Nelsonville Music Festival Announces Round 4 of Lineup with 16 More Acts

 

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NELSONVILLE, Ohio- Stuart’s Opera House presents the 13th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, June 1-4, 2017 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio with Ween, They Might Be Giants, Emmylou Harris, Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, and many more. The fourth round of lineup announcements for NMF17 includes: John Fullbright, Boogarins, L.A. Witch, Woody Pines, Twain, Luke Roberts, Leggy, Bummers, The D-Rays, Water Witches, Mobile Home, The Crooked Spines, Rattletrap Stringband, Wished Bone, DJ Barticus & John E. Clift, and a Square Dance with Becky Hill.  Four days of music featuring over 60 bands on multiple stages all weekend long with camping, kids activities, artisan vendors, food, beer garden, and much more. Weekend passes for all four days are on sale now for $140 (with no fees) and the price will raise from there as we get closer to the festival weekend. Weekend passes for Nelsonville residents and teens are only $70, and kids 12 and under are free. Single day tickets are on sale now too! Single day tickets for Thursday, June 1 (Conor Oberst, Parquet Courts, Big Thief) are $50, tickets for Friday, June 2 (They Might Be Giants, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Sara Watkins) are $75, tickets for Saturday, June 3 (Ween, Jenny Lewis, Twin Peaks) are $85, and tickets for Friday, June 4 (Emmylou Harris, Son Volt, Shannon & The Clams) are $50. Camping passes and VIP weekend passes to the festival are also on sale now. Tickets and more information can be found nelsonvillefest.org or by calling (740) 753-1924.

The Nelsonville Music Festival takes place June 1-4, 2017 in Nelsonville, Ohio featuring over 60 musical acts in four days on multiple stages along with on-site camping, artisan vendors, kids activities, food, a beer garden, and more. NMF is a presentation of Stuart’s Opera House, a non-profit historic theater and performing arts center in Nelsonville, Ohio. Billboard has called Nelsonville Music Festival “one of the best kept secrets of the U.S. music festival circuit”, and in our 13th year NMF continues to gain fans who want a music festival with a more personal experience. Set in the beautiful rolling hills of Southeast Ohio, this intimate festival offers live music from a variety of genres on multiple stages from national, regional, and local acts. Catch live music on multiple stages: NMF features a main stage of course, but also a picturesque Porch Stage, the small No-Fi Cabin featuring artists performing with no electricity, and our FREE Boxcar Stage with music from an old train car turned into a stage backdrop and mural. The Nelsonville Music Festival strives to have a positive impact on our community and environment and we are a Zero Waste event, diverting 92% of the waste created at the festival from the landfill in 2016 with recycling and composting. All kids 12 and under are free and the festival features a huge kids area with activities all weekend. The AV Club and Ohio Magazine have named NMF as the “Best Music Festival in Ohio”, and Time Out Chicago has called it “one of the Midwest’s best festivals”. Past performers have included Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Gillian Welch, John Prine, The Avett Brothers, Randy Newman, Merle Haggard, Dinosaur Jr., Iron & Wine, Yo La Tengo, George Jones, Courtney Barnett, and many more. The Nelsonville Music Festival is a production of Stuart’s Opera House, a historic, non-profit theater located in Nelsonville that features over 75 events a year including live music, theater, films, educational programming and more. You can find out more about Stuart’s by visiting stuartsoperahouse.org.

The Nelsonville Music Festival also has several pre-party events coming up, mark your calendars! Saturday, April 29th at 4:00pm at Used Kids in Columbus with music from Counterfeit Madison, Adam Remnant, and The Crooked Spines plus food and more! Thursday, May 4th at 7:00pm we host a screening of the Rodriguez documentary “Searching For Sugar Man” on The Athena in Athens, Ohio. Saturday, May 6th at 7:00pm, NMF hosts a Vinyl DJ Night at Little Fish Brewing Company in Athens. And on Friday, May 12th at 9:00pm, NMF hosts a Live Band Karaoke Party with Parker Paul and Keith Hanlon at The Union in Athens. All pre-party events are FREE and we will have discounted tickets available at them too.

Stuart’s Opera House presents the 13th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, June 1-4, 2017 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College at 3301 Hocking Parkway in Nelsonville, Ohio featuring Ween (Saturday, June 3), They Might Be Giants (Friday, June 2), Emmylou Harris (Sunday, June 4), Conor Oberst (Thursday, June 1), Jenny Lewis, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Parquet Courts, Son Volt, Twin Peaks, Sara Watkins, John Fullbright, Shannon & The Clams, Frazey Ford, Big Thief, Honeyhoney, Michael Hurley, Margaret Glaspy, Sallie Ford, Mothers, Boogarins, Tyler Childers, Aldous Harding, The Cactus Blossoms, Mirah, Aaron Lee Tasjan, L.A. Witch, Valley Queen, Mr. Elevator, Jay Som, The Easy Leaves, Ron Gallo, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Marisa Anderson, Woody Pines, Twain, Luke Roberts, Leggy, Ona, St. Lenox, Wesley Bright & The Honeytones, Hellnaw, Adam Remnant, Swarming Branch, Counterfeit Madison, Bummers, Doc Robinson, Apple & The Moon, The D-Rays, Water Witches, Mobile Home, Chris Biester, Caitlin Kraus, The Crooked Spines, Blue Moth, Rattletrap Stringband, Weedghost, Aaron Michael Butler, Max Knouse, Wished Bone, DJ Barticus & John E. Clift, and a Square Dance with Becky Hill. Weekend passes, single day tickets, VIP tickets, and camping are all on sale now, and information are available at nelsonvillefest.org or by calling (740) 753-1924. Don’t forget that the NMF Boxcar Stage is free! You can also find the Nelsonville Music Festival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.