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Happy Thursday!

The music festival news just keeps getting bigger and bigger and we haven’t even hit Coachella.

Hard Events announced that the lineup for its 15th annual Hard Summer would be topped by Kaskade, Diplo and Skrillex and feature performances by Kid Cudi, 21 Savage and Los Angeles-based party crew Emo Nite. The event, which has been held in multiple Southern California cities since its inception, is returning to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade, settling into Exposition Park, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and BMO Stadium Aug. 5-6. Find out who else is playing and how to score early passes here.

Boots in the Park is back at SilverLakes Sports Complex in Norco on Saturday, March 11 with Cole Swindell, Flo Rida, LoCash, Blanco Brown and more. Festival promoters spoke to reporter Holly Alvarado about bringing the single-day events into other cities and adding different genres into the mix. Find out more about the festival and how to get tickets here.

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival will take over the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 28-30 and promoters announced that drag queen and pop singer Trixie Mattel, rapper Nelly and EDM artist Diplo will lead the official afterparties on the Palomino stage. Get the full Stagecoach lineup and information on passes here.

Rolling Loud California was the first full festival to take place at Hollywood Park in Inglewood last week with headliners Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and Future. While it didn’t go off without hiccups, the three-day event incorporated elements of the community and offered memorable performances overall. Read the full recap and see photos from day one of Rolling Loud here.

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See ya again next week!

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