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The musical lineup is always lightest on Bonnaroo’s first day, but we caught sets from Jade Bird, Topaz Jones, and Ron Gallo, as well as a secret midnight campground set from Cage the Elephant.

While A2IM Indie Week is mostly for music industry types, there are some shows happening as part of it.

Bonnaroo is this weekend, and whether you’re going or streaming it live, check out our list of (slightly less obvious) artists not to miss at the fest.

First Aid Kit have North American dates with Ryan Adams, M Ward, Jade Bird, and Julia Jacklin, whose band Phantastic Ferniture signed to Polyvinyl for their debut LP.

UK-based, Americana-inspired singer/songwriter Jade Bird was in North America earlier this year for SXSW (where she won us over) and a tour opening for Colter Wall, and today she announced her first-ever headlining North American tour…

After two weekends of Coachella, Empire Polo Club hosted Coachella’s country sibling, Stagecoach Festival, which included sets from Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Tyler Childers, Jade Bird, olter Wall, Joshua Hedley, The Georgia Satellites, Tanya Tucker, Jade Jackson, Ronnie Milsap, Brothers Osborne, Dwight Yoakum, Lillie Mae, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Gordon Lightfoot, Garth Brooks, and more.

The 2018 edition of Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival happens Labor Day Weekend (August 31 – September 2) at the Seattle Center. The lineup has just been announced and includes Fleet Foxes, SZA, J. Cole, Portugal. The Man, Phoenix T-Pain, Rhye, Kelela, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Dr. Octagon, Moses Sumney, The Revolution, Cherry Glazerr, Nothing, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Maxo Kream, Let’s Eat Grandma and more.

Both acts channel a different type of country music, and both sounded excellent at Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday (4/11).

Friday has Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Eat World, and more; Saturday has Eminem, The Killers, Lil Wayne, Portugal The Man and more; Sunday has Kendrick Lamar, SZA, alt-J, MGMT, and more.