Despite the well-publicized legal trouble of its top promotor, Electric Daisy Carnival will go on as planned in 2012. With over 300,000 attendees expected, EDC Las Vegas is the biggest of the festival’s properties, and this year’s lineup promises such electro heavy weights as Tiësto, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Avicii, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Afrojack, Above & Beyond, and Bassnectar.

Other confirmed acts include Richie Hawtin, Calvin Harris, Moby, Carl Cox, Chase and Status, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, John Digweed, Martin Solvig, Steve Aoki, Gareth Emery, Knife Party, Porter Robinson, Joachim Garraud, Digitalism, Ferry Corsten, High Contrast, Excision, Laidback Luke, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn, Little Boots, Josh Wink, Zeds Dead, Thomas Gold, Dada Life, Cosmic Gate, and Noisia. In all, EDC Las Vegas plans to stage over 500 theatrical performances, with the complete lineup and final schedule to be revealed in the coming weeks.

EDC Las Vegas runs June 8-10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and three-day and VIP passes are now available via the festival’s website.

In addition to EDC Las Vegas, similar events will be staged in New York and Puerto Rico this year.

Last month, we reported that Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella, the mastermind behind the Electric Daisy Carnival music festivals, was facing arrest in connection to alleged malfeasance. Now, as SPIN.com points out, the full scope of Rotella’s charges have been revealed in court documents.

Rotella and five others have been indicted on 29 counts, including bribery, embezzlement, conspiracy, and conflict of interest, all of which are related to alleged back room deals with city officials. Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley charges that 2.5 million in profits was diverted from the festival’s longtime home at the Los Angeles Coliseum and given to two city officials, Coliseum Events Manager Todd DeStefano and General Manager Patrick Lynch.

Cooley offered a brief summation of the alleged corruption in court documents:

“In the past, electronic music concerts, also known as raves, were generally conducted illegally, without permits and with rampant drug use. More recently their promoters have managed to bring the events to conventional venues but have faced resistance from the public due to continued drug use and other safety issues. The best way to overcome such resistance is always the use of an inside man. In 2008, DeStefano, Gerami, and Pasquale Rotella agreed that the two promoters would pay DeStefano personally and in exchange he would use his official position to provide them access to the Coliseum and low rates … Lynch learned of the payments in 2009 and … [assisted] him in continuing his crime.”

Rotella, who faces 13 years in prison if found guilty, posted bail following his arrest on March 23rd. His attorney calls the charges “clearly politically motivated and publicity driven.”

Insomniac promises that Rotella’s arrest will not impact any of its festivals.

Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella, the mastermind behind the Electric Daisy Carnival music festivals, has been indicted and is expected to be arrested, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Rotella would be the fourth person to be arrested in connection to alleged malfeasance involving the Los Angeles Coliseum management (EDC’s longtime home) and rave or event companies they did business with. The Coliseum’s general manager, former events manager, and the CEO of rave production company Go Ventures have already been arrested.

According to The Times, “the Coliseum and Insomniac came under scrutiny following the overdose death of a 15-year-old girl following a June 2010 concert… In the ensuing months, citing state records and interviews, The Times reported that firms owned by Todd DeStefano, the events manager, had been paid at least $1.8 million from two rave producers –Insomniac and Go Ventures — and a number of other companies that did business with the stadium, all while he helped regulate them in his government job — an arrangement the general manager, Patrick Lynch approved, despite state laws that generally prohibit such side dealings.”

In response to the news, Insomniac’s attorney Garry Jay Kaufman issued the following statement: “Pasquale Rotella has always acted lawfully and appropriately with respect to all of his dealings with the Coliseum. Any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Rotella by the District Attorney are completely baseless and flat-out wrong, both on the law and on the facts.”

Rotella is currently out of town on business, but he is making plans to return to Los Angeles.

Well, how about this: the second weekend of June 2012 will not only see the 11th installment of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, but also the 16th edition of the Electric Daisy Carnival. In other news, that thing in Harry Potter called apparation does not yet exist.

EDC 2012 will again call the Las Vegas Motor Speedway its home, though the three-day electropalooza will take place June 8-10th, some two weeks earlier than last year’s edition. As for tickets, three-day passes start at $215, and VIP passes are priced at $500. Tickets will officially go on sale Tuesday, November 1st at 12:00 PM PST. A limited quantity of single day tickets will be available at a later date.

