Thursday 30th January 2014 by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN.com

Festival season might seem like a million years away - well, actually, it is still a few months away - but that doesn't mean we can't start getting excited about it. And what better way to start off the hype than by focussing on the most brilliant, largely unattainable festivals of all - the American ones. 

The line-up announcement floodgates have been well and truly opened in the last few weeks, and there's no stopping the world class artists that have come pouring out. There's Muse and Arcade Fire at Coachella, Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys at Firefly, The Killers and Black Keys at Hangout, and Outkast at... well, everywhere. 

Here's a list of 8 of the best US festivals that will help put a dampener on that Wireless announcement for you.