Arts & Entertainment
Roger Waters Will Headline Newport Folk Fest
The former Pink Floyd bassist will be performing a special set on Friday night.
Legendary former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters will headline the Newport Folk Festival with a special Friday ”intimate” performance on July 24 — the same day his new album, Amused to Death, is released.
Waters will be making his first appearance at the festival.
Tickets for Friday were still available as of Thursday morning (May 21) before the announcement that Waters was performing but they are unlikely to last much longer.
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“Unique performances are what have always set The Newport Folk Festival apart,” a post on the Newport Folk Festival Facebook page said. “This summer we will add another one to our storied history, as Roger Waters will headline Friday with an intimate appearance specifically crafted for Newport Folk.”
The performance ”will surely be one for the ages.”
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For more information, please go to www.newportfolkfest.org.
The three-day festival runs from July 24 through 26 and the complete lineup has not yet been fully announced. Here are other artists slated to perform:
ROGER WATERS
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/21)
THE GOODBYE GIRLS
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/20)
NEW BREED BRASS BAND
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/19)
MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION hosted by Dom Flemons (part of the For Pete’s Sake program)
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 5/18)
BRIAN FALLON
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 5/15)
STRAND OF OAKS
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/14)
JASON ISBELL
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 5/12)
ELEPHANT REVIVAL
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/8)
TOMMY STINSON
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 5/7)
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/5)
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
Friday, July 24 (Announced 5/4)
www.mergerecords.com/hiss-golden-messenger
RODRIGO AMARANTE
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 5/1)
BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/30)
www.belafleck.com / www.abigailwashburn.com
ANDY SHAUF
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/29)
THE BARR BROTHERS
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/28)
WILDWOOD REVIVAL
Friday, July 24 (Announced 4/27)
THE FELICE BROTHERS
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 4/24)
SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/23)
SUFJAN STEVENS
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/21)
CHRIS FUNK “For Pete Sake”
July 24 - 26 (Announced 4/20)
http://www.newportfolk.org/episode-five-for-petes-sake
ANGEL OLSEN
Friday, July 24 (Announced 4/17)
NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 4/16)
THE DECEMBERISTS
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/14)
JOSE GONZALEZ
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 4/10)
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 4/9)
www.christopherpaulstelling.com
WATKINS FAMILY HOUR
Friday, July 24 (Announced 4/7)
https://www.facebook.com/watkinsfamilyhour
LORD HURON
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 4/7)
New album, Strange Trails, out today
JOE PUG
Friday, July 24 (Announced 4/3)
IRON & WINE AND BEN BRIDWELL
Friday, July 24 (Announced 4/2)
Please welcome this special collaboration of Folk, Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses to our 2015 lineup.
CALEIXO
Friday, July 24 (Announced 3/31)
SHAKEY GRAVES
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 3/27)
NIKKI LANE
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 3/27)
BLAKE MILLS
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 3/26)
TRAVELLER featuring Cory Chisel, Jonny Fritz & Robert Ellis
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 3/24)
THE SUFFERS
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 3/20)
HEARTLESS BASTARDS
Friday, July 24 (Announced 3/19)
LAURA MARLING
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 3/16)
BRANDI CARLILE
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 3/13)
BAHAMAAS
FRIDAY, JULY 24 (Announced 3/12)
THE JONES FAMILY SINGERS
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 3/10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpkaZFLh5Xo
LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW
Saturday, July 25 (Announced 3/5)
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 2/26)
LEON BRIDGES
Friday, July 24 (Announced 2/24)
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2015/02/23/premiere-leon-bridges-lisa-sawyer/
MADISEN WARD & THE MAMA BEAR (Announced 2/11)
Saturday, July 25
www.madisenwardandthemamabear.com
HAUNT THE HOUSE (Announced 2/6)
Friday, July 24
www.hauntthehouse.bandcamp.com
STURGILL SIMPSON (Announced 2/5)
Saturday, July 25
COURTNEY BARNETT (Announced 2/3)
Saturday, July 25
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