We’re still aways away from knowing who will actually play EDC 2012, but hopefully this happens. In the meantime, check out the festival’s 2012 teaser trailer below, and then bookmark our EDC page on Festival Outlook so you can stay up to day on all the latest news and updates.

You might want to start calling us Fat Joe featuring Lil’ Wayne, the way we’re making it rain these days. What, with our hot shot Lolla giveaway, and now this? For the first time in our lives, we’ve truly achieved the level of generosity we’ve always so yearned for.

Okay, maybe not quite. Nevertheless, we do have another giveaway for you. This time it’s geared for those of you who have an affinity for bright lights and heavy bass: a pair of passes to the premiere of the Electric Daisy Carnival Documentary in Los Angeles, CA. The film highlights the 2010 installment of the festival (not to be confused with this year’s), with interviews/performances from Swedish House Mafia, Deadmau5, Will.I.Am, Swedish House Mafia, Benny Benassi, Moby, Steve Aoki, A-Trak, Duck Sauce, MSTRKRFT, Afrojack, and a special tribute to DJ AM.

The early screening to which we’re giving tickets away will take place at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on July 27th, a week before the documentary hits theaters nationwide for one night only. “What do I have to do to get these crazy awesome tickets,” you ask. It’s simple: Go to the official Consequence of Sound Facebook page and shout out your very favorite electronic/dance act of all-time. The winner will be chosen at random.

For those less fortunate who still want to take part in the chaos of EDC without actually having to be in the chaos of EDC, the film will be in theaters on August 4th (remember, for one night only), playing in a select 520 theaters across the country, a list of which can be found here.

Here’s the trailer:

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The film, which is directed by Kevin Kerslake and airs 9:00 p.m. local time, will feature performances and interviews from the event. Performers include Deadmau5, Kaskade, Will.I.Am, Swedish House Mafia, Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, Moby, Fedde Le Grand, Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, TRVS x A-Trak, Duck Sauce, MSTRKRFT, Afrojack, and a special tribute to DJ AM.

The film will be shot at a private July 26th event at the Music Box in Los Angeles before hitting silver screens nationwide. Check out a PDF listing all theaters showing the film, and a teaser video here.

After legal troubles forced the annual rave to leave its longtime home of Los Angeles, California, EDC set it sights on Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where it will host an expected crowd of over 100,000 festival-goers between June 24th and 26th. Other confirmed notables include Skream & Benga, Skrillex, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Felix Cartal, The Glitch Mob, Afrojak, Robbie Rivera, The Crystal Method (DJ Set), Steve Aoki, and Richie Hawtin, who will perform both a solo set and present his Plastikman project.

Among the other highlights are Steve Bug, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Sander Van Doorn, Markus Schulz, Rusko, Boris, Beats Antique, Dada Life, Datsik, Dieselboy, Feed Me, Ferry Corsten, Steve Angello, Hernan Cattaneo, Greent Velvet, Evol Intent, Christopher Lawrence, ATB, and 12th Planet.

Even more acts will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out all the current lineup at our Festival Outlook.

$215.00 GA passes and $500.00 VIP passes are now available via the festival’s website. Single-day tickets will also be available.

Electric Daisy Carnival will also be hosting off-shoot events in Denver, Dallas, and Puerto Rico this summer. Click here for additional information.

Today brings a whole slew of lineup news, including Dave Matthews Caravan in Chicago, Pop Montreal, Electric Daisy Carnival, MidPoint Music Festival, ATP UK, Jersey Live, and more. Below, you can find all the pertinent information.

And while we have your attention, please be sure to bookmark Festival Outlook and follow us on Twitter. That way, you’ll get more timely updates! And if you see something missing from one of the thousand pages listed on Festival Outlook, please drop us a line and we’ll fix it asap. Of course, tips are also welcome!

ATP UK curated by Jeff Mangum

When/Where: December 2-4 at Butlins Holiday Center in Minehead, UK

What’s New: Boredoms, The Fall, Low, Micachu and the Shapes, Lost in the Trees, and Colin Stetson

Who Else is Playing: Jeff Mangum, Fleet Foxes, Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise, Robyn Hitchcock, Superchunk, The Raincoats, The Apples in Stereo, and Tinariwen.

Tickets: Multiple room packages are still available via See Tickets.

