2013 music festivals

Festivalgoers ran toward the main stage to catch the beginning of Kendrick Lamar’s set during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Despite heat, humidity, crowds and costs, music festivals are more popular than ever, attracting millions of fans, with 270 festivals of various types annually in the U.S. and more than 800 in 57 countries. – Coachella, April 12-15 and 19-22, www.coachella.com

Audience members danced to the ‘Sissy Bounce’ during the ‘Bounce Shakedown’ at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. – April 26-May 5, www.nojazzfest.com

George Wein, founder of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as the Newport Jazz Festival after performing a song on the piano at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans,

Crowds at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Festivalgoers on the beach at sunset at the Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Ala. – May 17-19, hangoutmusicfest.com

Festival goers arrived for the three-day Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Music fans gathering to watch Wiz Khalifa during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. – June 13-16, www.bonnaroo.com

Fans during a performance by The Black Lips at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.