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From choosing the right festival to tips on camping and pacing yourself throughout the shows, Matador gives you (almost) everything you'll need to know about preparing for your next music festival.

Robin Esrock Rocks The First Annual Pemberton Festival

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NIGHTLIFE:   Long lineups, dust in the wind, and Coldplay...oh my!  More »

10 Australian Summer Music Festivals NOT to Miss

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NIGHTLIFE:   Matador gives you the quick and dirty on ten summer music festivals definitely worth checking out the next time you're down under. A very merry summer, indeed.  More »

How to Prepare for a Summer Music Festival

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NIGHTLIFE:   From choosing the right festival to tips on camping and pacing yourself throughout the shows, here's (almost) everything you'll need to know about preparing for your next music festival.  More »

Photo Essay: Boi Bumbá - The Beat of the Amazon

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TRIP IDEAS:   Second only to Rio Carnival, Brazil's Boi Bumbá festival is an exercise in trippy flamboyance.   More »

16 US Music Festivals Not to Miss in 2010

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NIGHTLIFE:   While many consider The UK and Europe to be the heavyweights of the festival circuit, America is quickly coming into its own with events like the sweet sixteen we present here.   More »

The Last Great US Music Fest of 2009 - New Orleans’ Voodoo Experience

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NIGHTLIFE:   It's the variation of acts that makes Voodoo so cool - you'd be hard-pressed to find a lineup as diverse as this one.  More »

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