DAVE MATTHEWS CARAVAN IN CHICAGO

When/Where: July 8-10 at Lakeside in Chicago, IL

What’s New: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Cornmeal

Who Else is Playing: Dave Matthews Band, The Flaming Lips, David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, O.A.R., Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Drive-By Truckers, Kid Cudi, Ben Folds, Liz Phair, Emmylou Harris, and Gomez

Tickets: $195 three-day passes, along with $85 daily-tickets and VIP packages are available via the festival’s website.

ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL

When/Where: June 24-26 at Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV

Who’s Playing: Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, and David Guetta

Who’s Expected: Bassnectar,The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Skream & Benga, Röyksopp, Steve Bug, DJ Marky, and Liquid Stranger

Tickets: $215 three-day passes, $100 Sunday passes, and VIP packages are available via the festival’s website.

JERSEY LIVE 2011

When/Where: September 3-4 in Jersey, Channel Islands

Who’s playing: Madness, The Ting Tings, The Streets, The Rapture, Plan B, Cage The Elephant, Katy B, Jamie Woon, Ed Sheeran, Annie Mac, Nero, Toddla T, and Maverick Sabre

Tickets: £88 weekend tickets and £56 day-passes are available via the festival’s website.

MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL

When/Where: September 22-24 in Cincinnati, OH

Who’s playing: Cut Copy, Gang Gang Dance, Deerhoof, Mates of State, The Dodos, Toro Y Moi, Xiu Xiu, Mansions on the Moon, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Ava Luna, Bear Hands, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Washed Out, with more acts to be announced

Tickets: A limited quantity of three-day wristbands will be available June 3rd via the festival’s website.

POP MONTREAL 2011

When/Where: September 21-25 in Montreal, Quebec

Who’s Playing: Chromeo, Japandroids, The Raincoats, Redd Kross, Tune-Yards, Cave, Purity Ring, Marie-Jo Therio, Tahiti 80, Vockah Redu, The Socalled Musical, and The Velvelettes, with more acts to be announced

Tickets: $250 Early-bird passes go on sale June 2nd via the festival’s website.

QUEBEC CITY SUMMER FESTIVAL 2011

When/Where: July 7-17 in Quebec City, Quebec

What’s New: Coheed And Cambria, G. Love & Special Sauce, Wavves, Joseph Arthur, Martha Wainwright, Lee Fields And The Expressions, Stephen Marley, and Yelle

Who Else is Playing: Elton John, Metallica, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Ben Harper, Death From Above 1979, Cut Copy, Cage The Elephant, Wanda Jackson, M. Ward, and Buddy Guy

Tickets: Hydro-Quebec passes are sold out, but $30 single-day tickets remain available via the festival’s website.

Unlike the other festivals outside of the three-day Vegas main-event, EDC: Orlando is two-days as opposed to just the one – not surprising with the Sunshine State’s pension for pulsating parties. Saturday May 27th sees Tiësto, Afrojack, Skrillex, 12th Planet, Porter Robinson, Gabriel & Dresden and Goldie take to Tinker Field. Sunday includes elector-heavyweights Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, and Diplo, plus Ferry Corsten, Calvin Harris, Datsik, and Markus Shulz.

EDC: Colorado, held in Denver on June 11th, features the likes of Kaskade, LA Riots, Bart B More, Datsik, DJ Z-Trip, Eliot Lipp, Feed Me, Axwell, and Treasure Fingers. Full lineups for both festivals can be seen at their respective Festival Outlook pages here and here.

More artists are to come for the Las Vegas Carnival, plus the day-fest in Puerto Rico. Policy changes involving glow-toys have been introduced in addition to age restrictions: GA tickets for all the events are 18+, with VIP passes being 21+. Entrance to EDC: Orlando will set you back $60 per-day, or save 10 bucks on a $109 2-day pass ($130 or $249 for VIP), plus fees. EDC: Colorado costs $45 for GA and $150 for VIP, again with extra fees. Tickets are on-sale now through the EDC website.

For 2011, EDC: Dallas has tapped artists across the dance music spectrum to fill fives stages over 8 hours of insanity. Co-presented by Full Access, the party kicks off at Dallas’ Fair Park at 3pm June 18th and features Paul van Dyk, Axwell, Avicii, Diplo, Skrillex, Excision, Wolfgang Gartner, 12th Planet, and High Contrast.

