Lineup
for Newport Folk Festival
Jul 22, 2016
Jul 23, 2016
- Patti Smith
- Norah Jones
- Ryan Adams
with The Infamous Stringdusters, Nicki Bluhm
- The Infamous Stringdusters
with Ryan Adams
- Nicki Bluhm
with Ryan Adams
- Graham Nash
- Father John Misty
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Del & Dawg
- Dave Simonett
- Dave Carroll
- Frightened Rabbit
- Amy Helm
- Margo Price
- Rayland Baxter
- John Moreland
- Songhoy Blues
- Lady Lamb
- Ruby Amanfu
- The Cactus Blossoms
- Banditos
Jul 24, 2016
- Alabama Shakes
- Elvis Costello
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- Middle Brother
- Glen Hansard
- Phil Cook
with Blind Boys of Alabama, Amelia Meath
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
with Phil Cook
- Amelia Meath
with Phil Cook
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Brian Fallon
- The Oh Hellos
- Hayes Carll
- Villagers
- The Strumbellas
- Son Little
- Julien Baker
- Joan Shelley
- River Whyless
- Ian Fitzgerald
with Smith&Weeden
- Smith&Weeden
with Ian Fitzgerald
- Berklee Gospel and Roots Choir
Details
Since 1959, the Newport Folk Festival has held a unique place in America’s musical and cultural history. A hub for the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s and the site of Bob Dylan’s famous switch to electric guitar in 1965, the festival also hosted the first major appearances of Joan Baez, James Taylor, Joni Michell and Arlo Guthrie, and sparked the revival of gospel, Cajun and blues. Today the festival still serves the musical omnivores, the fans who crave innovation but appreciate tradition.
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