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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion “26 returned to the Tennessee/Virginia border for a weekend of elite music and mild curiosities Sep. 11-13, 2026. The road ends downtown at State Street, where those “in the know” found themselves in a flurry of loose-fitting fun. Welcome to the blind spot. This is the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion “26: High Jinx on High Street.

Straight from the Eagle’s Nest comes Wranglers correspondents, HighMay HighJinx and Greasetrapp, crisscrossing the globe in search of funky music and the world’s best grouper sandwich. For the second year the Wrangler elite found their way to State Street with an eye for talent and adventure. Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.

War and Treaty. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

Friday: War & Treaty at Paste Studios recording and we’re off like a herd of turtles. Paste was now called Bluegrass Situation. There was Birmingham’s best, St Paul & the Broken Bones. Greasetrapp hadn’t seen Los Lobos since 1996 at Further Fest in Atlanta. After their show she made it back to camp, only to realize she’d left her tent open. Once it got zipped up, the mosquitoes that were grouped at the top were now sealed in with her for the foreseeable future. All night they dive bombed her and slid deep enough into her ears making her bash herself into a bruised pulp.

When is a cougar no longer a cougar? When she becomes a deaf leopard.

Jim Lauderdale at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

Greasetrapp had met his match once and for all. This was more solid, non-stop music than she could consume. She’d sang until her voice turned rotten and she knew she had barn hair. Somewhere in the night she had to pee and couldn’t find the tent door.

Fred is the Sequoia of the funky grasslands. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

The gravity of Bristol was hitting HighMay like a Rick Flair chip to the solar plexus. He was back in action and why not, in any other time in history he would have been branded deranged and living his days comfortably in a sanitarium.

Saturday: HighMay insisted that Sierra Ferrell had stared straight into his soul. Likely it was Wook from Big Daddy Love. Who can tell for sure?

They caught the Jon Stickley Trio and The Del McCoury Band before retiring to margaritas for the remainder of the night.

Meels. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

She got lost with a dead phone and her only recollection was that the hotel began with the letter B. She managed to find a dumpster at the Hyatt that felt safe enough to relax behind in seclusion. No longer had she laid down on the concrete, did she come to the realization of sliding in the shallows of a used grease pit and was covered on the backside with the dank salve.

Shrimphead had just returned from Ometepe where he worked cattle on a plantain farm near the beach. On weekends they played Grateful Dead and drank rum punch.

War and Treaty. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

The television warned that flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers. Greasetrapp assumed a television worked because of flashing lights and strobing patterns. She had to pull it together before the Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo. Easier said than done.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026.

Sometime between Marty Stuart and Old Crow Medicine Show Shrimphead returned to his hammock under the stage. He was wearing his stagehand camouflage and was able to walk unimpeded, anywhere he wanted. He had unfinished/poke and stick tattoos on his neck and hands and was missing some important teeth. He had a felony conviction and one master’s degree, which was par for the course.

Greasetrapp and HIgh May were on the hunt for the Mason Via show and why not, that guy had stayed busy lately and was “trending” to be sure. They were traveling together downtown and had formed a category five disturbance wherever they went. They were also picking up loose stragglers every bar they left and their crowd continued to grow through assimilation.

Momma Molasses at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Revival 2026.

 

Meels at the Macheavellis’ Stage. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Revival 2026.

 

Find your way back to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion again next year September 10-12, 2027. Same bat time, same bat channel.

Keep up with the Wranglers as we head south to Live Oak, Florida for Suwannee Roots Reunion and Hulaween. Then, we look to maintain a cruising altitude in the eye wall of the Florida winter season with Love Burn. Stay the course. Something funky this way comes. Welcome to the fourth quarter and it’s all about conditioning.

 

All photographs by HighMay Highjinx.

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The Keys to Suwannee Hulaween 2026 https://wookwranglers.com/the-keys-to-suwannee-hulaween-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-keys-to-suwannee-hulaween-2026 https://wookwranglers.com/the-keys-to-suwannee-hulaween-2026/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:28:29 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9934 It’s a forever feeling that comes in the air, from the dark parts of the...

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It’s a forever feeling that comes in the air, from the dark parts of the forest, with a pleasant, familiar smell. And it feels right, like some kind of geometrically perfect thing. The Spirit of Suwannee Music Parks invites you to Suwanee Hulaween 2026 as it returns to the only place it’s ever been held. This is lucky number thirteen and that bodes well for the goblins and freaks that will be lurking the 500 acre forest. So many doors and hidden enclaves. The keys are not forbidden, just hidden. What kind of outfits are you going to be showing off? Excision, String Cheese, My Morning Jacket, The Warren Haynes Incident, Daily Bread, EOTO and an endless list of so much more. There’s lots to see and lots to uncover. You are looking for a way to open all the locks and these are The Keys to Suwannee Hulaween 2026. The old gypsy woman said, “Maybe tonight”.

Welcome back to the house that Cleophus built, reminding us that when men sleep on the top of vans, they choose gravity as their bedfellow. Behold the awaited return of the Mother Ship to the Poncho Tree. Like the returning sun it comes back around on the road to glory. As the Phoenix, emerging from the ashes of its former self, the same, but always different. Let’s not make this harder than it needs to be. It’s not statistics class, it’s only rock n roll. The acorn is the Kamp Happiness Family Jam. Find the key, open the door and sit a spell with folk, gospel and always lopey Jerry Band tunes for the twins. The Danimal (not a paid actor) has claimed Hobo Kamp to be a safe place, in spite of his own attendance. Or as the single dads say, “Maybe a few mosquito bites and sunburns but never lost one on my watch.”

Suwannee Hulaween. Photo by Jay Strausser

This milkbone of a lineup includes Pretty Lights, My Morning Jacket, Excision, Geese, three nights of The String Cheese Incident, Of The Trees, Daily Bread, Green Velvet, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik (Big Gigantic & Gramatik), STS9, Levity, Crankdat, Hamdi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and dozens more artists spanning electronic, jam, indie, funk, rock, and beyond.

Food, merch, original art and little surprises in every direction await you at Hula. For the fam, there is a special feast that comes from seeing the local bands perform here. This year’s Florida/Georgia contributions include Asydequest, Tire Fire and Guavatron. And while you’re at it you might as well include Warren Haynes and Daily Bread. To be sure, plenty for everyone.

Suwannee Hulaween. Photo by Patrick Hughes.

The Keys of Suwanee Hulaween 2026

Build something. Share. Howl at the moon. Join the River Pirates and search the forest for booty. Remember this is a maze inside a maze with another weirder party, deeper within. Collect the keys and hear the sound of creaking hinges. These are just a few suggestions from the witnesses of misspent youth.

Wooksville: Sometimes it’s hard to remove yourself from your chair but find your way back to Eighty Acres and see what can happen when hippies work together. Their stage and installation setup is a whole nuthu level and well worth the adventure. Who knows, you might even get into some trouble en route.

Spirit Lake: Look forward to the return of the Spirit Lake 360º Experience, restoring the fully immersive walking path around the lake in response to attendee feedback. Widely considered the heart of Hulaween, this enhancement allows for deeper exploration of the festival’s signature art environment. Getting lost around the lake is one of the true joys of Hulaween. Wait until dark and then set out in search of curiosities. 

Suwannee Hulaween. Photo by Josh Skolnick.

“Lyme’s Disease does not excuse bad behavior.”

