Can’t travel to Coachella or Lollapalooza this music festival season? Luckily Florida offers up an array of festivals for rock lovers to rap fans to bassheads.
Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival kicks off the festival season on March 1 with big names like Arcade Fire, Bassnectar, Halsey, Travis Scott, Khalid and Powow! featuring Snoop Dogg. Besides music, the festival will also feature yoga, live artists, meditation, vegan and vegetarian food and plenty of cool hangout spots.
EDM fans flock to Miami every March for Ultra Music Festival, which boasts huge names like David Guetta, The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Steve Aoki and more. General tickets are sold out, but VIP tickets are available for $1499.95 for those willing to splurge.
In April, rockers can enjoy Jacksonville’s Welcome to Rockville’s impressive lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, the Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold and Queens of the Stone Age will all perform. The festival also features a wine garden and a tiki bar.
West Palm Beach’s SunFest has a lineup that will please everyone, with Pitbull, Zedd, Sublime, Nick Jonas and Billy Idol all performing. The festival, which runs from May 3 to 6, is one of the cheapest, with tickets ranging from $37 to $75.
Rounding out the season, a punk-rock classic, the Vans Warped Tour, ends its annual cross-country tour after more than 20 years to the disappointment of former emo kids everywhere. The festival will travel to Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach in August. Headliners haven’t been announced, but previous years have seen The All-American Rejects, Attila, Falling In Reverse, Mayday Parade and Paramore.
March 1-4: Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival, Okeechobee. Headliners: Arcade Fire, Bassnectar, Halsey, Travis Scott. $299. okeechobeefest.com
March 10-11: Gasparilla Music Festival, Tampa. Headliners: The Roots, Spoon, Warpaint, Father John Misty. $30-$200. gasparillamusic.com
March 23-25: Ultra Music Festival, Miami. Headliners: Afrojack, David Guetta, The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Steve Aoki, Azealia Banks. General admission tickets sold out. VIP tickets: $1499.95. ultramusicfestival.com
April 6-8: Tortuga Music Festival, Ft. Lauderdale. Headliners: Florida Georgia Line, Snoop Dogg, Keith Urban, Eric Church. $125-$1750. tortugamusicfestival.com
April 19-21: Wannee Festival, Live Oak. Headliners: Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, As the Crow Flies. $219. waneefestival.com
April 21: WJRR’s Earthday Birthday, Orlando. Headliners: Shinedown, Seether, Three Days Grace. $65. wjrr.iheart.com
April 27-29: Welcome to Rockville, Jacksonville. Headliners: Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Foo Fighters. $95-$225. welcometorockvillefestival.com
April 28-29: Fort Rock, Ft. Lauderdale. Headliners: Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne, Breaking Benjamin. $89-$199.50. fortrockfestival.com
May 3-6: SunFest Music Festival, West Palm Beach. Headliners: Pitbull, Zedd, Logic, Nick Jonas, Incubus. $37-$75. sunfest.com
May 11-13: Rolling Loud, Miami Gardens. Headliners: J. Cole, Travis Scott, Future. $299. rollingloud.com
May 18-20: Hangout Music Fest, Gulf Shores. Headliners: Kendrick Lamar, The Chainsmokers, The Killers, Halsey, Odesza, Logic, Zedd. $299. hangoutmusicfest.com
May 25-27: Country 500, Daytona. Headlines: Toby Kieth, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, Sugarland. $195. country500.com
May 26-27: Sunset Music Festival, Tampa. Headliners TBA. $154.95. smftampa.com
Aug. 2: Vans Warped Tour, Jacksonville. Headliners TBA. Tickets on sale March 1. vanswarpedtour.com
Aug. 3: Vans Warped Tour, Orlando. Headliners TBA. $42-$52. vanswarpedtour.com
Aug. 4: Vans Warped Tour, Tampa. Headliners TBA. Tickets on sale March 8. vanswarpedtour.com
Aug. 5: Vans Warped Tour, West Palm Beach. Headliners TBA. Tickets on sale March 8. vanswarpedtour.com
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