Music festivals were first established as early as the 1960’s in the United States. In class, we discussed the different festivals that were popular during this time. These festivals included: Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, and Altamont. Although the music festivals didn’t last very long, festivals continue to be a popular in today’s era. Given the new age of music and different sounds  we do not have the same music festivals as we did in the 60’s, but they continue to be fun and exciting events to attend. Some of these festivals are more family-friendly compared to some of the festivals in the 60’s, they even have a Disney Music Festival.  Some of the “new- age” major festivals are Coachella and lollapalooza. Coachella is held at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This festival includes many genres of music such as: rock, pop, indie, hip hop, and electronic music. Coachella is such a big and popular festival, that tickets sold out by 5pm the same day they went on sale. Coachella sold approximately 125,00 tickets in 2017. Lollapalooza is a 4 day festival that is located in Chicago, Illnois at Grant Park. The generes in this festival are alternative rock, heavy metal, pun rock, hip hop, and electronic music. Lollapalooza tickets sell out about an hour after they go on sale. As years pass, music festivals become more and more popular. With these festivals, comes new music, new sound and also the revival of old music. New artists and bands are discovered and a lot different artists involve children in their performances, to make it a more enjoyable event.