alaska Folk Festival is a unique event and can be compared more to a folk life music festival than to the Folk Festivals that many of us have experienced." From Alaska Folk Festival.org

**Done** Savannah Music Festival: Savannah, GA March 20th - April 5th, 2008
The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is Georgia’s largest musical arts festival and one of the most distinctive cross-genre music festivals in the world. SMF is building a robust history on its devotion to living, vibrant musical traditions, regularly presenting commissioned works, unique and imaginative productions and rare regional appearances by renowned artists in jazz, classical, blues, bluegrass, gospel and other styles of American and international roots music.

**Done** French Quarter Festivals: New Orleans, LA April 11 - 13, 2008
**Free Festival** 25th Annual French Quarter Music Festival in New Orleans. "Thank Goodness It's Festival!" party embarks on a new adventure, aboard the Steamboat Natchez with special musical guest, Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters….

**Done** Raggae Spring Music Festival: Phoenix AZ, April 12, 2008
"The Reggae Spring Music Festival is the opportunity Arizona has been looking for and reggae fans across the state have been waiting for." From ReggaeSpringFest.com

**Done** Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance: Silk Hope, NC April 17 - 20, 2008
**Free On-Site Camping** Shakori Hills has always been known for great musical variety and for hosting both local and national acts, but this Spring’s lineup seems to go beyond previous years and offers a festival experience like no other. "Green Festival, Sustainability Fair"

**Done** Green Apple Music Festival and Earth Day Network: National Event April 18 - 20, 2008
**Free** The third annual Green Apple Festival, produced in partnership with Earth Day Network and presented by Chase, announces “America’s Largest Earth Day Celebration”– a weekend of music and environmental awareness culminating on Sunday, April 20th with eight free festivals occurring simultaneously at landmark locations across the U.S.

**Done** Treehuggers Ball Music Festival: Preston County, WV April 18 - 19, 2008
"Only 45 Minutes From Morgantown! Tickets are $40 in advance and $55 at the gate, $40 Saturday Only, and Early Bird Camping is available on Thursday for $15 per person!" From Sunshine Daydream Music

**Done** Prosser’s Wine & Hot Jazz Bash Music Festival: Prosser, WA April 18 - 20, 2008
Are you into Jazz and in the Northwest? New Orleans isn't as far off as you think, at least not in April! Enjoy live Jazz with over 60 individual performances, sample Washington's premier wines, and dance the night away. What was that about New Orleans?

**Done** Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival: Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA April 25 - 27, 2008
"While the roster for the ninth edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival feels a little light on straight-ahead guitar music, there's enough heavy-hitting dance talent -- starting with imports M.I.A. and Justice -- to light the night skies over Indio..." Kevin Bronson, Los Angels Times

**Done** One Family Gathering Music Festival - Christmas Valley, Oregon May 2 - 4 2008
**Free Camping Area** The festival will unify a variety of cultures from many other peaceful gatherings. It will manifest as a weekend long event encompassing barter fairs, music festivals, parties, and reggae shows. Musicians will be performing twenty-four hours a day throughout the event. The One Family Gathering is poised to be the first event attempting to have nonstop music in the Pacific Northwest.

**Done** StageCoach Country Music Festival: Indio, CA May 2 - 4, 2008
The 2008 installment of STAGECOACH--California’s Country Music Festival--will feature more than 40 acts of various musical genres: mainstream country, bluegrass, folk, roots rock and alt-country in four performance areas (the Mane Stage, along with the Palomino, Appaloosa and Mustang stages).

**Done** Bella Sol Music Festival: Clarks Grove, MN May 23 - 25, 2008
Following the success of Bella Luna in 2007, the Bella Sol Music Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend from Friday, May 23rd through Sunday, May 25th at the beautiful Harmony Park in Clarks Grove, MN.

**Done** Summer Camp Festival: Chillicothe, IL May, 23 - 25 2008
The Summer Camp 2008 Music Festival will feature more than 4 stages of music, late night shows, daily musician workshops, on-site camping, great food & drink, all kinds of good beer, unique merchandise vending and all the friends you've come to expect!

**Done** Sasquatch Music Festival: The Gorge / George, WA May 24 - 26, 2008 Memorial Day Weekend
The 2008 Sasquatch! Music Festival, now in its seventh and best year yet, will expand to three days and take place Memorial Day Weekend at the legendary Gorge Amphitheater.



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