Newport Folk Festival: Initial Lineup
The 2008 edition of the Newport Folk Festival has announced its initial lineup. Set to take place between August 1 and 3, the same weekend as Lollapalooza, at Fort Adams State Park in New Port, Rhode Island, this year’s festival will feature the likes of:
Saturday, August 2:
The Black Crowes, Cat Power, Stephen & Damian Marley, Cowboy Junkies, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), She & Him (feat. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward), Jakob Dylan, Willy Mason The Felice Brothers, Jesca HoopSunday, August 3:
Jimmy Buffett, Levon Helm, Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, Calexico, Brandi Carlile, Kaki King, Over The Rhine, Jake Shimabukuro, Kate Taylor, Richard Julian
Additional artists and Friday info will be announced soon.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 23 via festivalnetworks.com.
There’s something really sad about Jimmy Buffett headlining a night on that bill…
May 8th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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