It just keeps getting better, doesn’t it? Lockn’ Festival has announced that Bob Weir will join the Avett Brothers at the 2017 festival, following up moe.’s performance with Phil Lesh. Just a couple days prior, the two Grateful Dead members will perform together with Phil’s Terrapin Family Band and Nicki Bluhm, doing a special Terrapin Station set. This is all in addition to a titanic jam lineup of String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Gov’t Mule (who will perform with Ann

Lockn’ Festival never disappoints, and this year is proving to be no different. Entering its fourth year as a festival, the organizers have switched things up a little bit. The likes of String Cheese Incident and Widespread Panic are absent from the lineup for the first year since its debut in 2013, but in their place are Phish, Ween, My Morning Jacket, and more. Recently the festival announced that Phil Lesh would bring his Phil & Friends project to the Oak Ridge Farm,  and

Lockn’ Festival continues to roll out the information surrounding their 2016 festival, and just the other day took to Facebook to announce their daily schedule. As you can see, Phish headlines both Friday and Sunday night, with a very curious omission of a set on Saturday. Maybe they’re gearing up for something secret like they’ve been known to do at their own phestivals? Ween and My Morning Jacket handle headlining duties on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, with fantasti

Lockn 2015 had no shortage of epic music. The legends truly came and conquered in Arrington, Virginia this past weekend, and we just had to compile some of the great videos out there so you can see for yourself, or relive the experience if you were lucky enough to attend. Without further ado, here is a compilation of videos from Lockn 2015. #billkreutzmann #stringcheeseincident #santana #phillesh #doobiebrothers #tedeschitrucksband #lockn #widespreadpanic #gratefuldead

Lockn Festival had a rough start to its third year. Weather left the festival grounds unsafe for patrons, and the a difficult decision had to be made by the organizers. They did what they could to make it right, however, and they did a damn good job at it. After canceling the first day of the festival, Billy & the Kids scheduled a show at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, of which we were lucky enough to catch. With Jason Hahn sitting in for the entire show, and Eric

Lockn kicks off two weeks for today, which means it’s time to get your brain and face ready for melting. Legendary musicians such as Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Robert Plant, Carlos Santana, and many many more are plotting the spiciest jams for the Virginia festival, and this playlist is meant to get you excited for such festivities. Enjoy some classics by the Grateful Dead, Joe Cocker, Santana, and Led Zeppelin as well as some lesser-known cuts by Steve Earle, Deer Tick, Soulive, a

Lockn Festival has added a new artist to their roster each day this week. Starting with Little Feat on Monday, the festival rolled out two nights of Gov’t Mule in addition to Anders Osborne, and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe with Chuck Leavell. Today, the festival made the very special announcement that Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen will unite for a very special 50th anniversary celebration of Jefferson Airplane! Tickets are on sale now at LocknFestival.com. #andersosborne #ka

Lockn’ has resumed their day-by-day artist announcements today, this time announcing Little Feat’s debut at the Oak Ridge Farm. Lockn’ Festival has already announced two nights of Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, Phil & Friends, and Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters. Fishbone, Galactic, Umphrey’s McGee, Slightly Stoopid and more will also play single sets. Tickets and more are available here. #festivals #littlefeat #stringcheeseincident #music #phillesh #

Robert Plant will make their Lockn’ debut this year with two nights of music. Plant, who released Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar last year to positive reviews, will bring along his band of The Sensational Space Shifters along for the ride. Tickets and more information here. #stringcheeseincident #interlocken #sensationalspaceshifters #lockn #widespreadpanic #robertplant

Lockn’ Festival tickets have gone on sale this morning, conveniently the same day as Cyber Monday. Take advantage of the ticketing bundles and student tickets (if you’re a college student). Tickets available here: Lineup so far includes Widespread Panic (x2), String Cheese Incident (x2; 1 set as the Doobie Incident), Keller William’s Grateful Gospel and Tedeschi Trucks Band (x2). As someone who has been to this festival both years, I can attest that it is not something you’ll

