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BE THERE: AllHipHop.com Previews The MUST-SEE Summer Festivals of 2013 (Part 1)

With the first week of May behind us, AllHipHop.com wants to make sure that some of this summer’s must-see festivals are on your radar. Yes, you may have missed South By Southwest in March and Coachella in April, but beginning this weekend with New York’s Downtown Music Festival, it’s safe to say that you haven’t missed everything in 2013 yet. In Part 1 of our “BE THERE” festival preview, we’ve chosen to highlight some of the largest and most diverse festivals happening all over the United States during May and June, which will include appearances from the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, R. Kelly and many, many more! Check out our preview of this summer’s must-see festivals below: Downtown Music Festival: Where: New York, NY When: May 10 – 11 Who: Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock), Earl Sweatshirt, Mr. MFN Exquire, Kilo Kish, Antwon and More! Tickets: $79 for 2-Day General Admission Pass; $150 for 2-Day VIP Pass; $45 for Single Day Ticket Surf and Skate Festival: Where: Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) When: May 18 – 19 Who: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, T. Mills, Hopsin, Chris Webby, Mod Sun, Driicky Graham, Jake Miller and More! Tickets: $109.99 for Weekend Pass (Include Park Access); $69.99 for Single Day Ticket (Include Park Access) Sasquatch! Festival: Where: Gorge Amphitheater (George, WA) When: May 24-27 Who: Killer Mike, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, Azealia Banks, El-P, Bauuer and More! Tickets: $337.50 for 4-Day Festival Pass Soundset Festival: Where: Canterbury Park (Shakopee, MN) When: Saturday, May 26th Who: Atmosphere, Snoop Lion, Mac Miller, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes, Brother Ali, Juicy J, Schoolboy Q, Aesop Rock, Joey Bada$$, Sean Price, A$AP Ferg and More! Tickets: $46 for General Admission Ticket The Roots Picnic: Where: Penn’s Landing (Philadelphia, PA) When: Saturday, June 1st Who: The Roots, Naughty By Nature, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, DJ Premier, Trinidad James, Joey Bada$$, AraabMUZIK, Gary Clark Jr., Solange and More! Tickets: $63 for General Admission Ticket Hot 97’s Summer Jam XX: Where: MetLife Stadium (Eat Rutherford, NJ) When: Sunday, June 2nd Who: Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Chris Brown, Fabolous, Joe Budden, A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Miguel, Action Bronson, Wale and More! Tickets: $60.25 – $271.55 for General Admission Ticket The Governor’s Ball Festival: Where: Randall’s Island (New York, NY) When: June 7 – 9 Who: Kanye West, Nas, Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Freddie Gibbs, The Knocks and More! Tickets: $220 for 3-Day Pass; $470 for 3-Day VIP Pass; $95 for Single Day Ticket Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival: Where: Manchester, TN When: June 13 – 16 Who: Wu-Tang Clan, R. Kelly, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, A$AP Rocky, Earl Sweatshirt, Big K.R.I.T., Action Bronson, AraabMUZIK and More! Tickets: $269.50 for 3-Day Pass; $1449.50 for 3-Day VIP Pass for 2; $174.50 f0r Single Day Ticket Firefly Music Festival: Where: Dover International Speedway (Dover, MD) When: June 21 – 23 Who: Kendrick Lamar, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Azealia Banks, Action Bronson and More! Tickets: $258 for 3-Day Pass; $798 for 3-Day VIP Pass; Single Day Tickets Coming Soon Power 106’s 2013 Powerhouse: Where: Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) When: Saturday, June 22nd Who: Big Sean, Chris Brown, A$AP Rocky, Tyga, Trinidad James, Future and More! Tickets: On sale soon! Check back for Part 2 later this summer and be on the lookout for extensive coverage of the many shows listed above!

Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy & Earl Sweatshirt To Play Downtown Music Festival

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop collective Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock) and Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future were just announced as part of the lineup for the annual Downtown Music Festival sponsored by Downtown Records. The west coast emcees will join Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Palma Violets, Trash Talk, Beach Fossils, Teengirl Fantasy, Ducktails, Royal Teeth, Black Dave, and over 20 more music acts on May 1oth and 11th. The festival will take place in different intimate venues in Manhattan’s Lower East Side like Element, Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, Angel Orensanz, Pianos, Cake Shop, and Tammany Hall. This will also be the first year that the Downtown Music Festival will extend to other cities across North America. Fans in Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, and Las Vegas will get to see a unique lineup for each location. The performers for the extended sites will be announced soon. Tickets for the New York festival are now available at Ticketweb. Limited early bird tickets are selling for $79 with general two-day passes at $99. VIP and Super VIP tickets are $150 and $450 respectively. Black Hippy members will have a very busy festival season. The TDE crew is scheduled to play the Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival this weekend in San Bernardino, California. [ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar, Scarface, Mobb Deep Tapped For 2013 Paid Dues Festival] Kendrick will perform on April 12th at Rochester, Michigan’s Meadow Brook Music Festival. Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul will be a part of the Sasquatch! Festival in Quincy, Washington in May. Earl Sweatshirt will be at Sasquatch! as well and will perform at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California on April 12th. The 19-year-old will also join Tyler, The Creator for select shows on the Odd Future leader’s ongoing tour. [ALSO CHECK OUT: Earl Sweatshirt Ft. Tyler The Creator “WHOA”]