With August being the last full month of summer, it’s only right we get the most out of what we have left of our favorite season. Take in this full lineup of remaining music festivals, and of course, get the best transportation to all them.
End of Summer Music Festivals Lineup
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Art of Rap Fest
Location: Hollywood Casino Amphitheater | Tinley Park, IL
Date: Friday, August 5
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Inspired by Ice-T’s 2015 documentary, “The Art of Rap”, this unique rap festival compiles a lineup of legendary rappers that began the art form. The festival will be MCed by Chief Rocker Busy Bee.
Artists include:
– The Sugarhill Gang
– Public Enemy
– Ice-T
– Naughty By Nature
– Mobb Deep
– Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio
– Epmd
– Kurtis Blow
Reggae Fest
Location: Addams Medill Park
Date: Saturday, August 13
Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
With the tagline: “One Day, One Love,” this reggae festival is sure to be a memorable experience. Various genres of reggae will be celebrated, including ska, reggaeton, roots reggae, and world music. DJ Papa G & DJ J Niice from B96 and DJ Chuck Wren from WLUW-FM will host the event. Headliners will perform on the festival’s two stages, which include:
– Toots & The Maytals
– Iration
– Budos Band
– Daby Toure
– Keith & Tex
– Akasha
– Lee “Scratch” Perry
– Hepcat
– Derrick Morgan
– Charley Organaire & The Sunshine Festival Band
– The Prizefighters
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Mad Decent Block Party
Location: FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
Date: Sunday, August 21
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
From pop to hip-hop, the traveling music celebration showcases some of today’s biggest artists. (They’ve got some pretty nice gear that you can purchase on their website to show off at the event, too). Headliners include:
– Diplo
– Drezo
– Gryffin
– Justin Martin
– Ke$ha
– Oshi
– Rae Sremmurd
– And more to be announced
North Coast Music Festival
Location: Union Park
Date: Friday, September 2 through Sunday, September 4
Time: 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Labeled as “Summer’s Last Stand”, this three-day music festival event features the biggest names in music. You can look forward to some exciting after-parties (and cool merchandise for the festival) on their website, too. Headliners include:
– Odesa
– GroupLove
– Juicy J
– Bassnectar
– Logic
– Zedd
– Umphrey’s McGee
– Action Bronson
– And many more
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Riot Fest
Location: Douglas Park
Date: Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18
Time: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Get a healthy dose of rock, metal, indie, and hip-hop at this festival. You can enjoy carnival rides, food, sideshow performers, and more while you’re there. The lineup includes:
– The Flaming Lips
– Morrissey
– The Original Misfits
– Jimmy Eat World
– Death Cab For Cutie
– Nas
– Rob Zombie
– And many more
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