SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL PREVIEW: … TAKE THE TUNES OUTSIDE

BY HILARY HUGHES  @HILMONSTAH + LAUREN METTER @HAVEYOUMETTER

Music festivals—good ones—may take place throughout the course of the year, but there’s something special about taking a vacation day or two, driving with the windows down, and arriving at a massive celebration of sound when the sun’s out and the temperature’s high. Here, we’ve compiled a list of the music fests we’re most looking forward to, from day raves to secret shows with our favorite bands in foreign cities to once-in-a-lifetime jams featuring artistic pairings you’d never expect.

Grab your sunscreen, an extra bottle of water, and some earplugs, because even if the sky’s the literal limit here, we have a feeling it’s about to get loud.

NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE)
6.11.12-6.17.12 | TORONTO, ONTARIO

THE FRENDLY GATHERING
6.14.12-6.16.12 | WINDHAM, VT

CAMP COLDBROOK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
6.22.12-6.24.12 | BARRE, MA

CBGB MUSIC FESTIVAL
7.5.12-7.8.12. | NEW YORK, NY

CAMP BISCO
7.12.12-7.14.12 | MARIAHVILLE LAKE, NY

GATHERING OF THE VIBES
7.19.12-7.22.12 | BRIDGEPORT, CT

IDENTITY FEST
7.26.12 | MANSFIELD, MA

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL
7.27.12-7.29.12 | NEWPORT, RI

ELECTRIC ZOO
8.31.12-9.2.12 | RANDALLS ISLAND, NY

HEADS IN HARMONY
9.27.12-9.30.12 | NORRIDGEWOCK, ME