The Canadian Press guide to the summer’s major multi-genre music festivals

TORONTO – For music fans, summer means the arrival of the harvest.

The North American map is increasingly crowded with star-studded music festivals, filling almost every weekend of the season with eclectic lineups of marquee acts.

But when it comes down to it, there’s little to separate the music marathons other than the fine print — and there’s a good chance that wherever you end up, you’ll see Run the Jewels.

If your loyalty remains unassigned, The Canadian Press offers this rundown of some of the summer’s biggest multi-genre festivals:

Sasquatch!, May 23-25, George, Wash.

Headliners: Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant

CanCon: Chromeo, New Pornographers, Kiesza, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Alvvays, Will Butler, Said the Whale

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Sleater-Kinney

Distance from a major airport: 250 kilometres, SEA; 450 kilometres, YVR

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: Yes

Governors Ball Music Festival, June 5-7, New York

Headliners: Drake, Deadmau5, the Black Keys

CanCon: Chromeo, A-Trak, Death From Above 1979, Kiesza

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Weird Al Yankovic, Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds

Distance from a major airport: 25 kilometres, JFK

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: No

Bonnaroo, June 11-14, Manchester, Tenn.

Headliners: Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar

CanCon: Caribou, Mac DeMarco, Tanya Tagaq, Bahamas

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds

Distance from a major airport: 100 kilometres, BNA

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: Yes

Firefly Music Festival, June 18-21, Dover, Del.

Headliners: Paul McCartney, Kings of Leon, the Killers

CanCon: Bahamas, Hey Rosetta!

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Snoop Dogg, Sublime with Rome

Distance from a major airport: 110 kilometres, PHL

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: Yes

Summerfest, June 24 – July 5, Milwaukee

Headliners: Rolling Stones, Kendrick Lamar, Keith Urban

CanCon: New Pornographers, Sloan

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Jane’s Addiction

Distance from a major airport: 15 kilometres, MKE

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: No

Ottawa Bluesfest, July 8-19, Ottawa:

Headliners: Kanye West, Nas, Iggy Azalea, Keith Urban

CanCon: The Tragically Hip, Hedley, Bobby Bazini, Kira Isabella, Simple Plan, Johnny Reid, Marianas Trench, Alvvays, Francesco Yates, Arkells, Blue Rodeo, Philip Sayce, Operators, Purity Ring, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Weird Al Yankovic, Tea Party, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, De La Soul

Distance from a major airport: 15 kilometres, YOW

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: Yes

Le Festival d’ete de Quebec, July 9-19, Quebec City

Headliners: The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Nickelback, Keith Urban

CanCon: Patrick Watson, Bobby Bazini, the Tragically Hip, Colin James, Lights, Valérie Carpentier, Owen Pallett, Galaxie, Luc de Larochellière, Patrice Michaud, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Primus, De La Soul

Distance from a major airport: 20 kilometres, YQB

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: Yes

Pemberton Music Festival, July 16-19 in Pemberton, B.C.

Headliners: Kendrick Lamar, The Black Keys, J. Cole, Tiesto

CanCon: Billy Talent, Sam Roberts Band, Chromeo, PartyNextDoor, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ryan Hemsworth, July Talk, BadBadNotGood, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Weezer, Jane’s Addiction, De La Soul

Distance from a major airport: 165 kilometres, YVR

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: Yes

WayHome Music & Arts, July 24-26, Oro-Medonte, Ont.

Headliners: Neil Young, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J

CanCon: The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, The Rural Alberta Advantage, July Talk, Timber Timbre, Metz, Alvvays, Yukon Blonde, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Sloan

Distance from a major airport: 105 kilometres, YYZ

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: Yes

Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts, July 31 – Aug. 2, Montreal

Headliners: Florence + the Machine, Kendrick Lamar, The Black Keys

CanCon: Patrick Watson, Caribou, A Tribe Called Red, Arkells, Alvvays, Bahamas, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Viet Cong, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Weezer, Nas, Ben Harper, Thurston Moore

Distance from a major airport: 25 kilometres, YUL

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: Yes

Lollapalooza, July 31-Aug. 2, Chicago

Headliners: Paul McCartney, Metallica

CanCon: The Weeknd, Death From Above 1979, BadBadNotGood

’90s Nostalgia Fix: n/a

Distance from a major airport: 20 kilometres, MDW

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: No

Outside Lands Festival, Aug. 7-9, San Francisco

Headliners: Elton John, Mumford & Sons, the Black Keys, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar

CanCon: Caribou, Mac DeMarco, Alvvays, Metz

’90s Nostalgia Fix: Ben Harper

Distance from a major airport: 30 kilometres, SFO

Camping: No

Run the Jewels: No

Squamish Valley Music Festival, Aug. 7-9, Squamish, B.C.

Headliners: Mumford and Sons, Drake, Sam Smith

CanCon: Arkells, Death From Above 1979, Bahamas, A-Trak, k-os, Joel Plaskett, Whitehorse, Alvvays, and more

’90s Nostalgia Fix: n/a

Distance from a major airport: 80 kilometres, YVR

Camping: Yes

Run the Jewels: No