Telluride Bluegrass Festival Starts Rolling Out 2019 Lineup

The 46th yearly Telluride Bluegrass Festival will happen at Town Park in Telluride, Colorado June 20 – 23. Coordinators have begun to reveal the 2019 lineup as a feature of Planet Bluegrass' "The 12 Days Of Solstice" advancement.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket will convey his performance band to the occasion in June. Additionally on board is the main Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band set in over 10 years. The super group highlights Anders Beck of Greensky Bluegrass, Travis Book of The Infamous String dusters, Robin Davis, Jon Stickley and Leftover Salmon's Andy Thorn. Furthermore, Railroad Earth and Gregory Alan Isakov will each perform at Telluride Bluegrass in 2019.

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45th-Annual Telluride Bluegrass Wows Attendees With Old & New Fan-Favorites

                                                                             

Over the weekend, the famed Telluride Bluegrass Festival returned to its gorgeous home in Telluride, Colorado, for its 45th edition. Like years past, Telluride Bluegrass brought some of the best and brightest to the famed Colorado ski town, with a jam-packed lineup filled with favorites old and new.

On Thursday, Tedeschi Trucks Band topped the Telluride Bluegrass bill, in addition to performances from The Del McCoury Band, I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan), The Wood Brothers, Billy Strings, The Railsplitters, and Chris Thile. The next day, Greensky Bluegrass closed down the festival stage following a stand-out performance from the Telluride House Band, which featured Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, Bryan Sutton, and Stuart Duncan. Friday also saw performances from Emmylou Harris, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Jerry Douglas Band, and others. Get your Telluride Bluegrass Festival tickets.

Moving into the weekend proper, Saturday’s lineup was headed by Leftover Salmon and Sam Bush Band. Bela Fleck & Brooklyn Rider, Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Airforce, Telluride Troubadour, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones also all performed on June 23rd, in addition to a live broadcast of Live From Here with Chris Thile. Finally, the festival ended with a bang on Sunday with sets from Yonder Mountain String Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Punch Brothers, and Sturgill Simpson.

You can check out photos from the 45th-annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival below, courtesy of photographer Conrad Meyer. 

Telluride Bluegrass Festival Announces Initial 2018 Lineup

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2018 will be held June 21-24 in Telluride, Colorado. The organizers confirmed that the first round of musicians will be heading to the Rocky Mountains this summer for the 45th annual event.

Telluride Alignment Bluegrass Festival of 2018 presents Sam Bush Band, Sturgill Simpson, Emmylou Harris, The Del McCoury Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass and Salmon Remains. The list of artists also includes I am with her with Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan and the Telluride Band home formed by Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, and Stuart Duncan Edgar Meyer. There will also be a Meyer performance with bassist Christian McBride also known as Peter Rowan and appear with the free Mexican Air Force with Flaco Jimenez. Mandolin player Chris Thile acts alone and with Punch Brothers, in addition to being the host of a live broadcast of his weekly radio show live here.

More acts will be added to the program before the festival. Tickets, camping and accommodation options are available via this link.

Complete Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2018 Lineup:

We're excited to share the complete main stage schedule for the 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Watch for the Elks Park, Family Tent, and FirstGrass announcements in the next few weeks.

Thursday, June 21, 2018:

• 10:00am — Gates Open
• 11:00 - Noon — Chris Thile
• 12:15 - 1:15pm — The Railsplitters
• 1:30 - 2:45pm — Billy Strings
• 3:15 - 4:30pm — The Wood Brothers
• 5:00 - 6:30pm — I'm With Her: Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan
• 7:00 - 8:30pm — The Del McCoury Band
• 9:00 - 11:00pm — Tedeschi Trucks Band

Friday, June 22, 2018

• 9:00am — Gates Open
• 10:00 - 11:00am — The Maes
• 11:15 - 12:15pm — Frigg
• 12:45 - 2:00pm — Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers
• 2:30 - 4:00pm — The Jerry Douglas Band 
• 4:30 - 5:45pm — The Infamous Stringdusters
• 6:15 - 7:30pm — Emmylou Harris
• 8:00 - 10:00pm — Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Béla, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart
• 10:30 - Midnight — Greensky Bluegrass

Saturday, June 23, 2018

• 9:00am — Gates Open
• 9:30 - 10:30am — Telluride Band Contest
• 10:45 - 11:45am — Sugar & the Mint
• Noon - 1:15pm — Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider
• 1:45 - 3:00pm — Peter Rowan & the Free Mexican Airforce
• 4:00 - 6:00pm —  A live broadcast of "Live From Here" with Chris Thile
• 6:15 - 6:30pm — Telluride Troubadour
• 6:45 - 8:00pm — St. Paul & The Broken Bones
• 8:30 - 10:30pm — Sam Bush Band
• 11:00 - 12:30am — Leftover Salmon

Sunday, June 24, 2018

• 10:00am — Gates Open
• 10:45 - 11:45am —  The War & Treaty
• Noon - 1:15pm — Edgar Meyer & Christian McBride
• 1:30 - 2:45pm — Tim O'Brien Band
• 3:15 - 4:45pm — Yonder Mountain String Band
• 5:15 - 6:45pm — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• 7:15 - 8:45pm — Punch Brothers
• 9:15 - 10:45pm — Sturgill Simpson