Winter and spring in the Valley can only mean one thing for music fans: festivals! To help you make the most of your money, we’ve created a guide to match you with the perfect experience.
You’ve probably gotten a glimpse of the 2024 M3F lineup announcement ahead of the festival’s debut at Steele Indian School Park this March 1 and 2, but here’s a peek into a few of the fest’s past promotional posters.
The sixth annual Mesa Music Festival is making a major post-pandemic comeback. After a three-year hiatus, the free-to-the-public, three-day festival returns to downtown Mesa Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15. A truly jam-packed weekend, the event will feature more than 200 performances by local and international artists and offers food and art from local vendors along the block of Main and MacDonald streets. The festival has a freewheeling structure, where attendees can hop from...
The 2023 edition of Coachella, which takes place in Indio, California, on April 14-16 and April 21-23, is sold out. It’s always sold out. Fortunately for local music fans, the festival’s lower-card bands – and, sometimes, headliners – often take advantage of the one-week lull between their weekend performances to do a quick show in Arizona. Coachella “runoff,” if you will. If you can’t make it to Indio, here’s a quick glimpse of the best...
One spring event in the Valley hits everyone’s sweet spot: Innings Festival. Since 2018, baseball legends and music fans have converged for some rock ’n’ roll fun (inningsfestival.com). But which acts stand out in the lineup? Here’s our list of the performers who we think will hit it out of the park at Tempe Beach Park on February 25 and 26. HOME RUN Green Day The ’90s band, which headlines Saturday’s lineup, brought punk into...
M3F mainstage | Photo by Jason Siegel Photography Arizona’s premier homegrown music festival has announced the lineup for its highly anticipated 18th year. Slated to be held at Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix on March 3 and 4, M3F is a nonprofit festival with 100 percent of its proceeds going to local charities. Last year’s event garnered a record $1.2 million. In addition to announcing an eclectic lineup incorporating established and up-and-coming indie, pop, R&B...
A new music festival featuring a diverse medley of local and national alternative, indie, pop and rock artists is coming to Downtown Phoenix this December. Presented by local promoter Psyko Steve and nonprofit organization Downtown Phoenix, Inc., the two-day boutique fest will take place Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at Margaret T. Hance Park. The event was officially announced this morning at a press conference in Downtown Phoenix, which featured remarks from Phoenix...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, we focus on shows and festivals in the East Valley. March 7 The English Beat The influential ska band, known for the hits “I Confess,” “Save It for Later,” and “Mirror in the Bathroom,” will kick off the U.S. leg of their “Still Can’t Stop It” tour in Tempe. 7:30 p.m., $34, Marquee...
M3F | Photo by Silky Shots Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week has legendary headliners, both local and national. February 28 Gary Numan Perhaps best known for the single “Cars,” this synth-pop pioneer has inspired everyone from Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor to Jack White. 8 p.m. $30. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. 2nd Ave., Phoenix, 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. March 2 Scary Kids Scaring Kids...
Home-grown Valley music fest pivots to R&B, electronica.
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