Festival Season

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Festival season is amongst us, ladies and gents. Coachella released its 2014 lineup three days ago and music lovers were swooning, myself included. But not all of us have $375 casually laying around to blow on a Coachella ticket, and don't forget the cost of airfare or gas and a place to stay. Also, the festival is in conveniently in the middle of April (WHY APRIL? WHY?). So unless the stars align and you have the ability to just pay for a Coachella ticket with no other expenses, there's really no point on blowing so much cash. But no worries, festival season doesn't start and end with Coachella. There are festivals all over America (it's called festival season for a reason).

1. Sasquatch! Music Festival
May 23 - 25 and July 4 - 6
Quincy, WA
Keep your eyes peeled for the 2014 lineup, because there is no set release date. For 2013, Sasquatch! had Mumford and Sons, Vampire Weekend, Grimes and the Arctic Monekys on their lineup. General admission tickets are $325, and last year's tickets sold out in 90 minutes.

2. Governor's Ball
June 6 - 8
New York, NY
The 2014 lineup hasn't been announced yet but by looking at last year's headliners Kings of Leon, Guns N' Roses, Kanye West, Feist, Kendrick Lamar and the Avett Brothers I'm going to assume 2014 won't disappoint. General admission tickets are $230 with a $20 fee. I'm going to assume it's a processing fee.

3. Bonnaroo
June 12 - 14
Manchester, TN
Bonnaroo is one of the most popular music festivals. The 2014 lineup is highly anticipated to live up to last year's which included Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Drake. The weekend pre-sale tickets already sold out for a whopping $234.50 so general admission regular sale tickets are likely to be more expensive than that.

4. Firefly Music Festival
June 19 - 22
Dover, DE
Who would have thought little Delaware could hold a music festival with performances by Foster the People, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alabama Shakes and Matt & Kim. The 2014 lineup hasn't been announced yet, but the little state pulls big names, so I would be on the lookout for when it drops. General admission tickets are usually around $200. One of the cheaper fests.

5. Bunbury
July 11 - 12
Cincinnati, OH
The good people of Bunbury revealed three performance for Saturday June 12th before the entire festival lineup is released on February 20th. The three performances are Fall Out Boy, Paramore and New Politics. They will all be playing on the second day of the festival. Bunbury is hinting at some major artists if Fall Out Boy, Paramore and New Politics are all just on one day of the weekend long fest. General admission tickets are only $130.

6. Lollapalooza
August 1 - 3
Chicago, IL
Lolla is high up on the popular fest charts. This year's lineup hasn't been announced yet, but 2013 had The Cure, The Killers and Nine Inch Nails as headliners. Lolla usually sells out really fast and general admission tickets are around $230.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The internet is at your disposal to uncover great festivals that are close to home and are relatively cheap. May we all attend great music festivals this year and not break the bank. Amen.

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By: Sarah Weingarten