The Warren Haynes Incident: Warren Haynes of Allman Brothers and Government Mule fame, brings his brand of slather to Live Oak to join with The String Cheese Incident is what is always a highlight of the party. The Saturday night Cheese set is a non-negotiable. Unless you have pirate blood. Anyone present at the inaugural Amp Jam will be sure to remember that “Spanish Moon”. This year’s Saturday night is an unfolding blossom of fun, with Tire Fire, ASYDEQUEST, Cheese, Daily Bread, John Stickley, Pretty Lights and a late-night Mountain Grass Unit. There’s certainly plenty to unpack there.

Find your Hulaween tickets here at Front Gate Tickets. Be aware that parking/camping is separate from your ticket price. They say you can camp out in the front lot, hang with Lightnin’ Steve but the initiated know that this is not in the order of acceptable. Bring it on. Find your way to the Pine Field and rub shoulders with  Cheese. Love. Sauce. This is where the line between spectators and performers is blurred. Don’t be shy. Put on your walking shoes and share with your neighbors. The Hulaween lineup is one of the most lively and consistently eclectic bangers of any around. This is the festival where the bluegrass fan discovers Electric Dance Music and the dubstep kid falls in love with jamband tunes. Get out there and see what’s up.

Full Phase One Line Up  (A-Z)

A Hundred Drums, Ahee, AK SPORTS, Anthill Cinema w/ Jon Ditty, Baalti, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik feat. Big Gigantic & Gramatik, Caitlin Kristo & the Broadcast, Casey Club, Close Friends Only, Costa, Crankdat, Curra, Daily Bread, Daniel Allan, Dean Turnley, Dope Lemon, Drama (DJ Set), Effy, Eggy, EOTO & Friends (Ft. Scott Metzger + Kyle Hollingsworth), Excision, Frost Children (dj set), Geese, Gravagers, Green Velvet, Greyboy Allstars, Guavatron, Gudfella, Guerilla Toss, Hamdi, HerShe, HEYZ, Hhunter, INVT, Jackie Hollander, Jerro, Jon Stickley Trio, Joy Wagon, KARAN!, Karina Rykman, Kasablanca, Kettama, LaMP, Lettuce, Levity, Lewis OfMan, Lyny, Maddy O’Neal, Magoo, Manic Focus, Midnight Generation, Minim, Moonstone Riders, Motifv, Mountain Grass Unit, My Morning Jacket, Natalie Brooke, Of The Trees, Opiuo, Playlunch, Pretty Lights, Richard Finger, Riordan, Rudashi, Saka x FLY, Salute, Sneezy, Steller, STS9, Supertaste, Tapers Choice, The Ain’t Sisters, The String Cheese Incident (3 Nights), The Warren Haynes Incident, The Yeah Babys, Tini Gessler, Tire Fire, True Loves, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Willis, ¥Øu$uk€ ¥uk1mat$u

Suwannee Hulaween. Photo by Patrick Hughes.

Visit these treasures from the Wook Wranglers Hulaween archives. Thanks for making us your number one source for festival tripe.

Suwannee Hulaween “25: No Honey, Not Tonight

Suwannee Hulaween “24: Cheese. Love. Happiness.

An Epistle On Your First Suwannee Hulaween

Immersion Therapy at Suwannee Hulaween “23

Ten Years of Suwannee Hulaween

Hulaween Tenth Anniversary Family Reunion

Hulaween “22: Dance of the Monkey Kings

Cheese. Love. Sauce. Hulaween ’21

Hulaween 2018: The Kamp Ha Penis Dumpster Fire

For more information and tickets visit hulaween.com. Keep up with the Hulaween website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and TikTok. Science is like math. Don’t forget to carry the two. Knowing the path is not the same as walking the path. Rely on too much artificial intelligence and your brain will get soft. Don’t pray to robot jesus. The Wranglers are still one-hundred percent human, but we can’t be sure for how long. It’s just too damn easy.

Remember to look for the keys for they will be hidden everywhere. Look as you visit your neighbors and extend your perimeter. Share what you brought with the people around you. None of it needs to go home and no one wants a rotten cooler of good intentions. (K. Magic)

Follow the Wranglers as we post up at Live Oak for Suwannee Roots Revival and then find your staging area. The prep is on for Hula. Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.

Kamp Happiness, a safe place.
Wranglers Media, your home for unbiased political commentary and discourse.

Epilogue. Thank goodness she had no self respect left to lose. After building Lost Lands, Lucy managed to escape just before the deluge. She was headed to T-Town for a rumble with the Consigliere and Tenderfoot. At some point in the adventure, she got lost with a dead phone and her only recollection was that the hotel began with the letter B. She managed to find a dumpster at the Hyatt that felt safe enough to relax behind in seclusion. No longer had she laid down on the concrete, did she come to the realization of sliding in the shallows of a used grease pit and was covered on the backside with the dank salve…             more to come.                           Namaste y’all

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Well slap my mama and call me late for supper. Wook Wranglers Media is elated to announce the return to Mulberry Mountain and our premier WAKAAN Music Festival. After years of Backwoods fun and sideways deals, the Wrangler elite have joined the WAKAAN media team for this year’s offering October 1-3, 2026. Welcome to the the WAKAAN 2026 Music Festival lineup and particulars. It’s a fine line between harmless shenanigans and hood rat shit.

WAKAAN Music Festival, one of bass music’s most celebrated gatherings, returns to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas, for its sixth year.  Leading this year’s bill is WAKAAN founder Liquid Stranger, alongside standout performances from Of The Trees, Getter, Doctor P, Hairitage, Machinedrum, Distinct Motive, Nostalgix, EAZYBAKED, Jantsen, TVBOO, YOOKiE and more.

The 2026 edition will also welcome several notable WAKAAN debuts, including acclaimed producer Detox Unit, genre-bending producer Whethan, and bass music veteran Flux Pavilion, expanding the festival’s already wide-ranging approach to forward-thinking electronic music.

Beyond those names, the lineup brings together a deep mix of established artists, rising talent, and underground innovators, including Canabliss, Casey Club, HerShe, Meduso, The Widdler, Truth, Smoakland, Super Future, Sully, Shlump, Jon Casey, Saturna, WonkyWilla, XOTIX and many more.

Hosted by Swedish dubstep artist and WAKAAN founder Liquid Stranger, the festival has built a world of its own within electronic music, championing an experience rooted in creativity, connection, and intention. Limited to just 10,000 attendees, WAKAAN keeps the experience intimate and immersive, putting music, sound, and community at the forefront while offering an alternative to the massive festival landscape.

Taking place September 30–October 3, WAKAAN brings its unmistakable blend of bass music, art, and community back to the Ozark Mountains. As one of North America’s most celebrated gatherings for forward-thinking electronic music, the festival continues to create a space where fans, artists, and the culture surrounding the music come together for an immersive weekend.

Beyond the music, WAKAAN’s 400-acre home at Mulberry Mountain is an essential part of the experience. From campgrounds and cabins to winding trails throughout the property, the festival invites attendees to wander, discover, and connect far beyond the stages. Immersive art installations, interactive environments, and community-led activations transform the grounds into a playground for creativity and self-expression, with returning fan favorites and new experiences continuing to expand WAKAAN’s ever-evolving world.

That spirit of discovery carries into WAKAAN’s 2026 return, continuing the festival’s underdog mentality and commitment to championing artists, creators, and collaborators who refuse to follow the expected path. From its carefully curated lineup to independent vendors, interactive activations, and creative experiences, WAKAAN remains a home for the innovators pushing bass music and its surrounding culture forward.

