On Thursday, the Newport Folk Festival detailed their 2019 official aftershows schedule, with proceeds benefiting the Newport Festival Foundation. The long-running annual festival is set to return to Newport, RI’s Fort Adams State Park on July 26th-28th.
On Thursday, July 25th, the late-night festivities will kick off with All Newport’s Eve Tas-Jam featuring Aaron Lee Tasjan & Friends at Newport Blues Cafe. The following evening, Friday, July 26th, will feature three aftershows, including Steal Your Folk hosted by The Cook Brothers at Jane Pickens Theater; The Milk Carton Kids at Newport Congregational; and Charley Crockett & Friends at the Parlor. The final night of aftershows, Saturday, July 26th, will feature Mavis Staples at Janes Pickens Theater; Let Us Go Into The House featuring Hiss Golden Messenger, Mountain Man, and Jonathan Wilson at Newport Congregational; and Robert Ellis at the Parlor.
The three-day festivals boast an impressive genre-bending lineup including Warren Hayes, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Benmont Tench, Gregory Alan Isakov, Jeff Tweedy, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Maggie Rogers, Sheryl Crow, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and many more.
Tickets for all Newport Folk Festival official aftershows go on sale next Thursday, May 30th at 10 a.m. (EST) here.
Tickets are sold out, but fans can head to the Newport Folk Fest website for general info for this year’s event.
