Greensky Bluegrass, Orville Peck, Margo Price, and Warren Haynes Band will headline Blue Ox Music Festival when it returns to Eau Claire, WI June 26th–28th, 2025. The 11th edition of the annual bluegrass, roots, and Americana festival will take over its longtime home at The Pines Music Park in the scenic Northwoods of Wisconsin.
The initial 2025 Blue Ox lineup hosts a vibrant cross-section of roots music including newgrass pioneer Sam Bush Band, neofolk singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil, restorative folk duo Rising Appalachia, Piedmont blues guitarist Charlie Parr, bluegrass legend Peter Rowan with the Sam Grisman Project, and two nights of hosts Pert Near Sandstone. Also set to appear at next year’s festival are Hurray for the Riff Raff, Big Richard, Chaparelle, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Mountain Grass Unit, The Last Revel, Willi Carlisle, Them Coulee Boys, Cole Chaney, Two Runner, Tall Tall Trees, The Wildmans, The Resonant Rogues, The Fretliners, Dig Deep, The Cody Sisters, Long Mama, Clare Doyle, and Molly Brandt. The festival will add more artists in the new year.
These acts will perform across three stages—the Main Stage, Saloon Stage, and Backwoods Stage. Attendees will sprawl out on the lush 155-acre campground dotted with tall trees along the hills of western Wisconsin. The family-friendly environment will also feature an array of other activities including music workshops, morning yoga and meditation, kids activity stages, and a nine-hole disc golf course.
Tickets for the 2025 Blue Ox Music Festival—including 3-Day GA passes, car camping upgrades, RV sites, and more—are on sale now. Children 13 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.
As is tradition, Pert Near Sandstone members Nate Sipe and Blue Ox MC Justin Bruhn will produce and host the popular Road to Blue Ox Podcast in the lead-up to the festival, interviewing artists from the lineup and highlighting helpful info on the event. For last year’s tenth-anniversary celebration, Volume One Magazine produced a mini-documentary on the festival, “capturing the essence of the festival from its eager and muddy beginnings to being one of the top music festivals in the country.” A press release from the festival notes that the documentary will premiere in the coming weeks.
