Fest Intentions Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/fest-intentions/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:28:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Fest Intentions Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/fest-intentions/ 32 32 Fest Intentions: Green River Festival 2026 with Geese, Spoon, Charley Crockett https://vanyaland.com/2025/11/13/fest-intentions-green-river-festival-2026-with-geese-spoon-charley-crockett/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:04:15 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042648 Boston Calling’s taking a break in 2026 — and according to an announcement yesterday, so is BAMS Festival. But Green River Festival isn’t disrupting its annual flow of folk and Americana in Greenfield next year. The Western Massachusetts festival today (November 13) announced a slew of performers for its 2026 edition, which is slated for June 19 through 21 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Charley Crockett, Spoon, and Geese (pictured) will headline the three-day fest, while standouts from the undercard […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Grub, Sweat, and Beers 9 is a beast of Boston heaviness https://vanyaland.com/2025/05/22/fest-intentions-grub-sweat-and-beers-9-is-a-beast-of-boston-heaviness/ Thu, 22 May 2025 11:09:10 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041419 In recent years we’ve often shown the love to Grub, Sweat, and Beers, the Allston’s annual serving of music n’ meats at the soon to be relaunched O’Brien’s Pub. But this year might be the first time we’ve dropped it into our Fest Intentions highlight series, because the 2025 lineup — the weekend’s ninth offering overall — is a fucking beast of Boston heaviness. This year’s Grub, Sweat, and Beers goes down July 26 and 27 — maybe summer will […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: All Things Go Festival 2025 is a fucking beast https://vanyaland.com/2025/04/15/fest-intentions-all-things-go-festival-2025-is-a-fucking-beast/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:18:54 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041193 It’s a tale as old as time (well, at least since 2014): All Things Go announces its festival lineup, and we here at Vanyaland HQ agree that it’s pretty much the best thing ever. This year’s fest, going down September 26 to 28 at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, packs in an absolute motherfucker of a lineup headlined by Noah Kahan, Lucy Dacus, and Doechii. But it’s the undercard here that really shines, as the 11th edition of the festival welcomes […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Back Cove Music & Arts Festival with Jack White, Lord Huron https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/27/fest-intentions-back-cove-music-arts-festival-with-jack-white-lord-huron/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:42:01 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040890 The only thing we love more than a cool new summer music festival is a cool new summer music festival we can drive to. So we’re psyched for the launch of Back Cove Music & Arts Festival, a new fest in Maine that goes down August 2 and 3 at Payson Park on the waterfront in Portland. And the lineup for the inaugural edition is solid, with headliners Jack White and Lord Huron leading an healthy slate that features André […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Shaky Knees 2025 with My Chemical Romance, blink-182, Deftones https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/25/fest-intentions-shaky-knees-2025-with-my-chemical-romance-blink-182-deftones/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:20:44 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040863 Tell ‘ya what: The 2025 Shaky Knees Music Festival lineup is pretty fucking solid. The annual Atlanta fest revealed the lineup for its 12th edition, going down September 19 to 21 at its new home at downtown Piedmont Park, and it packs a wallop in font sizes both big and small. Headlining this year’s Shaky Knees are My Chemical Romance, blink-182, and Deftones, making it maybe the most impressive triple-play of top-billings across the entire North American festival circuit. But […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Levitate 2025 with Stick Figure, Dispatch, The Revivalists https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/21/fest-intentions-levitate-2025-with-stick-figure-dispatch-the-revivalists/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:33 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040845 The ice of Boston has frozen our collective hearts, but signs of summer are starting to shine through the cold. And there are few signs that the sunniest season is coming quite like Levitate Music & Arts Festival’s annual lineup reveal. This year marks the 13th edition of the eclectic South Shore fest, going down July 12 and 13 at the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield. Headlining this year’s Levitate are Duxbury reggae crew Stick Figure, alongside roots mainstays and fellow […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: The Thing In The Spring 2025 with Stephen Malkmus, Aisha Burns https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/05/fest-intentions-the-thing-in-the-spring-2025-with-stephen-malkmus-aisha-burns/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:11:42 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040654 Forget what a folkloric rodent in Pennsylvania said about seeing his shadow — spring dawns in New England when The Thing In The Spring begins. The New Hampshire music festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which runs from May 16 though 18 at Nova Arts in downtown Keene. As in recent years, performances will be split between Nova Arts’ indoor and outdoor stages, although this spring’s iteration will also include a Saturday evening show at the nearby […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Just Like Heaven 2025 with Rilo Kiley, Vampire Weekend https://vanyaland.com/2025/01/28/fest-intentions-just-like-heaven-2025-with-rilo-kiley-vampire-weekend/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:57:58 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040573 This miserable year so far hasn’t given us much to be excited about, but suddenly we have a new reason to stay relatively sane through the chaos: Rilo Kiley are back. The influential Los Angeles indie band is confirmed to play its first show since 2008, and it’ll arrive at this year’s Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena, California. The fest goes down May 10 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. “We are so very excited to come back together […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Iron Blossom with The Lumineers, Vampire Weekend, Khruangbin https://vanyaland.com/2025/01/22/fest-intentions-iron-blossom-with-the-lumineers-vampire-weekend-khruangbin/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040525 Our Fest Intentions roadmap has so far in 2025 taken us to wild, far-off places like Tennessee, Utah, and Allston, and now we get a chance to cruise down I-95 to Virginia for Iron Blossom Music Festival. The end-of-summer fest in the state capital of Richmond goes down September 20 and 21 at the Midtown Green (formerly the Training Center on Leigh), and boasts a pretty solid mix of performers. Headlining this third edition of Iron Blossom are The Lumineers and Vampire Weekend, […]

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]]> Fest Intentions: Governors Ball 2025 with Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, Tyler, The Creator https://vanyaland.com/2025/01/14/fest-intentions-governors-ball-2025-with-olivia-rodrigo-hozier-tyler-the-creator/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:00:37 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040394 The 2025 spring and summer music festival performer slate is quickly coming into view. And now we have Governors Ball to add to the mix. The annual New York City fest returns to Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park for its 15th edition from June 6 to 8, with more than 60 bands and artists across three stages. This year’s lineup boasts headliners Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, and Tyler, The Creator. Elsewhere across the lineup, GovBall welcomes Benson Boone, Feid, Glass Animals, […]

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