Indie kids, you can stop holding your breath now: Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 is here!

From July 16-18, headliners Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem and Pavement will be rocking the stages at Chicago's Union Park. Tickets cost $40 each day (three-day passes sold out in the first week, so prepare to shell out for this one).

Organized by Pitchfork Media (basically, the online tastemakers of independent music commentary, criticism and, some might say, snobbery), the annual event has been drawing well-known acts since its first run in 2006. Ready to rock out? Check out the lineup after the jump.

Move over, J-Pop. For lovers of Japanese (and, yes, American and European) rock, alternative and even hip-hop music, the Summer Sonic Festival is the hot ticket. Big names like Jay-Z, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and Pixies will be crossing the globe -- and, considering the lineup, you may want to, too.

The annual concert is in it's 10th year, and will be held on August 8 and 9 in both Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Tickets for the Tokyo concert are ¥15,800 for a one-day ticket and ¥29,000 for a weekend pass; Osaka will run you ¥14,500 for a one-day pass and ¥26,500 for the weekend.

Check out the full lineup below!

Started in 1980, the Montreal International Jazz Festival is now the largest jazz fest in the world, attracting over 2 million attendees in the past couple years. The city of Montreal often shuts down parts of its downtown streets just for the 10-day event. This year's installment of the annual event -- featuring Lou Reed, Andrew Bird, George Benson and Sonny Rollins, among others -- will be held June 26-July 6.

While the outdoor shows are free to the public, indoor shows (held in a variety of venues, from small jazz clubs to larger arenas) cost anywhere from $24.50 to upwards of $100, depending on the performer. Tickets are now on sale -- check out the full lineup below!

The Essence Music Festival is more than just an event celebrating African-American music and culture -- it's the largest event in the country to do so.

Sponsored by Essence magazine, the festival is an annual event held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Entry isn't cheap: tickets for the three-day weekend run anywhere from $159 to $3,000 for the VIP package. However, if you're lucky enough to score tickets for this year's show, you'll hear mega stars like Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige belt it out July 2-4 at the New Orleans Superdome. Check out the full lineup below!

The four-day Country Music Festival (or CMA) celebrates country music like no other event: with over 400 artists spread out over four days, it's no wonder that fans and big-name artists flock here every summer.

Hosted by the Country Music Association, the CMA Music Festival started in 1972 as Fan Fare and has gone on every year since in Nashville, Tennessee. 2010's festival will be held June 10-13. Tickets for the 4-day fest start at $110. Can't stay the whole time? You can still catch Tim McGraw or Carrie Underwood with a one-day pass, start at $30. Check out the headliners below!

It's known as "The Big Gig" for a reason: Summerfest is an 11-day concert featuring over 800 bands on 11 stages, set on the 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fact, in 1999 the event was officially crowned the world's largest music festival by the Guinness World Records. And boy, if you can't find at least a few bands to like here, you must pretty much must hate music -- everything from alternative to zydeco is played.

Summerfest has been running since 1968, run by the non-profit organization Milwaukee World Festival. The 2010 festival takes place June 24-July 4. Tickets are $8 for weekday admission noon to 4pm, $15 anytime general admission, $33 for a three-day pass, and $3 for kids 10 and under and seniors 60 and up.

You can expect big names at this year's festival: Tim McGraw, Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Tom Petty an the Heartbreakers and The Hold Steady, to name a few artists. The full lineup is, will be of course, just too large to spell out, but you can check out the headliners, below. The rest of the bands will be announced on the site.

While most festivals are all about in-your-face music that inspires moshing and fist-pumping and screaming along at the top of your lungs, the Big Chill is the opposite: a festival comprised entirely of dance and ambient music.

Founded in 1994, 2010's Big Chill festival takes place at Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire, England, August 5-8. Tickets for the weekend cost £155; students pay £120, teens 13-17 will shell out £60, and kids 12 and under pay £4. Yes, there will be ambient, chill-out music; yes, there will be world, reggae and folk music. Check out the full lineup after the jump to see if a trip across the pond is in your future!