In our never ending quest to keep you up to date on all the festival announcements that bombard our in-boxes each day comes artist line up for the sixth annual McDowell Mountain Festival. The fest, which will takes place at the Westworld Polo Grounds in Scottsdale, AZ on April 24 and 25, will feature sets from The Flaming Lips, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Matisyahu, Hot Tuna, Railroad Earth, NRPS, Assembly Of Dust and a slew of other acts. Tickets are currently on-sale now for both day and weekend passes, and are limited to 10,000 for each day – so grab yours now.
If you can’t make it out to Arizona for the fest, then maybe you’ll be able to hit one of these recently announced tours…
- Ska-pop revivalist No Doubt will hit an amphitheater near you
- Band Of Horses schedule a short seven date June run
- Singer/songwriter JJ Cale heads out for his first tour in five years
- King Khan & The Shrines put together a lengthy NA tour
- Grunge rockers Dinosaur Jr. line up a month long jaunt
- Folk-rockers The Avett Brothers have headlining and support dates
Finally, in the battle for possibly the worst packaged tours of the summer Def Leppard, Cheap Trick and Poison will hit sheds across the country while ’80s AOR acts REO Speedwagon, Styx and .38 Special will team up for a mix of dates at casinos, arenas and amphitheaters. So, if you were forced into hitting one of these craptastic tours, which one would it be?
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King Khan is not to be missed. Check out the shrines and those phish tapes will be a thing of the past.
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