Great Lakes

"International Pop Overthrow (or IPO, as it has affectionately become known) is a pop music festival which has been held for the past twelve years in Los Angeles. We have also held IPO for various years in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit, Milwaukee, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and Toronto, as well as in Liverpool, England (at the world famous Cavern Club), Each International Pop Overthrow features between 25-180 of the best pop bands from around the world. The purpose of International Pop Overthrow is two-fold: one aim is to give every worthy band who'd like to play their music in a festival atmosphere the chance to do so, and the other is to bring pop music the attention it so richly deserves. The dates and locations of the IPO festivals in 2010 are as follows (subject to change):

San Diego: February 19-21
Phoenix: March 5-7
Detroit: April 15-17
Chicago: April 22-May 1
Milwaukee: May 6-9
Liverpool: May 25-June 1
Los Angeles: July 23-August 7
Portland: August 11-14
Seattle: August 18-21
Vancouver: August 24-28
New York: November dates TBA
Boston: November dates TBA
Toronto: November dates TBA"—Description by festival

"This new five-day festival is a multi-faceted event featuring great live music and the best stand-up comedy. Situated across the Ohio River from downtown Louisville. River Crossing Festival week includes events at hotel and club venues as well as the city's waterfront RiverStage venue. Three-time Grammy Award winner KC and the Sunshine Band and Last Comic Standing’s April Macie will headline events for the inaugural River Crossing Festival."—Description by festival

"A Celebration of Music, Art and Culture. On the 38th anniversary of the legendary Field Trip concert by the Grateful Dead at the Oregon Country Fair in Venteta, Oregon, two Grateful Dead Alumni along with other well known bands from the Chicago area will perform at the Field Trip Festival 2010. The festival will be two days of music, arts and crafts vendors and will include camping on both nights. Tickets are offered for the affordable price of $25 which includes camping."—Description by festival

"Every year, on the fourth weekend of July, thousands of hungry festival-goers flock to downtown Kalamazoo to enjoy the endless variety of foods prepared by Kalamazoo's most popular eateries. For entertainment, the live music line-up runs all day and ranges from emerging local talent to well-known regional and national headliners presented outdoors under blue skies and beautiful sunshine. When the stagelights come up at dusk, the festival site transforms - becoming the throbbing heart of a vibrantly alive downtown district, audible from far away and memorable to all in attendance."—Description by festival