I hate my brother. While I was holed up in my dorm this weekend studying for finals, my brother and his gal pal Jenn were hangin’ in the California desert with 100,000 hipsters listening to 100 of the hottest bands on the planet at the Coachella music festival. What an A#@hole.

Fortunately for me, Coachella is just the first of many insanely great music lineups hitting the spring / summer festival scene this year. And next week when finals are in the bag, there will be nothing stopping me from sitting in on the action. Rollingstone.com has pulled together a fantastic list of music fests, line-ups and the pros and cons of each. Here is a brief rundown of the ones that made the list and a few that didn’t.

The Bamboozle - May 5th - 6th (Meadowlands Sports Complex, New Jersey)
Lineup Highlights: My Chemical Romance, MC Hammer, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Hellogoodbye

Sasquatch - May 26th - 27th (George, Washington)
Lineup Highlights: Bjork, Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Spoon, M.I.A., Neko Case, The Blacks Angels

Bonnaroo - June 14th - 17th (Manchester, Tennesee)
Lineup Highlights: The Police, Widespread Panic, The White Stripes, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, Damien Rice, The Decembrists, The Roots, The Black Keys

Summerfest - June 28th - July 8th (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Lineup Highlights: Toby Keith with Miranda Lambert, Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, The Fray with OK Go and John Mayer with Ben Folds

Live Earth - July 7th (Giants Stadium - Rutherford, NJ)
Lineup Highlights: Akon, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, The Police, Rihanna, Roger Waters, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins

Live Earth - July 7th (Wembley Stadium, London, UK)
Lineup Highlights: Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol

Pitchfork Music Festival - July 13th - 15th (Union Park - Chicago, Illinois)
Lineup Highlights: Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Girl Talk, De La Soul, Stephen Malkmus, New Pornographers, Iron and Wine, Grizzly Bear, Of Montreal, The Ponys

Rock The Bells - July 28th - 29th (Randalls Island, New York)
Lineup Highlights: Rage Against The Machine, The Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Mos Def

Rocklahoma - July 13th - 15th (Pryor, Oklahoma)
Lineup Highlights: Poison, Ratt, Vince Neil, Warrant, Slaughter, L.A. Guns, Winger, Dokken, Jackyl, Faster Pussycat, Firehouse

Lollapalooza - August 3rd - 5th (Grant Park - Chicago, Illinois)
Lineup Highlights: Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snow Patrol, Spoon, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Amy Winehouse

Bumbershoot - September 1st - 3rd (Seattle, Washington)
Lineup Highlights: The Shins, Wu Tang Clan, Panic! At The Disco, Crowded House, DeVotchka, Plain White T’s, Lupe Fiasco, Gogol Bordello

Austin City Limits - September 14th - 16th (Zilker Park - Austin, Texas)
Lineup Highlights: (TBD - May) Wilco, Kings of Leon, Bloc Party