We’re coming in from the cold. As the Bay Area emerges from some of the chilliest weather we’ve seen all year, two major Californian summer music festivals—Coachella and BottleRock—have announced their 2015 lineups. AC/DC, Jack White and Drake top the two-weekend, six-day bill at the Indio Polo Grounds this year, while Imagine Dragons, No Doubt, Robert Plant and locally bred Fritz Montana have signed on to rock the bottle up in Napa.
As always, Coachella has more bands than you can shake a stick at. In addition to the big three, the lineup also includes Tame Impala, Interpol, Flying Lotus, Cloud Nothings, The Weeknd, alt-J, Ratatat, Run the Jewels, Parquet Courts, Kaskade, St. Vincent, Circa Survive, Built to Spill and a whole shit ton more.
The BottleRock bill is a little more manageable, though not as densely packed with buzz worthy artists. Highlights from the third installment of the festival include The Avett Brothers, Foster the People, Passion Pit, Snoop Dogg, Cage the Elephant, Portugal. The Man and Public Enemy.
Who are we most excited about seeing? That’s really hard to say. But at Coachella Run the Jewels has to be at the top of the list:
So are the S.F. by way of the South Bay indie rockers Fritz Montana:
