Mountain Jam: Mule, Avetts Spearhead, ALO, Les, YMSB

MOUNTAIN JAM TO RETURN TO HUNTER, NY JUNE 4-6, 2010
GOV’T MULE TO HEADLINE SIXTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL INITIAL LINEUP ALSO INCLUDES
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, DEREK TRUCKS & SUSAN TEDESCHI BAND, THE AVETT BROTHERS
LES CLAYPOOL, YMSB, TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS, MATISYAHU, DARK STAR ORCHESTRA AMONG OTHERS

Haynes at MTN Jam ’09 by Chapman

Radio Woodstock and guitarist Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) are proud to announce that the Mountain Jam Music Festival will return to Hunter, NY from Friday, June 4 – Sunday, June 6, 2010.

GOV’T MULE will anchor the multi-band bill for the sixth year in a row with two headlining performances. Haynes’ fellow Allman Brothers Band guitarist DEREK TRUCKS will introduce a new band featuring his wife, singer SUSAN TEDESCHI, to Mountain Jam. The new group will feature an original mixture of rock, soul, blues and roots songs by Trucks and Tedeschi, both of whom received 2010 Grammy Award nominations. Mountain Jam favorites MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD will make an exclusive northeast summer festival appearance with their return to Mountain Jam for a 5th consecutive year.

Mountain Jam’s initial lineup also includes many performers who are making their debut at the Festival, including current indie darlings THE AVETT BROTHERS, touring behind their major label debut, I and Love and You, Primus bassist LES CLAYPOOL, performing a late night outdoor set on the Mountain, reggae architect TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS, Colorado jamgrass sensations YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, Hassidic reggae star MATISYAHU, ALO, LETTUCE, JONATHAN TYLER & THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, ELMWOOD, THE LONDON SOULS, Traffic guitarist DAVE MASON and DARK STAR ORCHESTRA.

Many more bands will be announced in the coming months, with 40 bands to appear on the 4 stages throughout the weekend. In addition to the two main outdoor showcase stages, live music will also be heard on the indoor Colonel’s Hall Stage and an outdoor Acoustic Stage. A limited number of discounted, Early Bird Festival Tickets and VIP Tickets will go on sale this Monday, January 25, at 10 a.m. EST through www.mountainjam.com. The Early Bird 3-Day Festival Passes are $141.50 or $161.50 with camping. A limited number of Early Bird VIP Passes will be available for $404.50. Ticket pricing is tiered, so that prices will be raised after allotments are met. Tickets will also be made available at www.mule.net.

For more on Mountain Jam see our 2009 review here.