Tickets are on sale now, with limited availability following high demand. Additional programming and on-site experiences will be announced in the coming weeks.

Full Line Up (A-Z)

AHEE, Artifakts, Ashez, Aych, Canabliss, Canvas, Capochino, Casey Club, Detox Unit, Dev, Dirtysnatcha, Distinctive Motive, Doctor P, EAZYBAKED, Flozone, Flux Pavilion, Fly, Gallium, Gardella, Getter, Hairitage, HerShe, Hostage Situation, Jantsen, Jilli, Jon Casey, Liquid Stranger (2 Sets), Machinedrum, Meduso, Mindset, Mloitk, Noetika, Nostalgix, Of The Trees, Overeazy, Ozztin, Pretty Sweet, RSUN, Saturna, Shlump, Smoakland, Spoone, STVSH, Stylust, Sully, Super Future, The Widdler, Truth (2 Sets), TVBOO, Twopercent, VYHARA, Whethan, WonkyWilla, WRAZ, XOTIX, Yookie, Zouth and so very much more.

For more information and tickets, visit: www.wakaanfestival.com

Take a stroll through the WAKAAN homepage and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and X. Everybody believes in something and for some questions, everyone has a different answer. This is the faith of science. Math and science are not interested in whether you believe in them or not. Mulberry Mountain calls. Pick up the phone.

A thousand thanks for holding fast with the Wranglers as we Panama power-slide into the fourth quarter of the Small Dog Summer Tour. Look for the Splitter and Q leading the media team on Mulberry Mountain and  keep pace as the train chuga-chugas north to Buckeye Lake and Lost Lands. Following that human zoo, October returns to North Florida hiding a blistering stretch of debauchery and cautious optimism. The first family reunion, Roots Revival stirs memories of Vassar Sunday, golf cart thefts and late-night, chemical bluegrass with the Kamp Happiness/Poohville Family Jam featuring Granny Kay. Following close behind, Suwannee Hulaween arrives with a pocket full of tiny ducks. Yo ho yo ho.

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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026 Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/bristol-rhythm-roots-reunion-2026-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bristol-rhythm-roots-reunion-2026-lineup Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:32:18 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9882 For two-and-a-half decades now, music fans have made their own special pilgrimages to the historic...

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For two-and-a-half decades now, music fans have made their own special pilgrimages to the historic downtown of twin-cities, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, for the annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival. Celebrating roots music in the Birthplace of Country Music, the three-day festival draws the best Americana, bluegrass, country, and rock-and-roll performers back to where it all began, and this year marks a grand occasion for both the festival and its unique location. In addition to the event’s 25th anniversary, this year’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will kick off a year-long party for the 100th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions, a pivotal event in the history of country music, sharing the likes of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family with the world. The echoes of those now-famous recordings can be heard throughout the American music landscape to this day, across the globe, and right back to the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion main stage from September 11-13 with headliners like Sierra Ferrell, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Del McCoury Band and many, many more. Today, the festival announced the release of their official mobile app as well as daily performance schedules. More info on both can be found below.

“We are so excited to be celebrating 25 years of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion this year,” says Festival Director Richard Oakley. “Whether you’re returning or coming to the festival for the first time, we look forward to having you join us for three days of great music and community as we celebrate this milestone and look towards the 100th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions next summer. We’ve got a lot of fun planned that you won’t want to miss.”

Over the weekend of festivities, the official 25th Anniversary Celebration of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will take place on Saturday, September 12 at the Paramount Stage with a special Farm and Fun Time performance and recording. Hosted by Kris Truelsen, the popular re-imagining of the classic WCYB program will include musical guests Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Trousdale, The Band Loula, and Truelsen’s own, Country Casserole.

Additional collaborative performances throughout the weekend include Friday’s festival kickoff Anniversary Jam with Jim Lauderdale and Donna the Buffalo at the State Street Stage. That evening, German music producer and songwriter, Toby Gad, and Bristol’s own cellist and composer, Dave Eggar, will take over the Paramount Bristol with The Hitmaker Sessions featuring many special guests. Also on Saturday evening, Big Daddy Love’s Mo-Grass will take the Country Mural Stage. For specific times and locations, please visit bristolrhythm.com.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion tickets, VIP & lodging packages, and shuttle passes are available today at this link, and the festival’s brand new mobile app—home to schedules, maps, artist information, and more—can be downloaded here.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Daily Lineups:

Friday, September 11:

St Paul & the Broken Bones, Los Lobos, The War and Treaty, The Creekers, Madeline Edwards, Meels, Organ Fairchild, Kruger Brothers, Jim Lauderdale & Donna The Buffalo, Scythian, Donna The Buffalo, Big Daddy Love, Jon Stickley Trio, Toby Gad & Dave Eggar, Moga Family Band, Laid Back Country Picker, Bristol Lightning, KG & The Bad Habits, Oscar Harris, Florencia & The Feeling, Lucille Klement, Kris Truelsen & Country Casserole, Adam Bolt, The Corklickers, Jamtown Jam Camp, Junction 4961, Momma Molasses, NESCC Jazz Ensemble, Phil Faconti & Dave Eggar

Saturday, September 12:

Sierra Ferrell, The Del McCoury Band, Braxton Keith, Mon Rovîa, Trousdale, Hannah Dasher, Kruse Brothers, Acoustic Syndicate: “The Bristol Reunion,” Clay Street Unit, Darrell Scott String Band feat. Rob Ickes, Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines, Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo, Mason Via, Big Daddy Love’s Mo-Grass with Florencia & The Feeling, Holy Roller, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Oscar Harris, Gritty Flyright & The Music Family, Ed Snodderly, The Dimestore Cowboys, Freak Rangers, Ranford Almond, ETSU Bluegrass Band, Josh Mitcham, Reedy River String Band, Adrian Bundy & His Honky Tonk Hearts, Alpine Motel, Ashton Davison, Bailey George and the Hit Paraders, Chancellor Lawson, Duty Free, Hoot & Holler Storytellers, Lightnin’ Charlie, My New Favorites, Noah Denton, Possum Creek Playboys, Troublesome Hollow

Sunday, September 13:

Old Crow Medicine Show, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Maggie Antone, Fust, The Band Loula, Johnny Mullenax, Denitia, Sunny Sweeney, Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo, Big Daddy Love, The Wilson Springs Hotel, Erin Lunsford, Dallas Wayne, Leonard Blush & The Camelcals, ETSU Bluegrass Band, Anthony Childress, The Boys From Bristol, Logan & McKenna, Post Bop Revival, The Recovery Bristol Band, Roger Ramsey, Soul Sandwich, The Soulamanders, Virginia West

For daily schedules download the festival app and keep an eye out for updates on bristolrhythm.com.

About Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia is heralded as The Birthplace of Country Music, home to the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is a celebration of that great legacy and is renowned for its diverse headliners, established touring acts, up-and-coming artists, and some of the Appalachian region’s finest music across a wide variety of roots genres. It is also noted for its unique downtown setting along State Street, where Virginia and Tennessee meet to form the twin cities of Bristol. For more information about Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion visit BristolRhythm.com.

About the Birthplace of Country Music: Located in Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) is the parent nonprofit organization of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, and WBCM Radio Bristol. It is the mission of BCM to perpetuate, promote, and celebrate Bristol’s rich music heritage; to educate and engage audiences worldwide regarding the history, impact, and legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions from which BCM derives its name; and to create recognition, opportunities, and economic benefit for BCM’s local and regional communities. BCM accomplishes this mission through each of its primary branches (museum, festival, and radio station), special projects and events, and a multitude of community and educational outreach programs.

