MerleFest Announces Full 2021 Lineup

Johnnyswim, The Milk Carton Kids and We Banjo 3 are among the additions to the now finalized MerleFest 2021 lineup. The four-day music festival returns to the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina September 16 – 19.

The Milk Carton Kids and JOHNNYSWIM will perform on the Friday evening of the festival with We Banjo 3 to play on both Saturday and Sunday. Other MerleFest 2021 performers include Sturgill Simpson, Tedeschi Trucks, Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, Margo Price, LeAnn Rimes, Shovels & Rope, Balsam Range, Amythyst Kiah, Adam Traum, Banknotes, Bill and the Belles, Brittney Spencer, Cane Mill Road, Carol Rifkin, Charles Welch, Charley Crockett and many more.

MerleFest usually takes place in the spring but was postponed to the fall due to the pandemic. The festival will be held on its traditional weekend in 2022.

Tickets for MerleFest 2021 go on sale this Thursday, June 10 via the festival’s website.