North America Music Festival Preview For August 2025
By Vito Valentinetti / July 18, 2025
August in North America means long days, warm nights, and a nonstop blur of festivals. Whether you’re chasing open-air stages in the mountains or massive, star-studded shows in the city, the month delivers a full spectrum of sound. Expect genre-hopping lineups, lakeside chill zones, and maybe a little dust in your boots. Below, we run down some of our picks for August across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—but to see the full August calendar, just click over here. It’s summer’s final act—and it’s a loud one.
Lollapalooza Chicago 2025
When: July 31-August 3, 2025
Where: Chicago, IL
The Scene: It’s loud. It’s messy. It’s Lollapalooza. You got to hand it to Perry Farrell, the bizarre and quirky visionary who reinvented the American music festival with Lollapalooza, first taking it on the road in the last century and then putting down stakes in Chicago. Despite a firm homebase in the Windy City, Lolla hasn’t forgotten its traveling roots with editions in South America and Europe.
The Lineup: A$AP Rocky, Bleachers, Cage the Elephant, Chase & Status, Clairo, Cloonee, Doechii, Dom Dolla, Dominic Fike, Flux Pavilion, Foster the People, Korn, Luke Combs, Magdalena Bay, Maribou State, Marina, Martin Garrix, Newdad, Olivia Rodrigo, Remi Wolf, Rufus Du Sol, Sabrina Carpenter, T-Pain, The Blessed Madonna, Two Friends, Tyler the Creator
More Info: Lollapalooza Chicago 2025 Guide
Pickathon 2025
When: July 31-August 3, 2025
Where: Happy Valley, OR
The Scene: Just east of Portland, the magical Pickathon springs up on a rambling farm. Stages that double as art installations not only host bluegrass, but roots and indie artists too. The festival is proudly sustainable, becoming became the first large outdoor music festival in the US to eliminate single-use plates, cups and utensils.
The Lineup: Portugal. the Man
More Info: Pickathon 2025 Guide
Big Valley Jamboree 2025
When: July 31-August 3, 2025
Where: Camrose, AB
The Scene: Started in 1993, The Big Valley Jamboree has become a country music institution in Camrose, Alberta. Settle in for three days of hard partying with 75,000 other country music festies — and make sure to stay in the campgrounds where the real show is happening.
The Lineup: Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Lindsay Ell
More Info: Big Valley Jamboree 2025 Guide
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