Other confirmed acts include Gabriel & Dresden, Markus Schulz, Dirtyphonics Live, Feed Me, Green Velvet, Mark Farina, Morgan Page, Mt. Eden, Felguk, Super 8 & Tab, Filo & Peri, Fred Everything, DJ Dan, DOORLY, Justin Martin, BART B MORE, Manufactured Superstars, Demarkus Lewis, and Brett Johnson.

More acts are still rolling out, so keep an eye on EDC’s website for all the upcoming details. Due to some past troubles, EDC: Dallas is strictly 18+, and apparently all glow toys except for glow sticks have been banned. Tickets can be purchased for only $50 plus fees here.

Today brings a whole slew of lineup news, including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Electric Daisy Carnival, Quebec City Summer Fest, Hard Rock Calling, The Big Chill, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, and more. Below, you can find all the pertinent information.

And while we have your attention, please be sure to bookmark Festival Outlook and follow us on Twitter. That way, you’ll get more timely updates! And if you see something missing from one of the thousand pages listed on Festival Outlook, please drop us a line and we’ll fix it asap. Of course, tips are also welcome!

B.O.M.B. FEST

Where/When: May 28-29 at the Comcast Theater in Hartford, Connecticut

What’s New: The festival has been officially moved from its previous home to the Comcast Theater in Hartford, CT.

Who’s Playing: Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Coheed and Cambria, George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, The New Pornographers, Best Coast, Wavves, Titus Andronicus, RJD2, and Man Man

Tickets: $99 two-day tickets are now available via Ticketmaster.

The Big Cill

Where/When: August 4-7 in Herefordshire, England

Who’s Playing: Kanye West, Chemical Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, Janelle Monáe, 2manydjs, Warpaint, and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Tickets: £75 day tickets £165 weekend passes are available via Ticketline.

Bonnaroo

Where/When: June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee

What’s New: Fences, Civil Twilight, Greensky Bluegrass, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Bobby Long, Givers, Gary Clark Jr., The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, River City Extension, Jamie McLean Band, Jeff the Brotherhood, The Apache Relay, Infantree, Rotary Downs, The Band of Heathens, The Black Box Revelation, and The Pimps of Joytime

Who Else is Playing: Eminem, Arcade Fire, Buffalo Springfield, The Black Keys, Widespread Panic, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, String Cheese Incident, Mumford & Sons, The Decemberists, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, and more

Tickets: $2495.0 GA passes are available via the festival’s website.

Electric Daisy Carnival

Where/When: June 24-26 at Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada

Who’s Playing: Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, and David Guetta

Tickets: On sale April 23rd via the festival’s website.

Hard Rock Calling

Where/When: June 24-26 at Hyde Park in London, England

Who’s Playing: The Killers, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, and Train

Tickets: Standard tickets for all three nights are available via the festival’s website.

Live 105′s BFD

Where/When: June 5th at Shoreline Ampitheater in Mountain View, California

Who’s Playing: Linkin Park, The Strokes, Snoop Dogg, Cage the Elephant, Bad Religion, Neon Trees, The Airborne Toxic Event, Manchester Orchestra, Foster the People, Biffy Clyro, Wolfgang Gartner, and Innerpartysystem

Tickets: $39.50 for lawn, $59.50 for reserved seating. Members only presale Thursday, April 21 until Friday, April 22nd. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Saturday, April 23rd at 10am via the festival’s website.

Lollapalooza

When/Where: August 5-7 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois

What’s New: Nas and Damien Marley (Expected), Grace Potter and The Nocturnals (Expected), Delta Spirit (Expected), Feed Me (Expected), and J. Roddy Walston and the Business (Expected)

Who Else is Expected/Rumored: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Muse, A Perfect Circle, Girl Talk, Bright Eyes, Cee-Lo, Kid Cudi, The Mountain Goats, Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Sleigh Bells, and Tennis

Tickets: Three-day passes, VIP passes, and travel packages all on  sale now via the festival’s website.

Quebec City Summer Festival

Where/When: June 7-17 in Quebec City, Quebec

Who’s Playing: Metallica, Elton John, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, and Cage the Elephant

Tickets: TBA

Rock the Garden

Where/When: June 18 at Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Who’s Playing: My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Booker T. Jones, and Tapes N’ Tapes

Tickets: Members-only presale began April 19th, remaining tickets will go on sale May 3rd via the festival’s website. They’re priced at $46 for GA and $175 for VIP.

