Festivals

A musically diverse and adventurous lineup featuring Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Gov’t Mule, Larkin Poe, Tab Benoit, Charlie Musslewhite, Sue Foley, Southern Hospitality, Eddie 9V, Bette Smith, Southern Avenue, and the Emma Marie Band, will all be performing at the 20th Anniversary Blues From The Top Music Festival presented by the Grand County Blues Society, taking place at Rendezvous Event Center, 78821 US Hwy 40, Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26, 2022.  VIP and General Admission Festival tickets priced from $55 (

The Sweetwater 420 Festival is almost upon us. Here’s an insider’s primer to the festival, bands and everything in between.

Cloud 9 Adventures announces the return of Strings & Sol, the annual bluegrass-centric tropical concert vacation, for its’ milestone tenth year. The event will take place at beloved Sapphire Resort & Spa, a fully updated all-inclusive resort on the beautiful coastline of Puerto Morelos, Mexico from December 7-11, 2022.

It has been a long strange trip for the fourth annual Skull & Roses Festival. The biggest and best iteration of the festival finally took place this spring after a nearly three-year-long pandemic delay. The much-anticipated event drew the biggest crowd to date, attracting Deadheads from all over California, to the Ventura Fairgrounds, for four days of music inspired by The Grateful Dead.

Mempho Music Festival has announced the lineup for its fifth annual event taking place September 30-October 2, 2022 at Memphis Botanic Garden. Leading the breadth of can't-miss performances this year will be American rock/blues duo The Black Keys, alternative rock mainstays Wilco, and decorated Americana outfit Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, as well as a double-dose of Athens-based ensemble Widespread Panic returning to the lineup by popular demand. Appearances by Portugal.

Marco Benevento announces FOLLOW THE ARROW, a one day festival presented by the Woodstock, NY-based artist to be held Saturday, June 18 at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY. Benevento will be joined by The Slip, Antibalas, El Michels Affair (DJ set), Mikaela Davis & Southern Star, Karina Rykman, Jayla Kai and Ratboy Jr.

Pickathon has announced the full lineup for the upcoming 2022 festival, running August 4-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon, just outside Portland. As a deep curation festival, Pickathon’s lineup reflects new movements in music, including cutting-edge jazz from British artists Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia and American jazz icon Nate Smith; fast rising indie artists like Goth Babe, Faye Webster, Sampa the Great and Quantic; and popular podcasts like Chapo Trap House and The Archive Project.

Beer, Bluegrass, Mountains: The WinterWonderGrass-Tahoe festival’s first venture in three years – thanks, COVID — succeeded with flying colors, April 1 to 3. The fest location, adjacent to Olympic Village, which was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, was the first festival of the year for many, and brought a distinctive assemblage of mountaintop adventure-seekers for a sweet conglomeration of jam-happy roots and bluegrass music, pleasing craft brews, and mountain views.

Huichica Music Festival, presented in partnership between Jeff Bundschu and (((FolkYEAH!))), announces the festival’s daily lineup with single-day general admission tickets on sale now. The two-day music, wine, and culinary festival will take place at California’s oldest family-owned winery, Gundlach Bundschu (2000 Denmark Street, Sonoma, CA) June 10-11, 2022. Two-day general admission ($295) and daily tickets for Friday ($85) and Saturday ($225) are on sale now at huichica.com.

Tickets are on sale now for the second annual Fort Desolation Fest at the beautiful Cougar Ridge Resort in Torrey, UT at the gateway to Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park. Created for both music lovers and adventure travelers, this boutique festival offers three nights of live music and three days to explore some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes on earth this August 12-14, 2022.

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