Newport Folk Festival

Girls Just Wanna Weekend brings Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Lucius & more to Mexico

Girls Just Wanna Weekend brings four nights of music to the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Adventuras, Mexico, featuring sets from Margo Price, Maren Morris, Indigo Girls, Patty Griffin, Lucius, KT Tunstall, The Secret Sisters, Ruby Amanfu, and three performances from Brandi herself.

Newport Folk Festival Sunday pics (Mavis Staples, Jon Batiste, Glen Hansard, more)

Plus, watch The Lone Bellow pay tribute to Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison with their first ever performance of “There Is Love All Around You,” co-written by The National for Scott.

Newport Folk Festival day 2 pics (Mumford & Sons, Jenny Lewis, more)

Mumford & Sons were Saturday’s surprise headliner, and they played a guest and cover-filled set that included covering Radiohead with Phoebe Bridgers and bringing out Mavis Staples for “The Weight.”

Newport Folk Festival Friday pics (Sturgill Simpson, St. Vincent, Jason Isbell & more)

A Richard Swift tribute featuring Lucius, Brandi Carlile, Bedouine and Nicole Atkins, a Margo Price & John Prine duet, David Crosby &Jason Isbell singing Crosby, Stills & Nash, and more

David Crosby joined Jason Isbell onstage at Newport Folk Festival (watch)

Near the end of their day one-closing set at Newport Folk Festival, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit welcomed a very special guest to the stage – the legendary David Crosby.

Newport Folk Festival 2018 set times

The lineup includes St. Vincent, Sturgill Simpson, Moses Sumney, Margo Price, Jason Isbell, Courtney Barnett, Phoebe Bridgers, Jenny Lewis, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, Glen Hansard, and more.

Bermuda Triangle playing 2 NY shows before XPoNential & Newport fests

Bermuda Triangle is the collaborative project of Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser, and Becca also recently released a new version of ”Golden” featuring her Bermuda Triangle bandmates.

Hamilton Leithauser touring, including dates with Arcade Fire

Hamilton Leithauser, who had a residency at NYC’s Cafe Carlyle back in January, has announced summer tour dates, including a handful of shows where he’ll open for Arcade Fire…

Amanda Shires touring around Newport Folk Fest

Her tour schedule also includes two Texas gigs with the legendary John Prine, and Red Rocks with Jason Isbell and Aimee Mann.

Phil Cook releasing new LP, touring with Daniel Norgren (who has other dates)

Megafaun’s Phil Cook and Swedish atmospheric folk singer Daniel Norgren are both touring North America, including some dates and festivals together and others separately.
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