![]() SUMMARY: This small, new-ish fest has a bunch going for it: consistently great booking, an ideal setting (Yellow Springs' quaint/artsy downtown), craft beer from around Ohio and local food vendors. PERFORMERS: Deerhunter, Amen Dunes, Post Animal, the Sidekicks, Sarob John Bryan Community Center, Yellow Springs ![]() Pro tip: Do not, under any circumstance, try to park anywhere close to Downtown and expect to get home by dawn. SUMMARY: Ohio's largest fireworks display takes over Downtown on July 3, including stages with live music in Bicentennial Park and on Long Street. SUMMARY: This inaugural rootsy music fest south of Mansfield is debuting with a lineup that'll likely please the long-haired crusties (Gov't Mule), newgrass acolytes (Trampled by Turtles), indie-folk types (Sarah Shook, Son Volt) and every other subset of Americana fans. PERFORMERS: Gov't Mule, Trampled by Turtles, Railroad Earth, Son Volt, Sarah Shook, Deer Tick Also: The rebirthed Hilltop Lager hopes to be on tap at this year's fest. SUMMARY: The giant, long-running “party with a purpose” seems to have become even more purposeful in recent years, thanks in no small part to the 2016 presidential election. PERFORMERS: Josh Krajcik, John Scofield, Sean Carney, Erica Blinn, MojoFlo, Vanessa Collier SUMMARY: The family-run Hocking Hills hootenanny keeps things small-scale by design, but feature act Caamp, from Columbus, appears on the path to bigger things, with a new album forthcoming on Mom + Pop Music and a nationwide headlining tour that sees it playing some of the country's premier mid-sized venues, including Thalia Hall in Chicago and the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina.ĬOST: $7 or $10 for single-day tickets, depending on the day PERFORMERS: Caamp, Front Country, Lindsay Lou In the meantime, though, you can enjoy this festival and the Southern music the instrument/cleaning implement inspires.ĭuck Creek Camping and Outdoor Events Area, LoganĬOST: $125 for a two-day pass (with camping) Boutique shops will feature washboards made of recycled materials alongside bars of locally made, essential oil-infused soaps (never, ever made with non-essential oils). SUMMARY: After taking a year off, Buckeye Country Superfest returns to Ohio Stadium along with many of the same problems that plagued it in the past, including a dearth of female headliners and a reliance on artists who performed at the event in previous years (Blake Shelton headlined the debut Superfest in 2015). PERFORMERS: George Strait, Blake Shelton, Chris Jansen SUMMARY: Perennially the favorite Ohio music fest of many, Nelsonville's cozy setting at Hocking College's Robbins Crossing historic village will play host to the legendary Mavis Staples (who returns to NMF after a 2015 headlining set), indie-rock mainstay Death Cab for Cutie, alt-rock fueled by Kim and Kelley Deal of the Breeders and a host of other artists, with an emphasis on Americana acts. PERFORMERS: Mavis Staples, Death Cab for Cutie, the Breeders, Tyler Childers It appears that even festivals can't keep Fat off, though, as the band returns to the lineup for year two alongside a slew of punk vets. Summary: The biggest story to emerge from the 2018 debut of Camp Anarchy (then subtitled “Punk in Drublic”) was the decision to boot NOFX from the fest it helped found following singer Fat Mike's controversial statements surrounding a 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. PERFORMERS: The Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, X, Bad Religion, Off! If the intimacy of Nelsonville still isn't intimate enough, maybe this one's for you.ĬOST: $39.50 for single day ticket, $119.50 for weekend pass SUMMARY: This fourth annual fest is held on the idyllic Clinton County farm of Linford and Karin Bergquist of Cincinnati folk-pop duo Over the Rhine. PERFORMERS: Water Witches, Garbage Greek, Brujas del Sol, Mas Bagua, Lemon Sky So grab some sunscreen, a poncho and your glow stick… or washboard… or lawn chair… and follow your musical muse to the fests that suit you.Ĭafe Bourbon St./The Summit, North Campus Some might be right around the corner others will require a bit of a drive. It could be that all you really want is to fish out your bucket list and finally check off “see Mavis Staples” (which you can do at the Nelsonville Music Festival).Ĭhances are, whatever tickles your music-fest fancy, you'll find it in this roundup of summer (and spring) festivals in the region. Or a time to scan the stage for any sign of female country singers (see Buckeye Country Superfest, WCOL Country Jam). Or maybe it's a time to get down with the sickness while getting a sweet new tat (see Inkcarceration). It's a time for never-ending guitar solos and deep hangs with some patchouli-scented friends at Legend Valley (see Dark Star Jubilee, the Werk Out). ![]()
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