Now in its third year, the Bellwether Music Festival expands to a 3-day event and will return to Renaissance Park in Waynesville, Ohio Thursday through Saturday, August 6-8, 2020. The festival today unveiled its artist lineup including Nathaniel Rateliff, The Devil Makes Three, The Growlers, Shovels & Rope, The Lone Bellow, Scarypoolparty, Langhorne Slim, Hayes Carll, Waxahatchee, John Moreland, Cloud Nothings, Nicole Atkins, Saintseneca, Matt Holubowski, Davy Knowles, The Steepwater Band, Hannah Wicklund, Early James, S.G.

The 13th Annual 4 Peaks Music Festival Drops Lineup & Upgrades its Family Vibe 4 Peaks Music Festival, Bend’s premier, multi-day, music event, is returning to Southeast Bend’s Stevenson Ranch for its 13-year celebration over the Summer Solstice, June 18-21. This festival for musical lovers, families and the community at large, proudly announce their stacked 2020 line up that brings a healthy mix of rock, funk & bluegrass artists.

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the next round of artist additions for MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26. Greensky Bluegrass, Mavis Staples, Paul Thorn, Cane Mill Road, Sweet Potato Pie, The Barefoot Movement, Nefesh Mountain, and Smitty and the Jumpstarters will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The 43rd Ann Arbor Folk Festival took place at Hill Auditorium last Friday and Saturday night. The two-day event was a benefit for legendary local music venue The Ark and featured national and local artists from Iron & Wine + Calexico to Molly Tuttle, Cold Tone Harvest, Bettye Lavette, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Willie Porter emceed the festival. A recap from Saturday:

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The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Cigar City Brewing has announced its full lineup including performance dates for the 9th annual festival taking place March 7 - 8,  in Tampa.

Higher Ground is pleased to announce Twiddle's Tumble Down at the Lake Champlain Maritime Festival returns to Waterfront Park in Burlington for its fifth year. A limited number of Early Bird 2-day passes, VIP, and SUPER VIP tickets go on sale Friday, February 7th at 11 am ET.

The California Roots Music and Arts Festival has become synonymous with the North American reggae and roots music scene, but for years the event has also featured some of the biggest names in hip hop. The 2015 edition had the legendary Roots headline and Cypress Hill also perform that year. Minneapolis’ Atmosphere has become a staple at the festival with 2020 being their fourth year. Cali Roots has also featured Rhymesayers labelmates Brother Ali and Dilated Peoples.

AEG Presents has announced the inaugural lineup and details for Born & Raised Music Festival, a new outlaw, Texas and Red Dirt country music and camping experience taking over the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, the long-standing home of Rocklahoma.

Twenty One Pilots, Marshmello, The Avett Brothers, Kane Brown, Melanie Martinez and Angels & Airwaves will headline the 2020 Bunbury Music Festival, announced today by PromoWest Productions. One of the country’s premier music festivals now celebrating its ninth year, Bunbury will return to downtown Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove, transforming the banks of the Ohio River into a vibrant three-day festival experience June 5-7, 2020. Bunbury has received critical acclaim from Billboard, USA Today, Pollstar and Yahoo!

Beach Road Weekend is back! The three-day music festival will return to Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven July 24th - 26th. Beach Road Weekend launched in 2019 with three days of music headlined by John Fogerty, Phil Lesh and Friends, Grace Potter and Dispatch. Now the festival is back with a full day of music added to Friday’s schedule and special hotel packages for fans heading to the island for the entire weekend.