Summer is synonymous with beach time for some students. Other students attend school, and some travel to other parts of the world.The season means another thing for music lovers: music festivals. Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Free Press Summer Fest, The Hangout and Lollapalooza are among the festivals students attend annually.The festivals attract headlining acts and draw music lovers across the country join in the musical revelry.Free Press will see The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk and Slim Thug take the stage June 5 and 6 in Houston, Texas. Zac Brown Band, Ben Harper and the Relentless7 and The Black Crowes will play on the beach May 14 through 16 in Gulf Shores, Ala., at The Hangout.Headliners like Kings of Leon, Jay Z and Stevie Wonder will take the stage June 10 through 13 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. And Lollaplooza will round out the summer in August when it sees Soundgarden, Green Day and Lady GaGa serve as headlining acts in Chicago. “There’s no way you would have a bad time at Bonnaroo,” said Megan Kenny, an international studies sophomore who has attended the festival since 2007. “It’s just so much fun.”Kenny said Bonnaroo is the most appealing festival because attendees camp on the grounds during the event. “You really have to appreciate music to go out there for four days and camp,” she said. “I just like the atmosphere. It’s like a community for four days.”Michael Makar, creative writing junior, said the community-like element of the festival is one of the most appealing aspects.”I just like being able to walk around and admire everything they have there and the way it’s set up,” Makar said. “It doesn’t matter what your appearance is like.”Some students credit Louisiana festivals for initiating their interest in love for music on a broader scale.”After having gone to Voodoo and some other live shows, I got into the live music scene,” Makar said. “One of my favorite things about seeing live music is meeting other fans and talking with them about what they love.”The summer music festivals appeal to music lovers with all sorts of taste.Makar said he usually attends festivals for the small bands, as opposed to headliners. “Last year, I went to see TV on the Radio, Animal Collective [and] of Montreal,” he said. “The headliners don’t make or break the festival for me. I’ll definitely see Stevie Wonder [at Bonnaroo], though.”—-Contact Matthew Jacobs at [email protected].