Full schedule, lineup released for IBMA Bluegrass Live! in Raleigh
The full schedule and lineup for this fall's IBMA Bluegrass LIVE! street festival in downtown Raleigh.
IBMA Bluegrass LIVE! will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 and include ticketed and free main stage performances at Red Hat Amphitheater, and on five additional free StreetFest Stages throughout downtown.
Red Hat Amphitheater shows will begin daily at 5 p.m. and continue to 11 p.m.
For the first time in three years, the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) will be back at the Martin Street stage. The young musicians have been a fan favorite in years past.
The Come Hear NC Stage is also returning this year. It will be located in front of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. There will also be a beer garden featuring craft beers and various games.
In addition to music, there will also be a curated Arts Market from Artsplosure and Black Friday Market.
Raleigh-based nonprofit PineCone produces Bluegrass LIVE! each year.
"When the festival is in town every third person has a fiddle, guitar or banjo on their back. It's one of the best times of the year in downtown Raleigh," PineCone executive director and festival producer David Brower. "I'm especially excited about the Capitol Stage, which this year features Southern gospel traditions, including bluegrass, string band and quartet gospel from Eastern North Carolina. It will be a joyful sound on that end of downtown."
IBMA Bluegrass LIVE! is part of the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass, a five-day extravaganza of bluegrass music and networking. This year's event is Sept. 27-Oct. 1 at various venues in downtown Raleigh. Tickets are on sale now for Bluegrass LIVE! and World of Bluegrass events.
Full schedule for main stage Red Hat Amphitheater shows
Fri., Sept. 30
5 p.m. Twisted Pine
6 p.m. Balsam Range
- 7:05 p.m. Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
- 8:10 p.m. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
- 9:30 p.m. The Jerry Douglas Band
Sat., Oct. 1
5 p.m. Della Mae
6 p.m. Dan Tyminski
- 7:05 p.m. Dom Flemons & Shultz’s Dream, featuring: Brian Farrow, Dante Pope, Richard Brown and Tray Wellington
- 8:10 p.m. Sierra Hull
- 9:30 p.m. Infamous Stringdusters
StreetFest Schedule
Fri., Sept. 30
Come Hear NC Stage (located on the flat parking lot in front of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts)
- Buffalo Commons
- Jim Lauderdale
- Dewey & Leslie Brown and the Carolina Gentlemen
- Sister Sadie
- California Bluegrass Reunion: Darrol Anger, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally, Bill Evans,
- John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist
- Tray Wellington Band
- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- Darin & Brooke Aldridge
- Della Mae
Davie Street Stage (located near the intersection of Davie and Fayetteville streets)
- California Bluegrass Reunion: Darrol Anger, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally, Bill Evans,
- John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist
- Steve Smith & Tim May
- Stillhouse Junkies
- Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
- Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive
- Sister Sadie
- Gangstagrass
Martin Street Stage (located on Martin Street between Fayetteville and Wilmington streets)
- JAM curated bands
- Twisted Pine
- Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
- Slocan Ramblers
Capitol Stage (located on Fayetteville Street between Martin & Hargett streets)
- Dedicated Men of Zion
- Mountain Highway
- Lorraine Jordan
- Caleb Serrano
- Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
- Dedicated Men of Zion
City Plaza Youth Stage (located on Fayetteville Street across from the Marriott)
- Kids on Bluegrass
- Fair Black Rose
- BJUgrass (Bob Jones University)
- UNC Asheville Bluegrass Band
- ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band
- Denison University Bluegrass Ensemble
- KSBTM Bluegrass Band (Hazard Community & Technical College)
- Tigertown Roots (Clemson University)
- Belmont University Bluegrass Ensemble
World of Bluegrass Open Jam Tents (located at Exchange Plaza and Market Plaza, both on Fayetteville Street)
- Dan Bui (Twisted Pine)
- Gangstagrass
- Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
- Hank, Pattie & The Current
Sat., Oct. 1
Come Hear NC Stage (located on the flat parking lot in front of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts)
Rocky Creek Ramblers
- Violet Bell
- John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project: The Tour
- Tray Wellington Band
- Special Consensus
- Unspoken Tradition
- Sideline
- Henhouse Prowlers
- Gangstagrass
Davie Street Stage (located near the intersection of Davie and Fayetteville streets)
- Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra
- Fair Black Rose
- East Nash Grass
- Earl White String Band
- Danny Paisley
- Hank, Pattie & The Current
- Missy Raines & Allegheny
- Chris Jones & the Nightdrivers
- Damn Tall Buildings
Martin Street Stage (located on Martin Street between Fayetteville and Wilmington streets)
- JAM curated bands
- Fair Black Rose
- Into the Fog
- Buffalo Commons
Capitol Stage (located on Fayetteville Street between Martin & Hargett streets)
- The Burnett Sisters
- The Gospel Jubilators
- Dave Adkins Band
- The Glorifying Vines
- The Cockman Family
- Brother Jerry Harrison & Faith
- Darin & Brooke Aldridge
- Faith & Harmony
City Plaza Youth Stage (located on Fayetteville Street across from the Marriott)
- Kids on Bluegrass
- UNC Bluegrass Band
- Berea College
- Colorado College
- Berklee College of Music
- Morehead State University
- KSBTM Bluegrass Band (Hazard Community & Technical College)
- Pellissippi State Community College
World of Bluegrass Open Bluegrass Jam Tents (located at Exchange Plaza and Market Plaza, both on Fayetteville Street)
- Earl White
- Youth Jam with Fair Black Rose & The Loblollies
- Tray Wellington
- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer UKE STRUM ALONG
WRAL has been a long-time supporter of the World of Bluegrass.