Summerfest

Where/When: June 29-July 10 at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

What’s New: Girl Talk, 311, Maroon 5, Rise Against, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Paul Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Peter Frampton, and Blue Oyster Cut

Who Else is Playing: Kanye West, Katy Perry, The Black Keys, Kid Cudi, Florence and the Machine, Peter Gabriel, Dropkick Murphys, The Jayhawks, George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, and Buddy Guy

Tickets: GA passes and Marcus Amphitheater headlining tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival

Where/When: September 16-18 in Telluride, Colorado

Who’s Playing: Willie Nelson, The Flaming Lips, moe., Mavis Staples, Fitz & the Tantrums, Bid Head Todd and the Monsters, and Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa

Tickets: $160 three-day passes are now available via the festival’s website.

With new festivals, new locations, new amenities, and new lineup additions, everything seems to be getting bigger and better this year. A festival arms race is at hand, causing new outfits like Electric Forest to set the bar high in their inaugural year with over 50 acts, the B.O.M.B. Fest to undergo a humongous expansion, along with some legally enforced moves (ahem Electric Daisy Carnival). Whatever the impetus, there’s many changes to be excited about in the upcoming year.

Check out this week’s edition of Festivals in Brief; for while there was no leap year to be had, there was no shortage of news and additions made.

And don’t forget to bookmark Festival Outlook and/or follow us on Twitter in order to get your daily festival fix. After all, Wednesday only comes once a week!

News:

– The Electric Daisy Carnival announced that the annual rave has found a new home in Las Vegas this year. Last year’s event caused much controversy when a 16-year-old died of an ecstasy overdose, sparking not only an investigation, but a temporary moratorium on all LA raves. The organizers’ cited the festival’s projected turnout as the reason for relocating the event so far in advance, as opposed to waiting and hoping for the ban to be lifted. EDC is also planning day raves in Dallas, Denver and Puerto Rico this summer. Additional details are forthcoming.

– The Pitchfork Music Festival will take place the weekend of July 15th-17th in Chicago’s Union Park. Both single-day and three-day passes go on sale this Friday, March 4th, although the lineup is still TBA.

– It looks as though the sophomore installment of the DeLuna Festival will be making some baller changes. This year’s Pensacola, FL fest tiered packages will include various rooms at the nearby Hilton and Holiday Inn, as well as six beach stages, and late-night, indoor stages at the hotels. The lineup will include a more refined, less-mainstream list and expected to be loaded with jam-bands who reflect the laid-back beach vibe. Resort packages go on sale March 15th at 10am via the festival’s website.

– Bassnectar, Infected Mushroom, Lotus, EOTO, Rabbit, and Daedelus will headline along with the 40+ bands that are set to perform at the 13th annual Starscape Music Festival. The Baltimore rave will span sixteen straight hours (2pm-6am), and is full of acts that will fuel dancing through the night. General Admission and VIP tickets are now available through the festival’s website.

– The initial lineup has been announced for the inaugural Electric Forest. Curators and headliners String Cheese Incident have confirmed over 50 acts for the festival on 4th of July weekend. Joining them will be DJ Tiësto, Pretty Lights, and REO Speedwagon as headliners, with an impressive undercard plus other amenities at the Rothbury, MI Double JJ Resort. Weekend passes go on sale this Saturday with a limited number of discounted tickets will be available, as well as VIP packages. For all ticket options see the festival’s website.

– The Summer Sonic Festival announced Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, and The Mars Volta will head the premiere Japanese festival this August. With an already-outstanding lineup, and more to be announced, Japan hasn’t rocked this hard since Godzilla showed up. The only problem will be choosing between the Tokyo and Osaka stages which have a varying lineup. Tickets are now available via the festival’s website.

– The Strokes will be headlining at this year’s edition of the Sweetlife Festival. Helping the restaurateur organizers promote their values of sustainable food and live music in D.C. metro area this April 30th, additional information is forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned. For now, you can hit up the festival’s website to sign up for a special pre-sale code.

