Oh, the festivities

The snow has melted and finals are around the corner, which means its time to start thinking about where you're going to find the money to travel across north america all summer.

Lets take a look at summer 2008's music festival prospects:

1. Coachella-  April 25-27 * Indio, California. Lineup:Death Cab for Cutie, Justice, MIA, Dredg, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Metric. Youre bound to find a band you love playing. www.coachella.com

2. Bonnaroo Music Festival- June 12-15  Manchester, Tennessee. Lineup: Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Sigur Ros, M.I.A, Iron & Wine, Broken Social Scene, Rilo Kiley, !!! and the list goes on. http://www.bonnaroo.com  Minus ten points for Pearl Jam and Metallica

3. Lollapalooza- August 1-3 Grant Park, Chicago Lineup: N/A till April 7th... but rumour has it that the lineup includes Radiohead. www.lollapalooza.com

4. V-Fest September 6-7  Toronto, On Lineup: Bloc Party, The weakerthans, Oasis, Foo Fighters www.vfestival.ca

5.Sasquatch! Music Festivial- May 24-26 Washington. Lineup: R.E.M, Modest Mouse, The New Pornographers, The National, Beirut, Okkervil River, DCFC, Built to Spill. www.sasquatchfestival.com

6. Pitchfork Music Festival- July 18-20 Union Park, Chicago Lineup: Public Enemy, Animal Collective ( how surprising), !!!, Fuck Buttons...  www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com

7. The Bamboozle Roadshow-April 26  Detriot (St. Andrews)  Lineup: Armor for Sleep, Saves the Day, metro Station, Lydia

And fianlly, the only thing I want for my birthday:

8. Cornerstone -  July 2nd-5th Bushnell, Illinois.  Lineup: mewithoutYou, Anberlin, The Almost, Haste the Day, As I lay Dying, Flyleaf

www.cornerstonefestival.com

and if all else fails... theres always warped tour. Scene kids arent so bad...