Hayley Jane & The Primates Reuniting At Northlands Festival 2022
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Lotus, Twiddle and Lettuce are among the other acts on the Northlands lineup.
By Scott Bernstein Mar 4, 2022 • 8:57 am PST
Hayley Jane and the Primates will take the stage together for the first time since 2019 at the inaugural Northlands Music & Arts Festival. The new event will be held at Chesire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, New Hampshire on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25.
Led by powerhouse vocalist Hayley Jane, the Boston-based quintet began an indefinite hiatus nearly three years ago after a performance at the Wormtown Festival on September 15, 2019. The group was founded in 2007 with its last lineup featuring Hayley Jane, guitarists Justin Hancock and Greg Smith, bassist Josh Carter and drummer Ryan Clausen.
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“We were psyched when we heard Hayley was coming back from the West Coast for a bit,” Northlands Director Seth McNally stated. Hayley Jane And The Primates join a lineup that included Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Lotus, Twiddle, Lettuce, Yonder Mountain String Band and others. Additionally, the festival will host a set from Melvin Seals Grateful Revue in which the longtime Jerry Garcia Band keyboardist will be accompanied by guitarist John Kadlecik, moe. drummer Vinnie Amico, TAB trumpeter/vocalist Jennifer Hartswick, bassist Reed Mathis and sacred steel specialist Roosevelt Collier.
Chesire Fairgrounds hosted numerous drive-in shows in 2020 and was known as Northlands for its 2021 concert season. Tickets for the inaugural Northlands Music & Arts Festival are on sale now. See the full lineup as it currently stands by clicking the link below.
