The 50th annual Newport Folk Festival will take place August 1st to 2nd at Rhode Island's Fort Adams Park. The lineup features a slew of younger faces, including excellent live performers the Avett Brothers and Josh Ritter, and a few older folk staples, including Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and festival co-founder and headliner Pete Seeger. Tickets ($125 for a two-day pass) went on sale this morning.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Pete Seeger, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, Billy Bragg, Iron & Wine, Mavis Staples, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ben Kweller, The Low Anthem, Brett Dennen, Tift Merritt, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, Langhorne Slim
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
Pete Seeger with Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Neko Case, The Campbell Brothers, Josh Ritter, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Tim Eriksen & Shape Note Singers, Del McCoury, Guy Clark, David Rawlings Machine, Deer Tick, Balfa Toujours, Dala Girls, Joe Pug