Absurd and Unheard

Canada


Osheaga
Montreal, Quebec
Jul 28 – Aug 01, 2010aga


Noteworthy Performers:
Arcade Fire
Chromeo
Deadmau5
Metric
Pavement
Sarah Harmer
Stars
The Black Keys
Weezer


North by Northeast 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Jun 16 – Jun 20, 2010

Noteworthy Performers:
k-os
Kid Sister
Sloan
The Raveonettes
Timber Timbre

http://www.nxne.com/



Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa, Ontario (LeBreton Flats Park)
Jul 06 – Jul 18, 2010

Noteworthy Performers:
Alexisonfire
Arcade Fire
Drake
Hole
Iron Maiden
Keith Urban
Lights
Matthew Good
Metric
Moneen
Old Crow Medicine Show
Passion Pit
Rush
Santana
The B-52s
The Flaming Lips
Timber Timbre
Weezer
Woodhands




United States

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2010
May 29 – May 31, 2010
George, Washington (Gorge Amphitheatre)

Noteworthy Performers:
A-Trak
Aziz Ansari
Band of Horses
Broken Social Scene
Brother Ali
Caribou
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Kid Cudi
LCD Soundsystem
Mayer Hawthorne
MGMT
Minus the Bear
My Morning Jacket
Passion Pit
Public Enemy
Tegan & Sara
Vampire Weekend
Wale


Bonnaroo Music Festival 2010
June 11 - 14
Manchester, Tennessee, USA

Noteworthy Performers:
Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Tenacious D
Weezer
The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform "Dark Side of the Moon"
The Dead Weather
Damian Marley & Nas
Phoenix
Norah Jones
John Fogerty
LCD Soundsystem
Rise Against
Les Claypool
The Black Keys
Kid Cudi
Kris Kristofferson
GWAR
Wale
Deadmau5
Miranda Lambert
Tokyo Police Club

Extra Comedy:
Conan O'Brien
Margaret Cho
Aziz Ansari
Jeffrey Ross Roasts Bonnaroo


All Points West Music & Arts Festival 2010
July 30 - August 1
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

This concert is sometimes called Coachella East, (because its put on by the same organizer, Goldenvoice), and it takes place just outside of NYC in New Jersey. Last year they had Jay-Z and Coldplay among many others; however, this year the rumour is that the concert may not be happening.


Lollapalooza 2010
August 6 - 8
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Noteworthy Performers:
Arcade Fire
Chromeo
Cypress Hill
Empire of the Sun
Erykah Badu
Green Day
Grizzly BEar
Hot Chip
Lady Gaga
Matt & Kim
Metric
MGMT
Minus the Bear
Phoenix
Soundgarden
Stars
Switchfoot
Wolfmother




United Kingdom


Oxegen Festival (IE)
Punchestown Racecourse, Ireland
Friday 9th July - Sunday 11th July 2010

Noteworthy Performers:
Arcade Fire
Fatboy Slim
Eminem
Muse
Jay-Z
Black Eyed Peas
Dizzee Rascal
30 Seconds To Mars
The Black Keys
Stereophonics
David Guetta
Vampire Weekend
John Mayer
Empire Of The Sun
La Roux
Wolfmother
Rise Against
Broken Social Scene
Steve Aoki
A Trak And Aeroplane

http://www.oxegen.ie/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=645&Itemid=58


Leeds Festival (UK)
Friday 27th August - Sunday 29th August, 2010

Noteworthy Performers:
Arcade Fire
Dizzee Rascal
Modest Mouse
Blink-182
Paramore
Weezer
Cypress Hill
Limp Bizkit
We are Scientists
Band of Horses
Guns N' Roses
Queens Of The Stone Age
NOFX
Billy Talent
LCD Soundsystem
Phoenix

http://www.leedsfestival.com/home/


Glastonbury Festival (UK)
Glastonbury, Somerset
Wednesday 23rd June - Sunday 27th June 2010

Noteworthy Performers:
U2
Dizzee Rascal
Vampire Weekend
Snoop Dogg
Willie Nelson
The Flaming Lips
Hot Chip
La Roux
Phoenix
The Black Keys
Tegan and Sara
Mos Def (with full live band)
DJ Fatboy Slim
Shakira
The Dead Weather
Pet Shop Boys
Kate Nash
Brother Ali
Chiddybang
Norah Jones
LCD Soundsystem
MGMT
We Are Scientists
Grizzly Bear
Broken Social Scene
Holy F***

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/