Well the news about the spring/summer fests is starting to trickle in/out and both of the heavy hitters are looking promising.

Bonnaroo has nothing official, yet, but reports leaked on a few sites put an initial band list as:

Late Sunday night, an initial line up announcement apparently leaked onto the internet. The lineup included Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Tom Waits, Gov't Mule, Norah Jones, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, The Decemberists, The Shins, The Roots, John Butler Trio, M. Ward, Band of Horses, Tea Leaf Green, the Hold Steady, TV on the Radio, Lily Allen, Cut Chemist, Grizzly Bear, Cold War Kids, Man Man, The Slip, Girl Talk, and Isis (band). More artist announcements are expected in the coming weeks.

http://www.bonnaroo.com/2007/


Coachella has officially announced its kicker bands for the end of April show in Cali:

Pitchfork Said:
OK folks, stay calm. CALM LIKE A BOMB that is, because the only rap-rock band we actually remember (somewhat) fondly is back. That's right, as reported by the Los Angeles Times and confirmed by the festival's organizers, Rage Against the Machine will come out of retirement to play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place April 27-29 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California.Rage will headline the festival's final night, April 29, while Björk will headline on Friday, April 27 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Saturday, April 28. (Ugh Why do the Red Hot Chili Peppers always have to come around and ruin these sorts of things?)Other awesome artists confirmed to play Coachella: the Arcade Fire, Interpol, Willie Nelson, the Roots, Manu Chao, the Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, Sonic Youth, and Air. Other debatably awesome artists confirmed to play Coachella: Crowded House, Tiësto, and Kings of Leon.And although the festival hasn't officially announced it yet, !!!, LCD Soundsystem, and Lupe Fiasco are also playing Coachella, as we've gathered from previous news stories.

http://www.coachella.com/

With no clear winner so far, I will have to go with my personal feelings about what makes Bonnaroo the winner, and why Bonnaroo will ALWAYS be the winner when it comes to the battle of the mega-fests:


-FUN

-community spirit and togetherness

-Indie Bands...and famous people:-)


-Jam Bands...and famous people:-)

....and oh ya...it's as close to heaven on earth you can get for a weekend...if you have been, you catch my drift...PEACE