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Wango Tango

Chances are, if you’re anywhere in southern California, you’ve heard of Wango Tango. Each year, KIIS FM hosts a one-day festival spotlighting today’s hottest Top-40 acts. Hosted at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Wango Tango promises to present incredible performances and all of your favorites on Saturday, May 12th.

Artist Highlights-

Nicki Minaj, Pitbull, Maroon 5, B.O.B., Gym Class Heroes, Foster the People, Big Sean, The Wanted, Wiz Khalifa, K’NAAN, Chiddy Bang, Wallpaper, Diggy Simmons, Carly Rae Jepsen

Tickets are currently on sale, but are likely to sell out any day now. Tickets range from $79 to $225 before fees.

Sasquatch Music Festival

If you blink you may miss it – SASQUATCH. But this isn’t your everyday garden-variety, stalking through the forest type of Sasquatch either. Each year for the last decade, the Sasquatch Music Festival takes place at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, over Memorial Day weekend.

A nine-time winner of Pollstar Magazine’s award for “Best Outdoor Music Venue,” the Gorge Amphitheatre is a beautiful location to enjoy four music-filled days.

Artist Highlights –

Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, Portlandia, Feist, Silversun Pickups, Metric, Nero, Childish Gambino, Santigold, M. Ward, Of Monsters and Men

With a lineup like this, you’d be a fool to miss out on this. Skip Vegas, boating or your usual Memorial Day plans and do yourself a favor – grab tickets to Sasquatch and thank me later.

General admission 4-day passes are $315 and available now on Ticketmaster. Tickets include camping passes.

Coming in at number 14 on our Festival Bucket List is the Sunset Strip Music Festival, taking place at its namesake in sunny Los Angeles. This year’s event runs from August 16 through 18.

This festival is in its 5th year and features a range of events, culminating in a huge street festival on Saturday, August 18.

The festival “includes a tribute event at the House of Blues celebrating a Sunset Strip music icon, three nights of performances in the Key Club, Roxy Theatre, Whisky A Go-Go, Viper Room and House of Blues and additional special events throughout the week. The three-day fest ends with an epic street festival on Saturday, Aug. 18 with outdoor stages, performances in the venues, beer gardens, VIP areas and interactive experiences.”

SSMF has yet to announce this year’s line up, but here are a few highlights from last year’s event (which, by the way, was attended by 15,000 music lovers.)

Artist Highlights –

Motley Crue, Bush, Public Enemy, Matt & Kim, Escape the Fate, She Wants Revenge, TheDirty Heads, Cobra Starship, Tribal Seeds, Mickey Avalon, Motion City Soundtrack, dredg, Buckcherry

Tickets will likely go on sale soon. Stay tuned for updates! Here’s a video of last year’s festival to fill you in on what you’re in for.

In its fourth year since inception is Outside Lands Festival. This year’s weekend event will take place on August 10 through 12 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

This year’s lineup has yet to be announced, but below are some artist highlights from last year’s festival.

2011 Artist Highlights –

Muse, Phish, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, DeadMau5, The Shins, MGMT, Girl Talk, Erykah Badu, Beirut, The Roots, Arctic Monkeys, STS9, Big Boi, Ellie Goulding

Early bird passes sold out in under 30 minutes earlier this month. Regular general admission passes and VIP passes will be on sale soon.

I Love This City

You’ve probably never heard of this festival. In fact, everyone you know is probably unfamiliar with it. But wait – don’t judge just yet. This brand new EDM festival is taking place over the course of three days, in two cities, almost simultaneously.

“I Love This City” is coming to San Francisco and San Diego at the end of May. The San Francisco event is open to everyone 18 and older and takes place in the lot at AT&T Park. Picture one huge tailgate – but instead of celebrating a ball game, you’ll be engulfed in heavy beats and neon colors. The festival’s debut in SF occurs on May 25 & 26, and takes place in San Diego the same weekend on May 26 & 27 at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.

