In a move that came straight out of left field, the organizers of the venerable Newport Folk Festival announced this morning that Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will headline the event on Friday, July 24. Waters may not appease the folkies, but kudos to Newport for managing to surprise us all during a festival season markedly unfilled with surprises. According to the NFF Facebook page, Waters “will headline Friday with an intimate appearance specifically crafted for Newport Folk.”
Roger Waters joins a bill already chock full of great acts:
ANDY SHAUF
ANGEL OLSEN
BAHAMAS
BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN
BLAKE MILLS
BRANDI CARLILE
BRIAN FALLON (THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM)
CALEXICO
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
COURTNEY BARNETT
ELEPHANT REVIVAL
FIELD REPORT
FIRST AID KIT
HAUNT THE HOUSE
HEARTLESS BASTARDS
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
IRON & WINE AND BEN BRIDWELL
J MASCIS
JASON ISBELL
JOE PUG
JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
LANGHORNE SLIM AND THE LAW
LAURA MARLING
LEON BRIDGES
LORD HURON
MADISEN WARD AND THE MAMA BEAR
NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
NEW BREED BRASS BAND
NIKKI LANE
ROGER WATERS
SHAKEY GRAVES
SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION
STRAND OF OAKS
STURGILL SIMPSON
SUFJAN STEVENS
THE BARR BROTHERS
THE DECEMBERISTS
THE FELICE BROTHERS
THE GOODBYE GIRLS
THE JONES FAMILY SINGERS
THE LONE BELLOW
THE SUFFERS
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
TOMMY STINSON
TRAVELLER
WATKINS FAMLY HOUR
The Newport Folk Festival takes place July 24 – 26 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. Single Day tickets are still on sale for Friday, but you better get on it quick: newportfolk.org.
