The George Wein’s Folk Festival (originally known as the Newport Folk Festival) is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Amos Lee
- Brown Bird
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- David Wax Museum
- Delta Spirit
- Earl Scruggs
- Elvis Costello
- Emmylou Harris
- Freelance Whales
- Gillian Welch
- Gogol Bordello
- Justin Townes Earle
- M. Ward
- Mavis Staples
- Middle Brother
- Mountain Man
- PS22 Chorus
- Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
- River City Extension
- Song Circle with Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, John Gorka & Liz Queler
- Tegan & Sara
- The Cave Singers
- The Civil Wars
- The Decemberists
- The Devil Makes Three
- The Ebony Hillbillies
- The Felice Brothers
- The Head and the Heart
- The Secret Sisters
- The Seeger Clogging All-Stars
- Trampled By Turtles
- Typhoon
- Wanda Jackson
- What Cheer? Brigade
Festival News and Rumors
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023
Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023