Artist Hightlights

San Francisco – Duck Sauce, Tiesto, Steve Aoki, Chucki, Laidback Luke, Kill the Noise, James Murphy

San Diego – Skrillex, A-Trak, The Crystal Method, Dirtyloud, The Twelves, 12th Planet, Savoy, Adventure Club

More artists will be announced as the festival gets closer. Tickets are still available. General admission passes are $150, while VIP passes are $350. Included with the VIP pass is: separate entrance, private viewing areas, private bar and private bathroom access.

Paid Dues

Coming to the Nos Events Center in San Bernardino on April 7th is southern California’s premier hip hop festival, Paid Dues. A joint effort by Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union, this annual festival encompasses all ranges of hip hop, from the classics to the hottest up-and-comers.

Artist Highlights –

Wu Tang Clan, OFWGKTA (Odd Future), Mac Miller, Living Legends, Dipset, Three-6 Mafia, Kendrick Lamar, Brother Ali, People Under the Stairs, Dilated Peoples, Hieroglyphics, Cunninlynguists

Tickets are still available for next week’s festival. General admission tickets are $76, and include parking. VIP tickets are $176 and come with a slew of goodies: access to the VIP pit in front of the stage, an artist meet & greet, a 2012 Paid Dues t-shirt, backpack, poster and credential (laminated pass), 2 drink tickets (alcoholic for the 21+, non for those under 21) and access to a private bar and VIP bathrooms. Parking is included as well.

Electric Forest Festival

Coming in at number 17 on our Festival Bucket List is the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan. The four-day festival takes place at the Double JJ Resort which has some of the best festival accommodations I’ve come across.

Not only does this DJ + jam band festival take place in the Sherwood Forest (it’s literally an electric forest), there’s an indoor water park, a beautiful lake, a 5-star golf course and a glow-in-the-dark disc golf course that’s open until 5am.

Artist Highlights –

The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, STS9, Thievery Corporation, Girl Talk, Santigold, Steve Aoki, Ghostland Observatory, Major Lazer, Dada Life, Datsik, 12^th Planet, Borgore, Das Racist, Zeds Dead

Electric Festival runs from June 28^th to July 1^st. General admission weekend tickets are available for $242.50 through the Electric Festival website.

Forecastle Festival

Celebrating their 10^th anniversary this year and coming in at #18 on our Festival Bucket List is Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.

Forecastle takes place over three days (July 13-15) and is all about music, art and activism – primarily environmentalism. Attended by 30,000 fans each year, the venue alone – Louisville Waterfront Park – is enough to attract music fans. Past performers include The Black Keys, Band of Horses, Big Boi, Bassnectar, De La Soul, GZA, and more.

Artist Highlights

• Day 1 – Bassnectar, Atmosphere, Sleigh Bells, Flying Lotus
• Day 2 – My Morning Jacket, Girl Talk, Andrew Bird, James Vincent McMorrow
• Day 3 – Wilco, Neko Case, Clutch, A-Trak

Tickets are still available.

Ultra Music Festival

Coming in at number 19 on our list of must-attend festivals is Ultra Music Festival. This three day event takes place in beautiful Miami and draws EDM lovers from across the globe. I’m not exaggerating when I say that literally EVERY electronic /dance artist will be there.

Ultra takes place this weekend for three-days (36 hours total) of face-melting dubstep, house, trance – you name it.

Lineup Highlights:

• Day 1 – Tiesto, Skrillex, Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Pretty Lights, Dada Life, Porter Robinson, Carl Cox, Wolfgang Gartner, Madeon, Dirty South
• Day 2 – Avicii, Justice, Fatboy Slim, Duck Sauce, Laidback Luke, A-Trak, Zedd, M83, Metronomy, Digitalism, Borgore, Datsik, Flux Pavillion
• Day 3 – Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta, Kaskade, Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party, Steve Aoki, Dev, Bassnectar, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, ATB

For those of you who won’t be making it to Miami this weekend, for the first time ever, Ultra will be broadcast live on YouTube for free!

Check the live stream out starting Friday at 4pm Eastern.