Everyone loves summer. It’s a great time to get outside and enjoy nature. There are also a great variety of music events like concerts and festivals to attend to get some entertainment in the sun. It seems every major band tours in the summer so it is hard to choose which to attend.

For those looking to see a lot of bands all in one place for one fee festivals are a great option. This is especially true in the underground, but still very popular, jam band scene.The whole story can be found at http://radio923fm.radio.com/2011/06/07/coldplay-playing-new-songs-live/ There are festivals seemingly every weekend in this scene like Summer Camp, Electric Forest and the High Sierra Music Festival. These festivals all boast acts like Umphreys Mcgee, Moe., Widespread Panic and Pretty Lights that are huge in the jam and electron scenes today.

For those who are looking for a little more variety Lollapalooza may be a great festival to attend. The weekend long event is held in Grant Park in Chicago every year. This year the festival boasts headliners like My Morning Jacket, Coldplay, The Foo Fighters and Deadmau5. It is the most expansive festival of the summer in terms of different kinds of music that you can see in one place. For those not sure which events to attend this summer this may be a great event to check out. You are sure to see at least a few bands that you like over the course of the weekend.