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Week 3 of Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announcements
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This week of Newport Folk Festival announcements started with an excellent one! So far, there are a couple of bands that I’ve wanted to see for a while but have missed either due to conflicts or selling out before I bought a ticket. Now I’ll have my chance!
This week’s additions to the lineup are:
The Devil Makes Three – an Americana band based in California
Shakey Graves – an Austin native singer-songwriter
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – folk-rockers based in San Francisco (I will admit to not being excited about this band – I saw them a year ago and would have left early but I was driving and the friend I was with did not want to leave – but I’m open-minded and might give them another chance depending on who else is playing on another stage at the sme time)
The lineup, so far, includes:
Friday: The Devil Makes Three, Band of Horses, Death Vessel, Jenny Lewis
Saturday: Shakey Graves, The Oh Hellos, Benjamin Booker, Nickel Creek, Shovels and Rope, Houndmouht
Sunday: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mavis Staples, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Concert Announcement Friday!
I’ve been a bit remiss about posting announcements of concerts – I think I’ve been more focused on the Newport Folk Festival and the Lowell Summer Music Series. I am posting the acts announced for those in separate announcements.
Here are some of the shows announced over the past two weeks:
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones at Johnny D’s – Friday, April 18
Joan Osborne at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, April 24
Ari Hest at The Sinclair – Wednesday, April 30
Rodney Crowell at The Sinclair – Wednesday, May 7
Jay Farrar at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, May 9
John Sebastian at Tupelo Music Hall – Saturday, May 10
The Old 97’s at The Sinclair – Monday, June 2
Morrissey at the Boston Opera House – Saturday, June 7
Lisa Marie Presley at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, June 20
Pat Benatar at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Wednesday, July 2
One Direction at Gillette Stadium – Sunday, August 9 (3 shows at a stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000+/-??? I don’t get it.)
Tommy Emmanuel at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, August 14
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