Visit BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org for more information.

Namaste y’all.

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Suwannee Roots Revival Adds Amelia Day, The Resolvers, Victoria Cardona, Asydequest & more https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:22:12 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9873 Well slap my mama and call my late for dinner. There’s a few brand new...

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Well slap my mama and call my late for dinner. There’s a few brand new presents under the tree. Scat Sam, get yer tail out of the gravy. The 10th Suwannee Roots Revival is excited to announce lineup additions for this fall’s festival including Amelia Day, The Resolvers, Victoria Cardona, Asydequest, Two Foot Level, Suns of Stars, Yet To Be Gold, The Jack Shealy Band, and Firewater Tent Revival! Sploosh. An already loaded lineup just got curiouser and curiouser.
They are joining a fabulous lineup which includes Trampled by Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, The Lee Boys with Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Holy Roller, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, and Sloppy Joe.
Waffle, Ed and Firewater.
Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 8, through Sunday, October 11, at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida. Fostering the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, this four-day family-friendly music festival includes camping, music workshops, kids’ activities, arts & crafts, and daily yoga.
Nestled in 800 acres of gorgeous Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River in northern Florida, Suwannee Roots Revival celebrates community-based fun, growing friendships, laughing families, and the joy you get from making memories with friends old and new.
Festival Director Beth Judy says, ”When it comes to music festivals with camping onsite, our venue, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, is the very best. Combine that with our Suwannee Roots Revival’s rich history of amazing festivals that have created an open, loving community of people from all walks of life and ages. Add to that this compelling and exciting lineup and you’ve got the blueprint for an incredible musical adventure filled with fun, laughter and friends. I highly suggest making plans to be there if you have not already. You’ve never had such a good time!”
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Suwannee Roots Revival showcases established and emerging roots musicians throughout the weekend. Many of the performers have long histories of epic Suwannee performances along with some surprise one-of-a-kind collaborations—you never know who will give a surprise sit-in on stage (or in the campgrounds, for that matter). There is an open call to play in the many campground pickin’ party sites throughout the weekend, including at Slopryland, hosted by Sloppy Joe, and the Bill Monroe Shrine, hosted by Quartermoon.
Music will be staged in a variety of areas, with many acts playing multiple times. Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater is nestled in a tree-filled natural amphitheater, adding to the magic through the beautiful setting. The Dance Tent is a fantastic spot to immerse yourself in the music and is close to the Vendor Village so you can dance, shop, and snack at the same time! The Music Hall is an excellent spot for special indoor listening experiences with stage lighting, air conditioning, and a cafe. A wide range of hands-on workshops will take place at the Music Farmers Stage at The Back Porch, which is sponsored by the festival’s nonprofit arm, Live Oak Music and Arts Foundation (LOMAF supports music and arts programs in North Florida schools, including the Suwannee Spirit Kids Music Camp.)
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The Vendor Village features a diverse range of arts and crafts with a strong emphasis on original creations and unique items, as well as culinary delights ranging from healthy to decadent. Suwannee Roots Revival has a lot of fun for the little ones too! Complete with a kids area tucked accessibly into the woods near the Music Farmers Stage, with crafts, circus toys, open areas for running, and a kids parade at the end of the weekend!
The park itself is a place where children of all ages can rediscover (or discover for the first time) the wonderland of sights, sounds, and sensations that make for a weekend of musical paradise at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
SOSMP offers guest comforts, including a general store, full-service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms, and water stations. Upgraded camping, including RV hookups and cabin rentals, as well as golf cart rentals, are currently on sale. Reservations may be made by calling the Park office at (386) 364­-1683. SOSMP is located between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, about 30 minutes south of the Georgia state line, about 45 minutes north of Gainesville, and is host to a variety of events. Please visit the park’s web site at www.musicliveshere.com for further information.
Tickets are on sale. Suwannee Roots Revival offers a multi-day Weekend Ticket that includes festival admission for four days of music, as well as primitive camping on Thursday-Sunday nights. Military and Student discounts are available. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For complete ticket information, visit here.
Suwannee Roots Revival 2026 Lineup:
*New additions in purple:
Trampled By Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, Amelia Day, The Lee Boys feat. Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, The Resolvers, Asydequest, Holy Roller, Victoria Cardona, Two Foot Level, Suns of Stars, Yet To Be Gold, The Jack Shealy Band, Firewater Tent Revival
Returning Treasured Festival Favorites:
Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, Sloppy Joe and Kamp Happiness.
For more information, tickets, and to reserve camping, visit www.suwanneerootsrevival.com.
See further updates at Facebook and Instagram: (#SuwanneeRoots).

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Elements Music & Arts Festival “26 Word Salad https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-arts-festival-26-word-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elements-music-arts-festival-26-word-salad Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:35:20 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9826 Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears and don’t look now but you’ve dropped a...

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears and don’t look now but you’ve dropped a button hole. Welcome back to Pocono Raceway at Long Pond, Pennsylvania as the delicate and impecable Wranglers Media has found her way back to Elements Music & Arts Festival for the fifth year of full-tilt, adult style entertainment. Maso the Iceman and Baitbucket Smith reunited for the first time in way too long (Chillicothe?) and it feels so good. Maso, straight from Billy in Bethel and the Phish MSG run, collided with Smith, who trailed in from Electric Forest, by way of FloydFest. It had been a busy season and this was the Mississippi blue ribbon, center cut of the summer festival run. The Small Dog Tour continued to roll with nary a speed bump in sight.  Welcome to the Elements Music & Arts Festival “26 Word Salad. You’ll need to present your invitation in order to board the conscious stream. Open yourself.

Excision, ATLiens, Chris Lake, Subtroncs, Porter Robinson, LSDream, Daily Bread, Clonee, I Hate Models, Ganja White Knight, Dirtwire, Mersiv, Mickman, Sub Focus and so many more joined the throngs on artists, vendors, playboys and hard tails. And at the end of the day, Elements is built on renegades in the parking lots. Don’t worry, the whomp whomp will end at six in the morning.

The following notes have been taken directly from the pages of Maso the Wrinkled from the Lost Volumes of Small Hands-

Chapter Four, Poems Toungued by Imbeciles, Writ by Illiterates.
“It had been quite copacetic until the Iceman commeth that Monday and that guy wanted to make a deal with the him. Five biggie bags for 20$. Man only wanted to do three for $20. No deal was struck and the moon bounce king of New Jersey politely informed him to promptly exit the trampoline park forthright.  Let’s roll time, the long March back to Rock City, Uranus, but OK, let’s rewind it back to arriving at the fairgrounds of the Pocono. A gathering of the minds, and it was. It was a party and one of the part goers named Izzy (IZZY) was helping to decorate for said party so after which I was very nice and thoughtful when I hit him with the age old question. “Why is it the humans are genetically closer to mushrooms than mushrooms are to plants?” I think it is because we have mushrooms in our pants. I’m just saying let’s eat a mushroom and dance”.

The show must go on. Elements Music & Arts Festival 2026. Photo by Ryan Mason.

