Let’s get out our festival calendars out and mark some dates:
— Noise Pop, San Francisco’s South by Southwest-styled music and film festival, will run from February 22-27, 2011.
— The Hangout Music Festival will return to Gulf Shores, Alabama, hopefully this time without black stuff in the water, from May 20th and 22nd.
— The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is set for June 2-5 at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas. Event passes will go on sale December 3rd.
— Also during the weekend of June 2-5, Mountain Jam VII will take over Hunter Mountain, New York. A holiday pre-sale will begin Friday, November 26th.
— Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Gathering of the Vibes returns July 21-24. Early bird tickets are available beginning Friday, November 26th.
And on the European front…
— The sixth annual Latitude Festival will take place from July 14-17 in Suffolk, England. Early bird tickets will be available Friday, December 3rd.
— The Big Chill will run from August 4-7 at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire, England. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available Friday, December 3rd.