Festivals are coming! Festivals are coming! We may still be stuck in this weird winter-to-spring weather limbo, but festival season is coming and its forecast guarantees good music.
SXSW, Coachella, Ultra, Sasquatch, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Summer Camp, Governors Ball, Firefly and now Bonnaroo have all announced their lineups for the 2014 season. Wow, do they look good!
This week’s playlist is a compilation of some of the noteworthy acts performing at each of the festivals. It also doubles as a great playlist for all us broke college kids who can’t actually afford to attend any of these festivals but want to be there in spirit.
1. “Rosa Parks” by Outkast
2. “Rocket Man” by Elton John
3. “She Don’t Use Jelly” by The Flaming Lips
4. “Eyes Be Closed” by Washed Out
5. “Me And You” by Jake Bugg
6. “Mouthful of Diamonds” by Phantogram
7. “Finger Back” by Vampire Weekend
8. “We Exist” by Arcade Fire
9. “One Way Trigger” by The Strokes
10. “When A Fire Starts To Burn” by Disclosure