“After getting a GED in credentials it was on over to Long Pond Road, right on gate three, right on turn three what turn four? And now it’s time to finish all the bug spray and sunblock if you got it through security. Yay, early entry. No shake and bake spider monkey and another scanner before I got the green light inside the venue.  Get this, my smart and we after the races. I make my present known so they know I’m there. The humor and style is unmistakaeble. Time to meet up with Magini at the Earth Stage, where it was the most popping I’ve seen. That treehouse yo. Like anybody was anybody with anybody there and yeah then after raging that for a little bit, we head on over to the Water Stage and that thing was looking good. It was the place to be. Oh my goodness gracious, what is Thursday night water stage on Thursday? Octopus moment to shine and shine it did. and so you know, maybe being a smart and lazy driver of invention, my bike and I get back out of the venue with the only bike left at the bike rack, but we go all the way around behind the other side of the track or something. I don’t know where BrocAleeya was camped last year but that’s where all the renegades stages were that was the place today.”

Fire Stage, Elements Music & Arts Festival 2026. Photo by Jason Nail.

Fire: “The Bible Village that was it vibe and we’re out there and it’s late but it’s still dark and we’re on our way back. Me and the VIP twisted tea VIP. We run into this girl Maddy in a lemur onesie and we went on the side quest with this kid Levi denim pants, the legend of bagger pants. He doesn’t know where his car is and doesn’t know where his RV is. He wants to get the beer from the car to the RV so I can grant promises…”

Earth: We do fully follow him around the venue until we stop following him and start watching him and is tracking the edge of a swamp and we lose him behind some portal parties until we can see him when he’s going up the road to gate seven where we realized they had made him leave his car up there and good luck brother. Brother Levi, we never saw him again that weekend. We knew we were like, we had with that kid and also we’re gonna be like hallelujah. It’s good to see you brother. No, we didn’t but yeah, we didn’t see him ever again so thoughts and prayers for brother Levi jeans. The man, the myth, the legend. The only one to really wrangle the wranglers.

Did you ever wonder why you were still alive?  

Was her flower prolapsed? Yes, definitely she’d blown out her O-ring. It must have been the homemade tequila that caused the explosion. Was it because it had been stored in a used kitty litter bin? She was going to need attention.

“All weekend, except for Justina, the owner of trampoline town we were still with her. We met her at the Renegade Club set. Yeah she was a vibe so hard with her wagon with all the goodies. We went back with her on Friday night. Who am I kidding? It was Saturday morning. It’s always fun at trampoline time until it’s time to go and it was. So I took all of Saturday off. Saturday was just a scratch. I’m sure big Dirsel and the boys threw it down. Zeds Dead apparently was super mids. I heard this from his sister. She could have played it better herself and she told me that so it must be true. But she told me this as she’s trying a whopper for the first time so probably not true.

They say getting there is half the fun so is getting ready half the fun too?  In some gettin’ ready girls words “you feel like you’re getting ready two separate animals or kind of the same.” Yeah, listen to music and outfits. It exemplifies the best part of being a girl and just the best version of yourself as a woman. To get a woman and a girl to get deeper, getting ready like you’re kind of putting on a costume and a outfit and like kind of impersonating your festival self. The girls help you get ready doing that and everybody’s on like a different vibe and the themes of the outfits are different, so you’re helping everybody kinda go into their alter ego. The ancient ritual? A celebration of community. The get ready girl community is different than, let’s say any any other. It’s different. You’re helping everybody go into their ultra ego.


Water: “Sunday Sunday Sunday. The sun, the set. Let’s go! It’s on! It’s goin’ down at the Fire Stage. It’s lit Tipper did it. Pretty Lights on the Earth, then did it, then something, something did it again on the Earth and just the Earth is getting destroyed so I head over to Big Cheese and the boys but Earth owned the night and the weekend as they did in 23.  Catching that last little bit of Griz was a highlight and a treat. Blessings were made to the corporate overlords, for sure. It’s got electrolytes and and then we come to my moment if you will, to shine. That’s right, the White Knight from behind a phone booth, we got a girl and a girl got a dog. A girl got a dog in a wagon and a tripod and tarps and she’s going like she’s going a mile a minute. She is the track star. She’s a rock star. A little muscle. So, that’s where I come in.”    Ed. note- the white knight.

Elements Music & Art Festival 2026. Photo by The Preparation.

“The wagons loaded up with Daisy, the queen riding dirty in the wagon and yeah, yeah moe down  she hopped in the wagon with daisy wearing her doggy earmuffs and I pulled them both to close enough to her camp but not close enough for me to know where exactly she was camped.  Not her first rodeo.  She dabbed me down for my troubles.  So yeah, there was skydivers skyballin’, doing their thing, getting in for free.  The pyrotechnics were lit as were the art installations. Frick Frack is a festival within a festival.  Fun factory closed it down every damned time. They be grinding, burning through blades…Word salad brought to you by Sunoco and Mountain Dew.”  -the White Knight 2026

Check out the Elements website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tik Tok. Don’t bump your head on the firmament. Even if this is just a program made by omnipotent beings, thanks for including the Wranglers in the fun. As always, 100% human. Maybe more toward the sub-human part of the spectrum. The oldest part of the lizard brain is taking over.

Keep up with the Wranglers as the funnel spins south with the Small Dog Summer Tour. Set phasers to “mild freak out” as we head back to the Sunshine State for a fall festival season full of greasy foods and counterfeit credentials. Don’t know? Ask the Grand Potentate and visit your future at Suwannee with Roots Revival and Hulaween. Is this real? Are you still alive? You can’t save the world handcuffed to a golf cart.

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What Can be Expected at Elements “26? https://wookwranglers.com/what-can-be-expected-at-elements-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-can-be-expected-at-elements-26 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:14:17 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9794 Charles, why do you ask questions to which you know the answer? Maybe the old...

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Charles, why do you ask questions to which you know the answer? Maybe the old gypsy woman was correct after all. So it has been written, so it shall be. Elements Music & Arts Festival returns to Long Pond, PA August 7-9, 2026. You already know what to expect this year. 2026 is this Hindu year of the peacock shrimp. Get your head hammer ready. Will you find the White Ninja? Or perhaps the White Knight.  Or even Ganga White Knight? All things are possible. Once you get down to it, it’s just about ridiculous. But what choice do we have? This is the road on the Small Dog Tour. What Can be Expected at Elements “26? Hard truths for hard people.

Elements Music and Arts Festival 2022. :Photo by Jason Nail.

Pocono Raceway August 7-9, 2026 the last of the summer parties slides into town. The mutant strength of the lineup promises to deliver excitement and surprises aplenty. The last time Lucy been to Elements she ended up running with the Green Team, mostly because they used her megaphone and she used their Labatt’s Blue. After all, this isn’t war, it’s only rock n roll and you need a good sound bath.

Elements 2022. Photo by ALIVECOVERAGE.
Elements 2022. Photo by ALIVECOVERAGE.

Elements Festival 2026 Lineup (ABC BY TIER)

Above & Beyond, ATLiens, Big Gigantic, Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lake, Cloonee, CloZee (Sunset Set), Crankdat, Daily Bread + Cloud Conductor, Excision, Ganja White Night (Sunset Set), I Hate Models, it’s murph, KETTAMA, Louis the Child (Sunset Set), LSDream + Lightcode, Matroda, Mersiv, Of The Trees, Porter Robinson (DJ Set), Ray Volpe, Sub Focus, Subtronics,  SVDDEN DEATH, Tiga, Tractorbeam, YDG, A-Trak, ACRAZE, Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web, AYYBO, Dirtwire, Hedex, HOL!, jigitz, Level Up, MPH, Walker & Royce, Westend, Zingara, Azzecca, Biscits, Chyl, Discip, Dreya V, Effin, Golden Pony, GorillaT, Ivy Lab, Jackie Hollander, Kaleena Zanders, Know Good, Linska, Lumasi, Marvel Years, MCR-T, Nikita, The Wicked, OPIUO, ProbCause, Roddy Lima, SIPPY, Skysia, Thought Process, Will Clarke, X CLUB., Jelly Bean, Kattana, Papyon, PNTHER

Thursday Pre-Party
Chris Lorenzo, WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), Saka x Fly, San Pacho

Tickets are available on the festival’s official website. Details on specific Pass Types, Vehicle Passes, Accommodation Options, and more can be found here. Like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube. Science is real. The landing module doesn’t have to be thick because there are no molecules in space. Crack a book.

