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2017 music festivals worth traveling for

Where: Barcelona, Spain When: May 31-June 4 Headliners: The Zombies, Arcade Fire, Solange and Bon Iver

Where: Barcelona, Spain

When: May 31-June 4

Headliners: The Zombies, Arcade Fire, Solange and Bon Iver

  (Xavi Torrent / Getty Images 2014)

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Summertime means tons of outdoor music festivals. Why not make a vacation out of it? Listen to some jazz in Montreal, jam out in South Africa or discover your new favorite band in Washington state. There’s a music festival for fans of every genre and every type of traveler.

Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival

Where: Indio, Calif.

When: April 14-16 and April 21-23

Headliners: Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar

  (Emma McIntyre / Getty Images for Coachella)

Sasquatch! Music Festival

Where: Quincy, Wash.

When: May 26-28

Headliners: Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, The Shins, Bomba Estereo, Big Freedia and comedians Fred Armisen and SNL’s Sasheer Zamata.

  (Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Images)

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

Where: Manchester, Tenn.

When: June 8-11

Headliners: U2 (first-ever festival appearance), The Weeknd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, Lorde and Major Lazer

  (C Flanigan / WireImage)

Roskilde Festival

Where: Roskilde, Denmark

When: June 24-July 1

Headliners: Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire, The Weeknd, Blink 182 and The Lumineers

  (Andrew Benge / Getty Images)

Montreal International Jazz Festival

Where: Montreal, Quebec

When: June 28-July 8

Headliners: Ibrahim Maalouf, Kool & The Gang and Lauryn Hill

  (Jeff Greenberg / UIG via Getty Images)

Sziget Festival

Where: Budapest, Hungary

When: August 9-16

Headliners: Major Lazer, Mac DeMarco, Bad Religion and Vince Staples

  (Joseph Okpako / WireImage)

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