Lockn’ Festival isn’t slowing down just yet. Having announced Widespread Panic and Tedeschi Trucks Band, the String Cheese Incident is the most recent group to be added to the 2015 lineup. Each of the 3 acts announced will play 2 nights each. More to come soon! UPDATE: The Doobie Incident, featuring String Cheese Incident with the Doobie Brothers, will debut at Lockn’ 2015! #stringcheeseincident #locknfestival #tedeschitrucksband #lockn #widespreadpanic #gratefuldead

Just three months after the Allman Brothers Band ended Lockn’ Festival 2014 with a banging set, the festival has announced that Widespread Panic will be back playing two nights at the Arrington, Virginia festival. At the inaugural 2013 Lockn’, Widespread Panic played with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty. Last year they weathered a storm to collaborate with Steve Winwood (Traffic, Blind Faith), and I’m sure they’ll link up with somebody equally as epic in 2015. But

“BEAT HIS ASS JB! BEAT HIS AASSSS!” These are the words of a Widespread Panic fan as the situation got racy last night at Phases of the Moon. “This is my 170th Panic show and I’ve never seen that!” says one southern Gentleman. “GET EM SCHOOLS!” says another (or maybe the same one). The crazy asshole seemingly got a temper, jumped on stage, fought off the stage hands and at about the 30-second mark it looks like he made some contact with drummer Todd Nance. Nance takes a littl

Lockn’ is a one-of-a-kind festival, and in many ways the best festival. The talent displayed on stage is better than anywhere else you can spend 4 days in the summer, with the exception of maybe a couple other events. It was hard to do, but I’ve narrowed my list down to 10 reasons why Lockn’ was absolutely rockin’ once again this year. Widespread Panic w/ Steve Winwood After a weather threat cut Phil & Friends Saturday set short, the concert grounds were evacuated, leaving Wi

String Cheese Incident fans rejoice! The gang will hit the road following Hulaween for 11 dates in the northeast, including a run at the legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. This is the first time SCI has put together a string of numerous cities in quite some time, and I’m excited to catch as many of these shows as possible following Hulaween. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday 9/10 via SCI Ticketing! If you want to go on the whole tour, like I do, and are already hi

Lockn’ Festival has announced set times for their 2nd annual shindig. This comes after Bob Weir had to cancel, leaving organizers to fill the position of both Ratdog and Furthur, which happened by announcing Kreutzmann’s Locknstep All-Stars, Lettuce and extra Cheese & Umphrey’s. Tickets are still available for the festival here. #stringcheeseincident #music #phillesh #locknfestival #furthur #arrington #lettuce #umphreysmcgee #lockn #virginia #jam

With the sad news that Bob Weir will not be performing at any of his upcoming scheduled concerts, festivals like Peach Music Festival and Lockn’ had to scramble to find someone to fill an impossible void. Last year Lockn’ called upon Trey Anastasio to fill the cancellation of Neil Young & Crazy Horse. This year Lockn’ has added Lettuce and an additional set of Umphrey’s McGee on Thursday to help ease the pain of a Weir-less Lockn’. Even more spectacular, Billy Kreutzmann will

Cross-posted from uselyte.com Festival curators spend tons of time on non-music activities to make their event unique. Let’s take a look at how Gathering of the Vibes differentiates themselves, aside from the music. Seaside Park Gathering of the Vibes isn’t located on some farm or in the woods. Instead, it is located at Seaside Park, a beach-front property located in the University of Bridgeport. The ocean breeze, the scent it brings and the opportunity to gaze in to an endle

Gathering of the Vibes is a unique festival with a killer lineup, and even though I was only able to make it for the final two days, it was an absolutely incredible time. I arrived on Saturday, luckily right before Leftover Salmon hit the stage. I had my time-slots confused and thought I had missed them, so I felt extra special when I walked up 10 minutes before they started with “Steam Powered Aeroplane” and “Liza.” It didn’t take long to notice the one and only Bill Payne o

Electric Forest is a very special place to us. Two years ago, we worked our first Forest, and I watched the String Cheese Incident three nights in a row from the side of the stage, forever changing what I think about music, particularly the live performance of music. The past couple years have brought along some incredible other acts as well…The double-dose of STS9 in 2012 was jaw-dropping. Thievery Corporation was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. I’ve watched The Polis