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The Summer Lineup of Bay Area Music Festivals Has Something for Everyone!

By San Francisco Limousine Specialist on June 17, 2011

Everybody loves music, and the Bay Area features some of the best festivals in the country with lineups to make any music connoisseur happy. We’ve compiled a list of just a few of these festivals, including the websites for more information and a partial lineup for each. Enjoy!

Stern Grove Festival

June 19-August 21

Sigmund Stern Grove, San Francisco. www.sterngrove.org

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Neko Case, The English Beat, Aaron Neville, Jazz Mafia Sympony, Afrocubism, San Francisco Symphony, others.

An amazing series of free weekly concerts from nearly every music genre and much more!

Stanford Jazz Festival

June 24-August 6

Various venues, Stanford. www.stanfordjazz.org

Allen Toussaint, The Bad Plus, The Bill Frisell 858 Quartet, Milton Nascimento and His Band of Four, Anat Cohen Quartet, Scott Amendola/Charlie Hunter Duo, Marcus Shelby Orchestra featuring Faye Carol, Kenny Washington, Jeannine Anderson and Howard Wiley, others.

This series of performances offers something for everyone all summer long. Check the site for dates and performances.

High Sierra Music Festival

June 30-July 3

Quincy (Plumas Country) www.highsierramusic.com

My Morning Jacket, Ween, Neko Case, Warren Haynes Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Rebelution, Gillian Welch, Maceo Parker, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Dr. Dog, ALO, Beats Antique, Zoe Keating, others.

Get outside, get comfortable and get your groove on over the long Fourth of July weekend.

Vans Warped Tour

July 2

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. www.vanswarpedtour.com

Simple Plan, Less Than Jake, Unwritten Law, The Devil Wears Prada, Relient K, Street Dogs, Foxy Shazam, MC Lars, others.

You don’t have to be a headbanger to enjoy this lineup, but it might help you fit in at this show!

ROCKSTAR Energy Mayhem Festival

July 10

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. www.rockstarmayhemfest.com

Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, Testament, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Stitch, others.

If screeching guitars and thrash band righteousness are your idea of a good time, this show is a can’t-miss!

California Worldfest

July 14-17

Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. www.worldfest.net

India.Arie, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Jake Shimabukuro, Nanci Griffith, The Greencards, Pistolera, Sambada, Andrew York, Brass Mafia, others.

There will be eight different stages featuring some of the world’s best musicians in a wide range of genres. Bust out the tie-dye, and have some fun!

Bear Valley Music Festival

July 29-August 14

Bear Valley. www.bearvalleymusicfestival.org

Broadway Pops, Olga Kern, Disney in Concert, Abba by Adbacadabra, Grand Festival Orchestra, Pocket Opera, others.

This is one of the very best classical music fests in the state, maybe in the country. Sail away on strings and brass…

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival

August 12-14

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. www.sfoutsidelands.com

Arcade Fire, Muse, Phish, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, The Shins, MGMT, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, John Fogerty, The Roots, Big Audio Dynamite, others.

For progressive rock lovers, this is the highlight of the summer music season. Check out that lineup!

San Jose Jazz Festival

August 12-14

Downtown San Jose. www.sanjosejazz.org

The lineup has not yet been published for this fest, but jazz lovers simply can’t lose as this has earned the reputation as one of the country’s best jazz fests year in, year out.

Oakland Art and Soul Festival

August 20-21

Downtown Oakland. www.artandsouloakland.com

They haven’t announced the lineup for this festival yet, but suffice it to say that if you like to dance, get sweaty and have a blast with several thousand of your closest friends, this fest is definitely for you!

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