When I was in High School it seemed the only place you could go to see tons of bands perform on one stage was either HFStival or somewhere in Europe. For the past couple of years the U.S. has been putting on larger and more iconic festivals such as Coachella and Bonnaroo. To an American who loves music this is very important.
Coachella has become the premiere music festival in the world and has featured such acts as Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, and the Beastie Boys. This year they are putting on their best festival yet with the reunification of Rage against the Machine, Bjork, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. It is becoming the annual Woodstock of my generation.
I haven't had a chance to attend any of these festivals (with the exception of Tibetan Freedom Concert and HFStival in high school), but I will be attending the Rock the Bells festival in New York this summer. It has been dubbed the Coachella of hip hop and it is being held on the east coast for the first time. This year it has promised to be a legendary show of hip hop greats old and new. Headlined by the iconic Rage Against the Machine and Wu-Tang Clan it is becoming better than it has been in the past. Others on the lineup include Cypress Hill, Nas, The Roots, Public Enemy and many more.
The U.S. has finally caught up with its European friends and are putting on memorable festivals for the masses to bear witness across the country.
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