The Festies

Well here it is folks...what you have been highly anticipating over the weekend. Its The Festies. Let's toss out some awards for this festival season, shall we?

Best Headliners -- Outside Lands (The Killers, Kanye West, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
Worst Headliners: Lollapalooza (Eminem, Kings of Leon, Outkast)

Best "Get" -- The Decemberists (Boston Calling)

Best '90s Nostalgia Fest -- BottleRock (Weezer, Third Eye Blind, Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Ed Kowalcyzk of Live, Spin Doctors)

Best Jam Band Fest -- Wakarusa (Bands include SCI, STS9, Umphrey's McGee, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dr. Dog, Papadosio, Cherub, Vintage Trouble, The Mowgli's, The Knocks, The Weeks, The Floozies, J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Moon Taxi, The Dirty Guv'nahs, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, The Revivalists, Leagues, and Space Capone)

Best Potential Collaboration -- Imagine Dragons w/ Kendrick Lamar (Made in America), Alison Mosshart w/ Jack White and/or Cage the Elephant (Free Press), Jeff Tweedy w/ Mavis Staples (Newport Folk)

Biggest Huh? -- John Mayer (Made in America), Ying Yang Twins (Free Press)

Most Unique Headliners -- The Cure, Eric Church (BottleRock), Elton John (Bonnaroo), Foo Fighters (Firefly), John Mayer (Made in America), Pearl Jam (Austin City Limits)

Best Use of the Midnight Hour -- Wakarusa, High Sierra

Best Lineup (major) -- 1. Firefly 2. Bonnaroo 3. Outside Lands

Best Lineup (mid-major) -- 1. Loufest 2. Newport Folk 3. Made in America (Philadelphia)

Kudos goes to Summer Camp, BottleRock, and Outside Lands for booking Zac Brown Band, Eric Church, and Kacey Musgraves. This is good country music out there and its right there in those guys.

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