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
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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
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Festival News and Rumors
Dethklok and Run the Jewels Top the Bill for 2022 Adult Swim Festival Block Party
The three-day fest will be staged across multiple venues August 5th-7th in Philadelphia.
Spencer Kaufman May 18, 2022
Music Midtown 2022: Jack White, MCR, Fall Out Boy, and More to Play Atlanta Fest
Alex Young May 17, 2022
Chemical Brothers, M.I.A., Flume, Jamie xx to Play Inaugural Portola Music Festival in San Francisco
Alex Young May 16, 2022
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Reunited Sunny Day Real Estate Added to Furnace Fest Lineup
The emo pioneers are making their first live appearances since 2010.
Jon Hadusek May 12, 2022
Riot Fest 2022 Lineup: MCR, Misfits, Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Sunny Day Real Estate & More
Carys Anderson May 11, 2022
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