Music Festivals in August

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  ARENAL SOUND
  Valencia, Spain

  Beach and boat parties accompany the annual Arenal Sound music festival. The 2013 lineup includes Steve Aoki, Editors, White Lies, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Dirtyphonics, The Kooks, The Drums, The Fratellis and The Maccabees.

  AUG 1 - 4

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  WATERSHED MUSIC FESTIVAL
  Quincy, Washington

  Country comes to the Gorge Amphitheatre for the Watershed Music Festival. The Northwest’s biggest country music bash welcomes a 2013 lineup that includes Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Lee Brice, Terri Clark, Kip Moore, Thompson Square, Chris Young and Shooter Jennings.

  AUG 2 - 4
  

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  LOLLAPALOOZA
  Chicago, Illinois

  The roving music festival Lollapalooza, which began in 1991, has found a home in Chicago’s Grant Park. The 2013 lineup includes Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Mumford and Sons, Phoenix, The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, New Order and The Postal Service.

  AUG 2 - 4

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  SZIGET FESTIVAL
  Budapest, Hungary

  A small island in the capital city hosts the big Sziget Festival, an eight-day musical celebration. The 2013 lineup includes Blur, David Guetta, Mika, Regina Spektor, Bat For Lashes, Flogging Molly, Dizzee Rascal, Little Boots and The Joy Formidable.

  AUG 5 - 12
  

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  OYA FESTIVAL
  Oslo, Norway

  Oslo’s fjord-flanked Medieval Park celebrates music from around the world at its Oya Festival. The 2013 lineup includes Slayer, Blur, James Blake, The Knife, Grimes, Beach House and Kraftwerk.

  AUG 6 - 10

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  HALDERN POP FESTIVAL
  Rees-Haldern, Germany

  Haldern Pop, the annual open-air music festival in the North Rhine Westphalia region of Germany, features a wide spectrum of international acts. The 2013 lineup includes Efterklang, Anna Von Hausswolff, Balthazar, Regina Spektor, Glen Hansard, Half Moon Run and Rubik.
  AUG 8 - 10

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  OUTSIDE LANDS
  San Francisco, California

  A crowd of around 60,000 heads to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for Outside Lands. The 2013 lineup includes Paul McCartney, Red Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kaskade, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, D’Angelo, The National, Jurassic 5, Willie Nelson, Grizzly Bear and Darly Hall and John Oates.
  AUG 9 - 11

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  SUMMER SONIC TOKYO
  Tokyo & Osaka, Japan

  Summer Sonic Tokyo takes place in the twin cities of Tokyo and Osaka. The 2013 lineup includes Metallica, Alt-J, Cheap Trick, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, Mew, M.I.A., Muse, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Pet Shop Boys and Smashing Pumpkins.

  AUG 10 - 11

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  READING FESTIVAL
  Reading, U.K.

  Around 90,000 music-lovers gather at Little John's Farm in central Reading for the annual Reading Festival. The 2013 lineup includes Green Day, Eminem, Biffy Clyro, Skrillex, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, A$AP Rocky, Editors, Johnny Marr and Tame Impala.

  AUG 23 - 25

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  BUMBERSHOOT
  Seattle, Washington

  Labor Day weekend sees performances of dance, theater, comedy and music at Seattle’s Bumbershoot.

  AUG 31 - SEP 2

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