Festival Guide: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI

Date: August 1-3, 2008, $89-$148

Founded way back in 1959, this East Coast summer festival has a knack for hosting up-and-coming music legends like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. This year, well known acts like Jimmy Buffett and Levon Helm will share the stage with emerging performers such as Kaki King and Kate Taylor.

Read Newport Folk Festival news at LiveDaily

Lineup (subject to change):


  • The Black Crowes
  • Trey Anastasio
  • Cat Power
  • Stephen & Damian Marley
  • Richie Havens
  • Cowboy Junkies
  • Jim James of My Morning Jacket
  • She & Him featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
  • Jakob Dylan
  • Willy Mason
  • The Felice Brothers
  • Jesca Hoop
  • Red Rooster
  • Jimmy Buffet
  • Levon Helm
  • Gillian Welch
  • The Avett Brothers
  • Calexico
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Son Volt
  • Kaki King
  • Over the Rhine
  • Jake Shimabukuro
  • Kate Taylor
  • Richard Julian
  • One Flew South

Newport Folk Festival website

blog comments powered by Disqus

LiveDaily Song of the Day: The Bravery, "Spectator"

Today's LiveDaily Song of the Day is "Spectator," from New York City rockers' The Bravery. The cut appears on the... continued
Listen now:
 

The Raveonettes: Exclusive LiveDaily Sessions Performance

Danish duo The Raveonettes--a.k.a. singer/songwriter/guitarist Sune Rose Wagner and singer/bassist Sharin Foo--are known for a combination of fuzzy guitar, vintage... continued
Listen now: