To Coachella or Not Coachella?

Summer is fast approaching and that means you need to start planning if you’ll be attending one (or more) of the many upcoming music festivals. Here's a quick look at who is playing, where, when, and for how much:

April 29-30:

Coachella Valley Music Festival - Indio, California
Price: Currently $85 for a 1-day pass, $165 for both days.
Artists: Wolf Parade, Mogwai, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, TV on the Radio, Devendra Banhart, The Walkmen, Eagles of Death Metal, TheJuan Maclean, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ladytron, Cat Power, Franz Ferdinand, Depeche Mode, Giant Drag, Phoenix, stellastarr, The Go Team!, Metric, The Dears, Mates of State, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)

May 26-28:

Sasquatch! Music Festival - George, Washington
Price: Currently $165 for a three-day pass or $55 per day.
Artists: Beck, Bauhaus, Nine Inch Nails, And You Shall Know Us..., Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, The Decemberists, The Arctic Monkeys, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wolfmother, Iron & Wine, Rogue Wave, The Flaming Lips, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, We Are Scientists, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)

June 16-18:

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Manchester, Tennessee
Price: Currently $169.50 for a three-day pass, camping, and parking.
Artists: Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Seu Jorge, Andrew Bird, Dungen, Dios Malos, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)

June 24-25:

Intonation Festival - Chicago, Illinois
Price: $20 for a one-day pass. $35 for a two-day pass.
Artists: Bloc Party, The Streets, Jose Gonzalez, Boredoms, The Constantines, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)

July 29 – 30:

Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, Illinois
Price: $20 for a one-day pass. $30 for a two-day pass.
Artists: Tapes n Tapes, Jens Lehkman, Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Art Brut, The Futureheads, Devendra Banhart, Mission of Burma, The Mountain Goats, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)

August 4-6:

Lollapalooza - Chicago, Illinois
Price: Currently $130 for a three-day pass.
Artists: Queens of the Stone Age, The Shins, Broken Social Scene, Sonic Youth, Iron & Wine, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, and more. (Here’s a link for more info.)