Wanee Festival Reveals 2016 Initial Lineup

The long-running Wanee Festival returns to The Spirit Of The Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida April 14 – 16. Today, festival organizers have revealed the initial lineup for the event, which has been held each year since 2005.

The Allman Brothers Band co-hosted the festival until the band parted ways in 2014. Once again, all of the members from the group’s final lineup will perform at Wanee in April other than guitarist Derek Trucks. Gregg Allman is aboard with his solo band, Warren Haynes will play with Gov’t Mule as well as his Ashes & Dust Band, Oteil Burbridge has rounded up a band for the festival, Jaimoe will perform with his Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band outfit and drummer Butch Trucks will present his new project – Les Brers.

Both Widespread Panic and Umphrey’s McGee are aboard for two nights a piece at Wanee ’16. Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann will be on hand with Billy & The Kids and North Mississippi Allstars and Anders Osborne will reprise their N.M.O. project. Other highlights include Steve Kimock performing with Electric Hot Tuna and Dumpstaphunk presenting a tribute to Earth Wind & Fire, War and Tower Of Power.

The public on sale for the first tier of 3-day G.A. and VIP passes go on sale this Monday, December 14 at 10 a.m. ET.

Wanee Festival 2016 Initial Lineup

• Widespread Panic x2
• Gregg Allman
• Gov’t Mule
• Les Brers
• Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band
• Warren Haynes & Ashes and Dust Band
• Billy & The Kids
• Umphrey’s McGee x2
• Hot Tuna Electric With Steve Kimock
• Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
• N.M.O.
• Conspirator
• Soulive
• The Wood Brothers
• The Stanley Clarke Band
• Oteil and Friends
• Tribal Seeds
• Dumpstaphunk’s Earth, War & Power
• Ward and the Mama Bear
• Buddy Lee Rodgers Trio
• Kung Fu
• Nigel Hall
• Devon Allman Band
• Big Something