175 BANDS, 15 VENUES, 3 DAYS, 1 CITY, & YOU — HOPSCOTCH 2013
In only four years, Hopscotch (www.hopscotchmusicfest.com) has become one of America's most talked about weekends for music. Known for its eclectic mix of styles—from insurgent hip-hop and very heavy metal to classic indie rock and traditional folk, and from bleeding-edge experimental music to party-starting dance music—Hopscotch has proven itself to be a destination for enthusiastic and adventurous listeners. In fact, ahead of last year's festival, Pitchfork named Hopscotch one of the summer's "essential" music festivals, while The New York Times lauded the lineup as "incredibly diverse." When the festival ended, Spin wrote, "Hopscotch Music Festival is one of the best and weirdest music festivals in America."