With the start of music festival season in DC, Maryland, and Virginia just three months away, we thought we would share a list of who has set a date and who already has tickets on sale.
For the complete list of music festivals in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and few worth a road trip, visit our List of Music Festivals page for regular updates as line-ups and more dates are announced.
National ShamrockFest 2015
When: March 21, 2015
Where: RFK Stadium
Lineup Bands: TBD
Lineup DJ’s: TBD
Website: shamrockfest.com
Facebook: National ShamrockFest | Twitter: @shamrockfest
Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival
No date has been announced, but “Trust In Us” tickets are currently available.
When: TBD
Where: TBD
Lineup: TBD
Website: charmcitybluegrass.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CharmCityBluegrass | Twitter: @CCbluegrassfest
Preakness Infieldfest at Pimlico
The earlier you purchase Infieldfest tickets, the less you will pay. Purchase tickets this month and you can save as much as $40.
When: May 16, 2015
Where: Pimlico Course
Lineup: TBD
Website: preakness.com/infield/infieldfest
Facebook: facebook.com/events/216689931829161/ | Twitter: @PreaknessStakes
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
When: May 16 & 17, 2015
Where: Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD
Lineup: Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Charlie Musselwhite, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Shemkia Copeland, Sisterhood of Soul, Davy Knowles, Jarekus Singleton? and more to be announced.
Website: bayblues.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Chesapeake-Bay-Blues-Festival/238000380291 | Twitter: @ChesBayBlues
Maryland Deathfest (MDF)
When: May 21-24, 2015
Where: 545 N. High Street (Edison parking lot), Baltimore Soundstage & Rams Head Live.
Lineup: Bevar Sea, Conan, Iron Man, Jex Thoth, Mantar, Primitive Man, Ufomammut, YOB, Ciborium, Devourment, Internal Bleeding, Mortal Decay, Origin, Skinless, Artificial Brain, Aura Noir, Bloodbath, Cianide, Funebrarum, Lock Up, Master, Obituary, Suffocation, Vallenfyre, Aeternus, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Inverloch, Vattnet Viskar, Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation, Ghoul, Homewrecker, Napalm Death, Noisear, Noxa, Splatterhouse, Suffering Mind, Triac, Arcturus, Bulldozer, Einherjer, Fulgora, Morpheus Descends, Razor, Serpentine Path, Sodom, Triptykon, Twilight of the Gods, Vulcano, Adversarial, Demoncy, Dragged into Sunlight, Tsjuder, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Antigama, Backslider, Cephalic Carnage, Chainsaw to the Face, Engorged, Full of Hell, Inter Arma, Lycanthrophy, Martyrdöd, P.L.F, Wolfbrigade, Amorphis, Anaal Nathrakh, Demilich, Goatsnake, Inverloch, Neurosis, Primordial, Prosanctus Inferi, Skepticism, Tombs, Winter, Knelt Rote, Impetuous Ritual, Portal, Thantifaxath, Coke Bust, D.R.I., Early Graves, Entrails Massacre, Excel, Grin and Bear It, Melt Banana, Mother Brain, Pizzahifive, Spazztic Blurr, Water Torture
Website: marylanddeathfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/MarylandDeathfest | Twitter: @mddeathfest
Delfest
When: May 21 – 24, 2015
Where: Cumberland, MD (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: TBD
Website: delfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/delfest| Twitter: @DelFest
Capital Jazz Fest
When: June 5-7, 2015
Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: TBD
Website: capitaljazz.com/fest/
Facebook: facebook.com/capjazzfestcruise
African American Festival
When: June 20-21, 2015
Where: Camden Yards, Lots B & C
Lineup: TBD
Website: africanamericanfestival.net
Facebook: facebook.com/BmoreAAF | Twitter: @BmoreAAF
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
When: June 24-June 28 and July 1-July 5, 2015
Where: National Mall; Washington, DC
Lineup: TBD
Website: festival.si.edu
Facebook: facebook.com/smithsonianfolklifefestival | Twitter: @smithsonianfolk
DC Jazz Festival
When: June 10-16, 2015
Where: Multiple Venues
Lineup: TBD
Website: dcjazzfest.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/dcjazzfest | Twitter: @dcjazzfest
Firefly Music Festival
When: June 18 – June 21, 2015
Where: Dover, Delaware (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: TBD
Website: fireflyfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/FireflyMusicFestival | Twitter: @LiveAtFirefly
Vans Warped Tour
When: July 18, 2015
Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: First Five Bands Announced…Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Hand Guns, Kosha Dillz, Palisades and many more to come.
Website: vanswarpedtour.com
Facebook: facebook.com/warpedtour | Twitter: @VansWarpedTour
Artscape
When: July 17 – July 19, 2015
Where: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: artscape.org
Facebook: facebook.com/Artscape.Baltimore | Twitter: @ArtscapeBmore
Floydfest 2014
When: July 22 – July 26, 2015
Where: Floyd, VA
Lineup: Drive-by Truckers, Leftover Salmon, Lord Huron, Keller Williams Grateful Grass, The Chris Robinson, Brotherhood, Shovels & Rope, Greensky Bluegrass, Keller Willams, Sam Bush Band, Trigger Hippy, The Devil Makes Three, Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, American Aquarium, Folk Soul Revival and more to be announced.
Website: floydfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/FloydFestVA | Twitter: @floydfest
Hot August Blues and Roots Festival
When: August 15, 2015
Where: Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: hotaugustmusicfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/HotAugustMusicFestival | Twitter: @HotAugustMusic
For a complete list of upcoming music festivals and for regular updates be sure to bookmark our “List of Music Festivals in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia” page.
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