– The fourth annual Roots Picnic will take place at Penn’s Landing on June 4th. The Roots have employed Nas, Esperenza Spalding, The Dismemberment Plan, Ariel Pink, Wiz Khalifa, among others to help rock their hometown. Tickets are on sale this Saturday at 10am, and can be purchased at LiveNation. No word yet on whether Jimmy Fallon will be in attendance, or with his guitar skills, supporting them for a change.

– The B.O.M.B. Festival must’ve been taking some performance-enhancing drugs in the off-season. With headliners Snoop Dogg and Weezer leading a long list of all-stars this Memorial Day weekend, this is sure to be the biggest thing to hit Connecticut since being named “home of the world’s smallest natural waterfall”. All proceeds will be benefiting Bring Our Music Back, Inc., and initiatives for the formation of an Emerging Artists Scholarship Fund for Western Connecticut State University. Pre-sale tickets are available now, get them before two more possible price jumps once they go on sale to the public this Friday at 6am.

– Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival returns for its sophomore effort this year, expanding the art forms on display at Massachusetts’s Museum of Contemporary art with some killer acts and collaborations. Feature Thurston Moore, The Levon Helm Band, Liam Finn, and loads of Wilco-related collabos, the festival will take place June 24-26th. Passes are now available at Front Gate Tickets.

Lineup Additions:

– South By Southwest: Kanye West (Rumored); Added Moby (DJ set), Odd Future, Little Dragon, Acrylics, Big Sean, Bun B, Immortal Technique, Meat Puppets with Roky Erickson, Semi Precious Weapons, The Airborne Toxic Event, White Denim, and Willie Nile

– Bonnaroo: Shpongle DJ set (Expected)

– Lollapalooza: Anberlin (Expected), Civil Twilight (Expected), Crash Kings (Expected)

– Ottawa Bluesfest (Canada): Big Sam’s Funky Nation (Expected)

– B.O.M.B. Fest: Lineup announced, includes Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Wiz Khalifa, Coheed & Cambria, Neon Trees, George Clinton & The Parliament/Funkadelic, and The New Pornographers

– Pitchfork Music Festival: Yuck (Expected), Os Mutantes (Expected)

– Mountain Jam: Added Umphrey’s McGee, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Charlie Hunter, and Big Gigantic

– Movement: Paxahau Electronic Music Festival: Lineup announced, includes Ana Sia, Green Velvet, Soul Clap, Art Department, Scuba, Kerri Chandler, Goldie, and Marcel Deltman

– Starscape Festival: Lineup announced, includes Bassnectar, Lotus, Daedelus, Mayhem, Hot Pink Delorean, and Infected Mushroom.

– Electric Forest: Initial lineup announcement includes three shows by The String Cheese Incident, Tiësto, REO Speedwagon, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Stephen Marley, Kaskade, The New Deal and many more

– Glastonbury Festival (UK): Added Yuck

– Summer Sonic (Japan): Lineup announced, includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, and a special guest (from the UK), The Mars Volta, Panic! At The Disco, House of Pain, Deerhunter, Neon Trees, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Simple Plan, and more

– Summerfest: Added Florence and the Machine, The Black Keys, and Cage the Elephant

– Roots Picnic: Lineup announced, includes The Roots, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Ariel pink, Esperanza Spalding, The Dismemberment Plan, and Little Dragon

– Harmony Festival: Initial lineup announced, includes The Flaming Lips, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Railroad Earth, Krishna Das, Lost at Last Tribe, Will Durst, James Twyman, and Brooke Medicine Eagle

– Sweetlife Festival: The Strokes confirmed to headline

– Solid Sound Festival: Wilco to play 2 headlining sets; other acts include Thurston Moore, Levon Helm Band, Liam Finn, Sic Alps, and The Autumn Defense, among others

– Fuji Rock Festival (Japan): Lineup announced, includes Coldplay, The Chemical Brothers, Arctic Monkeys, Incubus, Cake, and Wilco, among others

– Exit Festival (Serbia): Added Pulp, Magnetic Man, DJ Sneak, and Carl Craig

– T in the Park (Scotland): Added Kids in Glass Houses and Villagers

– Rock Ness Festival (Scotland): Added The Cribs, Magnetic Man, Frightened Rabbit, Glasvegas, and Simian Mobile Disco

