So Much Music, So Little Money

I went to my first music festival, Bunbury, on July 13, 2013, and my second, Vans Warped Tour, a week later. In those two weeks, I saw more music and had more fun in two weeks than I thought possible in an entire summer.

An artistic collage of the banners on each of the music festivals I would like to attend,

I saw some of my favorite bands (Bunbury: Vacationer, MGMT, and twenty | one | pilots) (Warped Tour: The Story So Far, Man Over Board, Sleeping With Sirens) at these festivals. I had so much fun that I made sure to go back to each in 2014. They were still amazing.

By summer, I will be an adult, meaning I’ll be able to go to any music festival I want — well, as long as I can pay for it.

As of right now, there are 3-5 music festivals I want to go to: Bonnaroo, Skate and Surf, Warped Tour, Forecastle, Bunbury. Each are linked, and have great line-ups, and I want to spend my summer attending them before going off to college.

But I’m a highschool student who earns a bit more than minimum wage, and each of these concerts are rather expensive. How expensive? Well, if I were to buy the cheapest ticket for each festival, the total would be $682.99, not including taxes, fees, food, gas, and staying arrangements.

I have high hopes, but I realize the odds of me attending all of these is extremely low, though that’s okay. I will have a great summer and I will find concerts to attend.

Ps. I’ve been listening to lots of hip-hop lately, and I crave newer and newer material. In fact, I’m so exciting for all of the new hip-hop and rap music to come out this year, my next article will be about the most expected hip-hop albums of this year.

Playlist. Because I’ve been listening to mostly hip-hop lately, I strongly suggest looking up Indigo by Raury, BA.DA.$$ by Joey Bada$$, and Cognitive Dissonance II by Raz Simone. Two of these three albums were suggested to me by my friend Nick, who also runs a cool music blog. Check him out!