Warren Haynes Announces Additions To 2016 Christmas Jam

Guitarist Warren Haynes will host the 28th annual Christmas Jam on December 10 at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Today, Haynes has revealed a number of additions to the benefit for the Asheville Area Habitat For Humanity and detailed the Christmas Jam By Day lineup.

Eric Krasno, Duane Trucks, Paul Riddle and Mark Mullins & Levee Horns have been added to the lineup for the main event at U.S. Cellular Center. In addition, it has been revealed that pianist Holly Bowling will perform during changeovers. The lineup already included Haynes and his band Gov’t Mule as well as Bob Weir, Michael McDonald, Jamey Johnson & Alison Krauss and The Last Waltz Band featuring Haynes, McDonald, Johnson, Don Was, John Medeski, Terrence Higgins and others. Special guests on the 2016 lineup previously announced are Branford Marsalis, George Porter Jr., Steve Kimock, Marcus King, Kevn Kinney, Audley Freed, Bob Margolin and Mike Barnes.

Christmas Jam By Day will take place at various Asheville venues on Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10. On Friday and Saturday Jack Of The Wood will host a pair of Kevn Kinney Jams. Additional By Day concerts will be held on Saturday at the Asheville Music Hall and The One Stop. While tickets for Christmas Jam are sold out, tickets for Christmas Jam By Day go on sale Monday, November 28 at 12 p.m. ET.