2018 LOCKN' Festival Confirms Initial Lineup and Day Schedule

LOCKN' has officially confirmed its initial lineup and schedule for 2018. While many festivals have altered programming to suit their bottom line, LOCKN' proved itself true to its core fanbase with a week of well-received, crowd-pleasing artist reveals. Headlined by Dead & Company in a rare festival appearance, performing four sets over two nights, the four-day camping event will also feature: Widespread Panic, Tedeschi Trucks Band performing two separate days), Sheryl Crow, Joe Russo's Almost Dead performing on two separate days, George Clinton & P-Funk, Umphrey's McGee (performing two separate days), Lettuce, Toots & The Maytals, Pigeons Playing Pingpong, Blues Traveler, Moon Taxi, Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real, Turkuaz, The Suffers and more. The full schedule is below. LOCKN' is set to take place in Arrington, VA, August 23 - 26, at Infinity Downs, LOCKN's 387-acre property located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A limited amount of LOCKN' 2018 Nice Price Tickets for go on sale tomorrow, February 9 at 12pm ETexclusively via locknfestival.com. The allotment is currently LOCKN's lowest priced ticket. They will sell out quickly and prices will then roll into Advance Tickets. This year, the festival will be offering a Three-Day Weekend Pass in addition to its traditional Four-Day Festival Pass. This new Three-Day Weekend Pass will allow those with tighter schedules to still see all the bands performing at LOCKN' for a lower price.

Last year, LOCKN' was applauded for its massive site upgrade as it took its famous Blue Ridge Bowl and expanded it for the first time to a newly centralized venue encompassing both the main stage and the Bowl's amphitheater, allowing the more than 20,000 fans to enjoy non-stop music all weekend long with improved sight lines and easy access to all the incredible food, drinks, shopping, and social action activities LOCKN' veterans have come to expect. The new and improved venue was more accessible to all camping sites, with additional shade and misting stations that provided extra respite from the summer heat and traffic routes were more direct and efficient as it made entering and exiting the festival smoother than ever before.

LOCKN' 2018 LINEUP:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

Umphrey's McGee (2 sets)

Lettuce (2 sets)

Butcher Brown

Erin & The Wildfire

Jerry Dance Party

Joe Russo's Almost Dead (11pm)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24

Widespread Panic

George Clinton & P-Funk

Umphrey's McGee

Toots & The Maytals

Moon Taxi

Turkuaz

Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real

Band of Changes

Ghost Light

Joe Russo's Almost Dead (Midnight)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25

Dead & Company (2 sets)

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Keller & The Keels

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Foundation of Funk

Big Something

Agents of Good Roots

The Suffers

Southern Avenue

People's Blues of Richmond

Lettuce Celebrates JGB (Midnight)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26

Dead & Company (2 sets)

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Sheryl Crow

Blues Traveler

Matisyahu

Spafford

Grateful Gospel w/Keller Williams

For complete details, ticket availability and more, please visit www.locknfestival.com.

LOCKN' Music Festival was created in 2013 and takes place annually at Infinity Downs Farm and Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, VA, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, in Central Virginia, 35 miles south of Charlottesville, and approximately 100 miles from both Washington, DC and Richmond, VA. With exceptionally creative programming, non-stop music and an incomparable celebration of everything the region has to offer from food to beverage to the stunning beauty of its location, LOCKN' is one of the most revered modern American festivals. Since its inception, LOCKN' has featured Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Phish, The Avett Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant, Carlos Santana, The Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, Wilco and many more.

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