Christopher Baldi is a freelance journalist and seasoned concert veteran whose love of travel and music have inspired him to cover some of the world’s greatest live acts. Chris is also a professional screenwriter and script doctor. He splits his time between Los Angeles and his home state of New Jersey. His first novel, GRAND FINALE, was published in May 2023, and is available through Amazon KDP.
As the music industry's biggest festivals cancel their summer plans, here are three great events with relatively moderate crowd sizes that are very much still on the books.
Sea Hear Now isn't just an instant success. It's also the only festival where you can hear Joan Jett shred a guitar while watching Quincy Davis shred the gnar.
So your friends all bailed? Well, maybe you don't have to eat that ticket. How to get out of your comfort zone and hit that faraway music fest all by yourself.
Music festivals don’t just happen out of nowhere, the way they did back in 1969. High-priced models might sell tickets, but actually putting on a show requires respect and understanding of the local community.