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title: "All Access Special Edition: Festival Season Headlines, March 25"
description: Your festival season edition of All Access is here. With Coachella kicking off April 10 and a packed spring / summer calendar ahead, this week we’re focused entirely on the trends, tech, and business stories shaping the music festival industry right now.
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# [All Access Special Edition: Festival Season Headlines, March 25](https://blog.castandcrew.com/all-access-bi-weekly-headlines-march-25)

 Written by [Cast&Crew](https://blog.castandcrew.com/author/castcrew) | 03/24/2026

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**Your festival season edition of *All Access* is here. With Coachella kicking off April 10 and a packed spring / summer calendar ahead, this week we’re focused entirely on the trends, tech, and business stories shaping the music festival industry right now. **

**Week of July 7, 2025**

<https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lw64BB11mH88CntsI2adu?go=1&sp_cid=d05ffbb1d572b926e71552816d353956&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=d24a096015394428>

 

 

In the News

 

**Festival Calendar: Spring / Summer 2026 **

A quick-reference list of major upcoming music festivals

 

- [Coachella | Indio, CA | April 10–12 & 17–19](https://www.coachella.com/)
- [Stagecoach Country Music Festival | April 24-26](https://www.google.com/search?q=Stagecoach+Country+Music+Festival&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1148US1150&oq=upcoming+music+festivals&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiRAhiABBiKBTINCAEQABiRAhiABBiKBTIHCAIQABiABDINCAMQABiRAhiABBiKBTIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDINCAYQABiSAxiABBiKBTIHCAcQABiABDIKCAgQABjJAxiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDQzMzRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&zx=1773336470773&no_sw_cr=1&ved=2ahUKEwix4JyT8ZqTAxXaIkQIHbqmHE8QgK4QegQIAxAJ)
- [New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | New Orleans, LA | April 23 – May 3](https://www.nojazzfest.com/tickets/)
- [EDC Las Vegas | May 15-17](https://www.google.com/search?q=EDC+Las+Vegas&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1148US1150&oq=upcoming+music+festivals&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiRAhiABBiKBTINCAEQABiRAhiABBiKBTIHCAIQABiABDINCAMQABiRAhiABBiKBTIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDINCAYQABiSAxiABBiKBTIHCAcQABiABDIKCAgQABjJAxiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDQzMzRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&zx=1773336470773&no_sw_cr=1&ved=2ahUKEwix4JyT8ZqTAxXaIkQIHbqmHE8QgK4QegQIAxAN)
- [BottleRock Napa Valley | Napa, CA | May 22–24](https://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com/)
- [Bonnaroo | Manchester, TN | June 11-14](https://www.bonnaroo.com/)
- [Governors Ball | New York, NY | June 5-7](https://www.governorsballmusicfestival.com/)
- [Lollapalooza | Chicago, IL | July 30–August 2](https://www.lollapalooza.com/)
- [Outside Lands | San Francisco, CA | August 7-9](https://sfoutsidelands.com/)
- [Lightning in a Bottle | May 20 - 24, 2026](https://www.libfestival.org/)

ICYMI: Other Stories We’re Watching

 

 

| ## Meet our team at these upcoming events:  |
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[Pollstar Live! Happy Hour](https://about.castandcrew.com/pollstar-2026?hs_preview=ydDalRNX-207835882008) | Los Angeles | April 14 & 15, 2026  
Join the Cast & Crew-hosted NIVA Happy Hour at The Troubadour on April 15 at 7:30 p.m., a can’t-miss networking opportunity for live entertainment professionals.   
Team Member(s) Attending: *[Todd Dyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddadyer/), [Lizette Gomez,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizette-gomez-54283276/) [Sam Lankie](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlankie2021/), [Keith Gibson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithgibson1/), [T.J. Sagen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjsagen/), and [Dina Meyers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinameyers-liveent/)*

| ## **Use our free guide to plan every festival crew and cost**** ** |
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Festival season means big crews, tight timelines, and complex labor costs. This guide uncovers every component of labor spend, from load-in to load-out, helping you plan and execute multi-day events efficiently.

 

<https://about.castandcrew.com/how-to-calculate-true-labor-cost-per-event-at-your-venue>

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