Borderland Festival Confirms Vampire Weekend, Khruangbin, Mt. Joy & More For 2025 Lineup

Borderland unveiled its 2025 lineup headlined by Vampire Weekend, Khruangbin, Mt. Joy, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. The three-day music festival returns for its seventh installment at scenic Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora, New York, just outside Buffalo, September 12 – 14, 2025.

The Teskey Brothers, Band of Horses, Trampled by Turtles, The Wailers, The 502s, Joy Oladokun, The Heavy Heavy, Robert Randolph, Yoke Lore, Neighbor, Johnny Mullenax, Driftwood and Mountain Grass Unit are more of the acts set to play Borderland. Additionally, The Big Easy in Buffalo has teamed with organizers to bring New Orleans-based brass band The Soul Rebels to East Aurora.

Borderland continues a tradition of showcasing hometown acts. Talented local artists featured on this year’s lineup include Organ Fairchild, The Strictly Hip, Mike Powell & The Echosound, Folkfaces & Friends and The Brass Machine. Plus, the Borderland All-Stars will present a special “The Band’s Dead” set of songs by the Grateful Dead and The Band to honor the memories of Phil Lesh and Garth Hudson.

Specially-priced Presale Passes will be available for 24 hours only at borderlandfestival.com on Thursday, February 27 starting at 9 a.m. ET with sign-ups currently underway. The general on-sale follows on Friday, February 28 at 9 a.m. ET. Click below for additional information.