– Sonar Festival (Spain): Added M.I.A., Cut Copy, Boys Noize, and Die Antwoord

– Sonisphere UK: Added Sum 41, House of Pain, and You Me At Six

– V Festival (UK): Lineup announced, includes Eminem and Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Duran Duran, Razorlight, Tinie Tempah, Ellie Goulding, and Buno Mars, among others

– Rock Werchter (Belgium): Added Linkin Park

– Roskilde Festival (Denmark): Added Mastodon and Parkway Drive

– Wireless Festival (UK): Added Bruno Mars, The Streets, David Guetta, and Far East Movement

– ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas (UK): Caribou, Battles, and Les Savy Fav confirmed to curate

– Camp Bestival (UK): Added Laura Marling

Despite rumors that EDC would return to L.A. Memorial Coliseum this June, Pop & Hiss now reports that the festival’s organizers, Insomniac Inc, have instead decided launch a new two-day festival in Las Vegas.

“Without an executed contract in place at this time, it has become impossible to guarantee to all of the fans and talent that EDC can be produced at this venue this year,” said Pasquale Rotella, CEO of Insomniac, in an issued statement. ”We are grateful for all of the events we’ve been able to produce at the Coliseum and Sports Arena over the years, and for the support of the fans, Los Angeles, the Coliseum Commission and everyone who has contributed to those events.”

Rotella continued: “Producing an event for over 150,000 guests requires extensive advance planning and a significant financial investment. Recent events have created an environment that makes producing Electric Daisy Carnival at an appropriate venue in Los Angeles an insurmountable challenge for 2011.”

“As Freddie Mercury used to sing, ‘The show must go on.’ We are very excited to bring Electric Daisy Carnival to another world-class destination – Las Vegas… I’ve always dreamed of taking this show to Las Vegas. We invite all of our fans to join us there.”

Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas is set for June 24 and 25, and further details on ticket sales, venue, and artist lineup will be announced soon. EDC also plans one-day raves in Dallas, Denver, and Puerto Rico over the course of the summer.

For 2010, organizers have once again round together quite the overwhelming bill. Deadmau5, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Swedish House Mafia, and Benny Benassi top the festivities, while noteworthy acts like Moby (DJ Set), Kaskade, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Infected Mushroom, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Sasha, DJ Z-Trip, Boys Noize, and the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am are also set to perform.

Other scheduled acts include MSTRKRFT, Travis Barker & A-Trak, Steve Aoki, Spank Rock, Felix Cartal, Wolfgang Gartner, Duck Sauce, Armand van Helden, Dada Life, Christopher Lawrence, Claude von Stroke, Dieselboy, Evol Intent, Xample, and Andy C. A full list of confirmed acts can be found here; day-by-day schedule here.

Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 takes place from June 25-26. General admission tickets for Friday and Saturday (priced at $65 and $75 respectively), two-day passes ($129), and VIP packages are now available.

A: Round up a slew of high-profile electro-friendly acts, such as Paul Oakenfold, Infected Mushroom, Simian Mobile Disco, Thievery Corporation and The Crystal Method and have them perform at Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park on the last weekend of June.

Well, that’s all this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival had to do to draw 45,000 ravers/festival goers this past  Friday and a record setting 90,000 on Saturday (via URB Magazine). If the total holds true, apparently it has yet to be officially confirmed, day two of EDC ’09 will go down as the most attended single day festival in the history of United States music festival — Lollapalooza ’08 is believed to be the current holder with a total attendance of 225,000, resulting in a 75k single day number.

Oh, the power of the rave…

City Stages:
Things don’t look to be going all that great in the world of Alabama based City Stages right now. Jane’s Addiction canceled its scheduled headlining appearance earlier this week, and now, news has surfaced that the festival, which is scheduled to take place from June 19-21 at Birmingham’s Linn Park, currently faces a debt of $550,000. Organizers hope to fix both problems soon – “We’re steadily looking for who the replacement is going to be,” City Stages President’ George McMillan notes of Jane’s cancellation, while organizers believe they might be able to break even by the end of the year. In the meantime, City Stages recently added a few new names to the bill, including Dierks Bentley, Plain White T’s, Wild Sweet Orange, and Hill Country Revue.

Summerfest:
Another week, another slew of acts announced for Summerfest ’09. Among those now scheduled to stop by Milwaukee between June 25th and July 5th are Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, The Veronicas, Phil Vassar, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lita Ford, and Huey Lewis and the News. Expect even more names soon (click here for up-to-date lineup); pick up your Marcus Amphitheater – yes, you have to pay separately to see the headliners, and and general admission passes via Ticketmaster.com.

