Lockn’ Festival Announces 2017 Webcast
By Scott Bernstein Aug 26, 2017 • 8:55 am PDT
The 2017 Lockn’ Festival begins on Thursday at Infinity Downs Farm in Arrington, Virginia and runs through Sunday. If you can’t make it to Lockn’ in person, there’s an option to follow the action from home or wherever you have an internet connection.
Lockn’ organizers have announced a free livestream in partnership with Relix and YouTube. The Lockn’ Live webcast will begin on Thursday afternoon at 7 p.m. and will air daily from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. ET for the rest of the weekend. Fans in attendance or watching from home are asked to donate to the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Heal Charlottesville Fund as 100% of donations will go to the fund thanks to the support of Ben & Jerry’s and Airstream. Watch the free Lockn’ livestream below or here. Text “LOCKN” to 444999 to donate any amount you wish. All donations are tax-deductible, and administered by HeadCount.org.
“We’ve been thinking about different ways that we can try and re-direct the energy in the Charlottesville area and do something positive for the community,” says festival co-founder Peter Shapiro. “We wanted to enable anyone anywhere across the globe to experience the music and the great vibes at LOCKN’ and at the same time help support the cause. Ben & Jerry’s, Airstream and YouTube each stepped up quickly so 100% of what we raise will go to the Charlottesville Community Fund and HeadCount. Both organizations do the below the radar work everyday to help the world be a better place, so they were easy organizations to support right now.”
“LOCKN’ has always been about giving back and supporting the local community,” said HeadCount executive director Andy Bernstein, LOCKN’s longtime non-profit partner. “We raised over $200,000 on Participation Row in the last few years, for all the different non-profit organizations involved in the festival. Supporting the Heal Charlottesville Fund is another way for LOCKN’ to support the Charlottesville-area community.”
Widespread Panic, The Avett Brothers, Phil Lesh with Bob Weir and The Terrapin Family Band with Nicki Bluhm, Brandi Carlile, Gov’t Mule, Umphrey’s McGee, The String Cheese Incident, Jim James, Greensky Bluegrass, phil.moe, The Revivalists and John Fogerty are among the acts set to perform at this year’s Lockn’ Festival.