She’d heard the words on a radio station somewhere near  Cleveland. It was the first time she’d ever heard them and she recognized the time stamp. “You’re listening to KCRN, guaranteed human.”

What Can be Expected at Elements “26?

A serious looseness and a hard hustle for fun. So much music and dancing, fireworks and vendors. Smashburgers and brews. Remember to share with your neighbors. Everyone has enough for everyone. You don’t want to take anything home and there’s nothing sadder than the cooler of good intentions. Use it up.

The Racetrack. Outside of the festival lies the real party in the endless maze of clowns, pirates and wizards. Real pirates don’t usually wear tricorn but real clowns definitely put on clown noses when ready to clock in. And obviously a wizard would wear a wizard’s hat, whatever that’s called.

Maso Fisto. The Wranglers welcome back longtime collaborator and correspondent, Spaceman Spiff, the White Knight, the last of the Flohicans back into the soggy part of the soup. Follow his immersive coverage as events unfold in real-time. No filters, guaranteed human. “What’s it gonna take to lay your top on down?” If he manages to survive Phish in Bethel, look for him at the Subtronics after-party serving spicy Margarita spit-shots.

PLUR. This is why we do what we do. Creating a place where people can be free to be themselves and celebrate together. Put those dancing shoes on and get into it, or sit under the canopy and listen to STS9 on your buddy’s phone all night. There’s very few wrong answers. Just have fun and do what you want.

Pirates. You come as a One Stop fan, you go home a pirate. If your Jolly Roger is not in the game, fold it up and put it away. You may be playing the pirate game and not even know it. Are you feeling watched? Yo ho yo ho. Better put that Ween pirate flag away right now.

Bagdalini? Who knows? These are strange times we live in. Will the beloved White Ninja come out from behind his mask and make an appearance? Everyone is rigid in anticipation. This close to New Jersey and one can’t help but catch his pungent waft. This is where it all began, with Roberto, the rubber duck salesman. Be careful who you camp next to. They just might turn out to  be lifelong friends. Or you might also scare them into lifelong sobriety.

No Rest for the Weary. A marathon and a sprint, Elements provides little time for rest. The music on the main stages ends around 2 am but renegades around the grounds provide high stimulation until the morning hours. BroccAleeya always said, it’s not a restival.

The Air Stage in the Forest. Whether it’s Afrobeats, house or drums, Lucy wouldn’t know the difference anyway but this stage feels intimate and stacked. Find your way into the forest for a face full of fun. Might even run into a friend who’s got the very same idea. You just have to poke around.

No matter whether you’re going to wrangle or get wrangled, Elements is ready for you. Trust the process, see it through. At the end you’ll be glad you put the work in. Good job earlier you for being responsible enough to set the time and money aside to make this happen. Trust you know what is right.

Follow the Kamp Happiness team as we arrive before the police to build stages and stay late for the meltdown. All roads lead to Long Pond.  Namaste y’all. Guaranteed human.

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Suwannee Hulaween 2026 Final Lineup and Unique Particulars https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-hulaween-2026-final-lineup-and-particulars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-hulaween-2026-final-lineup-and-particulars Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:31:09 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9770 Welcome back to the house that Clayopheus built. With a framework hardened with the deep...

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Welcome back to the house that Clayopheus built. With a framework hardened with the deep ,endless lunacy of Corporal Turner, this is where the road has taken you. The bells are tolling for Suwannee Hulaween and it lives in one place, the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in sacred Live Oak, Florida. Welcome home weary traveler, Spirit Lake beckons to you. Come forth and find your truth. What do we really know after all? Welcome to the Suwannee Hulaween 2026 Final Lineup and Unique Particulars. Come wash off that stink.

Hulaween is prepared to officially complete its 2026 lineup with a final round of artist additions, further expanding a diverse bill set to take over Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on October 22-25. Joining this year’s lineup is a variety of acts including KETTAMA, The Warren Haynes Incident, Frost Children (DJ Set), and Dean Turnley, alongside a special addition to EOTO’s performance featuring Scott Metzger (Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, LaMP) on Guitar and Kyle Hollingsworth (The String Cheese Incident) on Keys. You heard us right. This is what is coming down the pipe. Cheese. Love. Happiness.

KETTAMA adds one of dance music’s most in-demand names to the bill, bringing his signature blend of high-energy house, techno, and rave influences, while The Warren Haynes Incident further reinforces the festival’s deep connection to jam and improvisational music. The Incident will be a special Saturday night Shebang featuring songs of The Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers Band  who the latter Warren Haynes was a member of and hosted their own event at The Park for decades. A Frost Children (DJ Set) contributes their genre-blurring indie-pop & electronic style, with House music producer Dean Turnley who had one of 2026’s biggest breakout hits, Actin’ Tough. Last, EOTO & Friends special guests have been announced featuring members of JRAD and SCI, in a collaboration that continues Hulaween’s tradition of unique, Suwannee-exclusive moments bringing together artists across scenes and generations.

The additions arrive as the final chapter of Hulaween’s 2026 programming rollout, further strengthening a lineup that already includes Pretty Lights, My Morning Jacket, Excision, Geese, three nights of The String Cheese Incident, Of The Trees, Daily Bread, Green Velvet, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik (Big Gigantic & Gramatik), STS9, Levity, Crankdat, Hamdi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and dozens more artists spanning electronic, jam, indie, funk, rock, and beyond.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Brittany Teuber.

Now entering its 13th year, Hulaween remains one of North America’s most celebrated destination festivals, blending world-class music programming with immersive art, camping, and community. Set within the sprawling forests and riverbanks of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, the festival has become synonymous with discovery, collaboration, and the kind of genre-spanning curation rarely found elsewhere in the festival landscape.

Further enhancing the programming, Hulaween 2026 will feature a series of curated artist-led takeovers, offering deeper, more immersive musical experiences across the weekend. Highlights include Green Velvet presents LaLaLand, Of The Trees’ Memory Palace, and the Def: Off Limits Stage, each bringing a distinct creative vision and atmosphere to the festival’s evolving landscape.

In addition to its expansive lineup, Hulaween 2026 introduces a series of elevated experiences and fan-first upgrades, reinforcing its commitment to evolving alongside its community. As a gesture to its loyal fanbase, 4-Day GA passes will be available starting as low as $469—over $75 less than 2025 pricing—reflecting the festival’s ongoing effort to prioritize accessibility and give back to the Hula Fam.

Fans can also look forward to the return of the Spirit Lake 360º Experience, restoring the fully immersive walking path around the lake in response to attendee feedback. Widely considered the heart of Hulaween, this enhancement allows for deeper exploration of the festival’s signature art environment.

Additional upgrades include expanded VIP offerings, such as a new dedicated gate connecting Meadow Field camping directly to festival grounds, the return of the River Road VIP Lounge entrance for improved access, and an increased shuttle program designed to reduce wait times and improve mobility across the park. VIP guests will also receive enhanced swag bags curated with essentials for a seamless festival weekend, alongside additional comfort and convenience upgrades throughout the experience.

