Four High-End Summer Music Festivals for Sophisticated Music Lovers

“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy,” goes the lyric by consummate composer George Gershwin, a sentiment especially true when sun-soaked days and warm nights can be counted off by the melodic beats of a live concert. With their popularity at a high note, multiday performances once associated with the mud and mayhem of Yasgur’s farm and Woodstock have now become mainstream affairs, many with a far more sophisticated air.

In preparation for the season, here are four sophisticated summer music festivals—each a confluence of artists creating a sonic landscape as beautiful as their natural backdrop.