Idolator

The summer of 2008 seems to be drowning in music festivals, but that hasn't stopped the organizers of Rothbury, a spanking-new festival that plans to gather liberal-arts-educated kids of America together to think about climate change while they're blissing out to the music of 311. Rothbury, which will be held in western Michigan over Fourth of July weekend, has a lineup that takes the jam-band-and-indie-rock stew of Coachella to another level: Headlining the festival are Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, and failed blogger John Mayer, while the lower half of the bill is rounded out by the likes of Of Montreal, Medeski Martin & Wood, the Dresden Dolls, Slightly Stoopid, Diplo, Colbie Caillat, and—Primus! (What year is this again?) Full college-arts-board-inspired lineup is after the jump. More »