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Buddy, can you lend me $1000?

Some music festivals on Memorial Weekend are lifestyle events that include lodgings ranging from luxury RVs to tent camping, Yoga, and mind-blowing structures where concerts are held. Pictured is Lightning in a Bottle in Bradley, Calif.

Speaking of bottles

• Napa’s Bottle Rock music blends fine bands such as Foo Fighters and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with fine wines for vintage times. Lend your buddy more than a dime to pay for this music-imbibe with After-parties and add-on amenities. $1000 may not cover it.

Memorial Weekend Music Festivals 

• SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Music Festival May 26-29 includes mostly jazz & blues performances by 70 bands
• BRADLEY: Lightning in a Bottle May 24-29 features 100+ bands
• APTOS: Santa Cruz American Music Festival May 27-28 features Melissa Etheridge and Stephen Stills
• SIMI VALLEY – Cajun & Blues Music Festival May 27-28 features The Yardbirds | Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels | Doug Kershaw
• TOPANGA: Topanga Days May 27-29 features Jefferson Starship
• GRASS VALLEY: Strawberry Music Festival May 25-29 at Nevada County Fairgrounds
• MONTEREY: California Roots Festival May 26-28 at Monterey County Fairgrounds
• NAPA: Bottle Rock May 26-28 SOLD OUT!
• RIVERSIDE: Saturation Fest, May 26-28
• SAN FRANCISCO: Dream State May 27-28, at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
• OAKLAND: Eastlake Music Festival May 27 on Lake Merritt shores
• AVILA BEACH: Avila Beach Blues Festival May 28 at Avila Beach Golf Resort
• ANAHEIM: KSBR Radio Birthday Bash May 28 at City National Grove of Anaheim
• PALM SPRINGS: BRT Weekend May 26-28,  Caribbean music
• UNION CITY: Asian American Heritage Festival May 27  features music of Taiwan, Japan
• DANVILLE: International Harp Festival May 25-28
• PIONEERTOWN: Shared Hallucinations Pt. 1 May 27 at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
• DESERT HOT SPRINGS: California Dreaming Festival May 28 SOLD OUT!