📷: Megan Dujardin
We’re just one month into 2024 and there have already been dozens of absolutely stacked lineups released across the board. Here the are the festivals that we at Electric Feels are most excited for in 2024:
1) Texas Eclipse
On top of the dozens of renowned musicians, this festival has a unique type of headliner that only comes around once every few decades – a total solar eclipse! The workshops and activities stand out as incredibly multifaceted, with visionary artists, inspiring speakers, environmental advocates, yoga, spirituality, and talks with astronaughts.
The music lineup spans across several genres such as folk, jazz, funk, jam band, psychedelic rock, world music, bass, house, downtempo, psychedelic rock, and even a fully dedicated psytrance stage, which is a rarity amongst U.S. festivals of this size.
Texas Eclipse Festival Tickets: seetexaseclipse.com
2) FVDED IN THE PARK
Return of EDM supergroups Kx5 (Kaskade & Deadmau5), and Swedish House Mafia (Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, & Steve Angello) make this lineup stand out as one of the most anticpated events for ravers across not only Canda, but all of North America.
FVDED IN THE PARK Tickets: fvdedinthepark.com
3) Lightning in a Bottle
Hailed as California’s premier botique festival, Lightning in a Battle (LiB) has been delivering top-notch education, production, and lakeside festivities for over 20 years. Tipper fans won’t want to miss this one, as he plans to retire next year and LiB is his only 2024 performance in California.
Lightning in a Bottle Tickets: libfestival.org
4) Electric Forest
One of the most talked about festivals in the United States, Electric Forest always delivers heavy hitting lineups, and curates an unforgettable experience that sells out tickets year after year.
Gracing the Electric Forest stage for the first time, multiplatinum Atlanta rapper Ludacris will be sure to draw lots of fans, as well as a first-ever performance of psychedelic bass duo Psyryn (CloZee + LSDream). Pretty Lights will also return to the festival for the first time since 2013.
Electric Forest Tickets are sold out, but you can join the official wristband exchange here.
5) Elements Music & Arts Festival
Elements has really stepped up their production since their humble beginnings, becoming more weird, more grand, and more immersive every year. With stunning stage design, expert production, dazzling performers, a magical forested venue, and even sky diving, Elements is shaping up to be what could be called a junior Electric Forest of the Northeast.
Elements Festival Tickets: elementsfest.us
6) North Coast
A haven for both filthy bass and uplifting melodic EDM, North Coast has stunned its fans with its 2024 lineup including progressive house powerhouse Above & Beyond, melodic bass pioneers Illenium and Seven Lions, NBA all-star DJ Diesel (AKA Shaq), rising dubstep star Subtronics, metalhead-gone-DJ Sullivan King, and pop-punk-inspired melodic duo Dab the Sky (Dabin + Said The Sky).
North Coast Tickets: northcoastfestival.com
7) Coachella
There’s something for everyone in every Coachella lineup, so why would this year be any different? Coachella attendees can always expect the biggest names in Hip-Hop, Pop, Indie, Rock, EDM and everything in between. Doja Cat will be returning this year after her successful Coachella debut in 2022, while the prince of Reggaeton J Balvin will be sure to draw huge crowds.
Gwen Stefani‘s sensational band No Doubt will make their first performance since 2015. Sublime, who usually tours as Sublime with Rome since their lead singer Bradley Nowell passed away in 1996, will reunite with the departed singer’s son Jakob Nowell.
Coachella Tickets: coachella.com
8) Shakti Fest
With so many megafests on the list, we had to throw in a smaller, more intimate festival. Shakti Fest, and its sister festival Bhakti Fest, offer a transformational, devotional experience in the magical Joshua Tree desert of Southern California.
The lineup primarily consists primarily of devotional music, especially kirtan and chanting from artists like Govinda Das, Snow Raven, and Jaya Deva. The festival has been increasingly incorporating electronic acts that incorporate cultural, spiritual and shamanic sounds, like Beats Antique, Deya Dova, and Snow Raven.
Shakti Fest Tickets: bhaktifest.com/shaktifest
9) Lovers & Friends
This one’s for you, millenials. For all the 90’s and 00’s R&B, Pop, and Hip-Hop throwbacks, Lovers & Friends is where it’s at. Our only question is how the heck do they fit all of these iconic legends into a one-day festival?!
Lovers & Friends Tickets are sold out, but you can join the waitlist here.
10) Sonic Temple
With virtually every other genre covered, we had to give a shoutout to Sonic Temple for holding it down for all the fans of the various subgenres of harder rock. If you like heavy metal, thrash metal, numetal, post-hardcore, pop-punk, or emo, Sonic Temple is the place to be.
Sonic Temple Tickets: sonictemplefestival.com
From the celestial convergence of Texas Eclipse to the nostalgic beats of Lovers & Friends, each festival promises a unique experience that resonates with music lovers of all genres. As anticipation builds and tickets sell out, these top 10 lineups are just a taste of the incredible journeys awaiting festival-goers this year.
As we venture further into 2024, the music festival scene will continue to attract more and more with new, exciting and diverse lineups. It’s hard to condense all of the anticipated festivals into a list of 10, with so many honorable mentions like Envision, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, EDC, Suwannee Hulaween, not to mention overseas festivals like Tomorrowland, Boom, and so many more.
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