With another year, comes another round of festival reviews. 2011 saw us revisit four of our favorite events from years past: B.O.M.B, Bonnaroo, Camp Bisco, and Electric Zoo. It plases us to note that in all but one instance, each festival scored better than in years past. Bonnaroo solidified itself as the premier North American camping festival. Camp Bisco hosted a third more attendees (compared to the year before), and still managed to host a well-organized event with one of the most stellar lineups of 2011. Electric Zoo grew into its own this year, and became real competition for Ultra. B.O.M.B. showcased a strong lineup, but in switching venues, sacrificed much quality.

If anything, our coverage of this handful of events during the past year left us with high hopes for the future of the North American Music Festival. With luck, the trend will continue, and 2012's festival spread will be better than ever before.