Summer music festivals: 7 new artists to watch

They may not be household names yet, but these acts are on the way up

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Summertime, and the livin's easy — that is, unless you're an up-and-coming band. Now that summer festival season is upon us, hundreds of bands will spend the next few months traveling the world to play a slew of music festivals. While headlining artists like Tom Petty and Mumford & Sons have the luxury of being more choosy with their tour dates, many smaller buzz bands must tour tirelessly throughout the summer in hopes of gaining fans and cementing a following. Here, seven promising new bands that will be hitting the road:

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.