For those seeking a more turnkey festival experience, Hulaween 2026 introduces new glamping and preset RV pass options, allowing attendees to arrive with their accommodations fully prepared. More information on pass types can be found here.

Widely regarded as one of the most immersive and community-driven festivals in North America, Hulaween continues to define the modern destination festival experience – blending music, art, and camping into a multi-day celebration rooted in connection, creativity, and place.

Set within Florida’s lush panhandle, the Spirit of the Suwannee offers a one-of-a-kind natural environment, where attendees can explore Spanish moss-draped forests, winding riverbanks, and expansive campgrounds throughout the weekend.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Josh Skolnik.

Held annually over Halloween, Hulaween has built a devoted following by transforming the park into a fully realized world of sound and imagination. By day, attendees wander forest trails, riverside camps, and interactive art installations; by night, the festival comes alive with large-scale production, genre-spanning performances, and late-night discovery.

Hulaween’s reputation for boundary-pushing, cross-genre curation remains central to its identity. Past editions have seamlessly brought together electronic, jam, indie, funk, and psychedelic artists, creating a space where diverse musical communities converge.

At the heart of the experience is Spirit Lake, Hulaween’s signature immersive art environment. Widely recognized as one of the most ambitious art experiences in the U.S. festival landscape, Spirit Lake features large-scale installations, projection mapping, interactive sculptures, and live performance art – delivering a fully sensory experience that extends far beyond the stage.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Tara Gracer.

The Amphitheater Stage, nestled within dense forest and brought to life with custom production each year, has become a rite of passage for festivalgoers – a must-see, must-feel moment of the weekend.

More than just a music festival, Hulaween is a community gathering – one that prioritizes self-expression, collaboration, and shared experience. From elaborate costumes and themed campsites to sunrise sets and spontaneous moments throughout the grounds, the weekend is shaped as much by its attendees as by its programming.

With its return in 2026, Suwannee Hulaween continues to build on over a decade of cultural impact, reinforcing its place as a cornerstone of the U.S. festival circuit and a must-attend event for those seeking something deeper than a traditional festival experience.

Tickets are available now. For more information and to purchase, visit the official Hulaween website.

Full Phase One Line Up  (A-Z)

A Hundred Drums, Ahee, AK SPORTS, Anthill Cinema w/ Jon Ditty, Baalti, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik feat. Big Gigantic & Gramatik, Caitlin Kristo & the Broadcast, Casey Club, Close Friends Only, Costa, Crankdat, Curra, Daily Bread, Daniel Allan, Dean Turnley, Dope Lemon, Drama (DJ Set), Effy, Eggy, EOTO & Friends (Ft. Scott Metzger + Kyle Hollingsworth), Excision, Frost Children (dj set), Geese, Gravagers, Green Velvet, Greyboy Allstars, Guavatron, Gudfella, Guerilla Toss, Hamdi, HerShe, HEYZ, Hhunter, INVT, Jackie Hollander, Jerro, Jon Stickley Trio, Joy Wagon, KARAN!, Karina Rykman, Kasablanca, Kettama, LaMP, Lettuce, Levity, Lewis OfMan, Lyny, Maddy O’Neal, Magoo, Manic Focus, Midnight Generation, Minim, Moonstone Riders, Motifv, Mountain Grass Unit, My Morning Jacket, Natalie Brooke, Of The Trees, Opiuo, Playlunch, Pretty Lights, Richard Finger, Riordan, Rudashi, Saka x FLY, Salute, Sneezy, Steller, STS9, Supertaste, Tapers Choice, The Ain’t Sisters, The String Cheese Incident (3 Nights), The Warren Haynes Incident, The Yeah Babys, Tini Gessler, Tire Fire, True Loves, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Willis, ¥Øu$uk€ ¥uk1mat$um and so very much more…

For more information and tickets visit hulaween.com. Keep up with the Hulaween website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and TikTok. Science is like math. It doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not. Welcome to the machine.

Follow the Wranglers as they continue the Small Dog Summer Tour “26 turning the vanguard toward FloydFest in July and Elements in August. September is Bristol Roots & Rhythm Reunion before the hard left back to Live Oak and destiny. Namaste y’all.

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Elements Music and Arts Festival 2026 Phase Two Artist Additions https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-and-arts-festival-2026-phase-two-artist-additions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elements-music-and-arts-festival-2026-phase-two-artist-additions Fri, 15 May 2026 12:18:35 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9719 Welcome back to the house that Bagdalini built. It’s our fourth year joining the fray...

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Welcome back to the house that Bagdalini built. It’s our fourth year joining the fray and the Wranglers are thrilled to catch up with Spaceman Spiff, the White Knight, the Iceman and the rest of the Kamp Happiness Hobo Train. Elements Music & Arts Festival has announced phase two artist additions for its 2026 edition, ahead of its return to Long Pond, Pennsylvania this August 7–9. Entering its ninth year, Elements continues to define the modern camping festival by blending forward-thinking electronic music with large-scale art, participatory programming, and a deeply rooted community culture set within its signature forested grounds. This is Elements Music and Arts Festival 2026 Phase Two Artist Additions. It’s the summer tour and the eye of the slurricane.

Julian Bajsel

Set within its signature forested grounds, Elements delivers a wide-ranging sonic journey that spans bass, house, techno, experimental, and crossover electronic sounds. Elements’ phase two additions further diversify the festival’s expansive programming, adding top level talent such as techno mad scientist Boys Noize, acid techno powerhouse Charlotte de Witte, Dark, driving house selector Matroda, genre-blending beat selector Tiga, the new collaborative dance project of WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), and bass house pioneer Chris Lorenzo.

The billing also levels up with feel-good futurist funk duo Big Gigantic, two sets from fast rising bass sensation Mersiv, psychedelic electronic innovators ATLiens, experimental electronic band Dirtwire, dubstep and experimental base force YDG, high-energy bass producer Ray Volpe, rising star Linska, spacey groove-driven Tractorbeam, and Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web.

Leesa Allmond

These new artists join the previously announced phase one lineup featuring Porter Robinson, Subtronics, Above & Beyond, Chris Lake, Excision, Sub Focus, Of The Trees, Crankdat, Louis The Child (Sunset Set), CloZee (Sunset Set), Cloonee, I Hate Models, Ganja White Night (Sunset Set), LSDream, SVDDEN DEATH, and several more.

“Phase two highlights the diversity of the Elements sound”, says Tim Monkiewicz, Elements Founder. We’re bringing in techno from Charlotte de Witte, live electronic performances from Dirtwire and Tractorbeam, and a huge range of bass and dubstep artists like Big Gigantic, ATLiens and Mersiv. It’s all about creating a lineup where every corner of electronic music has a place.”

Beyond the music, Elements continues to expand its reputation as one of the country’s most immersive camping festivals, offering large-scale art installations, roaming performances, art cars, and community-driven Vibe Villages alongside wellness programming such as yoga, workshops, and sound baths. Sustainability remains central to the festival’s mission through ongoing environmental initiatives supported by the site’s solar infrastructure and participant-centered stewardship, reinforcing Elements’ vision of music, nature, and community coming together.

Chris Lavado

2026 passes are selling fast, with GA and VIP tickets currently available at Tier 6 on the festival’s official website. Details on specific Pass Types, Vehicle Passes, Accommodation Options, and more can be found here. Like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube. Science is real.

