With so much going on in music this summer, it's hard to complain.
M�tley Cr�e
What's summer for if not selling out? Right on cue, then, comes a slew of package tours and festivals aimed right at your wallets. Indie rock is sure to be overshadowed when rock dinosaurs rise from hibernation, but there are certainly credible acts coming our way this sunny season amid the high-profile cash grabs.
If you're craving a mellow blowout, the perennial Philadelphia Folk Festival (Fri., Aug. 15-Sun., Aug. 17, call for times and prices. Old Pool Farm.) this year pairs legends Steve Earle and Judy Collins with younger talent from Espers to Kimya Dawson. And "Hippiefest" piles on such '60s nostalgia acts as Eric Burdon and the Animals, Melanie, the Turtles and Badfinger (Tues., July 29, 8pm. $39-$79. Mann Center for the Performing Arts.) while WXPN's industry-only NON-COMMvention spawns an open-to-the-public show featuring Jakob Dylan, Alejandro Escovedo, Kathleen Edwards and What Made Milwaukee Famous (Sat., May 31, 6pm. $10. Electric Factory.).
Over in Camden, an ever-humble M�tley Cr�e headline Cr�e Fest with Buckcherry and Papa Roach (Sat., July 12, 4pm. $26.50-$99. Susquehanna Bank Center.), and the Projekt Revolution Tour unites Linkin Park and Chris Cornell (Sat., July 19, 1pm. $22.75-$76.75. Susquehanna Bank Center.). Bringing up the rear is that punk-y chestnut Warped Tour (Fri., July 25, 11am. $30-$35. Susquehanna Bank Center.) and the Slipknot-headlined Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (Fri., Aug. 15, 1pm. $27-$58.75. Susquehanna Bank Center.).
The almighty arena-rap ticket Rock the Bells is still materializing with a planned Philly stop Aug. 3, but competing for the crown of biggest summer concert is the tag-team of Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney with LeAnn Rimes, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan in the wings (Sat., July 19, 3:30pm. $79.50-$99.50. Lincoln Financial Field.). And don't even get us started on the massive Fourth of July blowout, complete with Boyz II Men and John Legend.
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