Nine Music Festivals and Events You Can't Miss this September in Raleigh, N.C.

With the most live music in the state, you can find a show in Raleigh, N.C., every day of the year and from one end of the destination to the other. And the calendar hits a high note around Sept. as some of the year's biggest festivals and concerts are staged in Raleigh, creating the Raleigh M.A.I.N. Events, an initiative that celebrates a month of music, art, innovation and noise through 20 happenings. In addition to the Raleigh M.A.I.N. Events, the capital city's surrounding towns add can't-miss festivals to the mix—all the more reason to plan a road trip in Sept.! 

Are Popular Music Festivals Pricing Out Everyday, Middle Class Music Fans?

 Festival-goers view the "Coachella Bound" art installation at the campgrounds at The Coachella Music and Arts Festival April 19, 2015, in Indio, Calif.(Photo: Zach Cordner/Invision/AP)

 
We are a long way from Woodstock. Forget the mud, sweat and tears; now fans can go all-VIP at their favorite summer music festival – for a steep price, of course.

But maybe too steep, leading to questions: Are ordinary music fans being priced out of America's most popular festivals? And if they are, what effect does that have on the role of this form of group entertainment in national pop culture?

Besides the Internet, how will music-lovers discover new bands they would otherwise never know about if not for the platform that music festivals provide new musicians?

"We’re getting close to where some people can’t afford a Coachella or a Bonnaroo any more," says Vito Valentinetti, a co-owner of Music Festival Wizard website, which provides information on 600 festivals around the world.