ditadinho: Top 10 Most Expected Music Events in 2016

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

―Bob Marley

Think about the pulsating beams of lights through the crowd with fans singing in harmony; music events are bliss. As much as you enjoy listening to music on your phone or on a music player, going to a music event will cause an adrenaline rush to pass through your body.

Many people consider going to a music event once in their life to see their favorite artist or a band playing and why shouldn’t they? You add golden memories in the pages of your lives, get to enjoy with your friends and family, and find stories to rejoice with your sons and grandchildren in the days to come.

Take a break from your work and get ready to enjoy the moment in your life as you plan to go to any of these top 10 most expected music events in 2016.

1. South By South West — Austin, TX (March 15–20)

Set to happen in the musical serenity in Texas this March, South By South West is a hipster festival that attracts music lovers from all over the world. A place to jam and uncover new raw talents, SXSW has been known to be one of the most rocking music events in the United States—remember Lady Gaga performing in 2014? This event is valued so highly that even President Barack Obama is planning for it.

2. Ultra Music Festival — Miami, FL (March 18–20)

Being organized in the city of parties this year in March, the Ultra is the most famous EDM festival in North America. Featuring several top artists including Avicii, David Guetta, Skrillex, and Die Antword, among others last year, the Ultra music festival is synonymous to fun and parties, of course.

3. Coachella — Indio, CA (April 15–17, April 22–24)

One of the most talked about concerts through the world, Coachella takes place in the middle of a desert and features several top artists and band performances every year. If you are a fan of rock music and fancy watching Guns N’ Roses playing, do everything you need to to get a ticket this year.

4. Beale Street — Memphis, TN (April 29–May 1)

Having featured several artists like Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Five Finger Death Punch, The Avett Brother, and The Flaming Lips among others in 2015, Beale Street festival is known for a variety of music events in one weekend. If you have scattered taste in music, this eclectic festival is what you need to attend this year.

5. Hangout Fest — Gulf Shores, AL (May 20–22)

Music on the beach; yes, that is what Hangout Fest is all about. Set aside in the beautiful coastlines in Alabama, the Hangout Fest featured artists and bands like Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Beck, Skrillex, and Paramore among others. If you want to chill out, get drunk and enjoy wildly, get prepared for serious shredding as you set yourself to go to the Hangout fest this year in May.

6. CounterPoint Festival- Kingston Downs, GA (TBA)

Having started in 2012, CounterPoint is already considered as one of America’s best electronic festivals today. DJ music, flood lights and people dancing to the beat is what this music event is all about. Last year in 2015, The Roots, Chet Faker, iLoveMakonnen, Widespread Panic, and more performed and set the crowd on fire.

7, Sasquatch! Music Festival — George, WA (May 27–30)

A music festival that sold out in a record 90 minutes in 2013, the music event in Sasquatch! is what has several memorable musical moments. Happening for the 15th time this year at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington on Memorial Day Weekend, several artists like A$AP Rocky, The Cure, Kurt Vile, Shamir, Rudimental, and more are set to appear in 2016. So, go ahead and book a ticket to be a part of one of America’s best music event this year.

8. Electric Daisy Carnival — Mexico City (Feb 27–28), Las Vegas (June 17–19), UK (July 9), Tokyo(July)

Taking place in four different cities in the world, the Electric Daisy Carnival went international last year. Best known for its timing that happens after the sunset until the sun rises again the next day, this music event is a blast. And if you are going to Vegas, remember, what ever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

9. Governors Ball — New York, NY (June 3–5)

The Governors Ball music festival in New York never disappoints when it comes to having top artists around the world in their lineups. Known to be synonymous to “the show must go on,” this music event features artists from every genre and see them singing in harmony with fans as they bounce and rock the stage close to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. If you loved Madonna stage-hopping or Lana Del Rey, Drake, Black Keys and more performing last year, you need to get there in June this year too.

10. Bonnaro — Manchester, TN (June 9–12)

If there’s a music festival that can go head to head against other festivals organized in the United States, it’s Bonnaro. Set outside in the open and providing the greatest camping experience you can ever have, the Bonnaro music festival is what is known to be next to “hardcore.” Get ready to sing your heart out in Tennessee for you are sure to mark this event among the best musical experience of your life.

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