Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Presents the 20th Annual ROMP

Well now. On June 21 st -24, 2023, ROMP Festival will be held at Yellow Creek Park, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. Produced by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, the four-day music festival celebrates bluegrass and roots music, local artists, and healthy, farm to table food vendors. As a 501©3 nonprofit organization, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum presents ROMP Festival as its primary fundraising event.

Headliners of ROMP 2023 include the Old Crow Medicine Show, Hall of Fame Members Ricky Skaggs &
Kentucky Thunder, Sam Bush, and one of the Hall of Fames newest inductees Peter Rowan. Grammy-winning Rhonda Vincent is returning for the 20th annual ROMP Festival.

Also on the initial lineup, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway with one of the most compelling new voices in the roots music world along with The Infamous Stringdusters, a band quickly establishing themselves at the front of the pack in the modern acoustic music landscape. Rounding out the initial lineup is Tuba Skinny, Henhouse Prowlers, Kitchen Dwellers, Slocan Ramblers, John R. Miller, Bill & The Belles, Stillhouse Junkies, Damn Tall Buildings, and Armchair Boogie.

Executive Director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Chris Joslin comments, “ROMP Festival is the Hall of Fame’s signature event and an opportunity for our community to host people from around the country who make the pilgrimage to the Bluegrass Music Capital of the World. Fans sense there is something unique about bluegrass music in Owensboro, and this will be on full display in June. This is our 20 th year, and that kind of longevity and innovation is something to celebrate!”

Tickets are on sale now. In addition to 4-Day tickets, single day tickets, and VIP tickets are available. VIP includes catered meals, air-conditioned restrooms, and prime stage views. Onsite tent and RV camping passes are also available. Children 12 & under are free. Tickets are available right here and like their social media channels on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a nonprofit dedicated to the history and preservation of bluegrass music. Among the many community and educational events produced by the Hall of Fame is the annual ROMP Festival, a four-day bluegrass music festival attended by over 25,000 annually.  Learn more about the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum and connect with us on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Follow the wranglers as we add a few more country shows to our already beefed-up litany of festivals this season. Let it be known, there is no greater excitement than going to see Ricky Skaggs. Unsure? Revisit Skaggs and Rice and Bluegrass Rules. That is all.

See you on the rail.