A brand-new music and camping festival is headed to Big Sky, Montana, dubbed Moonlight MUSICFEST. Scheduled for August 17th and 18th, the event will take place at Moonlight’s Madison Village at the base of Big Sky Resort. With two days of music, Moonlight MUSICFEST has curated an impressive inaugural lineup, which includes headlining performances by The Wood Brothers, Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers, and Grace Potter.
Friday, August 17th will see performances by Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Wood Brothers, Mission Temple Firework Revival (featuring Paul Thorn and The Blind Boys of Alabama) and Hawthorne Roots. To close out the weekend of music, Grace Potter leads Saturday, August 18th’s lineup, which also boasts sets from Sam Bush Band, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Anderson East, The Suffers, and The Well.
On Thursday, August 16th, Jeff Austin Band and The Two Bit Franks will perform at Big Sky’s weekly Music In The Mountains at Big Sky’s Town Center Park, serving as a warm-up for the event’s main festivities on Friday and Saturday. Furthermore, across the weekend, attendees can enjoy arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, a beer garden, and a number of family events, in addition to taking in the one-of-a-kind, breath-taking setting that is Big Sky.
As Tom Gransey, owner and president of Vootie Productions, noted in a press release:
We are thrilled to be a part of such an incredible music festival this summer. … The lineup is the perfect start for an annual event, with many well-known national artists and some local bands as well. The setting is intimate and welcoming with stunning views in every direction at the base of Lone Peak, among Moonlight’s incredible wilderness area. … To have a weekend in Big Sky with this caliber of music, and with all the outdoor pursuits available, it’s going to put the event on the list of must-go festivals.
Discounted early-bird festival passes for Moonlight MUSICFEST go on sale May 15th at 8 a.m., with the remaining tickets going on sale on June 1st. For more information, visit moonlightmusicfest.com.