Elements Festival 2026 Lineup (ABC BY TIER)
Above & Beyond, ATLiens, Big Gigantic, Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lake, Cloonee, CloZee (Sunset Set), Crankdat, Daily Bread + Cloud Conductor, Excision, Ganja White Night (Sunset Set), I Hate Models, it’s murph, KETTAMA, Louis the Child (Sunset Set), LSDream + Lightcode, Matroda, Mersiv, Of The Trees, Porter Robinson (DJ Set), Ray Volpe, Sub Focus, Subtronics,  SVDDEN DEATH, Tiga, Tractorbeam, YDG, A-Trak, ACRAZE, Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web, AYYBO, Dirtwire, Hedex, HOL!, jigitz, Level Up, MPH, Walker & Royce, Westend, Zingara, Azzecca, Biscits, Chyl, Discip, Dreya V, Effin, Golden Pony, GorillaT, Ivy Lab, Jackie Hollander, Kaleena Zanders, Know Good, Linska, Lumasi, Marvel Years, MCR-T, Nikita, The Wicked, OPIUO, ProbCause, Roddy Lima, SIPPY, Skysia, Thought Process, Will Clarke, X CLUB., Jelly Bean, Kattana, Papyon, PNTHER

Thursday Pre-Party
Chris Lorenzo, WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), Saka x Fly, San Pacho

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Win Outdoor Gear from Outside, Inc. and FloydFest Daydream “26 https://wookwranglers.com/win-outdoor-gear-from-outside-inc-and-floydfest-daydream-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=win-outdoor-gear-from-outside-inc-and-floydfest-daydream-26 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:58:16 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9708 Outdoor adventure awaits at FloydFest 2026, and, announced today, purchasing tickets by the end of...

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Outdoor adventure awaits at FloydFest 2026, and, announced today, purchasing tickets by the
end of May puts patrons (including all ticket purchasers to-date) in the running to win one of five Outside, Inc. + FloydFest adventure-ready prize packs, each valued at $350+ and containing solar-power banks, headlamps, compasses, mess kits and more. In addition to the prize-pack giveaway, Across-the-Way Productions, Inc. and Blue Cow Arts Foundation, Inc. announce that Virginia Living Magazine named FloydFest ‘Best of Virginia’ for music festivals in 2026. To boot, AtWP & BCA add even
more artists to the lineup for FloydFest 26~Daydream, the latest annual offering of the Southeast’s premier summer outdoor music festival, taking place Wednesday to Sunday, July 22 to 26, 2026, at its home, FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va.

Also announced today, a hefty handful of artists who elevate the ‘magic’ of FloydFest to technicolor join the lineup, including Bhakti Kulani, Colonel Josh, Community High School Band, Fluidity Troupe, Handmade Music School, HeadSpin Entertainment, Hunter Rhodes Magic, JAM Kids Presents: The Blue Ridge Stringbenders, Juggling Geoff, Pyrocosmic, Sarah Ernst and Tain Collins.

ARTISTS —
Daydream’s powerful quartet of 2026 headliners — GRAMMY Award-winning rock-and-soul juggernaut Tedeschi Trucks Band, rock-and-roll cultural legends My Morning Jacket, songcraft-alchemist Stephen Wilson Jr. and GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson — plus today’s new additions, join the notable grouping of artists previously announced:
Larkin Poe, Railroad Earth, The Dip, The Word (Ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski, & North Mississippi Allstars), Andy Frasco & The U.N., Amble, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Creekers, Penelope Road, Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Jason Scott & The High Heat, lespecial, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Tyler Ramsey, Parlor Greens, MT Jones, Zion Marley, Zach Person, Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Coyote Island, Johnny Mullenax, Supertaste, Brother Wallace, The Animeros, Denitia, Valley Flower, Organ Fairchild, Isaac Hadden, Cam Clark &
His Orchestra, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Mama Said String Band, Canyon Lights, Bella Rayne, The Weird Sisters, Holler Choir, The Wildmans, Scott T. Smith, Madison Hughes, The Faux Paws, Music Road Co, Big Daddy Love Plays Mo-Grass, William Seymour’s Songwriter Showcase, plus FloydFest 25~Aurora On-the-Rise winner, Florencia & The Feeling, and runner-up, Hash The Band.

Sponsored by Peluso Microphone Lab and Press Press Merch, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s On-the-Rise Class of 2026 includes Free Whenever, Frute, Jacoozy, Late Night Special, Moga Family Band, New Translations, Renee Christine, Stone Throwers, Tand and Teddy & The Rough Riders.

Andy Frasco

Showcasing Across-the-Way Productions, Inc.’s love and admiration for the remarkable local music scene, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s ‘Local Love’ lineup includes Blue Mule, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Corey Hunley & The Millionaires, Father Sun, Freak Rangers, Jatoba, John & Friends, Kerosene Willy, Leonard Blush & The Camelcals, Ripejive, Solacoustix, The Sugar Hollows and Virginia Electric.

All artists on the seven rounds of announces to-date can be discovered and explored via extensive bios, links and playlists here, as well as listened to on a special FloydFest 26~Daydream Spotify Playlist. FloydFest 26~Daydream’s initial By-Day Schedules are available here.

TICKETS —
Multiple ticket types are approaching sellout — including VIP — so patrons are encouraged to secure tickets now by visiting here or the FloydFest website.New for 2026, FloydFest features a few new ticket-types, most notably the highly-requested return of the ‘Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’),’ plus the ‘ADA Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’).’ Another new ticket type for 2026, the ‘FloydFest VIP Glamp-Camp
Bundle Package,’ is now sold out. FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp Program continues to be one of the quickest offerings to sell-out annually, and a select few GA Glamp-Camp Bundle Packages remain, thus patrons are encouraged to buy soon.

Railroad Earth

Underscoring Across-the-Way Productions and FestivalPark’s dedication to improving the onsite patron experience, dramatic improvements are underway at FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp campus, with sneak-peeks coming soon. Learn more about GA (and VIP) Glamp-Camp Packages by visiting here. Hotel Travel Packages are on sale for FloydFest 26~Daydream, with accommodation options at the iconic & historic Hotel
Roanoke (VIP) and the modern & plush SpringHill Suites Roanoke (GA). FloydFest Hotel Travel Packages are available paired with either (2) 5-Day GA tickets or (2) 5-Day VIP tickets for FloydFest 26~Daydream, and include a five-night hotel stay (and all associated hotel amenities), roundtrip shuttle transportation to and from the festival Wednesday through Sunday, plus (2) FloydFest Merchandise Bundles. More info is available at https://floydfest.com/hotel-travel-packages/.
INFO —
Visit FloydFest.com to discover a wealth of info for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• FAQs:
• A Site Map, which will be regularly updated up until the festival:
• The valued Partners of FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• The evolving lineup, artist information, playlists and links:
• Rules, a packing list and directions:
• Glamping info:
• Outdoor Adventure info:
• Children’s Universe info:
• New merch for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• Volunteer info and applications:
• Plus: Access to customer service, booking contacts, vendor info, volunteer info … and more!
As always, FloydFest includes vibrant and varied vendors, quality craft brews and chews, healing arts, workshops and whimsy, camping and children’s activities, outdoor adventure, onsite art installations and a lineup featuring almost 100 artists performing on seven+ stages over five days.

FloydFest takes place at FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va. For more information, visit FloydFest or email info@floydfest.com. Click here for a direct link to tickets. Stay informed on all-things FloydFest by signing up for FloydFest’s E-Blast Newsletters & Text Club here and by interacting with FloydFest on social-media at Facebook, Instagram, X and TicTok. Science is like magic.

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