Festival No. 0000579 · Est. 1963
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- Venue
- Fort Adams State Park
- Address
- 90 Fort Adams Drive 02840
- City
- Newport, US
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About the artists
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Ages and Ages formed in 2009. Plays indie pop. -
Anaïs Mitchell was born in Montpelier, United States, on 26 March 1981. Plays alternative folk, americana, country folk, folk.
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Aoife O'Donovan was born on 18 November 1982. Plays americana, contemporary folk, singer-songwriter.
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Band of Horses formed in Seattle, United States, in 2004. Plays americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, pop rock.
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Benjamin Booker was born on 14 June 1989. Plays blues rock, garage rock revival.
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Caitlin Rose was born in Dallas, United States, on 23 June 1987. Plays indie folk.
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Conor Oberst was born in Omaha, United States, on 15 February 1980. Plays folk, folk rock, indie rock.
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Dawes formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative country, americana, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Death Vessel formed in Providence, United States, in 2005.
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Deer Tick formed in Providence, United States, in 2004. Plays folk rock, rock.
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Gregory Alan Isakov was born on 19 October 1979. Plays americana, contemporary folk, country folk, indie folk, liedermacher, singer-songwriter.
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Houndmouth formed in New Albany, United States, in 2011. Plays alternative country, americana, folk rock.
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Hozier was born in Bray, Ireland, on 17 March 1990. Plays blues, blues rock, chamber pop, folk rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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Hurray for the Riff Raff formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2007. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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J Roddy Walston & the Business formed in Cleveland, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2019, after 17 years. Plays hard rock, rock and roll, roots rock, southern rock.
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Jack White was born in Detroit, United States, on 9 July 1975. Plays alternative rock, art rock, blues rock, country, experimental rock, folk, garage rock, garage rock revival.
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Jeff Tweedy was born in Belleville, United States, on 25 August 1967. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, rock.
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Jenny Lewis was born in Las Vegas, United States, on 8 January 1976. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Kurt Vile was born in Lansdowne, United States, on 3 January 1980. Plays indie folk, indie rock, lo-fi, rock.
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Lake Street Dive formed in Boston, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop, jazz, soul.
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Lucero formed in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, blues rock, cowpunk, heartland rock, punk rock, rockabilly, southern rock.
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Lucius formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2005. Plays dance-pop, hip house, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
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Mandolin Orange formed in 2009, and split up in 2019, after 10 years.
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Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, United States, on 10 July 1939. Plays gospel, soul.
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Nickel Creek formed in Vista, United States, in 1989. Plays country, folk.
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Noah Gundersen was born in Olympia, United States, on 31 May 1989.
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Pegi Young was born in San Mateo, United States, on 1 December 1952, and died on 1 January 2019, aged 66.
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Phox formed in Baraboo, United States. Plays indie folk, indie pop.
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Pokey LaFarge was born in Bloomington, United States, in 1983. Plays americana.
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Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three plays country, dixieland, folk, jazz, ragtime, swing.
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Puss n Boots formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008.
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Reignwolf plays blues, blues rock, garage rock, rock.
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Robert Hunter was born in Arroyo Grande, United States, on 23 June 1941, and died on 23 September 2019, aged 78. Plays country rock, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Ciudad de México, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
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Ryan Adams was born in Jacksonville, United States, on 5 November 1974. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, americana, country, folk rock, indie rock, rock, roots rock.
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Shakey Graves was born on 6 June 1987. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, americana, indie rock.
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Shovels & Rope formed in Charleston, United States, in 2008.
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Sun Kil Moon formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002. Plays contemporary folk, folk rock, indie folk, progressive folk, slowcore.
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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down formed in Falls Church, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, folk rock.
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The Deslondes formed in August 2013. Plays americana, country soul, roots rock.
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The Devil Makes Three formed in Santa Cruz, United States, in 2002. Plays bluegrass, folk.
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The Milk Carton Kids formed in Eagle Rock, United States, in 2011. Plays americana, folk.
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The Oh Hellos formed in San Marcos, United States, in 2011. Plays folk rock.
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Trampled by Turtles formed in Duluth, United States, in 2004. Plays bluegrass, folk rock, progressive bluegrass, progressive folk.
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Valerie June was born in Jackson, United States, on 10 January 1982. Plays americana, bluegrass, blues, country, dream pop, folk, gospel, r&b.
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Watchhouse formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 2019, and split up in 2019. Plays folk.
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Willie Watson was born on 23 September 1979.