area festivals guide Here’s an easy-reference guide to some of the July 16-19 festivals coming up this summer. All are within a few Grassroots Festival, Trumansburg hours’ drive of the Oneonta area: SEE PROFILE, PAGE 4 grassrootsfest.org JULY 2-5 Headliners include Donna the Buffalo, Steve Earle, Sterling Stage 20th anniversary Trombone Shorty, John Brown’s Body, Giant Panda party, Sterling Guerilla Dub Squad, Jimkata and Tamikrest. SEE FULL LINEUP, PAGE 15 sterlingstage.com July 16-19 Headliners include Max Creek, The Primate Fiasco, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak The Kitchen Dwellers, Ameribeat Orchestra, Los Hill Blancos, The George Wesley Band and Roach Powder. grayfoxbluegrass.com/festival Headliners include Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, JULY 3-5 the Dry Branch Fire Squad, the Del McCoury Band, Great Blue Heron Music Festival, The Infamous Stringdusters, the Steep Canyon Sherman Rangers and the Gibson Brothers. greatblueheron.com Headliners include Donna the Buffalo, The Town July 31-Aug. 2 Pants, Driftwood, Jimkata, Los Straitjackets, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Smackdab, Sean Patrick McGraw, Big Leg Emma and Hillsdale Big Mean Sound Machine. SEE FULL LINEUP, PAGE 12 falconridgefolk.com July 16-18 Headliners include Judy Collins, Garnet Rogers, Camp Bisco,Scranton, Pa. Brother Son, The Duhks and Matt Nakoa. SEE PROFILE, PAGE 11 campbisco.com Aug. 7-8 Headliners include The Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, Backwoods Pondfest, Peru Pretty Lights, STS9, Big Gigantic and Atmosphere. backwoodspondfest.com Headliners include Particle, Ex Presidents, The Heavy Pets, Spiritual Rez, Luciox2 and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong.
Aug. 13-16 The Peach Music Festival, Scranton, Pa. SEE PROFILE, PAGE 5 thepeachmusicfestival.com Headliners include Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes ft. Railroad Earth, Santana, Bob Weir with Billy and the Kids, Willie Nelson & Family, and Butch Trucks.
Aug. 21-23 The Summer Hoot, Olivebridge SEE PROFILE, PAGE 13 homeofthehoot.com Headliners include Baby Gramps, Loudon Wainwright III, Jay Unger & Molly Mason, The Big takeover and Vanaver Caravan.
Sept. 18-20 Catskill Chill Music Festival, Hancock. SEE PROFILE, PAGES 8-9 catskillchill.com Headliners include moe., Lotus, Zappa Plays Zappa, Lettuce, Dopapod, Electron and The Motet.
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