Calgary Folk Festival:
The Calgary Folk Festival is the latest of the Canadian folk festivals (yes, there is more than one) to share its 2009 lineup. The Decemberists, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Gomez head the bill, while Apostle of Hustle, Iron & Wine, Arrested Development, and Alejandro Escovedo make up some of the other names of notes. Tickets are currently available via the festival’s ticket website.

Outside Lands:
Ranger Dave promises more additions to this year’s Outside Lands lineup  in the coming days. Expect Albert Cross, Cage The Elephant, and Zion I to be among them. Maybe a body guard for Pearl Jam too? Advance three-day and VIP passes are still available via sfoutsidelands.com.

What Else?

• Between July 15th and 19th, some of blues’ best acts will descend on Minneapolis, Minnesota for this year’s Deep Blues Festival. That’s one reason to go, the other being the people putting it on seem to be like really cool folks – it’s a true grassroots campaign.

• The Crystal Method is the latest electro heavy-weight to be added to this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival.

• Elvis Costello & the Imposters will also be playing the Winnipeg Folk Festival this year – hey, look, another Canadian folk festival!

• Anvil is the latest addition to the Canadian edition of Rock on the Range.

• For its upcoming appearance at ATP New York, Caribou will be joined by Marshall Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra leader and Arkestra member for over 50 years. They will be performing both new and old Caribou.

• According to our friends over at efestivals.co.uk, the lineup for this year’s Glastonbury Music Festival will be announced next Tuesday, May 26th.

Coachella Music Festival:
Considering the current state of Amy Winehouse, it’s probably safe to say Coachella has upgraded its 2009 lineup after naming its replacement for the British diva. The Grammy nominated new mother better known as M.I.A. is now set to make her first post-birth live appearance in Indio on April 18th. I guess this means her “retirement” is over…

Rites of Spring:
Rites of Spring, everyone’s favorite college music festival, is back with another round of additions to ensure that we all remain supremely jealous. K’Naan, Stardeath and White Dwarves, Sara Watkins, and Erick Baker are now confirmed to join The Flaming Lips, Okkervil River, N.E.R.D., Santigold, and a slew of others at Vanderbilt University during the weekend of April 17-18.

Detroit Electronic Music Festival:
Movement, more commonly known as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, will return May 23-25 for another gathering of one of the elctro world’s biggest collection of international, national, and local talent. Carl Cox, Flying Lotus, Z-Trip, and Bassnectar head the recently revealed 2009 initial bill, while RJD2, Bad Boy Bill, Tiefschwarz, Tiga, and Guy Gerber make up some of the other notables currently tapped to perform. Tickets will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 24th via wantickets.com.

Soundset Festival:
If hip-hop is more your thing, then perhaps it would be privy of you to head out to Shakopee, Minnesota on May 24th for this year’s Soundset Festival. Atmosphere, Brother Ali, MF Doom, P.O.S., Sage Francis, Abstract Doom, and El P highlight the second annual edition of the festival, which goes down at Canterbury Park. Get your tickets now.

Electric Daisy Carnival:
Hot on the heels of DEMF’s announcement, the Los Angeles based Electric Daisy Carnival has unearthed its own lineup for 2009. Included on the initial bill? ATB, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, Eddie Halliwell, Fatboy Slim, Paul Oakenfold, and Paul van Dyk with nearly a hundred more still to come. Tickets go on sale beginning Tuesday, April 21st.

Austin City Limits:
Q. “Who are the headliners of the Austin City Limits Music Fest in October, according to a loose-lipped C3 insider, overheard at the “Rock the Rabbit” party?
A: “Pearl Jam. Beastie Boys. Dave Matthews Band. Kings of Leon. Ghostland Observatory.”

At least that’s what Austin 360.com is saying. We’d normally believe what they report, but a “loose-lipped C3 Insider,” who probably had a bit too many drinks is probably not the only source you want to have on this one. So we’ll check in on it…

As always, be sure to check out CoS’ FestivalOutlook.com for all your latest festival news and rumors. And if you’ve got a friend overseas, be sure to let them know that the Outlook just ain’t for Americans. We’ve spent a good deal of time over the last month adding all your favorite European festivals to the docket!