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My Favorite Music Festivals and Concert Venues🎫
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Here are some of my absolute favorite music festivals and concert venues I’ve been to in the past couple of years!
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Red Rocks Amphitheater is one of my absolute favorite venues I’ve ever been to!! It is in Morrison CO and the sound and feel is truly something so unique. I recommend all music lovers goes at least once !
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
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I’ve been going to Kemba Live (previously Express Live) for over a decade and a half! It’s one of my favorite local venues and I’m always happy to see a band there whether it’s inside or outside. The outside space has the best layout and it’s so easy...
KEMBA Live!
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Jacobs Pavillion is a covered outdoor venue in cleveland right in the flats! It has such a great view of the city and the water right behind it and has a great sound!
Jacobs Pavilion
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FWD is one of my fave places in the summer!!! They have nighttime and daytime concerts and the vibes are always great! It’s unlike any other venues in cleveland.
FWD | Forward Day + Nightclub
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Blossom Music Center is a huge outdoor venue in the cleveland area. It has a great lawn and is the best summer venue! The only downfall is that the size does tend to make getting there and leaving take a bit with traffic but it is totally worth it!
Blossom Music Center
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The Newport is a venue located right downtown in Columbus. It’s good for more medium sized alternative bands. The sound is always great and they have a ton of bands every year!
Newport Music Hall
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The House of Blues is a great indoor venue in Cleveland. It’s right in the heart of downtown and you have the option to stand on the floor or on the balcony for a variety of views!
House of Blues Cleveland
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Nationwide Arena is in Columbus Ohio. It’s the best place to see big tours! It’s easy to get there and plenty of parking options nearby. I was lucky enough to see the Sweat Tour and the 1975 there in the past couple of years!
Nationwide Arena
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Bonnaroo is a camping music festival in Manchester Tennessee! It’s about 4 days of all kinds of music from pop to indie to EDM. It definitely requires a lot of prep but can be totally worth it ! It has a great culture around it and an incredibly kind...
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
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Brite Winter is an underrated Cleveland OH GEM! Is a single day music festival that takes place in downtown Cleveland every February. They have local bands, cool pieces designed by local artists, and a bunch of food trucks. It may be chilly but we go...
Brite Winter
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Lollapalooza is every August in Chicago. It’s one if the largest festivals music festivals in the world! It’s a jam packed four days of a variety of all kinds of artists. It takes place right in the city and has such a fun unique atmosphere! Definite...
Lollapalooza Chicago
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Lovin Life Music Fest just started in May 2024! It’s in Charlotte right in the city! It was a great fun festival that was easy to get around and had some great larger bands! They announced the lineup in waves which was a unique and interesting way to...
Lovin' Life Music Fest | May 2-4, 2025 | Charlotte, NC
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Breakaway is an EDM festival that takes place in multiple different states. I’ve been to the one in Ohio twice and loved it! It’s right outside of the crew stadium and is only a 2 day fest but has amazing lights, amazing sounds and a silent disco tha...
Ohio 2024 - Breakaway Festival
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Out of the Blue Festival is by far one of the best festivals I’ve ever been to!! It’s an all inclusive music festival in Mexico. It lasts multiple days and every band plays at least twice! There is such a great community feel around it and the resort...
Out of the Blue Festival
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Austin City Limits is a festival that takes place every October in Austin! There are 2 big weekends of the festival. It’s definitely on the larger end of festivals and the traffic was a bit bad but when inside the festival, it was very easy to get ar...
Austin City Limits Music Festival
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