–Walden Green
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Hinterland Music Festival
Saint Charles, IA; August 1-3, 2025
Featuring: Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, Kacey Musgraves, Clairo, Bleachers, Scowl, the Marías, Remi Wolf
Tucked away in the Iowa countryside is Hinterland Music Festival, an underrated gem in the Midwest, especially considering the region’s abundant festivals. Descending on the humble city of Saint Charles are Lana Del Rey, Kacey Musgraves, Still Woozy, Sierra Ferrell, Royel Otis, Rebecca Black, Scowl, and many others. Consider it the little sibling of Lollapalooza, which takes place the same weekend, with a number of overlapping artists like Tyler, the Creator, Clairo, Bleachers, the Marias, and Remi Wolf. While most people don’t think of Iowa when they think of hot summers, Hinterland has infamously been plagued by particularly intense heat waves the past few years. For 2025, festival organizers have implemented a new 90 Degree Guarantee, which allows ticket holders the option to request admission ticket refunds for any day that’s predicted to reach 90 degrees or higher.
–Nina Corcoran
Osheaga
Montreal, Quebec; August 1-3, 2025
Featuring: Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, the Killers, Doechii, Jamie xx, TV on the Radio, Lucy Dacus, the Dare
There’s plenty to love about Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, and maybe nothing more than its convenience. No need to grapple with finicky camping tents or overbooked hotel rooms when the festival grounds are a short Metro ride from the scenic downtown area of Montreal. While Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, Jamie xx, Doechii, and Gracie Abrams top the lineup poster, the undercard packs plenty of heat: Dua Saleh, the Dare, PyPy, Sofia Camara, and the Darcys, among others, are worth showing up early for, even if it means dragging yourself away from the rest of what the Quebec city has to offer.
–Nina Corcoran
Outside Lands
San Francisco, CA; August 8-10
Featuring: Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, Hozier, Anderson .Paak, Vampire Weekend, Doechii, Jamie xx, Jessica Pratt
Outside Lands is nestled amongst the coastal greenery of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. On a bill that spans from Jessica Pratt to Big Freedia, Vampire Weekend stand out for having taken up two slots. Ezra Koenig and his bandmates will open and close one of the stages on Saturday, August 9, an,d given how performing outdoors often finds them at their jammiest, there’s no telling what new expanses their encore covers medleys might reach.
–Walden Green
Green Man
Brecon Beacons, Wales; August 14-17
Featuring: TV on the Radio, Kneecap, Beth Gibbons, Perfume Genius, Underworld, MJ Lenderman, Wet Leg, Caroline
The annual pilgrimage to the sun-dappled valleys of Brecon Beacons is a reliable highlight of the UK festival calendar. With a bill of cult crowd-pleasers and indie darlings—but closer in feel to a rustic folk festival—Green Man evokes the ramshackle camaraderie of bygone Glastonburys but lowers the pace and scale to make it feel like the world’s greatest extended-family picnic. Shepherding things along are headliners TV on the Radio, Kneecap, Underworld, and Wet Leg, with a down-bill offering that spans rising stars and familiar favorites, Richard Dawson, Alan Sparhawk, and Los Campesinos! among them.